About the band
Introducing "Everyday Everybody"
Washington, DC-based “Funk with Soul” band, AZTEC SUN is announced its new name as Everyday Everybody on May 3, 2022. This development comes after 10 years as a mainstay on the local DC music scene and in the greater DMV region.
In commemoration of its first decade, the band plans to release its final work under the “AZTEC SUN” name on Friday, May 20. The EP features live performances of four songs performed at the now-defunct Gypsy Sally’s as a nod to one of the first DC music venues the band played in its early days. The project will be accompanied by two music videos set to premiere in the weeks leading up to the release date, illustrating the band’s evolution over time.
The band’s co-founder and frontman, Stephane Detchou, had this to say about the change:
“In reflecting on our evolution over the last decade, we believe adopting this new name is a way for us to embrace the changes we’ve been through as individuals and as a group.
Everyday Everybody uniquely aligns with the feelings we want to convey through the message in our music: connectedness, solidarity and shared humanity. We know who we are, who we want to be and we are moving squarely in that direction.”
The rebrand will be facilitated by announcements during live performances and on social media. The official change will begin in May, with a gradual rollout across the band’s website, platforms and other assets. To ease the transition, the band will use the tagline “fka AZTEC SUN" through the end of 2022.
Accomplishments
- Standout entrant in the 2022 NPR Tiny Desk Contest and opening act for the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest Tour
- 3-time finalist in the Washington City Paper’s “Best Local Original Band” category in 2016 (Winner), 2017 (runner-up) & 2018 (runner-up)
- Recorded debut album "In the Name of Everyone" with Alan Evans of Soulive
- Toured with Grammy-Award Winning group Rebirth Brass Band
- Opened for 2-time Grammy-Award Winning keyboard player Shaun Martin (of Snarky Puppy)
- Played the Rosslyn Jazz Festival, and opened for 2-time Grammy-Award Winning artist Cory Henry (of Snarky Puppy)
- Played at Merlefest 2019
- Opened for Lee Fields & The Expressions
- Opened for Galactic
- Opened for Matt Butler’s Everyone Orchestra (feat. members of Soulive, Snarky Puppy, Marco Benevento, Furthur, moe., Trey Anastasio Band, Disco Biscuits, The Bridge and others)
- Opened for Naughty Professor
- Opened for The Suffers
- Opened for the Wailers
- Profiled in the Washington Post