Tag: Nick Sanborn

My First Band: Nick Sanborn (Sylvan Esso, Decibully, Made Of Oak)

August 9, 2019

You might know Nick Sanborn as one half of Sylvan Esso, from his time in Milwaukee's own Decibully, or from his work in side projects like Made Of Oak and Rosenau & Sanborn. Long before any of that, however...

We took Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn on a Rush-Mor Records shopping spree

Tyler Maas

July 25, 2018

Last weekend, electro-pop superstars Sylvan Esso came to town to play a pair of sold-out shows at the Pabst Theater. Not only was the two-night, two-show residency chance for the project to return to where it a...

Hear the actual rapping from Made Of Oak’s silent “Side Rides” rap video

Matt Wild

April 5, 2016

// Under his longtime Made Of Oak moniker, former Milwaukeean/Decibully member (and current Sylvan Esso member) Nick Sanborn celebrated the release of his first solo EP, Penumbra, last fall. One of the stan...

Tracklist: 7 Milwaukee artists playing SXSW 2016

Matt Wild

March 14, 2016

// Once upon a time, dozens upon dozens of Milwaukee bands would make the annual trek to Austin, Texas for the city's South By Southwest music, film, interactive, and Doritos festival. A few years later, on...

Nick Sanborn’s solo project, Made Of Oak, will play Cactus Club April 8

Matt Wild

January 6, 2016

// Milwaukee expat and former Decibully member Nick Sanborn is one busy fellow. In addition to his current high-profile gig as one-half of Sylvan Esso, Sanborn occasionally records and performs under his lo...

On The Record Episode 26: Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 8, 2015

If you read Milwaukee Record with any regularity, you’ve no doubt seen ample mention of Sylvan Esso—almost exclusively flanked by glowing and well-deserved praise. Though the synth-pop duo is based in Durham, N...

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