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Joe Kidd and The Gash; Biography and Mission Statement

Joe Kidd and The Gash is a surf-punk hybrid with subtle touches of 1980's NY Post Punk. While the hooks are catchy, JK+G's music surfs the wild edge of invention. It's a familiar yet engaging experience to new listeners.

After playing many different genre's in other people's bands Joe Kidd set out to develop his own brand of music. Pulling from influences such as Dick Dale, The Dead Kennedys, Devo and The Violent Femmes he sat down to record in August 2003. He played the drums, guitar, bass, keys and performed all the vocals. The 7 songs he recorded on his friends digital 8-track were mixed on the cheap and never mastered, part in tribute to his punk idols but mostly due to lack of cash. In 2007, with the help of Yasha Phillips on drums and Corky Cook on bass, five tracks were recorded at Alder Street Recorders in Hepseria, CA and mastered at Silver Sonya in Virginia. Those tracks were put together with the original demo to form Joe Kidd and The Gash's first release, "Fever Dreams".

Fever Dreams received a few good reviews and was played on a hand full of college radio stations. Between 2007 and 2008 Joe Kidd and The Gash worked on self promoting Fever Dreams and playing shows all around Southern California but big ambitions would prevail. The band placed first at Fresh Fest and won recording time at Mystic Studios in Apple Valley, CA. Since then Joe Kidd and Yasha Phillips have been in the studio with Nathan Paul, who has signed on as producer for the band.

The bands newest work, "Coping With Killer B's", is an ambitious departure from it's simple punk roots. The new album blends tempo and time changes with quirky melodies, all snuggled beneath soaring harmonies. It's an interesting piece for audiophiles to devour but still a recognizable work from Joe Kidd and The Gash. While old influences are subtly apparent, the new songs harbor flavors of Talking Heads and Television. The album is due to be mastered in early 2010 but the band has all ready started to tour in support of the release. Citizens of the world, be on your guard...because here comes Joe Kidd and The Gash!
Joe Kidd and The Gash, Achievements

•2008 Inland Empire Music Awards Nominee, “Best Alternative Band”

•2007 Fresh! Fest Battle Of The Bands Champion, “First Place, Freshest Band”

•2007 Inland Empire Music Awards Nominee, “Best Indie Band”

•Radio Stations Currently playing Joe Kidd and The Gash’s “Fever Dreams”:

KSPAZ Radio, Escondido, CA

KRIM LP FM 96.3, Payson, AZ

www.audio8ball.com

KZFR, Chico, CA

KUCR, Riverside, CA

KGFN, El Cajon, CA

KSSU, Sacramento, CA

WVOF, Fairfield, CT

KBRP, Bisbee, AZ

WDYN, Rochester, NY

KRBS, Oroville, CA

KFOK, Georgetown, CA

KWSS 106.7FM, Scottsdale, AZ

WITR, Rochester, NY

KCAW, Sitka, AL