By Desiree Williams
After two years as a band and countless rock sessions before that, local band Postcard has found its rhythm.
“We have a good system,” said Tyler Rodino, guitarist and vocalist for the band. “Akshay and I come up with the concept. The translation from concept to actual product is done by the band.”
Rodino and Akshay Athawale met at Fishers High School seven years ago as freshmen. Already involved in band, Athawale joined choir during his senior year where he and Rodino discovered they could sing well together. This led to garage rock sessions and the realization that they wanted to be a real band.
Athawale and Rodino, along with friends Gabe Boris, Eric Garcia and Ian Clarke, created the band Postcard during the summer of 2014. Postcard recorded its first song, “I Found Out,” two years ago and has since produced two albums.
Postcard will showcase its talent when it opens for The Wild Feathers at 7:30 p.m. July 9 at the Fishers City Municipal Center. There is no cost to attend. The Fishers Summer Concert Series will be the band’s biggest concert to date with an expected attendance of 2,000 people.
“It’s not something we take lightly,” said Boris, who is the band’s lead guitarist.
Postcard’s concerts started out much smaller, with friends and family as the main audience.
“Our friends have been so good to us,” Rodino said. “They’ve come to so many shows, back to when we were playing to eight people in the middle of nowhere.”
However, as the band grows more popular and draws a larger crowd, venues have been reaching out which allows for more exposure within the community.
“I want to be in a place where music isn’t my side job; it’s my main job,” said Athawale, pianist and vocalist.
Postcard has new music coming out this summer, as well as a music video. For more, visit postcardtheband.com.
