ATLANTA, GA (Top40 Charts/ Mark Pucci Media) The Kenneth Brian Band, whose new CD, Welcome to Alabama, comes out nationally on October 18 from Southern Shift Records (distributed nationally by Burnside Distribution), celebrated the album's release with a special live video performance on
Dirty South TV. Performing on Dirty South's "Acoustic Lunch Hour," October 13, The Kenneth Brian Band performed most of the songs from their new CD, as well as some other special in-concert fan favorites. The one-hour live performance was followed by an interview with show host, "G."
To download the entire
Dirty South TV performance, click on this link:
https://www.dirtysouthtv.com/on-demand/player/108/1.html
Currently on tour in support of the new CD, The Kenneth Brian Band will perform a month-long residency during November at The
National Underground Club in New York City. The band will perform every
Thursday in November: 3, 10, 17 and 24 - from 9-10PM in the Upstairs Room. The
National Underground is located at 159 E.
Houston Street, on the Lower East Side of New York City. For more information, visit https://thenationalunderground.com/.
Welcome to
Alabama was produced by Johnny Sandlin, the acclaimed producer of The Allman Brothers Band, Gregg Allman, Elvin Bishop, Bonnie Bramlett, Widespread Panic, Delbert McClinton and Wet Willie, among many others. Special guests on the album include legendary singer Bonnie Bramlett, guitarist Jason Isbell, keyboardist Randall Bramblett (Sea Level, Cowboy, Steve Winwood), bassist Charlie Hayward (The Charlie Daniels Band), guitarist
James Pennebaker (Delbert McClinton) and iconic Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section bassist
David Hood.
The Kenneth Brian Band's smokin' brand of outlaw country music meets southern rock is led by the powerful vocals and incendiary lead guitar of Kenneth Brian. The rest of the band includes
Travis Stephens on rhythm guitar and harmony vocals, Dickey Pryor on drums and Zach Graham on bass.
Nine of the ten tracks on Welcome to
Alabama are originals written by Kenneth Brian. The lone cover is "Nothin' You Can Do, written by Dickey Betts and originally recorded on the Dickey Betts and Great Southern album in 1977. Brian's version features a rousing vocal duet with Bonnie Bramlett. In addition to the kickin' title track, some of the album's other many highlights include the ballsy, hard-core rocking opening track, "Something Better;" the crowd-pleasing Lone Star
State anthem, "Texas by Tonight;" the tender barroom ballad, "Last Call;" the rumbling "Tonight We Ride;" and the powerfully-moving "Prayer for Love" (featuring
Jason Isbell on slide guitar).
In March, The Kenneth Brian Band showcased in front of a packed house during the SXSW
Music Festival held in Austin. His genuine authenticity and modern edge have attracted listeners from all over the world. Kenneth Brian has been called "The past, present and future of Outlaw Country Music," by The Gainesville Sun.
Before moving to Alabama, Kenneth Brian spent several years in Nashville writing songs and performing at a number of clubs in
Music City. With eight years of experience playing in an eclectic assortment of country, metal, and punk bands behind him, Kenneth followed his dream up and hasn't looked back since, touring nonstop around the U.S. and Europe. Kenneth's writing draws inspiration from his life growing up on the Gulf Coast of Florida, and his family's West Virginia hard working roots. Brian's lyrics reveal his years spent on the road as a musician - moving forward and looking back on what he'd left behind. The Kenneth Brian Band's music is straight-ahead roots-country with a contemporary sharpness, fueled by a backbeat of raw emotion and rock.
While living in Austin in 2006, Kenneth Brian starred as Hank Williams Sr. in "Hank Williams: Lost Highway" for a long run at the city's Zachary Scott Theatre, where local station KUT-FM said of his performance, "His musical talent is no act." During that time in Austin, he also did session work with Hunt Sales, Will Sexton and several others.
To watch a video of "Welcome to Alabama," click on this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqNDa_l-Y0w
To watch a video of "Last Call," click on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoQ5MUZQtZU
Other Kenneth Brian Press Quotes:
"Kenneth is really unbelievable as a guitar player, he's a real shit-kicking gunslinger with great chops and then he writes songs in that Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt vein of songwriting. It's not only a hell of a rock 'n' roll sound, but the songs are there if you are listening."
- Huntington Herald Dispatch
"Kenneth Brian pushes country rock music to new boundaries."
- Southern Oregon's Mail Tribune
"As much good country soul as a pine-wood pew in a Baptist church come revival time."
- The Times of Acadiana
"Kenneth Brian comes ripping through the speakers like a bat out of hell. The album is a blistering set of rocking swingers that conjure the bars with sawdust still on the floor."
- Breath of
Fresh Air Magazine
For more information, visit https://www.kennethbrian.com
https://www.myspace.com/kennethbrian
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kenneth-Brian-Band/123281901592
