King Straggler

Genre: Alt Country Hometown: Los Angeles CA
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Saturday, March 18   9:00 p.m.
Bourbon Rocks   (508 E 6th St)

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King Straggler is Brentley Gore, Rodney Eastman and John Hawkes. Eastman and Hawkes met playing brothers on an independent film. Eastman and Gore had begun to write songs together. In the spring of 2003, in Los Angeles, they formed King Straggler.

From the outset the group has derived their unique sound by taking equal share in singing and songwriting duties, becoming three frontmen with contrasting styles that dovetail into rich musical textures and colorful vocal blends. Their songs range from the hopeful to the haunted, from tattered folk to noisy rock to tear-it-up country and beyond. Music for dirty saints and wide-eyed wanderers. After adding a rhythm section (Danny Gordon; bass and Dan Thompson: drums) they gained a loyal following playing at venues such as the Knitting Factory, Hotel Cafe, and Spaceland -- culminating in a standing-room-only residency at Highland Grounds in Los Angeles.

Championed by Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots), they recorded a full-length CD at his headquarters, Lavish Studios, with Douglas Grean engineering and co-producing. Most recently, the group recorded songs with Ima Robot guitarist (and independent producer) Timmy Anderson.

King Straggler has had songs featured in several films. Among them is the closing credits theme for "The Moguls," starring Jeff Bridges, due for release later this year.

King Straggler's self-titled debut was released in April 2005. It continues to impress and has received steady play on L.A.'s Indie 103.1fm. In the summer of 2005 the band toured extensively including stops in Austin, Seattle and San Francisco.