The Souvenirs

The Souvenirs make their own collectables (Oct 1999)

What started as a group of friends sitting around an apartment strumming their instruments and guzzling beer has turned into something quite different quite quickly for Seattle's The Souvenirs. The honky tonkers with an eye towards pop from yesteryear in a sound somewhat akin to The Derailers are gaining a following with their debut, "KIngs of Heartache," released in September on the small Will Records label in Washington. The group is high on the Americana charts, an increasing rarity for bands on tiny labels, and will soon venture out of their stomping grounds in places like Nashville and Atlanta.  ...