Summers are for love. Actually wait, summers are for flings.
Summer’s have the habit of turning into revolving doors for opportunities, feelings, and people. Much like a revolving door, Getaway Dogs’ band lineup has changed since its beginnings in 2013.
Inspired by Brazilian bossanova, folk, psychedelic rock and more the band’s ever evolving sound really can’t be contained within one realm or genre. What is certain with this band is the dedication to an eclectic combination of talent, passion, and je ne sais quoi. What else is certain is they give you the soundtrack to play, while falling for someone this summer. Dreamy stuff.
Vocalist and guitarist Kai Killion, coined this “revolving door metaphor” to represent the way members entered, shared, and contributed to the ever-changing project he started years ago. Killion’s eyes smirked with excitement as he looked into his beer, and explained the current members are here indefinitely. The current lineup runs Killion as vocals, and guitar. Andrew Dreher plays bass and Andrew Hawes kills it on drums/percussion. All three members hold each other in high regard as friends, but more so as fellow musicians.
When poking into Killion’s brain for his next idea, he’ll burst out with a string of influences ranging from Boogarins to Haitus Kaiyote.
“Right now, Boogarins is a band that I’m obssessed with. They do a similar thing to what I kind of do, but without hiphop. Which is what he brings to the table.” Killion said, pointing to Hawes.
“Boom Bap,” Hawes said.
Hawes, who has played in a variety of other projects throughout the years truly respects his bandmate, which provides synergy to the overall process.
“Kai is a very skilled young man, who is very talented,” said Hawes
The respect is mutual, which you can see from the manners they hold when speaking to each other. There is a serious dedication to producing quality music and exploring the style that unfolds during each session.
Funnily enough, the bassist of the band actually joined through an audition through Craigslist. Dreher, who joined the band last year is an excellently trained bassist, who is equally enthusiastic about influence Haitus Kaiyote is excited to take part in band’s upcoming shows. His charismatic influence is sure to peak through during sets.
Artwork by Sofie Engström von Alten
You can catch Getaway Dogs tonight at Streetlight Records at 5:00PM with Anna Conolly and later again - 7:00PM at the Crepe Place with Wicked Man. Getaway Dogs will bless us with 2 new songs!
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