“It was an example of the best of Denver,” Schultz said in a recent interview with The Gazette. If this year had gone as planned, The Lumineers would be properly promoting their latest album, “III,” a three-part concept record about a fictional family’s struggle with addiction and substance abuse. Wesley Schultz, lead vocalist and guitarist for the Lumineers, performs with the band at Banker's Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Feb. 18, 2020. Through its course, songwriters Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites make it emphatically clear that the arrangements don’t have to be dense for the songs to be intense. Once he and bandmate Jeremy Fraites arrived in the Mile High City, they made musician friends such as Stelth Ulvang who helped them find practice space, gigs and contacts for venues across the country. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. That’s sort of what we did.”. The Lumineers singer, who was at a movie screening for “Glass” with his wife Brandy, are now the parents of an 11-month old son named Leonard. Adventure Nannies, a nanny-matching company, founded by my wife, Brandy, who has told friends she needed to start a business because she fell in love with a musician. He doesn’t think about creating a hit when writing, though. They've since joined heroes U2 and Tom Petty on tour, sold out Madison Square Garden and had several chart-topping songs. Schultz could use that reminder sometimes. But everyone who paid $5 for that house concert in 2010 always will remember the lineup. Wesley Schultz's Net worth: $3 million. “I’m more worried about writing good music and something I want to play in 40 years.”. ... Frontman Wesley Schultz drew from experiences with an unnamed family member who’s been “in and out of jail and in … Famous as the lead singer and guitarist of the Colorado based folk rock group The Lumineers, best known for their 2012 single "Ho Hey," which peaked at number three on U.S. music charts. “I always think about it like, ‘How would I want someone in my position to act? His band mostly performs and releases albums depicting American Folk, Rock, and occasionally the Country Rock genre of music. Wesley Schultz's Favorite Things The Lumineers band member shares his must-haves. Maybe it means I’ll get this other job and do music on the side.”. For reference, "Ophelia" has 450 million streams. The Lumineers frontman Wesley Schultz played an intimate acoustic set as part of the "Together At Home" virtual series on Friday.Schultz said that he used to perform at small coffee shops and bars, where he would mostly play covers. Schultz met his wife in Denver while working as a busboy and they had their wedding at the Boulder Theater. The Lumineers. The Lumineers blasted into stardom with the earworm “Ho Hey” on the act’s 2012 self-titled debut full-length. ", © FamousBirthdays.com - use subject to the information collection practices disclosed in our Privacy Policy. “We put her in rehab and did a number of things to help, and she didn’t really want to be saved,” he said. They still had to work at restaurants and coffee shops, but it was easier to build something. After relocating to Denver, Colorado, Schultz and Fraites added cellist Neyla Pekarek to their ensemble. It’s also not a bad place to be famous. “It’s discouraging to feel like what you’re doing matters to you,” he said, “but it’s not being heard in the way you want.”, Even when they got signed, it irked him to hear someone in the biz refer to their sound as “cute.” “I was writing songs that were really personal and vulnerable,” he said. In 2014 he married a woman named Brandy. Schultz and Fraites still co-write all of The Lumineers songs together. Of lead singer Wesley Schultz, she wrote at the time that he “has a terrifically expressive voice with range and beauty that swoops all over the songs.”. He still worries people are going to leave halfway through a show. “I don’t know where I belong,” he sings. "[1] During an interview, The Lumineers also mentioned how the name "Angela" comes from lead singer Wesley Schultz's ex-girlfriend Angela Henard; noting: "Although we didn't work out she still holds a place in my heart. Contrary to the stereotypical image of an acoustic duo wearing suspenders and floppy hats, The Lumineers tour as a six-person band and put on a rollicking show. There was a problem saving your notification. When he turned 30 and was still sleeping on an air mattress on tour, he was ready to call it quits. The Lumineers perform at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday. The Lumineers have said that the song "Angela," is about "a small town success story struggling to escape her past. While lead singer Wesley Schultz, far right, says some people picture The Lumineers as a duo, the band has six musicians on stage during concerts. The band Lumineers' combined estimated net worth is $10 million, whereas Wesley alone enjoys an estimated net worth of $3 million. With heart-on-the-sleeve lyrics, honest storytelling, and a whole posse of strings, their brand of Americana is selling out concert halls across the region, nay, the world. