Kentuckyseven

Today, Way Out West released their first couple of artist for the August event in Slottsskogen. Kentuckyseven are happy to see the oldie-goldies of Neutral Milk Hotel in the headlines. Let´s celebrate this Friday with their beautiful song Oh Sister. Love to you all.

Photo: Jonathan Ely-Cass

A three-piece from Canada makes our headline today. The Dirty Nil is Kyle Fisher (drums), Luke Bentham (guitar/vox) and Dave Nardi (bass).

They make music out of control. It´s like being kicked in the teeth and loving every minute of it. Loving the dental work.

The new EP Smite is out Feb 18 on cassette and white vinyl. Check out the feverish song Wrestle Yü To Hüsker Dü. Note to self: Play it loud!

Photo: Jonas Löfvendahl

Kentuckyseven went and saw Deer Tick in Copenhagen, a late Tuesday night, 28th of January. The band gigs Pustervik in Gothenburg this Friday – be sure not to miss it. They’re on top of their game, just the perfect, noisy, most wonderful rock orchestra around.

Introducing the band, all the way from Providence, Rhode Island:

• The frontman: John McCauley. A Tuborg loving genius with the voice, presence & nerve. You never know what he´ll do next; skittish, flighty, volatile. A brilliant, wonderful bare-fist-fighting rocker.

• The guitarman: Ian O’Neill. The Angus Young of Rhode Island. Stomping around the stage with a nervous breakdown in both legs. Does great Pete Seeger (RIP) covers and shines on stage.

• The bassplayer: Chris Ryan. Very preppy, very cool, very Draco Malfoylike. Lock up your daughters.

• The drummer: Dennis Ryan. Very happy, very bearded, very Hagridlike. Lock up your mothers.

• The keyboard/saxophone: Robert Crowell. Very mature, boogie-woogie. Lock up your dads.

We salute them all with a 21 Gun Salute and a shot of the preferred.

The band is just beautiful, mixing rock, folk, blues with their own songwriting and at the same time; very appreciative of their heritage, it´s all about the roots. They end the gig in Copenhagen with La Bamba in their own magical way and yes – the roof blew off poor little danish Vega.

They played 1,5 hours and every song was meant to be. John McCauley drinks his green beer bottles with no hands, frusting and spitting. I don´t know where this band is heading, but they got rock n’ roll in their veins. They got it all. The brilliance, the nerve AND a good time. They laugh, kiss and fool around on stage. Pretty fucking far from Woods.

Listen up Deer Tick’s latest record Negativity. And for Pete’s sake don´t miss the 2010-masterpiece Black Dirt Sessions, with the song Mange. And please, check out the brilliant show-opener The Rock below.

Skrotlunga aka Everett Parker aka Daniel Börjesson is a damn good singer-songwriter from Gothenburg, Sweden.

It´s music with a  promise never to sit still, to never rust, never holding on, never fading away. It´s barbed wire all day long.

Skrotlunga relesases his debut single today, 25th of January. Check out  I lost it all, and have a good one.

From Santa Barbara, CA, we give you: The Riverside. A big hand to this great folk- and family band who makes our day shimmer and shine. Tunes that makes life lovelier.

For fans of the wonderful The Head and the Heart this is nothing but a necessity. Don´t miss the album Apple Picking Season, and for Pete´s sake – keep rockin.

With influences as Kerouac, Dylan, Guy Clark, John Prine, Hubbard – this was a shoe-in.

Hayes Carll opens up the Kentucky Seven Year of 2014. And the Texas man does it in style.

Check out his amazing album Trouble in Mind and have a good one!

Happy New Year to each and every one of you! Let´s make 2014 as magical as 2013. And for God´s sake; Lets keep building that old space rocket! Our dreams are all we are, people!

Our last song this bliss of a year comes from Danny & the Champions of the World who made the wonderful album Stay True in 2013. It´s a folky soul band from London, led by our old pal Danny George Wilson.

Peace and out!

Boufa Boufa is a crisp, new band from Hudiksvall, Sweden. They got that eerie shit going on, the kind of music that sneeks up on you, craving attention. Music as a part of you. Well done, young lads.

Check out the debut single Canadian Brother.

Today we salute the great blog of ”fuckyeahaltcountryboys” who opened our eyes to the greatness of I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House. 

The band is a bunch of awesome southernrockers from Portland, Oregon. Their 2013-album Mayberry is out via Sad Crow Records.

Check out the title-song, swinging perfect by the street fire.

It´s a monumental Tuesday back at Kentuckyseven-quarters. We´re chillin out with the angel of country, the beautiful, warm and Dollied-up voice of Ashley Moore from Knoxville, Tennessee.

Check out her song Monroe Suede and don´t miss the 2013-album Like a Rose.