The Bourbon Knights
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Genre: Acoustic / Folk Rock / Punk
Location CARBONDALE, Illinois, Un
Profile Views: 49080
Last Login: 8/13/2011
Member Since 9/21/2004
Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnRoZWJvdXJib25rbmlnaHRzLmNvbS8=
Record Label D of the R's Kitchen Table
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
..Southern Illinois's Premier Pirate Swing Ensemble. Breaking things and people with ridiculous regularity from 2000 to 2009. R.I.P., Bourbon Knights. NO, WAIT! We're having a reunion show!!! The weekend before St. Patrick's Day, 2010!!! Not quite dead...Also had a show on St. Patrick's Day, 2011. Keep your fingers crossed for next year. ....NEW CD NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!!! www.rodentiamusic.com - here's the direct link: ..buy Krampusnacht online.. ....and it's still available for sale at THE PRACTICE PAD, PMAC MUSIC and PLAZA RECORDS in beautiful CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS! Our three previous CDs are available there, too!.... ....WE'RE ON FACEBOOK NOW! Like everyone else. See ya there. .. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home!/pages/The-Bourbon-Knights/236086151397?ref=nf ......STACE ENGLAND.... says: "Southern Illinois' Bourbon Knights announced early this year they were ending the party, and for those around the globe not in the know this was something akin to a death in the family. Maybe the crazy old uncle full of interesting stories, the one and only person you looked forward to seeing at family reunions. The Knights' often elaborate live shows were always raucous affairs, early on wondering how many people they would cram onto small stages, how much alcohol they would consume, and guessing the decibel level of audience members joining in the shout along choruses. Along the way, sometimes imperceptibly, this loveable, ramshackle ensemble evolved into one of the most interesting bands in America." Read the rest in our Blog! Thanks, Stace!.. ..CHRIS WISSMANN of the NIGHTLIFE says: "Because their CD-release party was also their farewell performance, the Bourbon Knights haven't promoted their swan song ..Krampusnacht.. with a series of gigs as most bands would. Quite a shame, really-- the CD is a typically wild, loopy excursion, with open-throated, caterwauling vocals set to drunken, woozy rhythms and melodies. From Irish music to seafaring pirate chanties to eastern European and middle-eastern dance music, all played with a slight punk undertow, ..Krampusnacht.. captures the expanding breadth of the Bourbon Knights, and shows the band was still growing. That's the sad news: ..Krampusnacht.. doesn't demonstrate a band at its logical conclusion, but one with plenty of ideas left to explore. If fans will mourn the untimely disbanding of the group (especially since their last show at PK's couldn't nearly hold all the people who lined up outside to see the performance), they will most appreciate that the Knights of Bourbon did at least leave a way to relive the band's trademarked shameless, insane debauchery. Moreover, ..Krampusnacht.. shows that the Bourbon Knights' sloppy excess was merely an affectation-- the playing is extremely tight and focused, with the band perfectly pulling off dramatic tempo changes and style shifts. There never will be another band quite like them." Thanks, Chris!.. .. -
Members
..Alexandrov Paplovich.... - accordion, vocals .. ..Chordy McGee.... - Mandolin, bass, vocals.. ..D.S.R. Esquire.... - electrical guitar, bass.. ..The Daughter of the Regiment.... - vocals, tambourine.. ..Hateful Jared.... - 12-string guitar, vocals.. ..Frenchy.... - manjo, vocals.. ..Rev. Mad McMalcolm.... - vocals, vibraslap.. ..Rear Admiral Bustos.... - bass, electric piano, vocals.. ..Capt. 3rd class E.G. Grabas.... - vocals .. ..Atilley the Huntress.... - fiddle, vocals.. ..Master Beaty.... - percussion.. and don't forget ..Tazman.. on drums, and ..Gregor the Chaste... Why hasn't anyone noticed that I slipped him into the profile picture? You're just not paying attention. -
Influences
Being the stewards of dates, locations, and facts that no one else really cares about; willfully and maliciously ignoring all the rules of spelling, punctuation, capitalization and common sense, when unsupervised; Salvador Dali; the Clancy Brothers; the Watersons; Johnny Cash; AC/DC; Ozzy Osbourne; Iron Maiden; Judas Priest; The Pogues; R & B; The Who; Led Zeppelin; Tom Waits; Steve Earle; Roger McGuinn; Pete Seeger; Songs of the Sea; Italian Fascists; Spanish Fascists; American Fascists; International Communism; astronauts, and space robots!; just about any flavor of KRAMPUS; the golden age of German submarining, the age of sail, the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Evil Empire; people who hate crappy music that sucks; splinter-cell softball teams and pool leagues, drywall crews, and building entire stage sets from collections of nothing too terribly important; pimps, wimps, cowboys, gypsies, god-damned pirates, coalminers, moonshiners, hillbillies, gangsters (gangster hillbillies, in reality, are best), old timey music, vagabonds and vagrants. Bulldogs, chihuahuas, corgis, and canary birds. Geese, goats, and delicious pies. Ice cold beer, piping hot coffee, and well-brewed tea. Pusser's Rum. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All that and a decent BBQ doesn't hurt, either. MAL VIENTO! -
Sounds Like
a huge WALL OF SOUND; but not that scary, bad-hair, clinically-insane-and-now-behind-bars Phil Spector kind of wall-of-sound, but more like 12 people making as much noise as possible, in a good way.
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Just a reminder to you that we will be at the TRES HOMBRES on MARCH 3rd. Its a smaller venue and we would like to have you and your friends pack the place like sardines so we can rock your socks off. Please do what you can to help get some people to support. If you've got some leads I will send a free download of our single "Circles" If you'd like to be able to talk to me directly just find us on facebook. I'll be able to keep you posted. I definitely feel that facebook allows us to communicate more efficiently with you and we love to hear from our fans. thanks for your time...hope to see you soon -scott The Giving Tree Band
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st.pats day really is it true ....another go...ill raise the parting glass to that....it would be so ...just great......just.....great
Featuring lead singer from The Legndary Shak Shakers and The Dexter Romweber Dou who were just produced by Jack White!!!! Friday, Nov. 20th!!
Miss you guys...
