Forming at Auburn University, The Stews ultimately decided to leave school to meet the massive demand for their live shows and raw, high-energy rock music. The now-Atlanta-based band since have graduated from the ‘college band’ label, selling out venues nationwide from NYC’s Bowery Ballroom, to DC’s 9:30 Club and Wilmington’s Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, and bringing their electrifying stage presence to festival stages like Bonnaroo, Hangout, Lollapalooza, Sweetwater 420 and more in only a couple of years.
Comprised of Preston Hall (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Blake Dobbs (Rhythm Guitar), Bennett Baugus (Bass), and Wyatt Griffith (Drums), The Stews burst onto the southeastern rock scene in 2021 with their self titled EP, all while recording and releasing music in a frenzy. The southern four-piece’s debut album ‘What Was’ came out in April 2022, and 2024’s follow up record ‘Chicken Fight’ has already taken them to new heights. A daring body of work that can’t be confined to one genre, ‘Chicken Fight’ delivers as a single sit-through record, with its 11 songs touching on sonic palettes of The Allman Brothers, Audioslave, Pink Floyd, and Kings of Leon, amongst others, yet still uniquely The Stews.
Single “Make It Out” continues to make waves, earning over 4 million streams on Spotify, and radio play nationwide. Now they’re back in the kitchen continuing to push the rock genre past its age-old roots, and cooking up new recipes for high fidelity head-banging and heart-capturing music.