Monique Staffile Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar,Mandolin, Accordion Caleb Sherman Pedal Steel, Banjo, Dobro, Lap Steel and Bg Vocals Justin Sherman Rhythm Guitar and Bg Vocals A Wonder Lead Guitar Brother Love Drums and Bg Vocals Nicolas diPierro Bass Guitar, Jaw Harp and Bg Vocals
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"Take What I Can Get (White Trash Country Boy)" Music Video
"My Backyard" Music video
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HER & Kings County's Fall 2009 Update!
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"When you think of country music, New York City probably doesn't come to mind. But the big apple always had a great country music scene and HER & Kings County are living proof. Their potent blend of NYC attitude and southern rock has made them a NYC must see. As you already know, they're ready for the big time." - CMT
A great man once said, “Rock and Roll will never die.” In the hands of the band Her and Kings County it will live on forever.
The brainchild of Caleb Sherman and Monique Staffile HER & Kings County was born in a Brooklyn apartment where banjos, and pedal steels competed with the horns and shouts of the city streets. Within the raw dirt of New York grew the sound that is Her and Kings County, City Country; a mix of bluegrass, hip-hop, good ‘ol finger pickin’ country and rockin’, head-banging riffs.
If Hollywood were casting a movie about a non-stop band-on-the-run, they’d need look no further than the members of Her&KC. There’s Monique, the consummate front woman- she’s Robert Plant, David Lee Roth, and Fergie rolled into one; Caleb “KBC” Sherman holds down the musical fort playing just about any instrument ever made and producing and co-writing the band’s music; Brother Love on drums – The curly-haired Dean Martin, dedicated to the ladies; A. Wonder on lead guitar is the “rock star’s rock star” – somebody wake him up so we can get back on the road; bass player Nic DiPierro is the technology buff. You’ll find him online almost anytime; and Justin Sherman, the guitar player your mother should have warned you about.
From year to year and club to club, the band did what they only knew how, rocked. And within this time they recorded two albums, City Country and 1609. Producing such hits as, If Only, Everybody and My Backyard where most tacks were sung in an apartment bathroom in Brooklyn.
Having conquered the Big Apple, Monique Staffile, Caleb Sherman, Justin Sherman, Brother Love, Nicolas diPierro, and A Wonder packed a trailer full of gear, got in a van and gunned it. From the Smoky Mountains of Carolina to the deserts of Texas, Her and Kings County have yet to look back, playing over a hundred shows across America. They’ve opened up for such acts as Montgomery Gentry, Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Charlie Daniels, Kellie Pickler, Keith Anderson, and Randy Houser. And, every place HKC performs- dive-bars, clubs, theaters, arenas- the result is the same every time, devastating. Harking back to the days of Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin, Her and Kings County’s live performance have become legendary. Their City Country sound has converted new fans to country and rock music alike.
When they are not on stage they are recording everywhere and anywhere. A testament to this is their Live From series. With no more than two cameras, a Pro Tools rig, and an off –the- charts imagination, the six members have literally played live driving, and riding a van (What’s Crackalackin’), a tree in South Carolina (Don’t Know What Ya Got), a freight elevator in New York (Be Mah Lovah), and a farm house in Texas (Home).
In 2009 alone, the band has recorded two albums. The first, Austin Bottom Road, was completed in two weeks within the mountainous back woods of Baxter, Tennessee. Among the quiet lakes and gravel roads songs such as, Take What I Can Get, Deep In The Country, and the pulse driven tune, Be Mah Lovah, became a part of HKC’s musical lexicon. A month after ABR, HKC found themselves in the scorching summer heat of Texas where they, alone, filmed and produced the music video to Take What I Can Get. Always thinking ahead, the second record of ’09 was, of all things, a Christmas record. And, just like the band itself it is nothing you have heard before.
None for one but all for all, the band Her and Kings County is a runaway freight train that cannot be stopped. From the individual musicianship to their gorgeous harmonies HKC is Rock and Roll. They’ll remind you of what was once great about music, and show you what will become of the industry itself. Monique, Caleb, Justin, Nic, Brother Love, and Wonder are sinners and saints alike. And, when they are in your town get a ticket and hold on ‘cause it’s going to be one hell of a ride.
"When you think of country music, New York City probably doesn't come to mind. But the Big Apple has always had a great country music scene and HER & Kings County are living proof…they're ready for the big time."
- CMT
Every time we find a good location with some kind of power source, we'll hook up the pro tools rig, and record a Live From video, whether it's in a TREE, FARM HOUSE, or VAN, it's ALWAYS LIVE.
HER & Kings County's "Christmas LIVE FROM SPECIAL". LIVE FROM the Wichmann Estate, Nashville TN.
HER & Kings County's LIVE FROM a NYC Freight Elevator.
hi guys how are u all doing MERRY CHRISTMAS i like all yours songs alot nices too hear your comeing too ala i can,t make it i am in south alabama so sorrys guys wish u all the bests in ala
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