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About Me

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The Ks embody the sounds of the letter K, crunching and crying out songs of work, heartbreak and lust. They focus like no one playing today and sound at times like James Brown meeting Pavement (more accurately, Stephen Malkmus fronting the JBs); late period Elvis Presley and The New Pornographers, Tom Waits and the Clash, The Beatles and The Pixies. This band effortlessly cops whatever sounds (The Rolling Stones and Spoon. Its endless.) seem appropriate for their latest adventures in rock. Though they incorporate theatrical set-pieces and a band actor into a shape-shifting, costume changing live show, this is no ironic cabaret; its rock and roll. It would be meat and potatoes, were it not a fine steak dinner. The songs are strong and the band is tight. Its an old school extravaganza, pulsing with wit, depth and soul.
Singer and writer Dan Kilian, who came to New York after some years toiling in obscurity in the overlooked yet still important Louisville band The Uglies, formed TheKs last year with guitarist Ray Beyda. They then overhauled the band this year, bringing onboard former Pleasure Mechanic Ian McLaughlin on bass, K-boardist Mike DeSeve, and drummer Dave Campbell. The hon-K orchestra (Dave Prager, Jon Mossberger, and Marty Sacks, Saxes and Trombone) and the chi-K singers (Maggie Grise) round out this tightly stitched Frankensteins monster of entertainment. They are The Ks. Book them. Go see their show and buy their products.
Contact Dan Kilian [email protected] 718-729-8479
www.theksband.com

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Member Since: 1/25/2006
Band Website: theksband.com
Band Members: Daniel Kilian - Singer
Ray Beyda - Guitar
Ian McLaughlin - Debasser

Dave "Soup" Campbell - Drums
Dave Prager - Trombone
Marty Sachs - Tenor Sax
Jon Mossberg - Alto Sax
Influences: Think The Beatles and The Clash. Other touchstones include The Pixies, The Rolling Stones, Spoon, The New Pornographers, Tom Waits, Elliot Smith, The Kinks, X, T-Rex, David Bowie, Late period Elvis Presley, The Band, Aretha Franklin, Belle & Sebastian, Bright Eyes, Al Green, The Shins, The Replacements, Prince, White Stripes, Neil Young, Queen, Talking Heads, Louis Armstrong and The Libertines. James Brown meets Pavement, or more accurately, Stephen Malkmus meets the JBs. Still more influences are Bob Dylan, Thee Headcoats, Tapes 'N Tapes, Frank Black, Johnny Cash, Nirvana, The Buzzcocks (I've been told), Devendra Banhart, Otis Redding, Cheap Trick, The Go Team, The Violent Femmes (I've been told), The Arctic Monkeys, Air (In a hard rocking, American way. Okay, nothing like Air, other than fine compositional skills), Led Zeppelin, Elvis Costello, Eagles of Death Metal (A very misnamed but rocking band), Duke Ellington, Fiery Furnaces, Franz Ferdinand, Grandaddy (Less so, but one day), Hot Hot Heat, Janis Joplin, Scott Joplin (Any Joplin), Chopin, Lyle Lovett, Los Lobos, John Lennon, Van Morrison, The Doors, Thelonious Monk (I've been told about the horn arrangements), McClusky, Paul McCartney (When he's good or a Beatle), Make-Up, Liz Phair, Radiohead (Not so much, though we like that sensibility), Railroad Jerk, Lou Reed, The Ramones, Blondie, Clinic, The Pretenders, Rocket From The Crypt, Steely Dan, Lucinda Williams, Stevie Wonder, X-Ray Specs and The Zombies
Sounds Like: The Beatles, The Clash, The Pixies, The Rolling Stones, Spoon, The New Pornographers, Tom Waits, Elliot Smith, The Kinks, X, T-Rex, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, The Band, Aretha Franklin, Belle & Sebastian, Bright Eyes, Al Green, The Replacements, Prince, White Stripes, Neil Young, Queen, Talking Heads, The Libertines, James Brown, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus, The JBs, Bob Dylan, Thee Headcoats, Tapes 'N Tapes, Frank Black, Johnny Cash, Nirvana, The Buzzcocks, Otis Redding, Cheap Trick, The Go Team, The Violent Femmes, The Arctic Monkeys, Led Zeppelin, Elvis Costello, Destroyers, Eagles of Death Metal, Fiery Furnaces, Franz Ferdinand, Hot Hot Heat, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Van Morrison, McClusky, Make-Up, Liz Phair, Leon Redbone, Railroad Jerk, Lou Reed, The Ramones, The Rasperries, Supergrass, Blondie, Marc Bolan, Clinic, Sam & Dave, The Pretenders, Rocket From The Crypt, Steely Dan, The Supremes, Lucinda Williams, Stevie Wonder, X-Ray Specs and The Zombies
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Islamic Fascism and Its Ilk

Excerpt from a speech given by George W. Bush to The Association of Veteran War Enthusiasts Today our nation is at war. We are fighting this war on many fronts. Our enemy has a name. That name ...
Posted by The Ks on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:52:00 PST

New Yorke

TY-ing One On Who does Thom Yorke employ to test to see if his Indian food is too spicy? Korma Police Who does Thom Yorke use as an editor? Comma Police Who won't resuscita...
Posted by The Ks on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:22:00 PST

Welcome to Monday.

The Mons were a sect of the Visigoth people, the first sackers of Rome, who dominated much of Europe before disintegrating as an organized power. Monday is their only known contribution to the English...
Posted by The Ks on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:45:00 PST

Darfur

Here's what The International Crisis Group (www.crisisweb.org) website recommends for "What you can do" about Darfur. I'm afraid it's all internet based, and I know you can't click on a paper program,...
Posted by The Ks on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:05:00 PST

Butterflies

He would get butterflies in his stomach before every show. The butterflies wove a string of silk handkerchiefs, which he pulled out of his mouth in succession. Everyone thought he was ...
Posted by The Ks on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:30:00 PST

Singers, back-ups wanted

Gigging Rock band seeks back-up singers (Mostly Sopranos) who can pick up harmonies pretty quickly. We've got two guitars, bass, keyboard, drums, a horn section, and some low voices. There's no...
Posted by The Ks on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:16:00 PST

C is for Kooky

The creators of Sesame Street recently announced that in future segments, the character of Cookie Monster will temper his frenzied desire for sweet cookies, adding the song "A Cookie Is a Sometimes Fo...
Posted by The Ks on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 08:33:00 PST

Band seeks Actor

The Ks, an ambitious ten piece rock and roll extravaganza, would like to cross pollinate our audience with that of an ambitious actor. We can provide no money, but will provide what should be an in...
Posted by The Ks on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:40:00 PST

The Magic Banjo

He left to play the banjo, but he came back a fiddler. There was dust on the magic banjo, which never seemed to leave its hanging post on the wall ("The Wall of Sounds," he called it), but he was scor...
Posted by The Ks on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 01:57:00 PST