Black Pistol Fire

Black Pistol Fire is a Canadian-born, Austin-based rock duo. The group consists of Kevin McKeown (guitar/lead vocals) and Eric Owen (drums). Their sound is a mix of classic southern rock and garage punk.

Black Pistol Fire
OriginAustin, Texas, United States
GenresRock and Roll, Garage Punk, Southern Rock, punk blues
Years active2011–present
LabelsRifle Bird Music, Modern Outsider
Websiteblackpistolfire.com
Members
  • Kevin McKeown
  • Eric Owen

History

Early Years

Kevin McKeown and Eric Owen met in kindergarten at a North Toronto elementary school.[1] They started playing Rock and Roll together in high school.[2]

Deadbeat Graffiti

In 2017, Consequence of Sound named them best early-day wake up call at Riot Fest 2017[3] and selected them as the best performance at Voodoo Fest 2017.[4]

They achieved breakout success in 2018 with "Lost Cause" reaching number one[5] and "Bully" reaching number five in Canada rock airplay.[6]

Discography

Studio albums
  • 2011 - Black Pistol Fire - Black Pistol Fire Self-released
  • 2012 - Big Beat '59 - Rifle Bird Records
  • 2014 - Hush Or Howl - Modern Outsider
  • 2016 - Don't Wake the Riot - Modern Outsider
  • 2017 - Deadbeat Graffiti - Rifle Bird Records

EPs
  • 2012 - Shut-Up!

Singles
  • 2015 - Damaged Goods/Mama’s Gun
  • 2019 - Level
  • 2019 - Black Halo
  • 2019 - Temper Temper/So Real
  • 2019 - Pick Your Poison
  • 2019 - Well wasted
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References
  1. Hardee, Howard (2017-10-04). "Behind Black Pistol Fire's Smoking-Hot Rock & Roll: Two Life-Long Friends". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  2. Danger, Timothy (2012-08-22). "Black Pistol Fire brings rock And roll music back to Texas". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  3. Suzanne-Mayer, Dominick (2017-09-18). "Riot Fest 2017 Festival Review: From Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  4. Hallon, David (2017-10-30). "Voodoo 2017 Festival Review: Top 10 Sets". Consequence of Sound. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  5. "Canada Rock National Airplay". Nielsen BDS. 2018-03-12. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  6. "Canada Rock National Airplay". Nielsen BDS. 2018-08-11. Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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