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headin' to a town near you |
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| Location: | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 23, 2008 (503 days back) |
About Me |
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Texas band Two Tons of Steel might be described as equal parts Elvis Presley and Elvis Costello with a liberal dose of Buddy Holly and a dollop of The Ramones. It has a one-of-a-kind sound that bandleader and front man Kevin Geil likes to call “countrybilly.”Now the sound's on a DVD-plus-CD for all time, TWO TONS TUESDAY LIVE! , which celebrates the band's 12-years-running summer concert series at the oldest dance hall in Texas, 125-year-old Gruene Hall, where the band draws more than 12,000 fans annually and holds every attendance record the venue has. The DVD won a Gold Remi award in April at the 39th WorldFest Independent Film Festival in Houston two months before its release.The band's sound ñ classic country woven (some might say twisted) with some hillbilly, swing, even a bit of punky metal ñ has boosted the combo to renown as the face of Texas music. A performance taped at Gruene Hall shows daily at the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum in Austin in the internationally released IMAX film “Texas: The Big Picture”; so does the bands performance in the roots-country documentary that screens continuously at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame. Two Tons of Steel composed and performed the soundtrack for the indie film “Barbecue: A Texas Love Story,” which features Dan Rather, Kinky Friedman, Ray Benson and narration by former Gov. Ann Richards.Two Tons of Steel sells outs show across Europe when its plays over there, and it's the only Texas band ever to be invited to perform in Cuba; one of the band's signature songs, “Havana Moon,” was inspired by that 1997 trip. People come from far and near when they hear the band is playing one of the Grand Ole Opry's popular Plaza Parties. For eight years, it's been voted Best Country Band by San Antonio Current, its hometown weekly. Write-ups featuring the band include a recent one in the LIFE magazine newspaper insert that reaches 27 million readers.Lead singer Geil handles acoustic guitar with enthusiasm and dances around like a Chuck Berry hybrid. Unsurpassed musicianship flows from Dennis Fallon on electric guitar, Chris Rhoades plucking the upright bass like nobody's business, Chris Dodds on drums and percussion, and Texas Steel Guitar Hall of Fame member Denny Mathis adding more muscle.While the band's name came from a car, specifically the weight of Geil's restored 1956 hardtop Cadillac, the name could also describe the force of musical energy released during one of its live shows, blowing away audiences from Texas honky-tonks to crowds like the 80,000 fans expected nightly for Chattanooga's RiverBend 2006 festival that Two Tons plays in mid-June.Its previous album, the vibrant and crazy-good VEGAS, finally put Two Tons on a supportive record label, Palo Duro, whose mission is to showcase Texas music and which has played up the band's steel-driven sound.On stage, recorded live or on a studio release, Two Tons of Steel packs a wallop, combining witty originals (“Baby You Got Me”) and covers not first thought of (The Ramones' “I Wanna Be Sedated” from VEGAS is an extreme example). “People dig it,” says Geil.CONTACTS:.US BOOKING:Wes McNew, CEK Music,512-804-8107
wes@cekmusic.com
.EUROPEAN BOOKING:Didier Cere, Texas Boogie Productionsdidier@texasboogieprod.comwww.texasboogieprod.com
.RECORD LABEL:Chris Thomas, Palo Duro Records423-238-3848chris.thomas@palodurorecords.com.MEDIA:Ji
ll McGuckin, McGuckin Entertainment PR,512-478-0578jill@mcguckinpr.com View Two Tons Of Steel's EPK I edited my profile with Two Tons of Steel 2000! (twotons.com) |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 5/26/2005Band Website: twotons.com Band Members:Kevin Geil sings and plays acoustic guitar. Dennis Fallon plays electric and baritone guitar. Chris Rhoades sings background vocals and plays upright bass. Chris Dodds sings background vocals and plays drums/cymbals. Denny Mathis plays dobro, electric Hawaiian steel guitar and pedal steel guitar. Sounds Like: TEXAS ROCKABILLY COUNTRY WESTERN SWING ROCK-N-ROLL 2-STEP ROOTS HONKYTONK Record Label: Palo Duro Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Country/Southern Rock/Rockabilly) |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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Dallas Morning News/Guy Reynolds |
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| Guy Reynolds is a photographer/journalist for the Dallas Morning News. A little over a year ago he spent a few days with us documenting our grueling routine. Here's the slide show that he ... Posted by Two Tons of Steel on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:04:00 PST |
