Chaz Hearne is a folk musician based out of Rochester, New York who thrives in extremes. From intricate fingerpicked acoustic numbers to all-out rock anthems, everything is topped off with thoughtful melodies and a barely restrained enthusiasm. Though the banjo may be his weapon of choice, he has also been known to wield the guitar, piano, violin and singing saw; all the while singing with a voice of fragile honey.
2015’s The Legend of Core Dynamo, Chaz's debut solo effort, is a politically themed concept album that follows a narrator’s search for the incorruptible “superhero” politician. Enlisting musicians from projects old and new, Chaz formed The Big Dynamo Band to make an album where the musicians move through genres as the stories progress. One of those from The Big Dynamo Band was cellist/vocalist Alex Gilewicz. After working together on Core Dynamo, Chaz and Alex joined forces to make The One Year EP - an album that celebrates folk music in all its forms. The Independent Spotlight called it "the best of the year in the indie scene thus far" while it was featured in the New Indie Folk playlist and recognized as a new and notable album on the music sharing website Noisetrade.
Getting his start in Chicago, Chaz has played extensively in the Midwest including gigs at Schubas Tavern, The Hideout, and The Old Town Art Fair. He has been featured in Sofar Chicago and Sofar Indianapolis videos and his music appears on the international video blog Sailing La Vagabonde. His newest album, Rise of the Voluminous, features Alex Gilewicz and many others under the name Chaz Hearne and the Goodmen. Jamsphere Magazine called it "a weird new classic, sneakily inventive and massively engaging" and The Bandcamp Diaries referred to it as “a compelling and energetic rollercoaster ride that inspires, amuses and enchants at varying times, or all at once.”
2015’s The Legend of Core Dynamo, Chaz's debut solo effort, is a politically themed concept album that follows a narrator’s search for the incorruptible “superhero” politician. Enlisting musicians from projects old and new, Chaz formed The Big Dynamo Band to make an album where the musicians move through genres as the stories progress. One of those from The Big Dynamo Band was cellist/vocalist Alex Gilewicz. After working together on Core Dynamo, Chaz and Alex joined forces to make The One Year EP - an album that celebrates folk music in all its forms. The Independent Spotlight called it "the best of the year in the indie scene thus far" while it was featured in the New Indie Folk playlist and recognized as a new and notable album on the music sharing website Noisetrade.
Getting his start in Chicago, Chaz has played extensively in the Midwest including gigs at Schubas Tavern, The Hideout, and The Old Town Art Fair. He has been featured in Sofar Chicago and Sofar Indianapolis videos and his music appears on the international video blog Sailing La Vagabonde. His newest album, Rise of the Voluminous, features Alex Gilewicz and many others under the name Chaz Hearne and the Goodmen. Jamsphere Magazine called it "a weird new classic, sneakily inventive and massively engaging" and The Bandcamp Diaries referred to it as “a compelling and energetic rollercoaster ride that inspires, amuses and enchants at varying times, or all at once.”
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