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March 29, 2013 | 3:35 PM | By

Interview: Keil Everett of Tin Horses on guitar jams, writing on the road and his favorite Dinosaur Jr. album

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Not to be overshadowed by his gig in Philly noisemakers Purling Hiss, singer-guitarist Keil Everett and his band Tin Horses released their second LP, A Life Of Trouble, earlier this month as a free download on their Bandcamp page. Everett started the group as an outlet for his own songwriting style – a mixture of twangy Americana and long, gritty guitar freakouts reminiscent of Neil Young’s work with Crazy Horse (if they were into late-80s’ indie rock like Dinosaur Jr). Despite being busy with the release of Purling Hiss’ new album Water On Mars release last week, Everett took some time out of his hectic schedule to swap emails with The Key about the origin of Tin Horses’, playing guitar versus playing bass, creative influences and more.

The Key: Who is Tin Horses? How did you all meet and start playing music together?

Kiel Everett: Currently, Tin Horses is Kiel Everett, Mike Sobel and Patrick Hickey. I met both these guys working at a job years ago and played music with them individually at random points. When the idea for a band came up, they were the guys that I wanted to play with.

TK: Band names can be difficult to come up with. Was that true for you guys? Where did the name Tin Horses come from?

KE: Before Tin Horses I was doing more of a solo acoustic sound, I had the name Ol’ Balthazar. When we started playing and writing together, it naturally became more of a rock band, so Ol’ Balthazar had to go. Before practice one day I was looking through a notebook and saw that I wrote down the words Tin Horses long before and decided that’s gonna be the name of this band. I don’t like to think too hard about things.

TK: Kiel, I know you’ve been pretty busy lately as the bassist in Purling Hiss. How do you manage doing both bands?

KE: I’m always thinking about Tin Horses, that’s my band and my creative outlet. I was doing Tin Horses long before I started playing with Purling Hiss. Even when The Hiss is on the road I’m writing the new batch of Tin Horses songs. That’s how I wrote A Life of Trouble, on tour. Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Artist Profiles, Artists, Interviews, Tin Horses
March 8, 2013 | 10:30 AM | By

Listen to Tin Horses’ new album A Life of Trouble

TinHorsesLocal band Tin Horses released their second LP, A Life Of Trouble, last Friday as a free stream on their Bandcamp page. The group is led by singer/guitarist Kiel Everett, who founded it as an outlet for his songwriting outside his bass duties for local psych-rockers Purling Hiss. Rounding out the band’s lineup are Michael Sobel on guitar/lap steel, Patrick Hickey on bass/backing vocals and Stephen Rockwell on drums/backing vocals.

The new album picks up right where their impressive debut, American Radiance, left off. Tin Horses’ sound is a mixture of twangy Americana and long, gritty guitar freakouts reminiscent of Neil Young’s work with Crazy Horse, if they were into late 80s’ indie rock like Dinosaur Jr.

What sets A Life Of Trouble apart from their debut is the harder rock edge found on some of the songs, such as “Sad Dust Glories.” The track starts off with some feedback and some some guitar interplay before going into the songs main riff over a rumbling drum beat from Rockwell. For the last minute of the song Everett proves there’s more than just one guitar hero in Purling Hiss, cutting loose on one of the albums many blistering solos.

The juxtaposition of more straight forward bluesy roots rock songwriting alongside longer, more jam-oriented tracks filled with impressive guitar work makes A Life of Trouble an interesting listen. Check it ou in the player below.

FILED UNDER: Album Reviews, Artists, News, Recordings, Purling Hiss, Tin Horses
August 2, 2012 | 9:30 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: The Deep Dark Woods at Kung Fu Necktie, Meatloaf at the Tower, Tayyib Ali at North Star, Wu-Block w/ Ghostface Killah postponed at The Troc

Canadian alt-country band The Deep Dark Woods are playing Kung Fu Necktie tonight. Philly’s Tin Horses and Wilmington’s New Sweden are kicking off the 21+ show at 8 p.m. Tickets are available here for $10. Check out The Deep Dark Woods perform their song “The Place I Left Behind” below.

Meatloaf is coming to the Tower Theater tonight at 8 p.m. as part of his “Mad, Mad World” summer tour and in support of his latest album Hell in a Handbasket. Ticket prices range from $42 to $387 and can be purchased here. Watch a vintage video of Meat Loaf on The Old Grey Whistle Test below.

Philly rapper Tayyib Ali is playing the North Star Bar along with Maryland rapper Logic for their VMG Tour. The show starts at 7:15 p.m. and tickets are on sale for $13 here. Listen to Tayyib Ali’s song “Do It (High School Dropout)”, off his mixtape, Keystone State of Mind and read more about the young rapper here. If you like what you hear, grab a free download of the entire album over at Ali’s website.

Wu-Tang Clan‘s Ghostface Killah and D-Block’s Sheek Louch have teamed up to form the hip-hop super group, Wu-Block. The group is playing the Trocadero tonight along with openers Saigon, Jawnzap7, and B.A.R.S. Murre. The 18+ show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are available for $27 here. Listen to Wu-Block’s first official single release, “Union Square,” in the player below. UPDATE: the Wu Block concert has been postponed, and rescheduled for Friday, Sept. 21.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, B.A.R.S. Murre, Ghostface Killah, Jawnzap7, Kung Fu Necktie, Logic, Meatloaf, New Sweden, North Star Bar, Saigon, Sheek Louch, Tayyib Ali, The Deep Dark Woods, The Trocadero, Tin Horses, Tower Theater, Troc, Wu Block, Wu-Tang
June 30, 2011 | 2:45 PM | By

This weekend’s Mercer Street Block Party lineup (including Cheers Elephant, Bandname, and Early Ape)

Cheers Elephant

This Sunday, Cloud Entertainment is hosting the free Mercer Street Block Party in Fishtown, according to The Swollen Fox. Starting at 2 p.m., there will be music, food, and a live mural. The line-up includes Cheers Elephant, Bandname, Tin Horses, Conversations With Enemies, Crills Wilson, Eric n Eric, and Early Apes.

2-2:40 – Tin Horses
3-3:40 – Eric N Eric
4-4:40 – Early Ape
5-5:40 – Conversations with Enemies
6-6:40 – Cheers Elephant
7-7:40 – Crills Wilson
7:50-8:30 – Bandname

FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, Bandname, Cheers Elephant, Conversations With Enemies, Crills Wilson, Early Apes, Eric n Eric, Tin Horses