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Band · since 1997
The Luxury Liners
The Luxury Liners are a power-pop band co-founded in 1997 by David Dewese and Chad Edgington, who took it to Nashville together. Chad left Nashville in 2001, and David has carried the band on since. The name comes from the Gram Parsons song “Luxury Liner”.
The Luxury Liners keep their own website.
Visit theluxuryliners.com
Quick facts
- Co-founded
- 1997, by David Dewese and Chad Edgington
- Home base
- Nashville (1997–2010)
- Forever members
- David Dewese · Chad Edgington · Scott Carpenter · David “Larry” Wilstermann
- Releases
- 7 (2000–2026)
- Labels
- Litterbug Records · Texas Music Café · Echomusic
- Official site
- theluxuryliners.com
The story
In Nashville they became a sharp-dressed power-pop band. Early lineups came and went; Scott Carpenter joined on drums in August 1998, and David Wilstermann on bass in December 2000.
The Nashville years brought Sound As Ever (2000) and the Believe EP (2001), and a busy live circuit that the band logged in its own journal from 2001 to 2004: Memphis, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Detroit, the Indiana acoustic tour and many Nashville nights.
With David leading the band after 2001, Overbored (2003) and Nonetheless (2006) followed, and the band’s songs reached television: “Dreaming” on One Tree Hill and “Sunshine” as a FOX Sports theme.
In 2021 Texas Music Café released a live version of “Shake It Up”, a band original first heard on the Believe EP, as a single: Shake It Up (Live at the Texas Music Café). In 2026 the band returned with the singles “Great Day” () and “New Beginning” (), and Sweden’s Sound Asleep Records reissued Sound As Ever as a remastered deluxe LP in .
The forever members
The four people the band counts as its members for good.
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David Dewese
Co-founder; guitar, bass, vocals ·
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Chad Edgington
Co-founder; guitar, bass, vocals ·
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Scott Carpenter
Drums ·
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David Wilstermann
Bass ·
The band jokingly called him “Larry”, because there was already a David in the band.
Also in the band’s history
- Jeff LaFrate, drums, June 1997 – April 1998
- Mark W. Winchester, bass, December 1997 – April 1998
- Kyle Edgington, drums, May–August 1998
- Scott Jeffries, tambourine, one show in June 1997
The Luxury Liners, year by year
The band’s thread from Through the decades, where each fact’s source is listed.
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The band is founded and moves to Nashville.
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Scott Carpenter joins The Luxury Liners on drums.
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David Wilstermann joins on bass.
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Chad Edgington leaves Nashville. David carries on with The Luxury Liners without him.
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“Precious To My Heart”, the hidden track listed as “Precious” on Sound As Ever, appears on the compilation Fireworks Vol. 3 (Sound Asleep Records, Sweden).
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Sound As Ever, on vinyl: the band’s 2000 debut comes back as a remastered deluxe LP on Sound Asleep Records (Sweden), 100 copies.
All 7 releases
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New Beginning
Digital single
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Great Day
Digital single
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Shake It Up (Live at the Texas Music Café)
Digital single
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Nonetheless
CD
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Overbored
CD
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Believe EP
Enhanced CD EP
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Press
As reprinted on the band’s press page, 2005.
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“Overbored … is a must-have for all power pop fans.”
Performing Songwriter ·
On Overbored
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“‘Waiting for the Sun’ … is drop-dead perfect pop-rock (and the best song here) … This is one of my favorites of the year.”
Metroland · Erik Hage ·
On Overbored
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“…the best (and best dressed) purveyors of pop in Nashville.”
Nashville Rage ·
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“Excellent power pop with the tongue-in-cheek wiliness of Cheap Trick and the underlying violence of Big Star.”
Nashville Rage ·
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“…the group ended up more as a guitar-crunchy power pop band that called to mind classic acts like Big Star, Badfinger, and the Raspberries.”
All Music Guide · Erik Hage ·
Appearances
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Nashpop (A Nashville Pop Compilation)
“If I Cry” · not on any Luxury Liners album
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SESAC Presents… An Eclectic Evening Of Music
“Shake It Up”
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Between Goodlettsville And Murfreesboro
“Promise Ring” · otherwise unreleased
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25 Years of the 99 Cent, Deep Fried, Gravy Smothered, All You Can Eat Texas Music Cafe (Volume One)
“Shake It Up”
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Fireworks Vol. 3
“Precious To My Heart” · the hidden track from Sound As Ever
On television
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One Tree Hill
“Dreaming”, from Overbored · Season 1, episode 15, “Suddenly Everything Has Changed”
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US Youth Soccer Show
“Sunshine”, from Overbored · Theme song
Watch the clip: “Sunshine” in US Youth Soccer Show on YouTube
Quick answers
Who founded The Luxury Liners?
