Chris McKay & The Critical Darlings
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Genre: Pop / Powerpop / Rock
Location ATHENS, Georgia, US
Profile Views: 113990
Last Login: 1/8/2012
Member Since 10/13/2005
Website www.criticaldarlings.com
Record Label SideBMusic
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
.............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ....Chris McKay & The Critical Darlings ..Hailing from South Carolina and choosing Athens as his home, nationally known photographer Chris McKay earned a couple of handfuls of ASCAP Music Awards for his solo work but had wanted to be back in a group since his days with Q-Sign, which was named “one of the best unsigned bands in America” by Musician Magazine... ..In 2004, McKay and his bass-playing high school friend Frank DeFreese formed The Critical Darlings. When word started to spread, the offers for shows came. “For the first year, we never booked gigs. We only accepted invitations,” McKay said. “I thought that was a great sign.”.. ..Eventually, the Darlings went into the studio to record C’mon, Accept Your Joy! Before the CD was finished, leaked tracks had garnered airplay in 3 states. Since the official release of Joy, the songs have been picked up by over 150 stations around the world (from Poland to New Zealand to London and back to the States)... ..In 2009, the Critical Darlings released their second album, Satisfactionista, with GRAMMY nominated producer David Barbe (R.E.M., Drive-By Truckers, Betty LaVette) behind the board. Of special interest is the collaboration with David Bowie’s inimitable pianist Mike Garson (Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Young Americans) who appears on the track “Something Unseen” (which also finds Drive-By Truckers’ Brad Morgan on drums). If that’s not enough, The Darlings are one of the first to employ Pete Townshend’s Lifehouse Method in “co-composing” several tracks with The WHO’s songwriter / guitarist via software that produces a unique song based .. input... ..It's no wonder that Lee Valentine Smith of Creative Loafing has named the Critical Darlings “a great little buzz-worthy band” and dubbed McKay “power pop potentate.”.. For more info, pics, video and way too much else, take a voyage to your local www.criticaldarlings.com . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -
Members
Chris McKay (vocals, guitar, songs, keyboards), Frank DeFreese (bass) and Joshua Harrison (drums) -
Influences
The Beatles, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, Queen, Brian Wilson, Cheap Trick, Prince, Pink Floyd, Isley Brothers, David Bowie, The Cure, Duran Duran, Ty Tabor, Dug Pinnick, Jerry Gaskill, Jellyfish, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, The Sex Pistols, Johnny Cash, Mike Garson, The Moody Blues, Queen, James Brown, Drive-By Truckers, Electric Light Orchestra, Kiss, Big Star, Lindsey Buckingham, Todd Rundgren, Frank Zappa, The Rolling Stones, King Crimson, kd lang, Neil Young, Pop Music Radio from 1955 - 2005 and all of our friends that we've learned from. -
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Satisfaction and Joy.
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Chris McKay & The Critical Darlings
Chris McKay And The Critical ... has a show on 01/11/2012 at 08:00 PM @ 37 Main http://lnk.ms/YZ4vQ #concert
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The Critical Darlings Jump Into 2012 (January 11) http://lnk.ms/XSZ2q
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Chris McKay And The Critical ... has a show on 12/17/2011 at 08:00 PM @ 40 Watt Club http://lnk.ms/XPlNB #concert
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New Music From Chris McKay's Side Project The Spinoffs http://lnk.ms/XDSGh
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Chris McKay And The Critical ... has a show on 11/12/2011 at 10:00 PM @ Go Bar http://lnk.ms/XDF6b #concert
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- ANGELA AKA JOEY LUVS MI…3 months ago
THINKING OF YOU CHRIS, HAVE A GREAT SHOW
BEST,
MICHAEL LLUSION
.....................................................................>>> SHRED STEADY CHRIS !!
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Summer has arrived and so has the long awaited new tune by DJane Miss Luna with fantastic remixes by Christos Fourkis, Bes - ANGELA AKA JOEY LUVS MI…7 months ago
DEAR CHRIS,
STOPING IN TO WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS
WITH THE CRITICAL DARLINGS.
THE NEW LINEUP SOUNDS VERY PROMISING.
I WANTED TO ASK YOU,
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TRACK THAT YOU
COMPOSED/ WITH
THE LEGENDARY MIKE GARSON ?
AND , I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD PUT IT ON MY PLAYER.
BEST,
MICHAEL LLUSION
P.S.
IT IS AN OUTSTANDING TRACK./
.........................................................................................>>> SHRED !!
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