The Kill Devil Hills will be releasing their new album "MAN, YOU SHOULD EXPLODE" in mid-September and will be hitting the road at the end of that month for a 10 date national tour. Check out the listing for details....

New Lineup n New Album

All this newness, where's something dirty and old...??

The band has changed lineup recently, amicably and positively. Departing members Justin Castley (bass) and Lachlan Gurr (mando/banjo) will be sorely missed but change being the only constant in this universe...vale gentle beasts...

The group is now a 5-piece again, for the first time in a few years, seeing Ryan Dux (of Perth bands The Floors and The Embers) take up bass duties for upcoming shows. He cooks.

A new album is scheduled to be recorded over the coming stinking fucking hot January here in WA and we will be doing that with the help of a very talented Canadian called Burke Reid.

 

RELOAD - BENEFIT FOR DAVE CARTER

Ladies and Gentlemen please RELOAD your glasses as five of Perth's hottest bands line up to help a good mate Dave Carter whose PA and van were stolen a couple of weeks back.

Dave is live soundie for The Kill Devil Hills, Mink Mussel Creek and coutless other local artists. He's the fella behind the desk that's ALWAYS wearing a smile and lending a hand to one and all.

All proceeds from the event are being to donated to Dave to help him replace his PA and equipment so he can continue his great work- helping local bands with affordable sound and production.

RELOAD is happening Sat Sept 6 at the Artrage Bakery in Northbridge with a stella line up including:

The Kill Devil Hills
The Dirty Secrets
The Panda Band
Mink Mussell Creek
Circuits of The Sun

Tickets are $15 plus BF / $20 at the door
ON SALE NOW from BOCS, 78's, Planet Video and Mills Records.

Due to the overwhelming response from fans and swag of sold out shows on the east coast in May, those dashing swamp monsters from the wild west, The Kill Devil Hills head east again this August. Described as "one of the best live bands this country has to offer" The Kill Devil Hills' rickety, dirty, intense take on rock, folk, gospel, country and blues makes for a brooding and volatile live show. This is a band searching for the delicate balance between beauty and savagery: gristly electric guitar and overdriven violin vying against the fragile twang of a banjo; a heartaching drawl matched against the swelling cacophony. Don't be dissuaded by the banjo, mandolin or fiddle though. This is a serious rock-and-roll band on their last journey east before they start work on their much anticipated third album, and as a treat for you all they'll be road testing some new songs before setting them in stone.

Make sure you get in early, their last shows sold out fast...

Here's two reviews from their shows in may…

Kill Devil Hills, Nathan Hollywood @ Northcote Social Club (10/05/2008) on FasterLouder.com.au

The Kill Devil Hills, The Joans @ The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide (09/05/08) on FasterLouder.com.au

SATURDAY JULY 26 – CAPITOL
393 Murray St, Perth. WA (08) 9321 7606
SNOWMAN'S FINAL WA SHOW
Tix $16 on the door


FRIDAY AUGUST 8 – THE TROUBADOUR
Level 2 / 322 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley, QLD (07) 3252 2626
With Halfway and At Sea
Tix $15 + bf pre-sale and $18 on the door if available
Available from www.troubadour.com.au and Rockinghorse


SATURDAY AUGUST 9 – THE ANNANDALE
17 – 19 Parramatta Rd Annandale, NSW (02) 9550 1078
with the Holy Soul, The Maladies and Jimmy Stewart (VIC)
Tix $12 + bf pre-sale and $15 on the door if available
Available from www.annandalehotel.com


SUNDAY AUGUST 10 – THE HERITAGE HOTEL
240 Princes Hwy Bulli, NSW (02) 4284 5884
with The Handsome Young Strangers and Jimmy Stewart (VIC)
Tix $10 + B/F and $12 on the door if available
www.heritagehotel.com.au


WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13 – REPUBLIC BAR
299 Elizabeth St North Hobart, TAS (03) 6234 6954
with Nathan Hollywood (VIC) and Jimmy Stewart (VIC)
Tix $10 available at the door only
www.republicbar.com


THURSDAY AUGUST 14 – CORNER HOTEL
57 Swan St Richmond, VIC (03) 9427 9198
with Jimmy Stewart and the Miserable Little Bastards, Nathan Hollywood and Selk Hastings(WA)
Tix $12 + bf pre-sale and $15 on the door if available
Avalable from. www.cornerhotel.com and
CORNER BOX OFFICE 12-8pm Mon-Sat (03) 9427 9198


SUNDAY AUGUST 17 – JIVE
181 Hindley St Adelaide, SA(08) 8211 6683
with Jimmy Stewart (VIC) and guests
tix $12 + bf pre-sale and $15 at the door if available
Available from www.jivevenue.com

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The Kill Devil Hills play the Norfolk Basement every Thursday this month...

These are going to be some very special shows…

Doors open 7:30 every Thursday, so get down early!

05^th - The Kill Devil Hills with Jeff Strong & the Chicken Pickers and Maurice Flavel

12^th - The Kill Devil Hills with Jimmy Stewart (Melb – from Clinkerfield) and Paul McCarthy & Henk Langendoen (duo)

19^th - The Kill Devil Hills with Rumskull (side project for Lachlan Gurr) and solo guest

26^th - The Kill Devil Hills with Fall Electric and Selk Hastings

Limited Edition Merchandise available at all shows.

Its been almost a year since the rambling, 6 piece swamp rock darlings of the wild west – the Kill Devil Hills- played shows on the East Coast. In that time, they toured to Canada and the US, won a handful more WAMi awards, released their second album to rave reviews in Europe and recorded a song especially for this trip. The song is called "Hungry and Down" and will be available  on limited edition 7" vinyl only at these shows. It was recorded live with Award winning engineer Dave Parkin (Snowman, Bob Evans, Red Jezebel) at his Blackbird Studio and mixed by their masterful live sound engineer, Dr David Carter. The B-side was recorded in a deserted workers club in the middle of the bush in WA, using only one microphone and is a real treat.

For those unfamiliar with the band, the Kill Devil Hills formed in early 2003 as a cowpunk trio and have mutated into a sonic stew of rock, folk, gospel, blues and punk, carving out their own weird take on the great Australian tradition of swamp music. They’ve released 2 albums and soon a single and are quite frankly, one of the best live bands in Australia at the moment.

 

The Wheatsheaf Hotel

Thursday 8th & Friday 9th of May 2008

 

The Northcote Social Club

Saturday 10th May 2008

-Supported by Nathan Hollywood (Album Launch) and Felicity Groom (WA)
 

The Annandale Hotel

Sunday 11th May 2008
 

The Kill Devil Hills were recently interviewed for an STM / Perth-Now Artist review...

Click here to have a look!