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whitey houston

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Born of hinterland depression, a mutual love of texas hold'em and audiophile discontent, Whitey came to pass in 1999. The indie-rock approach of earlier efforts were quickly drowned out by the stereophonic roar of the bass guitar and the increasingly pugelistic trap stylings of GRAVY: THE CARDIAC KID. He was once heard to say "I don't play the drums, I hit the drums." And crush those drums he did (and still does).

The slow songs were being SHITCANNED for faster ones which were in-turn not fast enough so those were SHITCANNED for even faster ones. It was pure, feral rock and roll complete with the right mix of swagger, humour, and arm windmilling. Fueled by vinyl loyalist sensibilities, the new sound pulled from diverse influences, from the garage soul of The Pretty Things and The Sonics to the arena rock pomp of Thin Lizzy, early AC-DC and Motorhead. Obscure 60?s R&B screamers, 77 punk and English metal, all were absorbed into the mix that would produce Whitey Houston's particular brand of frenzied rock n roll.
After four years of relative sloth and prior musical commitments taking precedence, they came out swinging in '04. A renewed commitment to touring saw the addition of the maraca weilding Dancin' Kimballs, adding a touch of retro go-go camp to the live set. Excelsior!


The '05 will see the debut of Whitey's bone crushing full length album released May 31 on Rectangle/Indiestructable Records. Get a copy of the LP via Reluctant Recordings (on gold or GRAVY colored vinyl, natch) at finer retailers everywhere.

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Member Since: 12/1/2004
Band Website: whitey.biz
Band Members: whitey---- bass, vocals, gravy---- drums make
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Influences: poker & pilsner
Sounds Like: "The two-piece sound absolutely massive on each and every track. It’s a visceral, engaging piece of rock 'n' roll that's bursting with hooks and melody and begs for a huge stereo and a volume knob with 11 on it." - Chartattack.com
Record Label: Rectangle/Reluctant/Indiestructable/MapleMusic
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sorry Calgary.

we just had to pull the plug on the show tonight due to bad road conditions... we'll make it up to you (and the hi-fi club) very soon....here's a shot of hwy 2 from one of the CAA cameras......
Posted by whitey houston on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:09:00 PST

New Show!

hey! Whitey has a show coming up on Dec. 15th w/ The Beautiful Unknown from Torontoalso, please tell your friends to add us! whooo!
Posted by whitey houston on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:24:00 PST

Exclaim Tour Diary, by gravy

Exclaim Tour Diary, by gravySO4 = shout out out out out WH = whitey Houston... y'know, the obviousOctober 13- Well, we decided to leave a few days early to spend some time in Toronto before the tour s...
Posted by whitey houston on Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:13:00 PST

NXNE Review

courtesy of Rawkskool.com THE HOTEL ROOM TRASHERS Whitey Houston (Edmonton, AB) The Reverb 10pm Having arrived at the Reverb, we recognized that Whitey Housto...
Posted by whitey houston on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST