2008 Woodie Awards
Pete Kilpatrick plays 'Lounge, hides nipple rings
Andy Wright
Issue date: 11/19/07 Section: Style
Word of advice when going to a show at a small venue such as the 103 Ultralounge: go early. By early I mean when the doors open. If you're lucky, it will be just you and a couple of kids. Then, if you are really lucky you'll catch the headlining artist as he's setting up his CD table. When I finally got in, I talked to the main event himself, Pete Kilpatrick.
As for the opener, he went by the name of Roy Davis. Davis looked and sounds like Brandon Flowers from the band The Killers. He took to the stage with neighborly intimacy, yet still was extremely confident and talented. His first song was "We'll Always Be," a ballad that every driving scene in a movie could use. It's a mix between Johnny Cash and The Killers, an odd yet powerful combination.
Song two was the title track of his upcoming album "Dead Weight," on shelves Nov. 18. With this emotion-packed, guitar-driven song, no one would want to miss out on the experience. After a short lull in the activity side of things, and with loving words between Davis and some female members of the crowd, it was time for "Further and Further" to get a chance to rock the audience. A bluegrass/folk/country song mixed perfectly with Davis' wavering vocals.
Davis finished up the show with a song that felt like the bassist, Bernie Nye, and the drummer, Kerry Ryan of Jeremiah Freed fame, were kicking you in the chest. Lead guitarist Calvin Goodale got to really have some fun with "Hard Decline." By the end of this song, everybody was raving around on the dance floor and there may or may not have been a few panties left on stage for Kilpatrick to pick up.
When this man stepped on stage he demanded my full attention, but in that yoda-like way where one wonders what he's going to say next. To falsely set a mood of calm and perfection, Kilpatrick performed his song "The World in a Fish Tank." From then on out, it was one big jam-fest of requests and solos. This guy knew how to make great music, and his guitarist Zach Jones sure knew how to take things up a notch. The lead guitarist from As Fast As took over in a few songs, practically telling Kilpatrick when his song was done. It was well worth it; his solos had the crowd pumped and ready to hear the next Kilpatrick song queued up.
As for the opener, he went by the name of Roy Davis. Davis looked and sounds like Brandon Flowers from the band The Killers. He took to the stage with neighborly intimacy, yet still was extremely confident and talented. His first song was "We'll Always Be," a ballad that every driving scene in a movie could use. It's a mix between Johnny Cash and The Killers, an odd yet powerful combination.
Song two was the title track of his upcoming album "Dead Weight," on shelves Nov. 18. With this emotion-packed, guitar-driven song, no one would want to miss out on the experience. After a short lull in the activity side of things, and with loving words between Davis and some female members of the crowd, it was time for "Further and Further" to get a chance to rock the audience. A bluegrass/folk/country song mixed perfectly with Davis' wavering vocals.
Davis finished up the show with a song that felt like the bassist, Bernie Nye, and the drummer, Kerry Ryan of Jeremiah Freed fame, were kicking you in the chest. Lead guitarist Calvin Goodale got to really have some fun with "Hard Decline." By the end of this song, everybody was raving around on the dance floor and there may or may not have been a few panties left on stage for Kilpatrick to pick up.
When this man stepped on stage he demanded my full attention, but in that yoda-like way where one wonders what he's going to say next. To falsely set a mood of calm and perfection, Kilpatrick performed his song "The World in a Fish Tank." From then on out, it was one big jam-fest of requests and solos. This guy knew how to make great music, and his guitarist Zach Jones sure knew how to take things up a notch. The lead guitarist from As Fast As took over in a few songs, practically telling Kilpatrick when his song was done. It was well worth it; his solos had the crowd pumped and ready to hear the next Kilpatrick song queued up.
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