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> Saint Social
Band members, left to right:
Bryan Bourque, drums
Quinn Erwin, vocals and rhythm guitar
Justin Gollott, lead guitar
SAINT SOCIAL deepening connections
TUNES FOR THE GASLIGHT BLUES
Story by Cherie Ward
Coastal Mississippi has never lacked musical talent. “And I really
believe we’re going to see a renaissance on the Coast,” said Saint
Social frontman Quinn Erwin. With a new single “Let It Ride, Let It
Roll” the Coast-based rock band is hoping to help lead the way.
The latest single follows a July release of “Moment in the Sun” and
both are from the upcoming project, “Tunes for the Gaslight Blues.”
The new music represents more than the band’s next chapter. It
reflects a message the members believe people need to hear now.
“We wanted to write music to be of service to people,” Erwin said.
The result is “Tunes for the Gaslight Blues,” a collection that is both
hopeful and deeply personal. The first side of the project celebrates
what Erwin called “the miracle of being alive every day.” “It’s red hot
with joy,” he said.
44 PLAY COASTAL MISSISSIPPI I OCT 26-MAR 27 The story behind Saint Social stretches back much further than
the band’s official beginning. Erwin, drummer Bryan Bourque, and
guitarist Justin Gollott have spent more than two decades making
music together in one form or another. While Erwin built a successful
career in Nashville writing music for television, film, and commercial
licensing, including placements with Netflix, Hulu, and BMW, he
found himself returning to the Mississippi Gulf Coast whenever he
had the chance to play with Bourque and Gollott.
When he moved home, those reunions evolved into something
bigger. Instead of performing songs Erwin had already written,
the trio decided to build a band around music they would create
together. Saint Social was officially formed in 2020 during the
COVID-19 pandemic, when rehearsals weren’t possible. Songs took
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