Band
Minimum Wake
About
<br> <b>Brevard Live Magazine (June 2015)</b> said:<br><I>"Minimum Wake has been churning out both original and tasty cover music in the heart of Cocoa Village. Mike Runion on vocals and guitar has Earl Edwards rooting him down on the bass guitar. Minimum Wake's polished sound soothes the soul with shades of eighties and nineties alternative floating along on a bed of bass and countermelody influenced by classic country. Check these guys out if you get a chance."</I><br><center>-Andy Harrington</center> <b>MINIMUM WAKE</b> hails from the cypress swamps and ancient hammocks of East Florida, raised just off the tracks that take the FEC on its unending travels north and south, crafting original songs that that drift beneath moss-encrusted oaks, and interpreting old favorites and forgotten gems. Sounds that quiver with the rumble of rockets. Songs that drift with the strums of a well-worn guitar. <b>Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Mike Runion</b>, raised within 80's alternative, conjures the melodies from his acoustic and gives soothing voice to yarns of love, anger and rivers swollen. <b>Bassist A. Earl Edwards</b>, raised on classic country, renders phrases and counter melodies with touch of blues, rounding the ensemble with deep foundation. <center> OUR ORIGINALS have been called <i> 'complex , edgy and thought-provoking.'</i> OUR COVERS include selections from: <i>R.E.M., The Cure, Simon & Garfunkel, The Church, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, Jason Isbell, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, The National, The Decemberists, Mac Demarco, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, White Stripes, Vic Chesnutt, The Kinks, Oasis, Sinead O'Connor, Leonard Cohen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Beatles, John Prine, The Carter Family, Neutral Milk Hotel, Green Day, Rod Stewart, Elton John, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, and a smattering of others...</i> <center> <TABLE BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=3 CELLSPACING=3> <TD colspan=2><center> <font size=+1>Live at Juice-N-Java, Cocoa Beach</font> <iframe width=560 height=315 src=https://www.youtube.com/embed/L52CsQA1AjE frameborder=0 allowfullscreen></iframe></center> </TD> <TR> <TD> <font size=-1><i>Strange New Kind Of Normal</i> (c) Mike Runion</font> <iframe width=420 height=236 src=https://www.youtube.com/embed/dwQflLAJEh0 frameborder=0 allowfullscreen></iframe> </TD> <TD> <font size=-1><i>Something Real</i> (c) Mike Runion</font> <iframe width=420 height=236 src=https://www.youtube.com/embed/nMWxD-VjfM4 frameborder=0 allowfullscreen></iframe> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <font size=-1><i>A Certain Lullaby</i> (c) Mike Runion</font> <iframe width=420 height=236 src=https://www.youtube.com/embed/YC5RNSzy-Ng frameborder=0 allowfullscreen></iframe> </TD> <TD> <font size=-1><i>Moonshine</i> (c) Mike Runion/Pam Jacobs</font> <iframe width=420 height=236 src=https://www.youtube.com/embed/kn04zv6rKqI frameborder=0 allowfullscreen></iframe> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <font size=-1><i>Personal Jesus</i> (Depeche Mode)</font> <iframe width=420 height=236 src=https://www.youtube.com/embed/iCC0lOeHV3Y frameborder=0 allowfullscreen></iframe> </TD> <TD> <font size=-1><i>Fake Plastic Trees</i> (Radiohead) (All American Day 2014)</font> <iframe width=420 height=236 src=https://www.youtube.com/embed/sABcx5AE5HQ frameborder=0 allowfullscreen></iframe> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </center> Founding member, Peter Wells, passed away in March of 2012. The eponymous debut CD, featuring Peter's work on guitar, bass, mandolin and drums, was released in December 2009. Hear tracks <a href=http://www.minimumwake.com>here</a>.