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph.. Clear to partly cloudy. Jeremiah Fraites' family is from Ramsey, New Jersey; his mother is the director of the Redeemer Christian Nursery School in Ramsey. The frontman explains how their breakthrough hit single was inspired by a decidedly uninspiring period spent living in New York City. And they’ll remember that The Lumineers were not the stars; that title went to headliner Head and the Heart. Back when Schultz and Fraites were deciding on a band name, Ulvang recalls the young musicians being talented, humble and go-getters. Currently holed up in Denver with his mother, son Lenny, and wife Brandy, Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers joined RADIO.COM for an exclusive FANDEMIC Instagram Live on … He co-wrote "Ho Hey" and another one of the Lumineers' big hits, "Stubborn Love," with his bandmate Jeremiah Fraites. “We’re so used to being on tour, we had to get away,” he said. After years of treating music videos as mere advertisements for their songs, The Lumineers’ frontman Wesley Schultz had a change of mind when he came across pop star Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album Lemonade.Schultz likely found in Lemonade a powerful journey of culture and ethnicity told through arresting cinematography and melodies. The songs hit home for the band. The album isn’t full of answers but aims to make these conversations not as taboo. At the time The Lumineers released their first album, their press release highlighted the fact that Schultz, then age 9, had been quoted in a 1992 story in The New York Times. On Tuesday, The Lumineers touch down in Pittsburgh to support their third album, III, with a show at PPG Paints Arena.Pittsburgh City Paper chatted with The Lumineers' Wesley Schultz for … He just wants to create goosebumps. Paul Sullivan: What would the 2021 Cubs Convention be like this year? As Wesley told us when we spoke to him a … The Lumineers might not technically be Southern, but we'd be more than happy to claim them. “We were playing a small club in Jersey City, N.J.,” explains Schultz, “and there was a band out there at the time called Lumineers who were slotted for the same time, same day, the next week. HIS LEFT HAND forming chords on an acoustic guitar, frontman Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers kneels by a plastic kiddie pool in the backyard of the 100-year-old Denver home he shares with his wife Brandy, their 18-month-old son Lenny and a kinetic pair of French bulldogs named Ethel and Baby Ray Davies. He couldn’t afford New York City anymore and Denver was cheap. Schultz grew up in Ramsey, New Jersey, , the son of Judy Schultz, and attended Ramsey High School and the University of Richmond. “You see a lot of businesses have their flagship stores in Denver because I think it’s really friendly toward that idea of dreaming and coming here to make it happen. And, yes, that’s something Schultz looks at. Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers readies for a concert at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. But The Lumineers soon found their footing and more. “One of the biggest things is how eager they were to say yes to things. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP). An Interview With The Lumineers: Wesley Schultz Unveils The Stories Behind The Band’s Intimate Lyrics And Irresistible Sing-A-Long Songs Danielle Sariyan July 27, 2016 Like that late Tuesday night in the living room of an old, echoey Colorado Springs house when the show was over, but two little-known bands decided to play just one more song. At an event to premiere the visual album on Thursday, Sept. 12 in New York City, Schultz told the audience how the duo began the short film process. In 2014 he married a woman named Brandy. You have permission to edit this article. “That’s what’s cool about us and our story. It’s not that his fight is over, but more like he has more people fighting alongside him. Wesley Schultz is an American musician. Low 29F. On furlough and in quarantine, she took time to focus on a longtime dream of selling the hand-knit sweaters she makes. After attending the University of Richmond in Virginia, he briefly lived and worked in New York City. “Wes was very much like, ‘We’ll try anything,’” Ulvang, now a touring member of The Lumineers, said. Other songs by The Lumineers have that effect on fans enough for them to get tattoos of the lyrics. Before The Lumineers… The Lumineers are, from left, Byron Isaacs, Jeremiah Fraites, Wesley Schultz, Lauren Jacobson and Stelth Ulvang. Winds light and variable. “We could tell even back then they were pretty dang amazing and destined for much bigger things than