The Kickback (band)
| The Kickback | |
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 At the band's rehearsal space in South Chicago |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Vermillion, South Dakota, USA |
| Genres | Indie, Alternative, Rock, |
| Years active | 2008–Present |
| Labels | Spat Records, Sidecho Records |
| Website | Band Website |
| Members | |
| Billy Yost Danny Yost Tyler Zee Eamonn Donnelly |
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The Kickback is an American indie rock band from Vermillion, South Dakota formed in 2006.[1] The group was formed as singer/guitarist Billy Yost's "first attempt to get a "college band thing" going" at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota.[2] Following the graduation of Yost and drummer/brother, Danny, the group relocated to Chicago in the summer of 2009.[3] Since moving, the group has received attention from Rolling Stone's Hype Monitor blog [4] as well as Chicago music critic and Sound Opinions contributor Jim DeRogatis.[5] Yost explains the group's sound as wanting to be: "the Zombies listening to Jeff Buckley listening to a moderately-talented church choir listening to The Beatles in the “back to basics” stage of their career who would stay together long enough to be influenced by the Sales brothers who wound up backing Iggy Pop in the “Berlin era.” Our tunes wouldn’t express that at all, at the moment, however. So, I guess you can consider this an opportunity to get in on the ground level. I sound like Bernie Madoff."[3]
The band was a selection to the 2011 South by Southwest music festival[6] and was selected as "Band of the Month" by The Deli Magazine's Chicago website for the month of March.[7] The band is currently managed by Chicago-based firm Left Field Management.
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[edit] Podcast
Starting in December of 2010, The Kickback began hosting their own podcast, Diary of a Disas-tour, which features discussions and segments centered around the band and its current activities [8] . The episodes originate from on-the-road locations as well as at the band's rehearsal space in Chicago. Yost cites the podcast as effort to convey "what it's really like to be a band that can't afford to be making music 24-hours of the day" as well as "things that sort of influence the band's direction (Michael Keaton movies, the Muppets, manic-depression, etc.).[9]
[edit] Discography
- Dairy Farm Sessions EP (self-released)
- A New History EP (self-released)
- Alliteration, Etc. A/B Single (Spat! Records)
- Great Self Love EP EP (Spat! Records)
- Mea Culpa Mea Culpa EP (self-released)
[edit] References
- ^ Kokesh, Jessica (19 November 2008). "Kickin' it with The Kickback". The Volante. http://www.volanteonline.com/verve/kickin-it-with-the-kickback-1.911643. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ Daggy, Zack. "Artist Spotlight - The Kickback". http://www.zackdaggy.com/mothpodpodcast/artist-spotlight-the-kickback/. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Q&A: The Kickback". Windy City Rock. 2 September 2009. http://www.windycityrock.net/2009/09/q-kickback.html. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ Burrish, Sam (18 October 200p). "The Kickback cracks into Chicago scene, earns Rolling Stone Praise". The Sioux City Journal. http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/local/article_0179e441-e5b5-58ce-8ce9-44597db0fa59.html. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ DeRogatis, Jim (14 January 2010). "Demo2DeRo: The Kickback". Chicago Sun-Times. http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2010/01/demo2dero_the_kickback.html. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/music/article_ff00c978-0d83-11e0-844a-001cc4c002e0.html
- ^ http://chicago.thedelimagazine.com/poll/poll.php?category=11&mode=results&adZone=36
- ^ http://thekickback.podbean.com/2010/12/21/episode-1-home/
- ^ http://www.windycityrock.net/2011/06/check-this-out-kickbacks-diary-of-disas.html
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