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the sons of katie elder

What Would Springsteen Do?

About Me

The Sons of Katie Elder began to take pysical form in a small Newtown loungeroom in September 2006. Two long-time friends, Greg Andren and Johnny West decided to attempt to make music that they liked. After a few months of writing, strumming and bad home recordings, a band began to evolve. In feburary 2007 bass player Banjo Fitzsimons, drummer Tim Burns and guru/mosttalentedpedalsteelplayerinaustralia Jason Walker joined as permanent members securing the line-up. .... What kind of music do The Sons of Katie Elder play...? Well genres are pigeon holes...and can be like a bad permanent tattoo. The Sons of Katie Elder try to write songs that are earnest and real...whatever the subject matter may be... while the music itself owes equally to both rock and country...You can see our list of musical influences...we'd hopefully fit somewhere in there...We don't want to tell you, we'd rather you decide...'To sing you must first open your mouth. You must have a pair of lungs, and a little knowledge of music. It is not necesary to have an accordian, or a guitar. The essential thing is to want to sing. This then is a song. I am singing.' - Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/26/2006
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members: Greg Andren (guitar, vox) Johnny West (guitar, vox) Banjo Fitzsimon (bass) Tim Burns (drums) Jason Walker (pedal steel, motivational talks)
Influences: oh shit... GRAM PARSONS (solo or anything he touched), RYAN ADAMS, whiskeytown, BOB DYLAN, JOHNNY CASH, southside johnny, bowie, garry us bonds, TOWNES VAN ZANDT, kris kristofferson, merle haggard, morrissey, the old crow medicine show, THE SMITHS, lucinda williams, the pogues, emmylou harris, the birthday party, handsome family band, guy clark, NEKO CASE, woody guthrie, hank williams, george harrison, jesse malin, matthew ryan, ramones, dave edmunds, david johansen, son volt, THE NEW YORK DOLLS, drive by truckers, nicolai dunger, pj harvey, the byrds, graham parker, the beatles, marvin gaye, gina villalobos, husker du, the waitresses, wilco, adam green, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN the arcade fire, dan brodie, television, PATSY CLINE, hayes carll, tom petty and the heartbreakers, m. ward, elvis, WILCO leonard cohen, nick cave, the national, elvis costello, john prine, buddy and julie miller, nicolai dunger, will oldham, bonnie 'prince' billy, DAN SARTAIN, the detroit cobras, micha p hinson, rank and file, red house painters grateful dead, the jayhawks, MARAH, richmond fontaine, interpol, steve earle, the libertines (train-wreckage aside), nick cave, ANYTHING SAM PHILLIPS TOUCHED, roy orbison, the band, the sleepy jackson, chris spedding, loudon wainwright III clem snide, the strokes, UNCLE TUPELO, son volt, adam green, willy mason, NEIL YOUNG, gillian welch and dave rawlings, sarah lee guthrie and johnny irion, the kinks, kings of leon, the go-betweens, fred eaglesmith, the triffids, THE ROLLING STONES the cure, bright eyes, the clash, THE WEARY BOYS, richard buckner...etc
Sounds Like: a bunch of drunk gunslingers, wimps and hustlers singing showtunes
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

GRAM PARSONS FANS...PLEASE READ!!!

It is a tragedy that Gram has not been given the recognition he deserves. Please visit the link below and vote for Gram parsons the pioneer of country rock/alt. country to be inducted into the Country...
Posted by the sons of katie elder on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:26:00 PST

Recording Demo

We are heading into the studio in the next few weeks to record a proper demo...We have set some exciting goals for ourselves over the next twelve months....If we're playing in a town near you we love ...
Posted by the sons of katie elder on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:08:00 PST

To All Australians

Please take a moment to click on our bottom right friend and have a read...Greg's dad has just announced he will run as an independent for the senate in the 2007 federal election....this is a huge ask...
Posted by the sons of katie elder on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:48:00 PST

LOOK HERE EVERYONE!!!!!!!!

For those who are unfamilar, Australia has a radio station that has an ongoing competition each year to support and expose new and unsigned artists......It basically comes down to the number of votes ...
Posted by the sons of katie elder on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:00:00 PST

demo...

hello this was our first ever attempt at recording.....did it at home the other night...more on the way soon...nice and raw, fuck the smooth edges... hope you like it...if you dont...press stop (squar...
Posted by the sons of katie elder on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:35:00 PST