Kush

In the last eighteen months this Liverpool rock power trio has been making a name as a guitar band with big ideas. They’ve set local rock venues alight with searing Hendrix inspired lead guitar, guttural blues riffs and highly original vocal raps.  Fronted by Kirkland (who has been described variously as "The Mohammad Ali of Guitar" and ‘a true guitar hero’ by local and national music press) it's no surprise he’s landed an exclusive endorsement deal with prestigious German guitar manufacturer Framus, as well as with Scottish acoustic Guitar manufacturers Freshman and has performed at the international music fair displaying these guitars to the world's media.

Kush have also dipped their toes considerably into the world of the mainstream having produced a critically acclaimed prog rock pastiche of Cilla's #1 60s hit ‘You’re my World’ with local Pop princess Natasha Hamilton.  They also performed at the Echo Arena in front of a sell-out crowd as house band for some of Liverpool’s most legendary artists and performers as diverse as Gerry Marsden , The Merseybeats to the Christians, the Kittens and The Farm and forged an unlikely mutual appreciation society with boxing legends and big guitar and music lovers Joe and Enzo Calzaghe.

"Our sound was born out of playing parties,  covers of The Blockheads and Rage Against the Machine to the Kinks while jamming on hip hop drum &bass and r&b grooves for hours to keep the girls dancing so it was always diverse and kinetic’ says front man Kirkland.  We stuck as many original tunes in as we could get away with and found that people loved it as long as the grooves were right and that shredding electric guitar is definitely not a thing of the past when it comes to shifting beer..."

‘That’s how we met the Calzaghes’ says Paul McBride Kush bassman.’We were invited to play an after show party for the Sports Personality of the Year when it was held at the Liverpool arena.  Being a big fan of Joe and Enzo, Kirkland dedicated a blues classic "Goin' Down" to the Calzaghes in attendance. This lead to an infamous free form blues jam with all the Calzaghes joining the stage. To the delight of the audience they displayed some amazing blues guitar, ending with a guitar duel between Kush front man and legendary boxing trainer Enzo.
 
Kush songs "Tao" and "No Change" as well as their blistering rendition of Blues classic "Goin’ Down" can be heard on Universal Pictures release "Joe Calzaghe - My Life Story". The film also features a retirement tribute song to Britain's most successful boxer ever written and performed by The Calzaghes feat. Kush and produced by Kush front man Kirkland.

Kush are currently putting the finishing touches to their first album. From the raw Mersey delta blues of “Nobody Gets Me” to the Debussy inspired guitar melodies on the extended reggae breakdown of “Back to Earth”, Kush rewrites the rule book with a combination of rock, blues, reggae, dance, classical and jazz, weaving them together seamlessly into 10 modern meaningful songs “about people and for people”

First single “Say Hello to My Little Friend” is a funky blues about turbulent relationships and “Somebody, Somewhere” is a reflective story of survival with rousing choruses and Beatles styles harmonies.

The Spin is an up tempo blues boogie, ZZ Top on steroids, snarling guitars with Bob Dylan style narrative of “Popes, popstars, paupers and presidents“

For further information on Kush contact:
(Management) Martin O’Shea
Bold Management Ltd
Telephone + 44 151 227 4447
Email martin@bold-management.com
 

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