a living room show,” she said. More brands are realizing that flowers make people happy and creating designs with more muted dark colors which appeal to a male clientele.. Schultz’ shirt was made by “Sir Paul Smith.” “I really like his shirts,” says Schultz. Singer Wesley Schultz, right, and percussionist Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers perform at a music festival in Hungary in 2016. (Provided by Big Hassle) The Lumineers are one of Colorado’s biggest musical success stories, having relocated here from New York City about a decade ago before … High around 45F. Buffalo plays Washington in division showdown, © 2020 Produced by Colorado Springs Gazette. It’s the kind of thing that reminds Schultz that people are listening. Songs always include what Schultz calls “morsels of truth,” specific details such as smelling booze and peppermint on someone’s breath or asking if your parents pay the rent, that draw a listener into a story while leaving things vague enough to get you thinking about your own story. Schultz weekly shares photos from fans with the hashtag #MyLumineersTattoo. When the long-haired Schultz gets recognized around town, the encounters are chill and casual. Family Life. Wesley Schultz is originally from New Jersey and tried to make it as a musician in New York City. Wesley Schultz, Soundtrack: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 Lumineers Release a Chilling Addiction-Focused Trilogy Three years after the story of Cleopatra (album), the Lumineers personify addiction through the eyes of Gloria Sparks, a mother that makes regrettable mistakes fueled by her addiction to alcohol and substances. It would take time for the world to hear that. It helps that he comes off chill, like a guy who loves music, his family and ranch dressing and likes sharing silly selfies, sometimes from the dentist’s office, on Instagram. Here are some concerts to watch online this weekend. Because of that, I knew they were going to be fine.”. When Wesley Schultz and bandmate Jeremy Fraites moved to Denver in 2009, they were still unsure about the name for their band. Regarded as one of most popular bands in the folk-rock/Americana space, the Grammy-nominated Lumineers have released three full-length albums, including a self-titled debut in 2012, "Cleopatra" in 2016 and "III" in 2019. That’s why Schultz calls the thought of losing those venues “dire and scary.”, “These are the places that when I moved to Denver 10 years ago, I fought so hard to play and enjoyed every second of playing there,” he said. “A lot of people don’t know what to do with us,” Wesley Schultz says of The Lumineers’ eclectic style. It’s not how you’d draw it up.”. Access all of our premium content, get unlimited digital access and more! After relocating to Denver, Colorado, Schultz and Fraites added cellist Neyla Pekarek to their ensemble. The Lumineers have played many of Colorado’s biggest stages. 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He and Lumineers drummer Jeremiah Fraites grew up in Ramsey, New Jersey. “Before shows, I can’t look at lines outside venues. Sunny. The Lumineers’ Wesley Schultz just dropped a surprise solo album with covers of Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen and more “Vignettes,” announced this week, is … Lyrics, as Ulvang points out, escape cliches and never go in the direction you’re expecting, such as rhyming “window” and “stereo.” For him, the band’s secret sauce is the combination of Schultz’s poetic writing and Fraites’ odd thinking. Schultz moved here for simple reasons that worked out like “dumb luck,” he says now. “That’s why you feel like this maybe won’t work out. After trying to make it in New York City, the pair moved to Denver in 2009 where they grew a local following and rose to fame with the breakout hit, "Ho Hey." “That’s pretty crazy to hear a song hundreds of times and it still brings that much emotion,” Ulvang said. Wesley Schultz is the guitarist and lead vocalist of American folk-rock band The Lumineers. He co-wrote "Ho Hey" and another one of the Lumineers' big hits, "Stubborn Love," with his bandmate Jeremiah Fraites. 72.6k Followers, 191 Following, 500 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Wesley Schultz (@wesleyschultz) The Lumineers' Wesley Schultz recalls the rise to becoming Colorado's favorite band, By Carlotta Olson Looking for livestreamed music while stuck at home? Wesley Schultz warms up his voice in the bathroom before a concert at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. For The Lumineers, each of those small shows was another swing in the fight to be heard during their first years in Colorado. III On The Lumineers’ audacious new album, III (Dualtone, September 13), every note, every syllable, and every moment of silence in between is emotionally charged. Looking for live music while stuck at home? 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