Artist description Houston's Answer to Fleetwood Mac

Music Style pop/rock

Musical Influences Indigo Girls, Wilco, Son Volt, Lucinda Williams, Fleetwood Mac, Smashing Pumpkins

Similar Artists Son Volt with a female singer

Artist History Formed in 1995 by Lisa Novak and Vince Martin, Big Holiday has grown into a progressive, critically acclaimed Houston band. They were voted into the top 20 best unsigned bands in the nation by industry professionals in the 1996 TicketMaster showcase. Big Holiday was a semi-finalist in Musician Magazine's Best Unsigned Band Contest in 1996 and 1997. The band was nominated by the Houston Press for the Best Pop/Rock band in 1996. Recently, Big Holiday was selected as a semi-finalist in Mars Music's 1999 Quit your Day Job contest.

Group Members Lisa Novak, Vince Martin, Steve Greenwell, John Haddad, James Stone, Ken Bujnoch

Instruments Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion

Albums This Far, 1997, Frame of Mind, 1996

Press Reviews ‘Don’t waste you time searching New York, Seattle, Los Angeles or Nashville for the next big name in music. As a matter of fact, don’t stray too far from your own neighborhood or you may miss the smooth fresh sound of longtime Bellaire resident Lisa Novak and her band Big Holiday.’ **Village News** Lead Singer Lisa Novak will have you fondly reminiscing of a time not so long ago when Natalie Merchant walked the earth pretension-free as a mere mortal fronting a clever bunch of Maniacs’ **The Houston Press**

Location Houston, Texas - USA

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