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Kevin Bilchik
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St. Louis, Missouri
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Member Since12/3/2005
Band Websitewww.KevinBilchik.com
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Thanks to all the following people for their contributions in the studio and on stage: Jacob Detering, R. Scott Bryan, Joe Meyer, Lauren Markow, Ken Zarecki, Alan Copeland Photography (press kit), Crystal Rolfe (myspace photo), + Mom and Dad

InfluencesFM radio, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters, The Clash, JJ Cale, John Hiatt, Tom Petty, John Prine, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Westerberg, Neil Finn, The Minutemen, The Pixies, Michelle Shocked, Robert Hunter, Bob Mould, and everyone else who ever wrote songs that I couldn't get out of my head.
Sounds LikeJohn Hiatt, Tom Petty, John Prine, Steve Earle
Type of LabelIndie


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Nov 20 2009 8:00P
SqWires - Kevin Bilchik w/ percussionist Joe Meyer St. Louis, Missouri

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   About Kevin Bilchik


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Quantcast “I was a writer first. I didn’t know I wanted to sing until I started putting my words to music,” says Bilchik, of St. Louis, Missouri. Blending rock and contemporary folk, his words and music offer a personal perspective with wide appeal. “When I perform my songs, it’s like taking a tour of what I’ve learned about life in the past 10 years. Every time I play, it’s a reminder that your whole life comes along with you wherever you go. You can’t run away from it. I’m hoping that people who hear my music feel that I’ve said something they’ve been thinking about, too.”

Kevin’s life path swerved significantly from the expected. “Like a lot of people, I knew there was something out there for me, but I didn’t know what or where it was,” he says. “That’s when I started taking my own route. I caught rides to random places out West. I followed bands around on festival tours. I apprenticed in non-traditional jobs and lived in unconventional communities. Those times and places and people led me to some of the ideas and lessons that drive my songs today.”

But there was always a guitar, he adds. “As a little kid, I took about two piano lessons before I quit, and I played the trombone for a couple of days. But I grabbed a guitar whenever things were uncomfortable socially, or when nothing was happening. So there was always the opportunity to channel my experiences into a song.” And he did. “I’ve spent the past 16 years finding my voice as a singer and writer, playing music on back porches, in basements, coffee houses and bars, working restaurant jobs, and writing lyrics on napkins and take-out order forms.”

A chance meeting in a St. Louis guitar shop jump-started Kevin’s official music career. “The people I met that day are still some of my best friends, collaborators and critics,” he says. “And I still look at every day as another chance to pick up my guitar and see what happens.”


   


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Honey

Honey Lee



Nov 16 2009 12:16 AM

LUV your style!

Dave Tamkin

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Nov 13 2009 9:26 PM


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JASON AND THE PUNKNECKS

JASON AND THE PUNKNECKS



Nov 5 2009 12:16 AM

hope to see ya at one of our shows..check our profile out and see when we are close to ya.. leave a comment if ya like us..lol.. thanx jp
JASON AND THE PUNKNECKS

JASON AND THE PUNKNECKS



Oct 27 2009 4:27 AM

hope to see ya at one of our shows..our profile has our New Tour Dates,stop by leave a comment
 
Auset Music Project

Auset Music Project



Oct 26 2009 3:09 PM

Cool show at the Chapel... i know i already told you... but just sayin it here too.  
Musikanto

Musikanto



Oct 12 2009 10:15 PM

Show this Thursday at 9:00 pm at Off Broadway with my good friends the Hooten Hollers. I hope you can make it out.
Ian Fisher

Ian Fisher



Oct 10 2009 5:42 PM


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Oct 2 2009 5:42 PM

Operator 303
10/15/2009 7:00 PM at Pop’s
1405 Mississippi Ave., Sauget, Illinois 62201
Cost: $7
Archfront Media Presents A Local Music Showcase Operator 303, About Last Night, Seven Inside, No Solution, Linn Creek, Pop’s www.popsrocks.com 1405 Mississippi Ave. Sauget, IL 62201 (618) 274-6720 $7.00 + ($2.00 minor surcharge)
JASON AND THE PUNKNECKS

