TAE & The Neighborly

Some people are born to make music. Some people are born to bake. The members of TAE & The Neighborly, a Wisconsin-based band, were all neighbors, each one living on one floor of a five-story building. Each loved to bake, but when sugar became scarce during the early pandemic, they found themselves constantly borrowing cups of sugar. They decided to move in together to share cake-baking resources. Since everyone knows all good rhythms begin in the kitchen, it wasn’t long before they began making music as well as bread.

Since joining forces in 2020, TAE & The Neighborly (Andy Welsch, Daniel Pingrey, William Deblaey, and Kelvin Kaspar) have taken the best of soul, R&B, pop, and rock and brought their vibrant instrumentations and TAE’s unforgettable vocals. In 2024, they released their debut album, Self Help.

Born and raised in Green Bay, TAE is a writer, singer, and guitarist who performed solo until TAE & The Neighborly was formed. She uses the universal language of music as a means to inspire social change, encourage the exploration of inner dialogue, and advocate for self-love. TAE weaves between the genres and styles to mirror the topic important to her.

Critics have begun to take note of the relatively new group. Rotary Times said the band had “More kick than a bagged-up mule,” and The Cowboy Gazette said that their live show, “went down smoother than a can of (beans) warmed on the campfire.” For TAE & The Neighborly, it comes down to meeting the audiences where the music is made to be shared.

Cup of sugar, anyone?