SPECIAL THANKS: Well. It’s been quite a month and we need to get a couple of thank you’s out there. You might already know that the BKs sophomore album, Epic Hello, was officially released on November 5, 2011. At the same time, the band’s pretty mugs were on the cover of the November issue of The Noise-Boston, and Mr. Tee Max, editor of the said Noise, made that happen (along with his awesome ladyfriend, Ann, who distributes the zine EVERWHARE!). Tee also co-sponsored the Gloucester Epic Hello CD Release Party along with big music supporters Peter and Vicki Van Ness at Gimmesound. What you might not know is that It is because of our photographically inclined den mother Louise Welch that The Noise even knows we exist, and because of a remarkably well written article by Mrs. Samantha Goddess that the Bandit Kings came off sounding like a grown-up band with real instruments. THANK YOU. From the bottom of our lungs, THANK YOU.
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Recent Press
Boston Band Crush crushes on title song from new album, Epic Hello: “...They seem to have an innate understanding between them, like someone you will let wander off at a store/party/show and don’t worry about finding…” Read the full article here
The Noise-Boston features awesome review of full album in the Decemeber issue: “…The title track “Epic Hello” stands by itself as a soothing, sad, emotional journey of desire with a matching melody that is rarely stumbled upon by any rock ’n’ roll musicians.” Read the review here
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Coming up
Friday, December 16, 2011
The Bandit Kings and Brad Byrd
Plough and Stars, Cambridge, MA
Doors at 9, $5
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Bandit Kings, Brad Byrd, Astrocat, and more
Radio Bean Coffeehouse
Burlington, VT
7:30pm, free
Saturday, December 31, 2011
The Rhumbline’s second annual
Mighty Fancy New Years Eve Party
with the Bandit Kings and the BFs!
Gloucester, MA
9pm, $10
Thursday, January 19
Molly Malones
Los Angeles
8pm
More LA info coming soon!
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Stuff!
Bandit Kings merchandise is now being regularly circulated at shows. T-shirts, pins, and CDs can be mailed to you for the holidays if you email us here at thebanditkings@gmail.com with your name and address.
Epic Hello is available all your favorite online retailers: CDBaby & iTunes & Amazon
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Get your fix:
There are trip photos and more dates at www.banditkings.com
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You can also download or purchase hard copies of Precious Stones and Live in Los Angeles at iTunes & CDBaby & Amazon
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The Bandit Kings are:
Renee Dupuis on lead vocals and keys, Ann Marie, also on lead vocals, Dennis Monagle on drums, Joe Cardoza on bass, and Dan King on lead guitar. The Bandit Kings’ play original tunes written by the band members and hot b-sides by classic artists for longer shows. They have found bare-bones musical chemistry, including the rich meld of vocalists Ann Marie and Dupuis, who “both have voices that bring us back to the dawn of country rock, whisky soaked and raspy in just the right places while never crossing into the overpowering. The song is a rare treat that could have been tossed aside as a boring anachronism in less capable hands.” -Boston Band Crush
Good Morning Gloucester 