The Selmanaires are a rock band from Atlanta, GA.  Twin brothers Herb and Jason Harris met Tommy Chung in Atlanta in 2000. The first house they practiced in together was at 73 Selman Street in Reynoldstown, hence, the name of the band. In the summer of 2003, they played their first set of original material at a house show in Grant Park (Herb and Jason's house) under the name the Selmanaires.

The initial Selmanaire sound was subtle, soft, scatterbrained, and in some ways, primitive. The first few shows featured Herb on acoustic guitar, Tommy on stand-up bass, and Jason on Wurlitzer electric piano, drums, bongos and various other percussive instruments. All three sang. After a series of less-than inspiring shows in Atlanta dives, the Selmanaires simplified and amplified the set-up (electric guitar, electric bass, and drum kit, with all three still singing). The response was noticeably different.

What started off as a more ambitious, exotic, and soft sound has evolved into a dancier, more-potent-but-still-spacious rock sound. The Selmanaires still play acoustic sets consisting of everything from '60s soul/R&B, bossa nova, pop songs (i.e. Beatles, T. Rex, Everly Brothers), surf instrumentals (Santo & Johnny, Ventures), country (Hank Williams, Johnny Cash), Treasure Isle rock-steady tunes, and lots of other things, from time to time at weddings (seriously) and at various art functions.