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East Coast Rantallion Tour kicks off Oct. 11th!!!

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Watch Girls Guns & Glory perform "Keep on Calling" Live on the FOX 25 Morning News!Voted "Best Local Band" of 2007 in The Boston Phoenix Reader's Poll! "A twangy country-folk band might not best represent the majority of music that's coming out of Boston, but Girls Guns & Glory is a damned good ambassador for the Hub's local talent. An eclectic blend of musical styles that's reminiscent of Johnny Cash one minute, CCR the next, the all-male quintet mixes catchy melodies with cowboy vocals and creative percussion, hurling grit (and sometimes grits) and heart into every tune." -The Boston Phoenix Winners "Best Roots Act" in the 2007 FNX/Phoenix Best Music Poll Your support is truly appreciated!!! Girls Guns & Glory - Live in NYC. "Girls Guns and Glory delivered a graceful, sturdy set of Buddy Holly-meets-Buck Owens twang 'n' roll that translated to the night's most sublime performance. Singer-guitarist Ward Hayden has the pillowy voice of a '50s pin-up star -- the constant comparisons to crooners like Chris Isaak and Lyle Lovett are well-deserved -- and his band's amber-soaked melodies, tight musicianship, and casual elegance were a tonic to an evening." -The Boston Globe "(Girls Guns & Glory) had a smooth, authentic Honky Tonk/early Rock & Roll vibe that was incredibly endearing. The group won over the packed house at Mr. Pitiful's "in less than half a verse, no lie,"" -City Beat (Cincinnatti, OH) "Girls, Guns and Glory just might re-ignite the whole country-rock scene in New England...GG&G has some serious country music chops, but they also kick it up with rock 'n' roll abandon.” – The Patriot Ledger "Imagine Lyle Lovett and Chris Isaak paying tribute to classic American rock n' roll from Elvis, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison.” –The Boston Herald "Bourbon's doesn't feature chicken wire around the stage or peanut hulls on the floor, but the new venue felt like a Southern roadhouse on Friday night when Girls Guns and Glory rocked the joint, roots style.” –The Wire (Portsmouth, NH) “Girls Guns and Glory isn't your typical rock n' roll band. They burst into their first set, treating a capacity crowd to lick to tunes that would even make Charlie Daniels and Tom Petty tip their hats.” – The Noise "Sporting Tex-Mex rhythms, cowboy guitars and vibrato rich vocals that skirt a western yodel, Girls Guns & Glory band members Ward Hayden on vocals & guitar, Bruce Beagley on bass guitar, Colin Toomey on Guitars and Brendan Murphy on percussion kick up a qualified dust cloud of cowpoke tuneage sure to remind us of what country/western music should sound like. Long before country posers like Garth Brooks came along, country music was ripe with heartfilled sentiment fueled by jangling acoustic and electric guitars and the clanging of spurs. Girls Guns & Glory have recaptured all of that and more." -Metronome MagazineEnter your Email to join the Girls Guns and Glory Email List:
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Member Since: 11/18/2005
Band Website: girlsgunsandglory.com
Band Members: WARD HAYDEN - Guitar, Vocals BRUCE IV - Bass BRENDAN MURPHY - Percussion JOHNNY SURPRISES - Drum Kit, Cajone, Vocals Featuring: Colt Thompson - Lead Guitar, Vocals Rob Loyot - Horns, Percussion, a modern day renaissance man
Influences: Steve Earle, Chuck Berry, The Ramones, Otis Redding, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, The Stan Thompson Band, Richard Thompson, Ray Lamontagne, Ryan Adams, Haunches, Jackie Wilson, Rolling Stones, Hank Williams, Hank III, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lyle Lovett, Bright Eyes, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, Robert Earl Keen, Robert Johnson, pretty much any act that starts with Robert, Elliott Smith, Buck Owens, Bob Dylan, Gambling Women.
Sounds Like: Early Rock n' Roll, Traditional Country, Folk, Roots, "An Alternative to the Alternative."
View Girls Guns and Glory's EPK
Record Label: Jack Squat
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

’07 Eastern Third of the US FALL TOUR

Beginning Oct. 11th Girls Guns & Glory is hitting the road with their good friends and rock 'n' country compatriots, Cassavettes, for their 2007 Eastern Third of the US Fall Tour!10/11 - NEW YORK ...
Posted by Girls Guns and Glory on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:51:00 PST

Big Man by Girls Guns & Glory in RadioShack Commercial (the 2nd time around)

RadioShack is going to continue using the Girls Guns & Glory song "Big Man" for a 30 second and 60 second TV commercial titled "Road Block" or "Over Comes the Big Man." The commercial should ...
Posted by Girls Guns and Glory on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:54:00 PST

"Big Man" on ESPN College Football Prime Time

It seems that "Big Man" by Girls Guns & Glory is at it again, this time the song has found it's way back onto ESPN for College Football Prime Time. The song was recently used in the Clemson vs. FS...
Posted by Girls Guns and Glory on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:30:00 PST

New Hampshire CD Release Show @ The Press Room (recap)

What a whirlwind of a weekend! On Thursday we opened the night up at the Philadelphia music complex Grape Street, it was a really fun show, plus we got to meet up with a bunch of friends and family th...
Posted by Girls Guns and Glory on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:10:00 PST

Band in Boston Podcast

A short while back Girls Guns & Glory went over to a very friendly little living room in Somerville, MA and played a set of old, new and even some previously unheard material. Jen and Andy fr...
Posted by Girls Guns and Glory on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:43:00 PST

A few MORE new reviews...

Here are a few more reviews that Girls Guns & Glory's NEW album "Pretty Little Wrecking Ball" has picked up in recent days. If you don't like what you read here, please feel free to write one your...
Posted by Girls Guns and Glory on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:54:00 PST

Girls Guns & Glory "Best Roots Act" in 2007 FNX/Phoenix Best Music Poll!

       Truly, thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for us in the 2007 FNX/Phoenix Best Music Poll. To be nominated for "Best Roots Act" was very exciting and t...
Posted by Girls Guns and Glory on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:48:00 PST

Girls Guns & Glory - Live on FOX 25 Morning News

It seems that early on Thursday morning, May 31st of the year 2007, Girls Guns & Glory found their way into the FOX 25 News studio for a Live Performance on the Morning Show. They arrived tired an...
Posted by Girls Guns and Glory on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:33:00 PST

International Review

I'm not sure what this says, but I'm guessing it's good. Roots Time Magazine (Dutch) Het zal wel toeval wezen dat juist wanneer Chris Isaak opnieuw tekens van leven vertoont met ondermeer een concert ...
Posted by Girls Guns and Glory on Fri, 11 May 2007 04:57:00 PST

Girls Guns & Glory gone commercial?!?

Girls Guns & Glory have gone commercial.....?!?!!!?????? Well, not exactly, but if you're eyeballing your favorite television program and a RadioShack commercial comes on where a father is trying ...
Posted by Girls Guns and Glory on Tue, 08 May 2007 05:38:00 PST