Jared & The Mill, Travis Hayes

Formed in 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona, Jared & the Mill is a six-piece indie-folk outfit led by singer/songwriter Jared Kolesar. Along with bandmates Michael Carter, Larry Gast III, Chuck Morriss III, Josh Morin, and Gabe Hall-Rodrigues, Kolesar developed a lush acoustic-based sound that set big-hearted Lumineers-style folk-rock against the wide, dusty backdrop of their native Southwest.