About the Band
“The Ks represent the undeniable bliss of superior song-craft executed brilliantly. The guitars and horns rumble with an old school accessibility that almost never belies the ingenuity behind the arrangements. Monumental.”-Jacob Bartelby, Smart Magazine
The Ks embody the sounds of the letter K, crunching
and crying out songs of work, heartbreak and lust. They focus like no one
playing today and sound at times like James Brown meeting Pavement (more accurately,
Stephen Malkmus fronting the JBs); late period Elvis Presley and The New Pornographers,
Tom Waits and the Clash, The Beatles and The Pixies. While brewing a potent
music that’s all their own, this band effortlessly cops whatever sounds
(The Rolling Stones and Spoon. It’s endless.) seem appropriate for their
latest adventures in rock. The songs are strong and the band is tight. The
shows are old school extravaganzas pulsing with wit, depth and soul.
Singer and writer Dan Kilian, who came to New York after some years toiling
in obscurity in the overlooked yet still “important” Louisville
band The Uglies, formed The Ks last year with
guitarist Ray Beyda, then overhauled the band this year bringing onboard former
Pleasure Mechanics member Dave Benjoya as Music Director. Matt Miniea on bass,
drummer Dave Campbell, and the hon-K orchestra (Dave Prager,
Jon Mossberg, and Marty Sacks) round out this tightly stitched Frankenstein’s monster of entertainment.
They are The Ks. Go see their show and buy their
products.
Buy The K's new full-length release
Can't Get It Together!
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