~Kevin Corcoran~
Kevin Corcoran is the lead singer and piano player for the group, and hails originally from New Hampshire. He began studying the piano at age 8 and took an immediate disliking to it. It was only after 6 years of arguing with his father over whether he needed to practice that it took root and became his life's passion. Funny how that works.
Kevin's primary musical influences include Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed and the Beatles and the last book he read was "Picasso" by Norman Mailer.
~Stevens Stokes~
Stevens "MF" Stokes is the lead guitarist and supporting vocalist for Peacekeeper. Steve was born and raised in Mobile AL and started playing the guitar when he was 9. As I child he was frequently sent to his room for acting up, which provided him with valuable practice time.
Steve's major influences include AC/DC, Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones and the last book he read was a biography of Julius Caesar.
~Jack McClain~
Jack McClain is the drummer for Peacekeeper and his hometown is St. Louis, MI. He has played the drums since he was 12, tearing it up with the middle school and high school jazz bands, as well as with a variety of awesome bands. He also plays the guitar and ukulele.
His main musical influences include his brother Matt McClain, the Grateful Dead and Frank Zappa and the last book he read was "Science of Breath".
~Sam Holton~
Little is known about Sam, other than he is from Chattanooga, TN, is the only member of the band with a legitimate piercing, and that he rocks on the bass like a goddamn gentleman. But I mean that in a really hardcore way.
No one knows for sure what Sam reads, but its probably something by Tolstoy.
Influences
Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Gabriel, Led Zeppelin, Talking Heads, Burt Bacharach, Charlie Parker, Chet Atkins, the Allman Brothers, Elvis Costello, Sam Cooke, Dr. John, The Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, Randy Newman, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Queen, Scud, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Doc Watson, Herbie Hancock, Pulp, Kylie Minogue, Duke Ellington, The Beatles, The Eagles, Baden Powell, The Police, Frank Zappa, Picasso, Bob Dylan, Daft Punk, Glenn Gould, Doobie Brothers, Lou Reed, AC/DC, Fay Wray, Serious Injury, Eric Rohmer
"If this is what gentlemen rock sounds like, hopefully we'll hear much more of it soon." - Frank Krolicki, Windy City Rock
"The lyrics are catchy, the sound is smooth, and the musicians know their craft. "
- Barbie Cure, The Wolf Magazine
"Peacekeeper is a breath of fresh air."
- Blaise Dillingham, Ludovico Presents
Peacekeeper is a Chicago-based rock gentleman rock. A little bit jazz. A little bit classical. A little bit country. A lotta bit rock and roll. Mix it up in a pot and you've got Peacekeeper.
We call what we play Gentleman Rock, not to be pretentious d-bags, but because we like playing tuneful tunes that people can have a good time to, and don't mean nobody no harm.
We've been out on the road this summer playing renegade rock shows at festivals across this beautiful nation of ours. We've hit Summercamp, Mountain Jam and Wakarusa so far, and have a few more to go before all is said and done. Our course of action has been to keep the rock alive deep into the night and morning, and its been our pleasure and privilege to play out there with members of EOTO, String Cheese Incident, The Egg and Delta Nove.
You can download some of our music for free right here on MySpace, or find videos of us on YouTube. Friend us and we'll let you know when we're coming to a town near you.
We're always posting new stuff, so drop by again soon, and see what Peacekeeper has to offer you!
early morning at Summer Camp I was volunteering just next to your tent, I hadn't got any shut eye and was baking in the sun...but i felt like I was on cloud 9 listening to you guys...you were playing some super chill jammy tune and it was stuck in my head for the rest of the festival, it really carried me through...seriously, thank you!
Im actually back in the US now. I loved evey minute of it. It was such an amazing experience and I learned so much. What inspired you wo write songs about France?
