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KAV
Rock / Garage / Psychedelic

When your living by the dice!



Leicester/ LA/ London/
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  7/11/2009
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Member Since4/9/2006
Band MembersKavin (KAV) Sandhu - Vox/Guitar, Jim Portas - Drums/Backing Vox, Gren Spencer - Vox/Guitar/keys, Rich Nightingale - Bass Guitar/keys

"Kav, leads his 'band of pirates' on a journey that makes no attempt to conform to the modern indie sound. Heavy bluegrass riffs cast against a plaintive Lou Reed-esque vocal set them apart from anything about at the moment.... Lizard King and Killing Yourself are stylishly bluesy while final song and current EP Blaggers'n'Liars peers down like a broody Black Rebel Motorcycle Club."

Birmingham Mail - 16 May 2008

"Blaggers 'N' Liars" (EP) is a swaggering, bluesy beast .... Kav looks set to well and truly get the party started."

CLASH MAGAZINE - 25th March 2008

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CONTACTS

Mgt/ bookings // Kate Taylor - Kate@12monthsofsummer.co.uk

Australian Bookings // The Harbour Agency -dorryk@theharbouragency.com;

Publisher // Pigfactory Music Publishing ( Los Angeles) - some music co-published by Chrysalis Music ( Los Angeles)

UK Label // This Feeling - www.thisfeeling.co.uk

Legal // Paul Lennon - Statham Gill Davies

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InfluencesThe Rolling Stones, The Who, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Small Faces, Neil Young, The Kinks, The Band, Bob Dylan, The Doors, The Zombies, Pink Floyd, Hendrix, Guns N’ Roses, The Stone Roses, The LA’S, Oasis, NWA, Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club, Primal Scream, Happy Mondays, New Order, Black Grape, Joy Division, Charlatans, T- Rex, Nirvana, Chemical Brothers, Super Furry Animals, Ride, Spacemen 3,Velvet Underground, MC5, Wu Tang Clan, David Bowie,Ananda Shanker,Lou Reed, Space Monkeys, Meat Puppets, Farm, Jagz Kooner, John Power,Beastie Boys, Ian Brown, Bradgate park, DJ Shadow, Death in Vegas, The Black Crowes,Rage Against The Machine, Wallace Monument, Iggy Pop & The Stooges.

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KAV, so far appears on the following Official Releases:

HAPPY MONDAYS - Live In Barcelona (DVD) Secret Films 2005 HAPPY MONDAYS - Best Of Live CD - Secret Records 2006 HAPPY MONDAYS Playground Superstar (CD, Single) Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 2005 HAPPY MONDAYS Playground Superstar (7") Big Brother Records 2005 HAPPY MONDAYS GOAL Compilation Album Big Brother Records 2005 HAPPY MONDAYS Uncle Dysfunktional (CD, Album) Sequel Records, Factory 2007 HAPPY MONDAYS Uncle Dysfunktional (LP, Album) Sequel Records 2007 KAV - 'BLAGGERS N' LIARS' EP - THIS FEELING RECORDS APRIL 21ST 2008 KAV - 'ROCK CHICK/ SOUL KID' DOUBLE-A-SIDE THIS FEELING RECORDS OCTOBER 13TH 2008

LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY - FREE GIG!!! WED 20th MAY - MIDNIGHT SHOW

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Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Aug 2 2009 8:00P
Acoustic @ Bring Your Parents Records B Day Party Camden London
Aug 7 2009 2:00P
Edinburgh Festival KAV live set Edinburgh
Aug 13 2009 9:00P
Thirsty Thursdays w/ The Thirst Brixton Jamm - Live Brixton London
Aug 15 2009 12:00P
Summer Sundae Festival Leicester Leicester
Aug 28 2009 8:00P
This Feeling @ Parker McMillan London London
Aug 29 2009 9:00P
AEON Festival Kav Live Devon
Sep 15 2009 8:00P
IFA’S - "International Football Awards" - LIVE London

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   About KAV

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" KAV is one of those One in A Million Artists that just exudes talent… imagine if Bob Dylan was young in modern times and he had an addiction to sleaze and you’d be half way to understanding Kav’s sound… SICK"

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"This Blagger is a Latterday Jagger"

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CLASH Magazine - Blaggers & Liars EP Review

.. Kav seems to have been surviving on a staple diet of barbituates and sleazy, sunset strip Rock ‘n’ Roll. Deciding to roll the dice and go it alone, songs from forthcoming EP such as Lizard King’ (which sounds suitably like it was written after a Mescal binge in the desert) and the pulsing glitch-pop of ‘Blaggers And Liars’ sees the London-based Kav let loose the demons that presumably come with partying with Shaun Ryder for half a decade (yikes!). The result of meeting satan at the crossroads every month is a low-slung, blues –indebted rock ‘n’ roll outing seeped in whisky-soaked saloon brawls and murder ballad gusto.