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Southern Living Magazine Feature |
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| Hey check this out: Southern Living Magazine has an article featuring a video by Two Tons of Steel. CLICK HERE... Posted by Two Tons of Steel on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:28:00 PST |
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Texas Music Revolution and SXSW |
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| Yep, we had a great time playing the 11th annual Texas Music Revolution held on the Southfork Ranch (remember the tv program Dallas?) on Sunday. We even met JR Ewing! It was a great way to... Posted by Two Tons of Steel on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:30:00 PST |
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LILLEHAMMER NORWAY ROCKS! |
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| We had a blast in Norway at the Lillehammer Country and Roots Festival. Like Texans, the Norwegians are very friendly folks and fine wrestlers. And they have some great bands there. ... Posted by Two Tons of Steel on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:43:00 PST |
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Back to Europe! |
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| Yep we're heading overseas for Norway and the Netherlands. It's gonna be great to get out of this heat for a while. I bought a thick wool scarf the other day. The clerk thought I was... Posted by Two Tons of Steel on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 02:55:00 PST |
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European Tour in March |
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| Yep, we’re heading to back Europe! We’ve got gigs in France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany. Unfortunately our tour isn’t taking us back to Spain and Italy.&nbs... Posted by Two Tons of Steel on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:21:00 PST |
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The Davis McLarty Agency |
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| The Davis McLarty Agency is once again booking Two Tons of Steel. He's got a great roster of talent including: Bruce Robison, the Derailers, the Gourds, Dale Watson, Kelly Willis, Doyle Br... Posted by Two Tons of Steel on Mon, 10 Oct 2005 03:37:00 PST |
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Back to Nashville |
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| We're heading back to Nashville for the Americana Music Association Showcase at the Cannery Ballroom on Sat. Sept. 10 at 9:30. Also, our song "Vegas" is holding steady at #8 on the Americana Cha... Posted by Two Tons of Steel on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 05:13:00 PST |
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Vegas .11 on the Americana Chart |
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| Wow, Vegas is moving up the Americana Chart to #11, right behind Willie Nelson! A big thanks to those who've made radio requests. Heading up to Dallas/Fort Worth this weekend. We'll ... Posted by Two Tons of Steel on Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:43:00 PST |
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New Songs |
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| gonna add some of the new songs from our cd "VEGAS" lemme know what you think. Posted by Two Tons of Steel on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Dennis Fallon, Chris From Goshen, Chris Dodds, Palo Duro Records, King Doublebass, TX Didier, Lone Star Beer, third coast music network, Ronbob, Eleven Hundred Springs, Nuwanda, GRUENE HALL, LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS, Hank III, Greg Garing, The Derailers, JESSE "banjo and sullivan" DAYTON, Pual, Lee Rocker, Tejas Brothers, DANNI LEIGH, Social Distortion, Rosie Flores, Robert Gordon, Matt Rastard, Joe Strummer, Skeeter Truck, Willie Nelson, The Grapestompers, Walt Wilkins & the Mystiqueros, Elvis Costello, Chris Scruggs, Kevin Fowler- OFFICIAL, The Knitters, Chad, Asleep at the Wheel, Tom Gillams Tractor Pull, Rockabilly Basement, OK牧場（O.K. CORRAL）, Beth the violin player, Patricia Caillère, phofugintog mike, Rockie Mountains, Leslie, Robin in Waxahachie, Lonerock, Mitch Webb and the Swindles, Action Toys, Kerry, Petty Booka, 1SMORE, Babette & Andres, The Texas Sapphires, Cafe Latino, Hippy Chique, TH3 B3@M$T3R *COUGAR*, Maybellene, THEM TORNADOS, Jamie, TOWNCATS 1978, ~KAREN~ <3, Slick Nickel Band Yuma AZ, AlexCats, Bad Luck Gamblers, Marty, Billy D, Terry, chris, Rebelene, Cina Samuelson, Blue Grass Boogiemen, Luke, Bob Manning & Nashville West, Suicide Girls, Clue and the Honkytones, ~Julie~, Kjell, House of Rock, The Texas Honktonk Man, Arne, hotrodkulture, FattKatt and the VonZippers, Roadhouse Prophets, LAMB♥CHOP™, The Wanderers, Bill, Stringbender Dave
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