We play live several times a year. One live show is worth fifteen rehearsals.

It throws everything up in the air. The music industry is best when it's in chaos. It's when the industry gets comfortable that garbage like Britney Spears or Limp Bizkit gets out. It's when the industry is off-balance that great bands sneak in and get heard.

It would have to be a *very* good contract!

The Kindly Ones are rocking audiences wherever they go with sweet melodies framing shocking, poetic lyrics, fueled by raging guitars, thundering bass & drums. Formed in March of 2002, Dominic von Riedemann (vocals/guitar), Sarah Ternoway (bass/vocals) and Jeff Kahl (drums) create a sound greater than just three people. The Kindly Ones have been compared to Hüsker Dü, Interpol, and Social Distortion, but they blaze a trail all their own.
The Kindly Ones seduce you even as they cut you. It is this blend of sweet and sinister that keeps audiences coming back for more.

If you like bands like Hüsker Dü, Interpol, Sugar, or Social Distortion, you'll like The Kindly Ones. We're dark pop with a touch of hardcore.

A sweat-stained stage.

Dominic (vox/guitar): Gibson Les Paul (w. Seymour Duncan pickups) -> Korg AX1000G multi-fx -> Fender Prosonic
Sarah (bass/vox): Fender Jazz -> Big Muff Pi -> home-made envelope filter -> Trace Elliot bass head w. Eden cab