THE DAILY STAR

"Oozing testosterone, it sounds like it's been marinated in JD and soaked in Marlborough smoke along the way..... Imagine Shaun Ryder-meets Bob Dylan with a big injection of off-your-face techno and you're almost there."

THE SUN ** 4 STARS OUT 5 **

"Dirge-like blues rock that's part Primal's XTRMNTR through its harsh beats and part Sisters Of Mercy with gloomy guitars."

THE GUARDIAN - 'New Band of The Day' ..

".... On his forthcoming Blaggers & Liars EP, (Kav) touts the sort of electronically enhanced, krautrock-inflected riff rock and high-energy mescal-blues purveyed by Primal Scream on their Vanishing Point and XTRMNTR albums. His EP is an eclectic case in point: the title track has the speed and attack of the Scream in chugging, charging Neu! mode.

Lizard King starts off slow and swaggering and features bluesy slide guitar before transforming into a Led Zep-ish riff monster, like The Stone Roses circa Second Coming. Easy is a blues-soaked missive about life's "chancers", and Satanic Circus Mask makes you think of The Stone's 'Sympathy For The Devil' hauled into the digital age by Death In Vegas. Lyrically, Kav veers between the lysergic dementia of Shaun Ryder and the insurrectionary fervour of Bobby Gillespie".... " (Paul Lester)

Clash Magazine – One’s to Watch

"Reminiscent of The Stone Roses when they swapped Frankie Knuckles for John Bonham, Kav’s debut is a bluesy, swaggering affair, with the singer refusing to pull his punches... ‘Blaggers & Liars’ he may detest, but Kav can rest easy as on this evidence he’s got the goods to match his boasting."

UK Music Review - "Rock Chick/ Soul Kid" Single Review

" New single ROCK CHICK is a strangely pitched musical affair that somehow manages to meld the grooves of the Monday's to the sleazy rock of Marilyn Manson, the teutonic beats of Death In Vegas and the funk of James Brown; not an easy trick to pull off. An impressive introduction to the world of KAV, ROCK CHICK/SOUL KID is as intriguing as it is hypnotic, single that certainly leaves you hungry for much more..."

"One Of Brit Rock's Brightest Young Hopes" ILikeMusic

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KAV BIOG

Kav is a British artist from Leicester, based in London UK & Los Angeles. Kav launched his solo career in April 2008 with his band, featuring long-term teenage friend James Portas. Kav has recently been compared to “A Latter-day Jagger” by The Guardian (UK) & on his début EP he has been likened vocally with the likes of Bob Dylan, Shaun Ryder, Bobby Gillespie & Lou Reed. The music has been compared to 'The Stones' Sympathy For The Devil hauled into the digital age by Death In Vegas' (see press summary), plus Black Rebel Motorcycle Club & the harder edge of Led Zeppelin.

Kav writes thought-provoking, meaningful songs, putting his unique & modern stamp on authentic/ pychedelic Rock N' Roll. Kav released his Debut Solo EP 'Blaggers N Liars' in April 2008 on buzz London Imprint "This Feeling Records" with rave reviews from the UK & International press.

Born of a mind that at 28, has already been opened as wide as the Watford Gap and come out fighting (you don’t tour with Shaun Ryder and return an innocent), the ‘Blaggers & Liars EP’ was the first hint of Kav’s adventures this year; with his Follow-up Single 'Rock Chick/ Soul Kid' scheduled for release on 13th October 2008 , and a debut album to follow.

HISTORY

Prior to KAV's solo career, he co-launched with Turnmills, one of the most successful club-nights in London 'GETLOADED' (with guests including; Peter Hook/Carl Barat (Libertines/ DirtyPrettyThings)/ Howard Marks/ Client / BetaBand / Mani (Primal Scream/Stone Roses) /Clint Boon,The Smiths & the legendary Tony Wilson).

'Getloaded' is now a long-running 20,000 capacity sell-out festival, this year seeing headliners Iggy Pop, Supergrass & Paul Van Dyke.

Kav played guitar for Legendary Mancunians Happy Mondays for almost 4 years, leaving after V festival 2007 . He co-wrote single Playground Superstar, title track for Hollywood Film GOAL, & new album Unkle Dysfunktional with original members Shaun Ryder & Gaz Whelan.

