nebraska

Hailing from a town deeply rooted in the indie music scene, Omaha’s pop-rock four-piece Rochester does not conform to the Saddle Creek agenda or sound. Creating songs that can lift the heaviest of hearts, this group concentrates on the positive and their hope for the future is as contagious as their lyrics and hooks.
Formed in January 2006, Rochester brings together elements from various genres, experiences, and influences like Blink 182, Relient K, Saves The Day, and Third Eye Blind.

Nebraskan singer/songwriter Orion Walsh has been involved in the independent music scene for over 10 years now. He self released two full length albums "Tornado Lullabies" in 2008, "The Hitchhiker’s Son" in 2010, and one EP, "Freedom Lost, Freedom Found" in 2009. He also released a full length album with major label distribution, "Farewell to the Familiar" in his previous band Slow Coming Day back in 2004. His accomplishments also include releasing several songs for multiple compilations. Walsh has been touring for the past 8 years now and is no stranger to the road.

Broken Spindles is the brainchild of Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska. He is in other Saddle Creek bands, playing bass guitar in The Faint and Beep Beep. The music is mostly instrumental with minimal vocals which Petersen sings. It originally started in 2001 as the soundtrack for a friend's film. It developed into a solo project with the first release in 2002 on Tiger Style Records. In between touring with The Faint and Beep Beep, Petersen found time to write music for Broken Spindles. The song, "Song No Song," from fulfilled/complete was used in a car commercial for Lexus