Thom Kilts: voice, guitars, ukulele, banjo, and percussion
Sarah Kilts: voice, upright & electric bass
Influences
Flogging Molly, Wicked Tinkers, The Frames, The Pogues '82, The Swell Season, 16 Horsepower, Pete Seeger, The White Stripes, Feist, Bright Eyes, Culture, The Clash, Toots and the Maytals, Los Super 7 Projects, Hank Williams, Interpol, John Coltrane, Ry Cooder, John Fahey, Ali Farka Toure, Robert Johnson, Sonic Youth, U2, Bob Marley, Modest Mouse, June Carter and Johnny Cash, Talking Heads, Calexico, Neko Case, Rilo Kiley, Los Lobos, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Tom Waits, Billie Holiday, Radiohead, The Sadies, Phoenix, Wilco, Easy All Stars, etc....
Sounds Like
A strange man walks off a train, sets down his suitcase, dusts off his hat and pulls out a guitar from a worn case. His partner begins plucking four thick cables and a steady two beat begins; the man strums his beaten guitar, but seems distant, unsatisfied until he starts kicking his suitcase, and the small crowd soon realize that it is in time with the two step. Some think-- what a waste of a decent suitcase, which by the way are quite hard to find these days, others seem captivated if not by the music but by the the duo, at their apparent lack of concern for making their next train connection....or any connection to anything that makes sense.....but the music goes on...
Diablo's Dust is the damned-spicy and devilishly eclectic Indie Rock duo made up of Thom and Sarah Kilts. Some folks are calling their Celtic-influenced sound "Punk-Grass" these days, others "Eclectic Twang." iTunes doesn't know what to make of the percussively driven duo, so they've labeled them "Pop" and "Rock." Diablo's Dust has been likened to Wilco, The Pogues, The White Stripes and Flogging Molly.
In live performances, Thom takes turns playing various guitars and banjo, all the while keeping time with one foot kicking a bass drum and the other pedal-kicking a block and tambourine (yes, one man can do all that at once -- and it makes for a finger-pickin, foot-stompin' good time!) Sarah plays bass, and both lend their powerful vocals to an impressive repertoire of high-test original music.
"All that's left for [Thom Kilts] to do now is to rock on his chair a little to get it to squeak to the rhythm...Thanks to multi-instrumentalism and strong song writing, Devil's Dust avoids the problem that traps a lot of duos: namely sounding the same song after song." ~ Jose Segue, Hicks With Sticks (8/21/07)
In February, 2008 Diablo's Dust released their album, "Somewhere Between the Beginning and the End" straight from their garage studio. Both that album and their previous one "Living In Nowhere"(2007) have been made available for wide release; they can be purchased from CD Baby, iTunes and many other digital services (see links below). In September 2008, the band released their newest 20 song offering, "When Time Stops." It too is available on wide release (link below). Their fourth album, "Lullabies for Bedlam," is scheduled to be released late fall 2009!
Currently Diablo's Dust plays exclusively in the San Francisco Bay Area, alternating their gigs between clubs and pubs.
Look for the vintage blue suitcase at their next show and be sure to pick up something a little different from the same 'ol same ol'.
Diablo's Dust can be contacted at diablosdust(at)yahoo (dot)com.
NOW AVAILABLE ON CD BABY:
On Oct 3, a fantastic gathering occurred within a cafe-sized room canopied by trees. The Gypsy Camp is a long-visited place within El Escorpion Park in West Hills - long overdue to be utilized as a unique venue for live music.
It was the beginning of a new series of acoustic shows that bring bands out of bars and clubs, friends and musical enthusiasts out of the house on a saturday afternoon, and a unique and magical experience to everyone involved.
If this looks like a good time to you, please tell people about it, and join us for Gypsy Camp The Second on Saturday, Nov. 14. Prepare yourself with a cooler and blanket and an afternoon to enjoy some great music.
the weasel exists in the bay area. many weasels exist in the bay area. if you are one of said weasels, we would love to see you this weekend. it’s a busy one.
Thu 10 – solo acoustic show at maggie mcgarry’s in san francisco. Fri 11 – solo acoustic show at mama buzz café in oakland Sat 12 – weasels exist. (bay area chapter) at retox lounge in san francisco. this saturday show will be extra exciting, as i will be joined by a band of friends and weasels from northern california, including phil stein-webber, who is responsible for the drums on ‘relentless professional behavior’. more info available on the calendar. hope to see you over the course of this epic weekend.
Founding member and former front man of John Brown’s Body Kevin Kinsella returns to Southern Cali August 1 to perform with Elijah Emmanuel and the Revelations. Come out and show some love!
A typical Kevin Kinsella set includes his new original reggae, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant music and classic JBB songs.
Will Scott's new album, GNAWBONE is here!!! The CD is available at CDBaby and other online retailers.
Over three years in the making, GNAWBONE is Scott's fully-produced studio debut and features a crack team of hand-picked musicians as well as guest performances by Jan Bell, Jolie Holland, Samantha Parton, and Preacher Boy (the album's producer).
Please check out our new "vampire bankers" comic music video. The guy who directed this also directed Madonna's first music vid. We think it's funny. Hope you do, too. There's also a free mp3 download on http://www.ukejackson.com
Thanks for being our friend! Uke Jackson and the NY Ukulele Ensemble
Hi Thom, Sarah, and fans, I’m playing on a live radio/webcast tonight at 9 PM Eastern time on Brown Student Radio: www. bsrlive. com I hope you can tune in.
Your artwork is awesome--your three demos arrived. Thank you for giving the chance to give a listen. The inside artwork--funny even --different from the distressed outside look.
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