Liquid Kings
Liquid Kings is a four piece rock and roll band that âœcan be described with the single word ârockâ. The Portland-based band eschews punk's savage efficiency, saving space for sprawling solos, and it replaces metal's growling menace with vocal vulnerability.â - The Portland Mercury.
Consisting of Adam Byrne on drums, Skyylar Pelous on vocals, Tye Lewman on guitar and Chris McDonnell on bass, Liquid Kings is finishing up their long awaited Self Titled LP that is due out in Winter of 2010. The bandâs music recorded in their personal studio, Leviathan Studios; has been described as âœRock and Roll with bite, energy and searing guitar solosâhigh energy music with phenomenal vocalsâmetaphorical pyromaniaâ. Lewman, the main song writer and guitarist for the band says that âœthe goal of Liquid Kings is to break free of the repetitive and watered down sound of the radio. Our mission is to steer the focus back on to the music and to resuscitate the rock scene through live performances and local awareness.â
Liquid Kingsâ music has reached the Oregon Top 10 list on the website www.broadjam.com two separate times (Silent Hole and Loaded Gun). The band has been featured on 3 independent short films (DÃjà Vu, One and a Quarter, and Artificial Echoes) and has earned numerous awards through garageband.com, most recently winners of Track of the Day on May 22, 2009 and Best Guitars for the week of Mar 23, 2009 (both for the song Shadow Mind). During the summer of 2007 Liquid Kings was proud to headline the Movies in the Parks shows put on by Portland Parks & Recreations. The band received great exposure to a wide range of audiences while simultaneously giving back to the community.
According to Crave Magazine, Liquid Kings is âœa fantastic representation of what NW rock is doingâ and LSF Presents adds âœthey're from Portland and they're headed for bigger places.â
Liquid Kings continues to play âœlumberjack rock and rollâ throughout the Northwest and looks forward to experiencing new venues; bringing forth âœattention demandingâ rock music that can be enjoyed by a diverse range of individuals.
Keep rock alive!
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Contact Information:
Band Manager:
Lindsey Lewman (503) 679-7771
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I was doing acoustic for a 2 years or so with Jimi Gutino...just us two a guitar and a mic. I got the itch to be back on the full band electric scene. Found a bad ass drummer through a friend and high energy bassist from scouring the internet for bassists (another positive aspect of the internet). FINALLY we feel like we're stable and the lineup is finalized and set.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes...anywhere and everywhere. Right now mainly in Portland, OR, but as soon as our demo is cut we will be travelling to promote. The West Coast is in trouble!
Your musical influences
We listen to any and everything...it's hard to say what influences us the most...Johnny Cash, Live, Queens of the Stone Age, Beastie Boys, Tool, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix...the list is unbearable. Some artists you don't hear in our music but they still influence us. Influence in different ways such as motivation, inspiration, admiration or any kind of "ation" you can think up!
What equipment do you use?
Guitars, drums, vocals and such...come see us live and take notes of the specifics makes and models.
Anything else?
Let us know what you think and spread the word! Keep Rock Alive!
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