David Dewese and his college friend Chad Edgington co-founded the band in 1997. Chad left in 2001; David still leads the band.
Where does the name The Luxury Liners come from?
From the Gram Parsons song “Luxury Liner”.
Is this Emmylou Harris’s Luxury Liner?
No. Emmylou Harris’s 1977 album Luxury Liner is a different record, and the Finnish band Luxury Liner and the 1990s Georgia band Luxury are different acts; The Luxury Liners are the power-pop band of David Dewese, at theluxuryliners.com.
Is this the Luxury Liners who released They’re Flowers (2013)?
No. That is Carter Tanton’s project: Luxury Liners is the name the singer-songwriter records under.
Who is in The Luxury Liners?
The band counts four “forever members”: David Dewese, Chad Edgington, Scott Carpenter and David “Larry” Wilstermann.
Are The Luxury Liners still active?
Yes. The band returned in 2026 with the singles “Great Day” and “New Beginning”.
Live history
Shows from the band’s own journal, 2001–2004.
| When | Where | From the journal | Source |
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| The Map Room, Memphis, Tennessee | “Our Memphis debut” | Archived post: The Map Room, Memphis, Tennessee, c. Jun 30, 2001 | |
| Borders Bookstore Cafe, Brentwood, Tennessee | Acoustic showcase, two sets | Archived post: Borders Bookstore Cafe, Brentwood, Tennessee, Aug 3, 2001 | |
| The Basement, Nashville | A 14-song set, including The Foxymorons’ “The Duke Of Gloucester” and “Baby Blue” | Archived post: The Basement, Nashville, Aug 9, 2001 | |
| 12th & Porter, Nashville | “The new three piece configuration” | Archived post: 12th & Porter, Nashville, Aug 12, 2001 | |
| Borders (acoustic), Nashville area | First performances of “Sunshine” and “Dreaming” | Archived post: Borders (acoustic), Nashville area, Sep 21, 2001 | |
| Ohio and Michigan | The first trip out of the region | Archived post: Ohio and Michigan, Late Sep 2001 | |
| 12th & Porter, Nashville | Music-conference showcase | Archived post: 12th & Porter, Nashville, Oct 11, 2001 | |
| Jillian’s, Nashville | A cancer-research benefit with Nashville Predators players | Archived post: Jillian’s, Nashville, Nov 14, 2001 | |
| The Basement, Nashville | First show of 2002 | Archived post: The Basement, Nashville, Mar 1, 2002 | |
| “Dancin’ in the District”, Nashville | Free outdoor concert | Archived post: “Dancin’ in the District”, Nashville, May 23, 2002 | |
| House of Blues, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas | Conference showcase | Archived post: House of Blues, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, May 31, 2002 | |
| Exit/In, Nashville | A last-minute show | Archived post: Exit/In, Nashville, Jun 27, 2002 | |
| 12th & Porter, Nashville | Recorded for Live Liners | Archived post: 12th & Porter, Nashville, Jul 18, 2002 | |
| Atlanta, Georgia | Opening for Blues Traveler | Archived post: Atlanta, Georgia, Aug 2002 | |
| The House, Indianapolis; The Rev, Evansville, Indiana | The Indiana acoustic tour | Archived post: The House, Indianapolis; The Rev, Evansville, Indiana, c. Jan 31–Feb 1, 2003 | |
| Slow Bar, Nashville | Archived post: Slow Bar, Nashville, Mar 26, 2003 | ||
| Starbucks, Detroit suburbs, Michigan | Sold out | Archived post: Starbucks, Detroit suburbs, Michigan, Mar 29, 2003 | |
| Louisville, Kentucky | Archived post: Louisville, Kentucky, Apr 18, 2003 | ||
| Rocketown, Nashville | Archived post: Rocketown, Nashville, Late Apr 2003 | ||
| Columbia, South Carolina | First performances of “Circles” and “Still In Love” | Archived post: Columbia, South Carolina, Early Oct 2003 | |
| East Nashville | A surprise cover of Gram Parsons’ “Luxury Liner” | Archived post: East Nashville, Oct 18, 2003 | |
| The End, Nashville | Archived post: The End, Nashville, Early Mar 2004 |
Also recorded: Live Liners, at 12th & Porter, Nashville, 2002.
Official site and streaming
- Visit theluxuryliners.com
- Spotify: The Luxury Liners
- Apple Music: The Luxury Liners
- Deezer: The Luxury Liners
- Tidal: The Luxury Liners
- YouTube: The Luxury Liners
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