Origin | Austin, Texas, United States |
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Genres | Rock and Roll, Garage Punk, Southern Rock, punk blues |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Rifle Bird Music, Modern Outsider |
Website | blackpistolfire.com |
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Black Pistol Fire is a Canadian-born, Austin-based rock duo. The group consists of Kevin McKeown (guitar/lead vocals) and Eric Owen (drums). Their sound is a mix of classic southern rock and garage punk.
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- 1History
- 2Discography
History[edit]
Early Years[edit]
Kevin McKeown and Eric Owen met in kindergarten at a North Toronto elementary school.[1] They started playing Rock and Roll together in high school.[2]
Deadbeat Graffiti[edit]
In 2017, Consequence of Sound named them best early-day wake up call at Riot Fest 2017[3] and selected them as the best performance at Voodoo Fest 2017.[4]
They achieved break out success in 2018 with 'Lost Cause' reaching number one[5] and 'Bully' reaching number five in Canada rock airplay.[6]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- 2011 - Black Pistol Fire - Black Pistol Fire Self-released
- 2012 - Big Beat '59 - Rifle Bird Records
- 2014 - Hush Or Howl - Modern Outsider
- 2016 - Don't Wake the Riot - Modern Outsider
- 2017 - Deadbeat Graffiti - Rifle Bird Records
EP's[edit]
- 2012 - Shut-Up!
References[edit]
- ^Hardee, Howard (2017-10-04). 'Behind Black Pistol Fire's Smoking-Hot Rock & Roll: Two Life-Long Friends'. Riverfront Times. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^Danger, Timothy (2012-08-22). 'Black Pistol Fire brings rock And roll music back to Texas'. The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^Suzanne-Mayer, Dominick (2017-09-18). 'Riot Fest 2017 Festival Review: From Worst to Best'. Consequence of Sound. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^Hallon, David (2017-10-30). 'Voodoo 2017 Festival Review: Top 10 Sets'. Consequence of Sound. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^'Canada Rock National Airplay'. Nielsen BDS. 2018-03-12. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^'Canada Rock National Airplay'. Nielsen BDS. 2018-08-11. Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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