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About Me

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Formed whilst still at school, members Davy Knowles (guitars/vocals/mandolins) , Ross Doyle (drums) and Adam Jones (bass) have been firmly rooted in blues music from a young age. After giging around their native Isle of Man for 2 years, they have spent the last 18months extensively touring America, playing festivals like Austin City Limits, SXSW, Download & Lollapalooza and supporting legends like The Who, Kid Rock & Lynyrd Skynyrd, Styx, REO Speedwagon and Grammy Award winning fellow Running Media artist Corinne Bailey Rae. They launched their debut album 'Roll Away' in 2007, which has enjoyed a top ten spot in the Billboard Blues Chart for most of that time. Managed by Bob Miller (Corinne Bailey Rae) and signed to Blix Street Records, they have each now turned 21 and hope to go on to carve out a successful career from their high-energy blues rock.
"I heard the spirit of Jimi Hendrix coming from the open, street side windows of a joint called B.D. Riley's. It was 'Red House,' executed superbly by a surprisingly young trio called Back Door Slam, from the Isle of Man in the U.K. The club was packed and so was the street outside. Folks were transfixed by this kid on guitar who played with a fiery spirit and sang with conviction, making the song his own." - Patrick MacDonald, Seattle Times
"If 'Roll Away' isn't a hit then every rock music writer (myself included) is responsible. The album is a grenade launcher; it's an incendiary device, it's a melodic, melancholy and effervescent cannon ball set to music." - Jason Hood, Time Out Music Columnist
"Roll Away is permeated with songs that are as equally at home in a smoke-filled bar as they are on a balmy afternoon in a wicker chair on a screened-in porch. The moods range from the soft, slow-dance feel of 'Gotta Leave' to the yowling 'Real Man' which evokes The Ides of March's 'Vehicle' in its chorus. The listing also includes a bonus track, a rockier remix of 'Real Man', to finish out the album and put an exclamation point to this first musical statement from a band with a lot of heart and soul." - Music Review by R.J. Carter
"Heavy on My Mind" at Atlanta Smith's Olde Bar. Courtesy MAV TV.
Back Door Slam on JIMMY KIMMEL April 2008
"Outside Woman Blues" at Smith's Olde Bar. Courtesy MAV TV.
DVDs, male & female tshirt designs, woven patches, badges and custom guitar picks available from backdoorslam.com/store.htm and from the merch table at gigs.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/20/2006
Band Website: backdoorslam.com
Band Members: Davy Knowles:
Guitars, Vocals, Mandolin

Adam Jones:
Bass

Ross Doyle:
Drums

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Influences: Influenced by loads of artists... uh... Rory Gallagher, Mark Knopfler, Robert Cray, Ray Charles, John Mayall, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pink Floyd (and any David Gilmour), Sonny Landreth, John Mayer, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, loads of blues fellers... also folk - Bert Jansch, Davey Graham, John Renbourn, Richard Thompson...

Sounds Like: Blues/Rock Trio with a hint on Celticness.

Bookings and Inquiries

Record Label: Blix Street Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

9,000ft Above Sea Level and Sergeant Danger Zone!

Hello! We've been rather busy over the past week (no change there then), we've also been to many places (again no change there). Last week, after a short break, we hit the road again by playing the Te...
Posted by Back Door Slam on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:43:00 PST

Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyd Tour Recap

I told you Id tell you all about it so here it is!We've supported many bands in the past including Rusted Root, Styx, Reo Speedwagon, The Who etc but we really weren't sure what to expect on this tour...
Posted by Back Door Slam on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:17:00 PST

Competition Time!

9th Sept 08: CAPTION COMPETITION - win gig tickets! We've got some tickets to give away to some of our upcoming tour dates - all you have to do to win a pair, is think of an amusing caption to one of...
Posted by Back Door Slam on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:24:00 PST

Introducing Sam McDonald

Hello, Our current tour with Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd is coming to an end and we're never going to forget it! We really can't say enough nice things about the two bands, they've been so hospitable ...
Posted by Back Door Slam on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:36:00 PST

’Kinder Revolution Tour’ With Gov’t Mule

Hello!We're pleased to announce that from the Halloween through November we will be opening for Government Mule!http://www.mule.net/We're incredibly excited about this tour following on from our the c...
Posted by Back Door Slam on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:35:00 PST

Arm Wrestling!

We've settled in nicely now to the Rock 'n' Rebels tour with Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynrd. Tomorrow we play our 3rd show on the tour and we can't wait! Its a massive rush playing to thousands every show...
Posted by Back Door Slam on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:51:00 PST

Sten & George

Hello, Last night we played our second Kid Rock/Lynard Skynard show in Houston Texas. We're having a great time playing to thousands every show even if it is an extremely hard gig as we're playing bef...
Posted by Back Door Slam on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:55:00 PST

Ball in the Bin

We decided to entertain ourselves by playing 'Ball in the Bin'. All of us struggled desperately to get the ball in the bin. That was until our sound engineer Nate strolled in... Original Vide...
Posted by Back Door Slam on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:19:00 PST

Fort Adam and The Past Week

Hello!What have we been up to on this gap in-between shows? Our last show was in Naperville just outside Chicago, we had a great time there and were extremely happy to see so many familiar faces from ...
Posted by Back Door Slam on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:58:00 PST

Sorry Nashville’s Exit Inn Show Cancelled

Sorry guy's but tonight's show at the Exit Inn has also been cancelled. We apologise!
Posted by Back Door Slam on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST