Andrew Leahey
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Andrew Leahey | |
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| Born | November 5, 1982 |
| Genres | Roots rock and roll |
| Instrument(s) | Guitars, vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Skyline Music, Thirty Tigers, Mule Kick Records |
| Website | andrewleaheymusic |
Andrew Leahey is an American roots and rock and roll musician, and also a music journalist. His band, Andrew Leahey & the Homestead, has released four albums and one EP.
As a journalist, Leahey has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, AllMusic, The Washington Times, and others.
Leahey was born in Richmond, Virginia. His mother was a former music teacher and an active classical vocalist, giving him a formal musical education. At six, he was already playing piano and guitar.[1] His parents played soundtracks such as Good Morning, Vietnam, The Big Chill and American Graffiti in their home,[2] and Leahey developed an interest in rock and roll. His influences were Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and R.E.M.[3] As a teenager, he played guitar, sang in local bars and clubs, and performed in classical choirs.[2]
Leahey graduated from J.R. Tucker High School in 2001, then went to University of Virginia, where he formed and fronted his first band called Hobson's Choice.[1] The band toured regionally, released an independent EP in 2004, then split up the next year.[4]
When he graduated from college in 2005, Leahey moved to New York, New York, and got a job as an intern at Spin magazine. He also joined Juilliard Choral Union, and performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.[5]
In 2007, Leahey moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan so he could join the writing staff of the online music database AllMusic (allmusic.com).[2] While in the midwest, he married his wife, Emily, in 2009. He left the music database site in 2011 when the couple moved to Nashville, Tennessee.[4]