LOWdOGS is a pair of uniquely seasoned road musicians hailing from the hills of Western North Carolina. LOWdOGS' original style of music is rooted in blues, bluegrass, jazz, country, funk and rock built around strong songwriting and nuanced improvisation-driven musicianship. "Americana Jam" or "Cowboy Jazz" are terms that can be used to describe this combination of the drawling vocals and country-blues tinged acoustic guitar & harmonica playing of Kris Kehr with the muscular funk-jazz influenced electric bass playing of Chris Q. The two met and became friends while touring as members of The Recipe (2001 to 2003) but have been performing music professionally for a combined total of almost 40 years. Before The Recipe, Q has toured and recorded extensively with Hypnotic Clambake and Jiggle while Kehr fronted the State College, Pa. based Stone Poets and toured as a solo act.
Chris Q has performed onstage with THE BUDDY RICH TRIO, PETER ROWAN (Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys, Old & In The Way), PETE SEARS (Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Hot Tuna), MARK KAREN (The Other Ones), JORMA KAUKONEN & JACK CASADY (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna), MERLE SAUNDERS, DEREK TRUCKS (Derek Trucks Band, The Allman Brothers Band), OTEIL BURBRIDGE (Aquarium Rescue Unit, The Allman Brothers Band), LEFTOVER SALMON, MOE, STRANGEFOLK, STRING CHEESE INCIDENT and of course BABY GRAMPS. He has opened for THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, RATDOG, JGB, HOT TUNA, DAVID BROMBERG, LITTLE FEAT, THE NEVILLE BROTHERS, DEL McCOURY BAND, STEVE KIMOCK BAND & STRING CHEESE INCIDENT. Major Festivals he has performed at include HIGH SIERRA, BERKSHIRE MOUNTAIN MUSIC FEST, OREGON COUNTRY FAIR, GATHERING OF THE VIBES, WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL, FINGERLAKES GRASSROOTS & H.O.R.D.E. His modernist approach to traditional musics and his unique melodic attack have built him his own audience of eclectic listeners through his varied musical projects over the years.
Onstage Kris Kehr (pronounced 'CARE') has performed with folk legend TOM PAXTON, bluegrass legend VASSAR CLEMENTS (Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys, Lester & Earl, Old & In The Way), MIKE GORDON (Phish), VINCE WELNICK (The Tubes, Grateful Dead), TOM CONSTANTEN (Grateful Dead) & DAVID GANS. In the studio he has worked with engineer/producer TOM EDMONDS (Lenny Kravitz, Rolling Stones, NRBQ, Todd Rundgren, The Roots) and musicians CINDY CASHDOLLAR (Bob Dylan, Asleep At The Wheel), JIM WEIDER (The Band) and GEORGE LAKS & CRAIG ROSS (Lenny Kravitz Band). He has opened for JOHN HARTFORD, STEVE FORBERT, BR-549, DICKIE BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN, SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS, DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, COMMANDER CODY, NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE, KINGFISH, JOHN GORKA, TONY TRISCHKA, COL. BRUCE HAMPTON, DEL McCOURY and LEFTOVER SALMON. Both of Kris' solo albums have appeared on several yearly 'best of' lists on various radio stations around the country and have received many positive reviews. In 2001 the FORD MOTOR COMPANY included a track from Kris' first album on a compilation CD given to 60,000 prospective customers. His heart-felt textured songs have been covered by performers from Rhode Island to Japan.
LOWdOGS' live shows continue to garner audience attention since its inception this past summer. Their 2004 Fall tour took them to festivals and clubs throughout the New England, North East and Mid-Atlantic states as they continued to play closer to home regularly at the famed Town Pump in Black Mountain, NC. The two have just finished work on their first album "FOOd" which is a live compilation of tracks from this tour and is available through their website at www.LOWdOGS.com as is a plethora of information, photos and free downloads.
THE TRAMPOLINES DVD/CD RELEASE PARTY... with special guests Angie Stevens & The Beautiful Wreck, The Fong Jones Band & Rob Drabkin
Sat. May 19th The Bluebird Theater 3317 E Colfax Ave ? Denver doors 7pm | 16+
Hey there...long time no talk to! Well, this is it...our biggest show since RED ROCKS in 05!!! Please join us for our DVD/CD RELEASE PARTY, on Sat. May 19th at The Bluebird Theater in Denver, Co.!!! This is a "16+" event, the first for us in awhile, so we really hope that you can be there to celebrate it with us! The 2 disc set is entitled, "ONE NIGHT LIVE", and will be available for purchase on our myspace page on Tues. May 22nd!!! Please check back then if you'd like to order a copy. Thanks for all of your support...we really DO appreciate it! Best Wishes, -Mark S...TRAMPOLINES
I am asking all of my friends if they can support me by buying my CD available at Walmart.com .
I am very close to being the hottest moving CD along side Corrine Bailey. Help me make the Top Seller List this week if you can.
I have two hits on this album the first one is titled Boys in Boots which went to number 13, and Space which went to number 9 earlier this month. The album is titled "Don't Look Down".
Thank you and please let me know what I can do to return the favor in the future.
LOWdOGS, Happy Holidays!!! thanks for being a myspace friend! checkout my cd "Percolator". It features Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson) on bass,
John Medeski (Medeski, Martin & Wood) on Keyboards and Rodney Holmes (Steve Kimock Band, Santana, Brecker Brothers) on drums.
Our touring band is as follows
Jim Weider ("THE BAND") guitar
Mitch Stein (Steve Kimock) guitar
Rodney Holmes drums
Steve Lucas (Bruce Cockburn) bass
Come out and see us!!!
We'll be in Bethlehem, PA jan. 5th
California january 23-28
Annapolis, MD Feb. 3rd
Natick, Ma Feb 17th
Italy, Germany and Switzerland in March!!!!!
It's just us UncleFuckerz sayin' hi and thank all y'all who made our last our an MF blast!
With any luck, we'll be back out ASAP getting back to the monumental task of rocking you, screwing you, drinking with you, crashing on your couch, and being stranded on the side of your highway.
Holler at us anytime and if you have any great bizniz offers or deals for us, holler sooner than that.
UncleFucker is available for weddings, birthday parties, Bachelor(ette)s, Bar Mitzvahs and for those of you who are nuptually inclined, I am a registered minister with 2 kills under his belt that can legally marry you in the heathen religion of your choosing.
Burn corporate rock, 911truth.org , Twang 'til you die, we love almost all of you,
Thanks for adding me...I'm very sorry to say I don't think I'm familiar with you?
But yes, thanks for enjoying my bizarre little space in all the electronic teenage dribble. Will check out your tunes when I can.
Communicate Love
Not Fade Away...We Miss You Jerry!
