Black Pistol Fire
Black Pistol Fire | |
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| Origin | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Rock and Roll, Garage Punk, Southern Rock, punk blues |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Rifle Bird Music, Modern Outsider |
| Website | blackpistolfire |
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Black Pistol Fire is a Canadian-born, Austin-based high-octane rock duo. The group consists of Kevin McKeown (guitar/lead vocals) and Eric Owen (drums). They are known for delivering high-energy live performances. They named themselves after a "black fire", which they described as an uncontrollable fire that no amount of water could extinguish.[1][2] Their sound is a mix of classic southern rock and garage punk.
History[edit]
Early Years[edit]
Kevin McKeown and Eric Owen have been life-long friends ever since they met in kindergarten at a North Toronto elementary school.[3] They started playing Rock and Roll together in high school and were founding members of trio "The Shenanigans".[4] The Shenanigans played their first show at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern in 2006 to 20 friends, which Owen later described as "some of the worst music you've ever heard in your life."[5] McKeown explained that they were unable to attract a crowd in Toronto, so McKeown and Owen moved to Austin.[6]
Hush Or Howl (2014)[edit]
They delivered high-energy performances throughout 2014 and 2015. At Baton Rouge Blues Festival 2014, they spared "no expense when it came to throwing energy into performing."[7] In May 2014, they "flooded the KEXP studio with a sound so explosive it left DJ Cheryl Waters stunned."[8] At Lollapalooza 2015, Yahoo Music described them as "a power duo that can almost match the power and intensity of the massive rock sounds of the likes of Led Zeppelin and Fleetwood Mac."[9]
Don't Wake the Riot (2016)[edit]
At Denver's Ogden Theatre in April 2016, "McKeown attacked the stage with abandon, jumped into the crowd to play, writhed on the floor and hopped up on Owen’s kit, all without missing a strum."[10] In 2016, Forbes described Black Pistol Fire as "one of the best at combining guitar and drums into a forceful, heavy rock attack" and "seasoned pros in how to blow away a crowd."[11]
Deadbeat Graffiti (2017)[edit]
In 2017, Consequence of Sound named them best early-day wake up call at Riot Fest 2017[12] and selected them as the best performance at Voodoo Fest 2017, outperforming The Killers and the Foo Fighters.[13] Sometimes the performances take a toll on Kevin McKeown's body. Three days after their performance at Riot Fest 2017, McKeown's neck hurt so much, he had to go to an osteopath.[14]
They acheived break out success in 2018 with "Lost Cause" reaching number one[15] and "Bully" reaching number five in Canada rock airplay.[16]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- 2011 - Black Pistol Fire - Black Pistol Fire Self-released
- 2012 - Big Beat '59 - Rifle Bird Records
- 2014 - Hush Or Howl - Modern Outsider
- 2016 - Don't Wake the Riot - Modern Outsider
- 2017 - Deadbeat Graffiti - Rifle Bird Records
EP's[edit]
- Shut Up!
References[edit]
- ↑ Belanger, Joe (2018-06-13). "Black Pistol Fire finds way back to Canada". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Venafro, Dante (2018-10-05). "OV Recommends: Black Pistol Fire". Vinyl List. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Hardee, Howard (2017-10-04). "Behind Black Pistol Fire's Smoking-Hot Rock & Roll: Two Life-Long Friends". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Danger, Timothy (2012-08-22). "Black Pistol Fire brings rock And roll music back to Texas". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Hoffberger, Chase (2014-10-10). "Poutine: A heaping helping of Canadian challenge called Black Pistol Fire". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Mio, Giovanni (2015-11-11). "Black Pistol Fire Get Their Jack White On". Arena Music. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Brasted, Chelsea (2014-04-12). "Black Pistol Fire throws down high energy set on Foundation Stage". NOLA.com. The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Pritchard, Matt (2014-05-13). "Live Video: Black Pistol Fire". KEXP. KEXP. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Baltin, Steve (2015-08-01). "Lollapalooza '15 Rising Acts: Day 1". Yahoo. Yahoo Music. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Thomas, Andy (2016-04-06). "Shades of the Modern Blues With Gary Clark Jr. and Black Pistol Fire". Westword. Westword. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Baltin, Steve (2016-06-22). "Rockers Black Pistol Fire Talk Building Their Fan Base The Old-Fashioned Way". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Suzanne-Mayer, Dominick (2017-09-18). "Riot Fest 2017 Festival Review: From Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Hallon, David (2017-10-30). "Voodoo 2017 Festival Review: Top 10 Sets". Consequence of Sound. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Curtin, Kevin (2017-09-29). "Playback: Lost in the Silent City". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ "Canada Rock National Airplay". Nielsen BDS. 2018-03-12. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ "Canada Rock National Airplay". Nielsen BDS. 2018-08-11. Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
External links[edit]
Category:Musical groups from Toronto Category:Canadian blues rock musical groups Category:Canadian musical duos Category:Punk blues musical groups Category:Rock music duos
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