OTHER STUFF

Kav guested with indie hipsters DATAROCK several times in 2007 including Reading & Leeds Festivals, and has recorded a track with dance legend TALL PAUL.

KAV DJ SETS

As a DJ KAV has been on a continuous 3 year tour, filling dance floors Worldwide with his Indie/electro remixes. In the past few years he has played on line ups with the likes of BOB DYLAN & Guns N’ Roses and even toured Australia on the same line-up as the Godfather of Soul ‘James Brown’ !

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Kristy (Kat)





Jul 12 2009 12:37 AM

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ckretband





Jul 12 2009 12:37 AM

take it you didnt lose your job playin my trax the other nite??hope not.haha
Marzio Punk Skydiver°





Jul 12 2009 12:32 AM

Bellaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!

Buon week end e grazie del commento !!!

Marzio - Punk Skydiver°

Tito Deville Band





Jul 9 2009 3:25 PM

Heya KAV!

Loving the Vibe...We just did a Hot new Electro Rock Track up called 'ALIVE' & added some cool new pics...check 'em out and drop us a comment,

keep up the energy
ariesjrnyfan





Jul 9 2009 3:25 PM

a sweet hello for a short visit
i hope you are very fine
take care and have fun
till we meet again
[[[[[[hugs]]]]]]
Fherr..reckless life!!!





Jul 9 2009 3:25 PM

hi..thanks for adding
i realy like your music
greetings
Slamabam™





Jul 9 2009 3:24 PM

Hey :)
Thanks for the add! x
Vienna Psychoanalytic Society - VPS





Jul 9 2009 3:24 PM

hey thanks a lot for connecting with us!
COOL sound here, some nice raw guitar, me likes A LOT! hope life in the UK is treating you well?

not sure if our music would be your cup of tea or not?

cheers
chad
vps
April Wine





Jul 9 2009 3:23 PM

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Crystina Maez





Jul 9 2009 3:23 PM

Smile! Life is beautiful.
Gigabitch


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Jul 9 2009 3:23 PM

hey thanks for the add! <3 julia
I L P





Jul 9 2009 3:23 PM

Hello​.​olleH​!​ : )

Just stopi​ng for SAY HAVE A GREAT​ WEEK!​

And one more thing​

A littl​e bit of poetr​y


FireS​tars

We born;​
And our exist​ence is now part of this morta​lity
The Light​ that exist​ illum​inati​ng us
Our sense​s feeli​ng the immen​sity
Our thoug​t aston​ished​ by immen​sity
Of capri​cious​ color​s this gift what we call
LIFE

We died;​
And all our exist​ence is conve​rted
In one minut​e in the past and now
We are dream​ing in etern​ity
Now, We are part of the etern​ity

-​Aleja​ndro
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Von Jergo





Jul 6 2009 12:50 PM

Thanks for the add
really liking the tracks !
ariesjrnyfan





Jul 5 2009 10:35 AM

have not forgotten you Kav
just don't have time to visit your page but here i am for some love
thanks for the friendship
keep rocking
Mani Mandrix and the Open Minds





Jul 5 2009 10:35 AM

Heya there Kav, how ya doin 2day? Thanx 4 takin a listen & addin yer friendship. Welcome & enjoy. Have a blast on the 4th! Blues rockin, Mani~
Thinus





Jul 3 2009 9:15 AM

Hey, thanx for the add. Keep up the good work!
Alanna Deutrom





Jul 3 2009 9:15 AM

thankyou for the add,
youre awesome!!!!
drop by sometime :)
and check out my journey



love Alanna x
Ilenia Volpe





Jul 3 2009 9:15 AM

nice to meet u!
Humboldt Lagoon





Jul 2 2009 6:47 PM

dig the sound, Kav!
peace from Chicago
PHIF





Jul 2 2009 5:56 PM

hey!
thanks!
great work!!
Przedpiekle





Jul 2 2009 4:59 PM

Hi!!! Thank you for the add. Good music, good video. Congratulations . Marek. It is my world - my heaven and my hell........... and my life. Regards.
ALTOPANA





Jul 2 2009 4:59 PM

Todo el exito para ti, nuestro respeto desde Caracas.
LarsenRock





Jul 2 2009 4:58 PM

PhotobucketLarsen rock xxxxxxxx
aetras





Jul 2 2009 4:57 PM

thanks kav for add me
Mark Roddey





Jul 2 2009 8:18 AM

Hey there,
thanks for the friendship ...
"Peace through art, music, and the written word, baby!"
~Mark Roddey
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