The Oaks

Originally a multi-faceted rock duo from Orlando, FL, the Oaks would eventually expand their ranks to become a six-piece, and would begin taking their music and their message to a national audience. The founding members, Ryan Costello and Matthew Antolick, were students at the University of South Florida when they met, and started a musical project there, called Figure vs. Ground. In 2003, Costello -- for all intents and purposes -- put that project on indefinite hold when he joined up with an humanitarian organization devoted to teaching refugees in Afghanistan usable agricul...