Gigs and Graduation

Hey BKD Family. We are excited about May. What is happening in May? We are playing some shows up in New England. (Details will be coming soon). After some time off following SXSW. Jesse and Free are finishing up school (Congrats boys) and are ready to Rock this Summer. We've released our 1st EP  get it here BANDCAMP  Mixed by Peter Hayes of BRMC and we can't wait to get back to the studio to kick out some more tunes. We are in New England (Boston area)May 18th and will be playing in ME,CT,NH,MA just to name a few.

Come out for some Live BKD in New England. We will be down in Florida the 1st Part of June. Tampa, St Pete, Orlando, (details forthcoming soon)

Thanks to all you that have bought the EP and helping us spread the word.
Peace and Love
BKD

Boston-based band, Big Kettle Drum, picks fight with meaningless Pop-Music

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
For more information, contact:
New Sound Artist Management
Joel Strycharz
10 Church St
Merrimac, MA 01860
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BOSTON-BASED BAND, BIG KETTLE DRUM, ENCOURAGES MUSIC LOVERS TO PADDLE FOR THEIR LIVES

APRIL 11, 2011 (BOSTON, MA) -- Freshly back from conquering the SXSW Festival in Austin, TX, Big Kettle Drum (BKD) releases its debut EP mixed and mastered by Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The band is carving a new path with their visceral performances and vintage riff-based blues rock. Their sound is a mash-up of BRMC and Mumford & Sons with gritty vocals and face-kicking arrangements mixed with slide-guitar and banjo ripping through a wah-wah pedal. It's passionate music that invokes an emotional response.

“The music speaks to you on a guttural level,” states front-man Brant Christopher. “We are fighting to keep that type of music in the forefront of people’s minds. The outpouring of bubble- gum pop with meaningless lyrics is polluting this generation. Our music is a cry for a revolution against this wave of mediocrity that threatens to wash away all that real artists live for. It’s time to get in this boat and paddle for our lives.”

Big Kettle Drum features two former Fort Pastor members Brant Christopher (vocals) and Jeffrey Todd (slide guitar & banjo) along with Jesse Russell (drums) and Free Hallas (Bass).

Big Kettle Drum will be touring extensively this fall throughout the US. Their live shows leave you sweaty, affected and wanting to enlist in this revolution to embrace music that speaks to your soul.

www.bigkettledrum.com
www.facebook.com/bigkettledrum
www.twitter.com/bigkettledrum

For further information, contact Joel Strycharz at (818) 754-1369.

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SXSW

March 2011 SXSW.  BKD is officially doing what every musician, band, artist, manager and anyone in the music industry is supposed to do. Check that "has" to do.  So it's been said.

Fashion abounds! Everywhere we look there is some "Cool" dressed person looking like they own the place.  BKD, well were just renting for the week. 

Our 1st show was a great tune up.  The Red Shed Tavern just on the outskirts of the official festival was a fabulous host and we worked out the kinks and settled in for what was a great night. 

We are at Momo's this afternoon. Showcasing in the heart of SXSW on 6th street.  I  Stageit will be there filming our set Live at 5 est 4 central.  Can't wait to get our Rock on for the folks of Texas.

Be well friends and keep your ears tuned in to the new BKD Ep coming soon.

Big Kettle Drum

SXSW & New EP!

Not long now before we head off to play the SXSW festival in Austin, TX. We will be playing several times during the festival. Look at our Shows feed to see where and when.  The new EP is in the mix stage and we can't wait to hear the final tracks. We will be touring in MA and NH in April and in FL in May. Check back for updates for the details.

JT has been burying himself in the world of Amps trying to find the perfect tone. He is about a step away from a straight jacket. The man knows what he wants...let's all hope he finds it...soon!

I just picked up a new Bugera V55 Tube Head and a matching 2x12 cab. Love the sound. Dirty and fat. Just what the doctor ordered.

Jesse has been putting together the ultimate drum set. Open faced kick...old school snare...fat floor tom...you name it. Sounds incredible.

Free is..well...nobody really knows what Free does...he is a phantom. Like a bass playing ninja.

Hope all of you are well and enjoying life. Looking forward to seeing you on the road and getting some music in your hands.

Love & Light,
Brant - BKD

BKD EP 1 4U

Hey Folks, the boys in the band are excited about the mixing we did last week at Halo Studios in Windham ME. We wanna thank Karl and Darren from "The Wrecking" for the sweet sounds in the finest studio east of the Mississippi.  Good sounds from them fella's.  Brant, Jesse and JT were there along with famed BRMC Manager Dan Russell tweaking and bringing more life to the tunes of Big Kettle Drum. 
 
We can't wait to get this 1st of many EP's out to you are fans.  We are writing and preparing for the next one.  We kicked poo out of Orlando last month at Club 57 West.  Great time and the set Rocked. We will hopefully be there for a full show in May. 
I short Run to Dallas for the superbowl turned into get a snowed in trying to get out of Dallas weekend.
We did manage one show at SAGU Southwest Assembly of God University.  w/ Free International  Mike Bartel You ROCKED our world and your impact in Dallas is only the beginning. 

We are headed to the famed SXSW in March to Showcase.  This is the festival of festival for Rock N Roll Bands, folk bands any kind of band you can think of.  It's an Honor for us to be on bill with Planet LA Records We are there in support of anti human trafficking which is an Imitative which the band stands behind and will be talking about for the next Year and years to come.

So stay tuned for some tunes. Some vids and all sorts of stuff. 
tell your friends, your neighbors, your aunts and uncles BKD is coming to take over.

Peace and Love
the boys in the band

Let it begin again

Hey Folks, Brant and JT are on the Road.  We're headed north to Boston.  We have 1 more tune to record for the New EP.  Some Rehearsal time with Jesse and Free then back down to Florida where will Hit Tampa/St Pete and then Club 57 West in Orlando followed by a little drive out to Texas (Dallas) for a superbowl tailgate Party with Natalie Grant, and Phil Stacy. Hosted by Free International  an Anti Human Trafficking organization. We have a few other dates while out there as well.  After Dallas we are headed back to Boston for some Mixing of the new Album.

That's it for now Stay in touch and tell your friends  BKD is arriving!
Brant, JT, Jesse, Free

2011 it all really begins

Hey Folks in bloggerville, music world and anybody following BIG Kettledrum on Facebook or Twitter. It's the 2nd of the new Year. I am (JT) sitting in my chair on a Sunday night  chomping at the bit to play music with my band.   Brant is home sick! uggg Jesse is in Maui. really gutting out the winter.  Free is home gutting out the winter in Boston.

The new EP is 63% done and we are excited as we can be about it's release.  2011 will hold a lot for BKD.  We are planning some playing in Jan in Boston.  We head back down to Florida in Jan and then out to Texas for some shows prior to the Superbowl.  We are working with a great organization Free International focusing on Human Trafficking in the USA. (over 200,000) Slaves currently in the USA today.  Looking fwd to getting out to Texas and helping the folks at Free International to get the word out. 

So come on board with us.  Tell your friends about us on facebook BigKettledrum  following us on Twitter  The new EP is gonna ROCK in a Folk kind of way.

So thanks for reading and thanks in advance for bringing BKD to the music market in big way.

JT, Brant, Jesse, Free