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The Robber Barons

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The Robber Barons took the alt-country community by surprise with their 2004 debut cd, Dragging The River. With the release of the follow up, "Kerosene Communion" (in stores now), they've made the leap from roots rock upstarts to one of the most sincere and promising Americana tinged bands in the U.S.
The band delivers well crafted songs formed by a rich and organic sound with lyrics well suited for these troubled times. Their sophomore release, Kerosene Communion features top notch production from Michael Wilson (Paula Frazer) and "fully captures the dark honesty and haunted desperation of those forsaken by the American dream".

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Member Since: 30/11/2005
Band Website: http://www.therobberbarons.com/
Band Members: Alex Holderness: King Doublebass, vocals

Nik Edwards: vocals, electric guitar, banjo, accordion

Kevin Johnson: vocals, acoustic guitar

Jeff Kingman: drums

Jody Clarke: pedal steel
Collaborators : Mac Martine (gtr/pedal steel)
Patti Weiss (fiddle)
Sam Chong (video/audio engineering/live sound)
Michael Wilson (audio engineer/producer)
Influences: old 97's, neko case, 16 horsepower, bob dylan, johnny cash, george jones, whiskeytown, neil young, social distortion, r.e.m., grant lee buffalo, hank williams sr., carter family, charlie rich, mark lanegan, the beatles, old crow medicine show, son volt, townes van zandt, U2, jesse sykes, son house, alvin youngblood hart, slim cessna's auto club, richmond fontaine, waylon jennings, steve earle, the replacements, willie nelson, van morrison, calexico, buffalo tom, led zeppelin, elvis p., elvis c., the pogues, the handsome family, the jayhawks, jim white, john prine, lucinda williams, marah, richard buckner, tom petty, pernice brothers (scud mountain boys), uncle tupelo, tom waits, band of horses, bright eyes, conway twitty, charles bukowski, raymond carver, hunter thompson, jay farrar, the posies, afghan whigs, twilight singers, budweiser...
Sounds Like: 16 horsepower, old 97's, tom petty, bob dylan, the band, whiskeytown, slobberbone, stanley brothers, louvin brothers, steve earle, son volt, jayhawks, lucinda williams, johnny cash, willie nelson, buffalo tom, grant lee buffalo, wilco, bruce springsteen, love, lawyers, guns, money....
Record Label: Homewreckords/That means us
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

That's All Folks

Well, it's all over but the shouting. And The Hotel Utah Saloon keeps calling us to say that there is indeed still some shouting going on all these days after our last show. We had a blast over t...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:08:00 GMT

The Robber Barons: that's all she wrote

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-8882-SF-Local-M...Powered by ShareThis check out this story about our band and our last show. thanks to ted ramey from the sf examiner!
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:32:00 GMT

Hello And Goodbye

Howdy folks. It is with mixed emotions that we send out to you our last Robber Barons update. On Friday June 26, The Robber Barons will be playing their last show. The Big Farewell Show will tak...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:41:00 GMT

MayDay!

Hey Hombres! This here update is for those of you that for one reason or another have had to drop out of the bar and club scene in the bay area. Maybe you've got kids, a dog, a job that makes you...
Posted by on Sat, 02 May 2009 14:48:00 GMT

Rattle Them Bones

Rattle Them Bones Good March to ya all. The Barons are currently in line for their ownpiece of the stimulus package. While the government whines and pinesover who to throw money at next, we've decided...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:12:00 GMT

Hello, I'm Jody Clarke

Hey Everybody, Pedal Steel Pickin' Jody Clarke here to prove that I canspeak. Oh wait, I'm typing. Oh well, close enough. Thanks to our fansfor comin' out to the the Bottom of the Hill show last month...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:48:00 GMT

New Songs Added To The Player!

OK, we heard you!  We finally added some different songs to our player.  Enjoy!
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:52:00 GMT

Gus Checks In

Hello. My name is Gus. I'm a long time confidante of the Robber Barons. Unfortunately, the boys cannot make it to the computer right now, so they've asked me to provide you with this update. After su...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:13:00 GMT

Thank You Everyone....

Hey,We want to thank everyone who came out the Cafe Du Nord last night for the Americana Music Feast.  Today's hangover was totally worth it!  An awesome night! Thanks to The Fighting Supaks...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:51:00 GMT

Dear Barons Faithful

We've been underground for a bit as our pedal steel maestro, Jody, has been away on honeymoon after getting hitched. We've been making merry as of late but are now preparing to get back to bizness. Fo...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:53:00 GMT