Artist description The Kickbacks are a band about songs - songs with a simultaneous delicacy and reckless passion that lyrically detail firsthand experiences or observations against gritty guitars, B-3 organ, and lived in vocals. "Americana", "Roots Rock", or "Twang Pop" are all possible genres that the music seems to fit.

Music Style Americana, roots rock, twang pop

Similar Artists Tom Petty, Counting Crows, Buffalo Tom, The Black Crows, Paul Westerberg, Jayhawks, Wilco, Pete Yorn, Ryan Adams, Son Volt, Bruce Springsteen

Artist History Over the past five years it's been an interesting trek for singer/songwriter/guitarist Tad Overbaugh, singer/songwriter/guitarist Shawn Byrne, and drummer Jon Burton, replete with plenty of twists and turns. The Kickbacks have released three independent CD's (1998's "Longitude", 2000's "Blue Man's Collar", and THE NEW 2002 RELEASE "BLINDSIDE VIEW"), played choice gigs at TT the Bear's Place (Cambridge, MA) and the Mercury Lounge (New York City), and had a song featured during an episode of "Dawsons Creek" ("Attic", from "Longitude"). With a newly solidified lineup featuring keyboardist/singer Steve Scott and bassist Matt Arnold, the new century brings the Kickbacks a newfound sense of promise and hopefully some of their best songs to date. Keep an eye out for them as they promote their new studio release, "Blindside View" at a club near you.

Group Members Tad Overbaugh: lead vocals, guitars... Steve Scott: keyboards, guitar, horns, vocals... Matthew Arnold: bass... Jon Burton: drums, percussion

Albums Longitude (1998, Last Call Records), Blue Man's Collar (2000, Happy Accident Recordings), Blindside View (2002, NOW AVAILABLE! at www.thekickbacks.com)

Press Reviews MilesOfMusic.com  -  October 2002 "From out of Boston, The Kickbacks kick out a tight, and well produced, roots-rock sound that alternates punchy and jangly, is full of hooks and varying in mood."- - - - - Metronome Magazine  -  October 2002 "This is one of the finest albums I've heard in some time from a Boston act. Lush arrangements, twangin' guitars, pristine vocal harmonies and stellar songwriting rate The Kickbacks one of the best bands of 2002... Outstanding!"- - - - - FreightTrainBoogie.com  -  October 2002 4 stars "clever, melodic songwriting" - - - - - The Northeast Performer Magazine - December 2000 - "The Kickbacks are ready for the big leagues. Blue Man's Collar is a strong statement - the band has honed its sound and written some truly timeless songs." - - - - - - DMusic.com - December 2000 - "I'm listening to The Kickbacks while I write this review, and all I gotta say is WOW. I love this music. This is a group that takes their writing seriously and endeavors to produce well thought out content. This group is radio ready and all I have to say is what are they waiting for?" - - - - - - CDBaby.com - "The Kickbacks redefine Twang Pop."

Location Boston, MA - USA

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