Kings of the Wing People
Seattle, Washington, United States | SELF
Music
Press
"Here's a local Seattle band still grunging it up" - Funky Monkey - Seattle
"So when will my ears be blessed and hopefully bleed after a mind blowing show of yours again???" - Tonya Lee - Booking Agent
We were selected as one of three bands for Seattle's KJR Radio Houseband finals in the Spring of 2008 - KJR RADIO - SEATTLE
Most recently we were contacted by Genya Ravan to use our song "Lazurus" on her sirius satellite radio show. This was especially an honor since she contacted us. Genya has quite an impressive resume reaching back 40 years as both a performer and producer. She has toured with such acts as The Rolling Stones and The Who, just to name a few.
www.genyaravan.com - Sirius Satellite Radio
Discography
We've been lucky enough to have some airplay in the local Seattle area. Please take a minute to click on our Audio section or Myspace link to check out some of our tunes. Just a suggestions, the Audio section on this sonicbids site offers better quality audio.
Thanks KWP
1 - Lazarus
2 - Lose Control
3- Fresh Fish
4 - Charlie Left and We Don't Know Why
5 - Charlie Left... (Live Acoustic)
6 - Led You Wrong (live Acoustic)
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Bio
About the Name:
In January of 2007 we decided that we needed a new name that would better reflect our evolving sound. Being fans of old cheesy 80's movies like Flash Gordon it seemed appropriate to quarry these cinematic goldmines for this new moniker. That said, if you haven't seen Flash Gordon (1980 version) in a while you would serve yourself well to queue it up and enjoy it in all its splendor.
About the Band (Our Story):
We are a 3 piece band from various places throughout western Washington.
Aaron (bass) and Chris (vox/guitar) have played together for over 9 years now. Kenny has been on the drums for the last 6 years.
We've played various venues throughout the Seattle area such as the High Dive, Fenix (Showbox Sodo), Chop Suey, The Central, The Sunset, and Nectar just to name a few.
Our backgrounds are as varied as our influences. We are very much three INDIVIDUALS that happen to be playing in the same band. That said, we get along together great and all have a passion for making music. I think this diversity serves the music well.
Every band is different and has something that sets them apart from everyone else. The bottom line is most bands we've ran across are playing because it's something that they want to do and we're no different. Our commitment is to make the best music we can that reflects the ideas and moods that we’re trying to convey and not worry too much about the rewards. Of course we want to be successful and continue playing bigger and better venues but we’ll still be proud of our music no matter what.
The Music:
Our first reaction is to describe our music as rock, but knowing that can mean many different things these days we usually add that it has a blend of Garage and Americana Rock with a little taste of Neo-Grunge. Lyrically, we like to leave a little to the imagination at times, letting everyone discover a little meaning of their own. Other times, such as with Fresh Fish, we just like to have fun catchy lyrics. We try hard not to get caught taking our self too seriously all the time.
Most Notable Accomplishments:
We were very proud to have our first air-play in the Spring of 2007 on Seattle's 104.9 Funky Monkey. And let me say that it never gets old to hear your tunes over the airwaves and we all hope that there is much more to come in the future.
We were also one of three bands selected as finalists for Seattle radio station KJRs houseband competetion in the spring of 2008.
Most recently we were contacted by Genya Ravan to use our song "Lazurus" on her sirius satellite radio show. This was especially an honor since she contacted us. Genya has quite an impressive resume reaching back 40 years as both a performer and producer. She has toured with such acts as The Rolling Stones and The Who, just to name a few. www.genyaravan.com
Influences:
Neil Young, Kings X, PJ, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Soundgarden, any other 90's Seattle band, QOTSA, Foo Fighters, Jimi (you know which one), Zeppelin, Mr. Cash, the Beatles (who haven't they influenced?), Cap'n Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters, Red Hot Chili Peppers,
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