Starting as a group of pre-med and pre-law students with a passion for music, local band The Doctors and The Lawyers is now headlining at area bars and about to record its second EP.
The Doctors and the Lawyers will be playing along with local band Motherfunk for a benefit show for 90.7 The Capstone at the Jupiter Thursday, Oct. 17.
“It was kinda cool because we all kinda started playing together, and it started off as just jamming and playing around a little bit, and then we realized we were all on the same page,” lead guitarist Chris Wilhelm said. “We realized this is what we wanna do if we can, and we wanted to do it right.”
Saving up their money from gigs, the band members recently bought a trailer and plan on touring and expanding their fan base.
“Every semester has been a step,” Wilhelm said. “At first we were just practicing and playing at Sigma Nu, and now we have fives gigs this week, and we are going to step up to traveling.”
The band’s sound is a product of the different music tastes of all the members. From classic rock to Southern rock to electronic, everyone, Wilhelm said, “brings something different to the table.”
Wilhelm describes the current EP as a blend of Southern rock and alternative rock but said the sound is always changing.
“We are constantly defining our sound, and every time we write a new song, it has something new in it,” he said. “We don’t really want to define what we want to write in the future because I feel like that would limit us.”
Jordan Kumler, the band’s drummer, said he is excited about recording the new EP over fall break.
“There’s going to be a bit more electronic vibe to it,” Kumler said. “We still have a ton of songs we haven’t recorded.”
Both Kumler and Wilhelm agree the work that goes into getting a band off the ground in a college setting is tough but definitely worth it.
“We realize that nothing that we will ever ever have will be given to us,” Wilhelm said. “Really anything we’ve ever accomplished, it’s because we put our mind to it and decided this is what we wanna do, this is how we wanna do it and this is how we’re gonna get there.”
The show starts at 10:30 p.m., and cover charge is $5.