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DC-THU.FEB.17-KINGS GO FORTH & DJ NITECRAWLER

showstoppershowstopper 9 Posts
edited February 2011 in Announcements

Kings Go Forth
http://www.kingsgoforth.com/


"Of course it sounds great: Adherence to period-appropriate production techniques is a bedrock tenet of the soul revival, so the album could be mistaken for a decades-old artifact."
- Pitchfork 7.8

"Sharon Jones, move over. With fiery singer Black Wolf leading the attack, the fine debut from Milwaukee's ten-man Kings Go Forth echoes the high-flying vibe of Superfly-era Curtis Mayfield and other '70s greats, yet feels utterly fresh."
- Spin 8.0

The story of Kings Go Forth starts with the afore mentioned Andy Noble. He was born, raised and still lives in Milwaukee, and probably knows more about classic soul, funk, and R&B than anyone you???ve ever met. He???s a dedicated record collector, an independent label entrepreneur, and the proprietor of the fabled Lotus Land record shop. If you???re looking for someone to provide discographical details of, say, the Magic Hat label or to sing the praises of some long-vanished vocalist from Memphis or Birmingham or Cleveland, then Andy???s your man. He???s that into it.

Andy co-founded KGF with Black Wolf, an immensely talented singer and writer who has performed around Milwaukee since the 1970s. The two met in Andy???s record shop circa 2004, and since then have assembled a powerhouse ten-piece soul unit consisting of seven players and three singers that is simply one of the most thrillingly creative new bands to be heard, in any genre, in the U.S.A. today.

Here at last is a band creating its own immediately identifiable sound from a broad palette of classic R&B (mid-Sixties Chicago, early-Seventies Philadelphia, and other sources far more obscure); setting that sound to Black Wolf???s timeless lyrics of love and loss, despair and hope, and delivering it all with fierce urgency and undeniable emotional commitment. There is power in KGF???s multi-ethnic makeup, in their 25 year age span, and in their unforced command of the soul music idiom. And to date, the soul revival has not produced another band with a vocal blend so rich in tone and feeling.

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: The Mighty Heard & Dj Nitekrawler

Thursday February 17, 2011
Rock & Roll Hotel
1353 H ST NE
Washington, DC 20002
202.388.7625
Doors @ 8pm
Show @ 9pm
All Ages Welcome
$15 in advance
$17 at the door
http://www.rockandrollhoteldc.com
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