Two Gallants (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Two Gallants


Img_size = 250px
Img_capt = Two Gallants: Adam Stephens (left), Tyson Vogel (right)
Background = group_or_band
Years_active = 2002–present
Origin = San Francisco, California, United States
Genre = Indie rock
Lo-fi
Folk-Rock
Acoustic-Blues
Label = Saddle Creek
Alive Records
URL = [http://twogallants.com Two Gallants]
Current_members = Adam Stephens
Tyson Vogel

Two Gallants is an indie rock duo from San Francisco, California. The name comes from the title of a story by James Joyce in "Dubliners".

History

Two Gallants are made up of Adam Stephens (b. 1981) on guitar, harmonica and vocals and Tyson Vogel (b. 7 November 1981) on drums and vocals.

Stephens and Vogel started gigging around San Francisco as Two Gallants in 2002, when both were twenty; the two had been making music together since the age of twelve. They made two separate self-released CDs, which are now out of print. Those recordings were spread around the US during the early years of touring (house shows, warehouses, street corners, parks, etc.) After recording their debut, "The Throes", for Alive Records, they kept up the touring but started playing more clubs. In July 2005, the band signed with Saddle Creek records. In August 2005, they played their first shows overseas in London as well as Reading and Leeds festivals.In February 2006 they released "What the Toll Tells" on Saddle Creek records. This spawned two singles: "Las Cruces Jail" and "Steady Rollin'". They toured Europe at the start of 2006 after the album release, played the Saddle Creek SXSW showcase in March, and then toured the US and parts of Canada in May and June. They were invited to play numerous European festivals throughout the summer and then picked up again in September to tour the US and Europe for the second time of the year.

During the US tour the band gained music press attention for an incident at a performance in Houston, Texas, when a police officer investigating a noise complaint at the club Walter's on Washington allegedly attacked the band and several fans present with a Taser. [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39203/Two_Gallants_Speak_Out_About_Houston_Incident] [http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2006/10/20/when-a-texas-cop-attacks-two-gallants-reveal-the-bizarre-alarming-and-even-amusing-details/]

They released a self-titled album, their third full-length, in September 2007 on Saddle Creek, which included the single "Despite What You've Been Told".

ound

Two Gallants feature a duo of guitar and drums, and their music is rooted in the blues. However, Two Gallants are more influenced by the delta blues and folk music (such as Robert Johnson and Skip James). Stephens plays bass, melody, and harmony simultaneously in the blues tradition, but with folk fingerpicking. Vogel's percussion is a trap of a hi-hat, 2 ride cymbals, 2 floor toms, a snare drum, and a bass drum with an even smaller trap for acoustic concerts. His play is melodic rather than rhythmic. Themes of their lyrics include archaic stories of murder, theft, the old west, Antebellum South and racism along with more personal accounts.

Discography

Albums

*"The Throes" (2004 · Alive Records)
*"What the Toll Tells" (2006 · Saddle Creek)
*"Two Gallants" (2007 · Saddle Creek)

ingles & EPs

EPs

*"Nothing to You (re-mix) + 3" (2006 · Alive Records)
*"The Scenery of Farewell" (2007 · Saddle Creek)

Internet Singles

*"Steady Rollin'" b/w "Dappens" and "Don't Want No Woman Who Stays Out All Night..."(2006 · Saddle Creek), iTunes

CD Singles

*"Steady Rollin'" b/w "Dappens" and "Don't Want No Woman Who Stays Out All Night..." (2006 · Saddle Creek Europe)
*"Nothing to You (re-mix) + 3" (2006 · Alive Records)

Vinyl

*"I'm Her Man" b/w "Fail Hard to Regain (Live)" (2004 · Alive Records)
*"Las Cruces Jail" b/w "Long Summer Day (Acoustic)" (2005 · Saddle Creek)
*"Steady Rollin'" b/w "Dappens" (2006 · Saddle Creek Europe)

References

External links

* [http://www.twogallants.com Official Two Gallants website]
* [http://www.saddle-creek.com Saddle Creek]
* [http://www.alivenergy.com Alive Records]
* [http://www.countrymusicgoodness.com/?p=80 Country Music Goodness Interview]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:o7rj28vl052a All Music Guide: Two Gallants]
* [http://www.timmcmahan.com/twogallants.htm Lazy-i Interview: September 2005]
* [http://www.lostateminor.com/2007/04/13/steady-rollin/ The filmclip to their single, Steady Rollin']
* [http://www.fabchannel.com/two_gallants Free video of entire Two Gallants concert (18-11-2006, Amsterdam)]
* [http://bridgerack.com/content/view/31/1/ A Conversation With Two Gallants] 2007 Bridgerack.com Interview
* [http://www.daytrotter.com/article/164/free-songs-two-gallants "Free Songs: Two Gallants"] at "Daytrotter"
* [http://www.daytrotter.com/article/1027/free-songs-two-gallants-encore "Free Songs: Two Gallants (encore)"] at "Daytrotter"
* [http://theyshootmusic.at/posts/3 Acoustic Session with 'They Shoot Music Dont They']