In 2019, Alice released Visions, a modern love letter to 60s and 70s folk and timeless blues, garnering critical acclaim from gatekeepers such as Billboard and local press alike. The record debuted on the Folk Radio Charts with a #1 Most Played song, “Homeland Blues,” firmly establishing her as a rising voice in American Roots music. With her soulful, impeccably tuned vocals and crafted poetry, singer and songwriter Alice Howe has been marked as one to watch since the release of her 2017 EP You’ve Been Away So Long. Their three-part harmony could well be the best since Crosby, Stills & Nash.” Amos Perrine writes, “While they describe Night Is Alive as ‘Appalachian seriousness with a classic rock background,’ it is also layered like a painter’s strokes on a canvas. No Depression magazine ranked Night Is Alive as Best Alt Country album in their “THROUGH THE LENSE: Best of Everything 2021” list. This collection of songs was written and recorded virtually during the first year of the pandemic. Their latest album, Night is Alive, was self-released on November 12, 2021. In 2020 TEOA was a featured performer on NPR's legendary Mountain Stage, broadcast to over 200 stations nationwide. In 2017 TEOA earned the "Most Wanted Artist" at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival's emerging artist showcase. In 2016 they were voted "Best New Artist" at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. TEOA is known for their powerful live performance which highlights dynamic songwriting, harmonies and playful stage banter. The Philadelphia/NYC/New Hampshire based trio credit their name to Kerouac’s On The Road, traveling across the groaning continent in search of inspiration and reaching “the end of America, no more land, and now there was nowhere to go but back.” TEOA’s sound weaves three distinct lead vocals into captivating harmonies over a solid foundation of folk, rock and Americana. TEOA (The End of America) is Brendon Thomas, James Downes & Trevor Leonard: a band of friends who met on the road and found a kindred spirit in one another.
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