Guitar/Lead vocals - Kevin Casenhiser (KC Blues)
Bob Estrada on bass, Jim Riccitelli keys, Dave Davis on drums, Rich Arnold on sax. KC Blues Band is a five member band!
You can now Download our new album "Perfectly Toasted Blues" in MP3 Format right below! But if you want the actual CD in the mail, you will have to go to www.kcbluesband.com and order it there. Thank You for your support!
Kevin Casenhiser, (KC Blues), was born on December 5th 1992, in Mesa Arizona. He has been playing the guitar since he was six years old and has been playing live since he was eleven. Kevin is now 17, and some of his musical influences include Stevie-Ray Vaughan, Walter Becker, Billy Gibbons, Freddie King, Oscar Peterson and his personal favorite, Eric Clapton. His favorite band of all time is Steely Dan. Kevin describes his music as a "Bluesy-Jazzy Funk-Rock that goes to "11"! Kevin performs solo or with his 5 member band, which consists of drums, bass, keys, sax, and Kevin on the guitar. As a solo artist, and with his band, Kevin has performed over 150 shows and festivals throughout Arizona, Minnesota, Florida and Colorado, and has done numerous benefits. He has also won numerous awards. In January of 2006, 13-year-old Kevin won 2nd place in the “Chandler Center for the Arts Teen Competition”. In November of 2006, Kevin made it to the finals with the KC Blues Band in the “Arizona Blues Showdown”, at the famous Rhythm Room in Phoenix. In December of 2006, Kevin won Alice Cooper's annual "Proof is in the Pudding" solo contest, and as a result he was invited to do a solo performance at the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, AZ in front of 6,000 people. The KC Blues Band was named “Performer of the Year” for 2008 at the Phoenix Music Awards. And most recently, Kevin was declared the winner of the 2008 “Arizona Drug Free Super Star Search Competition”, sponsored by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Kevin continues to improve musically and lives by the motto "The Blues are the Roots, the Rest are the Fruits". The KC Blues band also released their debut album “Perfectly Toasted Blues” in early 2008. The sky is the limit for this promising young artist.
Thank you for being my friend. Please check out the great guys I play with in the Cruize Brothers; Guido, Brad & Mike at www.mikedollins.biz If you got a gig lead anywhere in the south here, this is our SonicBid link; : www.sonicbids.com/MichaelDollinsCruizeBros“Have Band, Will Gig.”
Keep on jammin’ them blues, it’s music to my ears.
Hi everybody, just here to say our new RORY GALLAGHER HAWK BOOSTER is ready for shipping. Have a listen if you get a chance, All the best, Stevie Flynn.
Hey KC - HoneyBoy loved you little brother. His Memorial Concert is June 14th @ the Rhythm Room. I hope you will be available to perform on the day we honor the big man. He'd like that!