JASON AND THE PUNKNECKS



Sep 30 2009 6:50 PM

hope to see ya at one of our shows..click on our profile for TOUR UPDATES,leave a comment...thanx jp
Team,Justice! (drummer wanted)

Team,Justice! (drummer wanted)



Sep 30 2009 2:36 AM

heya cheers for being friends with us have a listen to our stuff maybe? And beware its swamp donkey season and they are all out and about. Peace and love
Chris the Nash-Villian

Chris the Nash-Villian



Sep 6 2009 11:54 AM


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Operator 303

Operator 303
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Aug 20 2009 5:51 PM

8/22/2009 7:00 PM at Fubar
3108 Locust, St Louis, Missouri 63101
Cost: $8

This is going to be a great night. The show starts at 5:00.  We'll go on later around 7:00 maybe.  We won't know until the show date exactly what order the bands will play.  There will be a lot of great bands to see and we'll be there too.  Tell the door guy at the Fubar that you are there at our invitation (or we don't get credit for bringing friends which is the name of the game)...

We continue to book shows.  The next event will be fun and crazy stuff at Broadway Bistro Zoo on September 12th.  Fun and sexy adult entertainment.  More info to follow shortly.
The Mississippi Sawyers

The Mississippi Sawyers



Jun 23 2009 7:51 PM

We'll be inside this time. So why scorch in the heat... come out and enjoy some bluegrass, wine and cooool air conditioning.


SHAWART.COM

SHAWART.COM



Jun 23 2009 12:49 AM

Awesome job last Friday Night- you made my art show a Class Act! Thank You!
The Mississippi Sawyers

The Mississippi Sawyers



Jun 10 2009 7:05 PM

We'll be performing at 7:00 pm on Friday, June 19th!

Amanda

Amanda



Jun 10 2009 1:30 PM

Hi, Kevin. I LOVE your new songs! When are you coming to Denver???
Front Row Productions

Tommy Donoho



Jun 10 2009 5:18 AM

WOW, Nice Stuff, Keep up the good work & keep in touch !!
Kim Smith

Kim Smith



Jun 10 2009 1:49 AM

I LOVE YOU STUFF! Yay for you!
alan

alan hare



May 21 2009 8:30 AM

thanks for add
great music
math you ~ music for girls

math you ~ music for girls



May 8 2009 10:25 PM

dude... that song really came out great!
the tone and over all quality of the video is great!
where did you get that done?
Following the Water

Following the Water



May 8 2009 4:32 AM

NEW TRACKS POSTED!!! BRAND NEW SONGS!!! Hear what we have been doing in the studio. The rest are being tracked. Tell us what you think. Tell your friends. Thanks for the ad.
Kingdom Brothers

Kingdom Brothers



May 7 2009 10:30 PM

Kevin welcome to our page-keep the great songs coming.
BW
Auset Music Project

Auset Music Project



May 7 2009 4:51 PM

Hey Daddy-O -

did ya'll make out like bandits or what??? just wanted to say hello and thanks for including us in the celebration.

All Love,
Auset
Blues City Deli

Vinnie Blues City Deli



May 6 2009 10:57 PM

Thanks Kev...enjoyed havin' we'll do it again later this year (Nov-Dec) or in 2010.

Thanks
Vinnie
SHAWART.COM

SHAWART.COM



May 6 2009 4:11 AM

Have you been to www.CultureSurfer.com yet? Why not?! St. Louis producer Naomi Silver is the ONLY ONE in St.Louis doing this- an online inside to the REAL local arts scene! I’m often shocked at how little people know about St Louis’ great local fine arts, and how little our local press covers the real local events- they all pretend to care about, but do little to support it. For that matter, I see very few of our local art galleries getting behind this, which blows my mind. Listen up local artists, galleries, and art institutions: someone really cares about us now- SPREAD THE WORD.

Turn the damned TV off and go to http://culturesurfer.com/ - you might learn something!

Personal recommendation: see David Langley’s funny and very personable interview with Naomi in the art videos- a really great artist and a gentleman!
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