Noah Marsh has big plans in life and it revolves around his love for singing.

Allman, Knopfler, Van Halen, Wilson, and Young. These names all have something in common: they are siblings in rock bands together. Now add a new name to this lengthy list: Shoemaker.

Stephen and Sam Shoemaker started Dawn of Life in 2012 and since their formation, they have created their own unique style and instilled their place in the Spokane music scene. The music didn’t start in 2012 though, it started much earlier.

“We grew up playing music,” said Stephen, the group’s guitarist and vocalist. “We would always play, but I never really was inspired to do a band thing with it, but Sam was in and out of a lot of bands, so we decided to do it ourselves.”

Sam, who is the group’s drummer, percussionist, and the older brother of the two, found his passion for drumming in his teen years.

“I guess I was always a performer as a kid. I got my first (drum)set when I was 15,” Sam said. “Actually seeing ‘The Song Remains the Same’ by Led Zeppelin and watching John Bonham and the opening part of ‘Rock and Roll,’ I was like ‘yeah, that’s what I want to do.”

At first, Stephen only played guitar in the group, but as time moved on, he thought of doing more.

“We were playing a competition down in Moscow, ID, and I had written lyrics, but we couldn’t find any singers,” Stephen said. “We were talking backstage with one of the other performers and he was like ‘Just sing it yourself. You can’t mess up if you’re doing it yourself,’ and I went out there and improvise three of the songs that we performed and that was when I realized that I can do it.”

While the brothers have been influenced by many critically-acclaimed musicians, Stephen would say that their inspiration is closer than the music they listen to.

“Our dad played guitar growing up and I always wanted to be able to do what he did,” Stephen said. “I still can’t play the way he did and he doesn’t give himself enough credit.”

Dawn of Life is finishing up their work in studio for their upcoming album, and they hope to re-capture the classic rock style and sound for the modern time.

“We loved the music and music touches people,” Stephen said. “We’ve been helped through music and we plan to help through music.”