The Copper Kings Blog

TCK plays Hard Rock Battle of the Bands

Phil — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:39:18 +0000

CALLING ALL COPPER KINGS FANS: We’re playing the 2011 Hard Rock Cafe “Ambassadors of Rock” Battle of the Bands competition at Hard Rock Cafe Seattle on Feb 18th! We’re up against 4 other great bands so it’s sure to be an awesome time! Crowd response is a big part of the judging so we could your YOUR help! Here’s the official Facebook event for the event. Please consider “Attending” the Facebook event and remember to buy your tickets early as you’ll save $3.

Event Details:

The Hard Rock Cafe Seattle presents the Ambassadors of Rock Battle of the Bands Qualifying Battle #2 Friday, February 18, 2011 at 9:00pm. Featuring performances by Smile Brigade, NoRey, J-Steelz, Goodnight Argent and The Copper Kings.

Tickets $7 in advance | $10 at the door – BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE

Come out to help judges select the top band that will represent Seattle in Hard Rock’s Battle of the Bands! The winner of this local competition will move on and compete worldwide for a spot on stage, performing live in London at Hard Rock Calling in June 2011.

The Bands:

International Pop Overthrow Aug 18th

Phil — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:37:07 +0000

We’re psyched to be playing the Seattle stop of the annual International Pop Overthrow on August 18th at El Corazon! Come check out a ton of great rock/pop/powerpop bands at this internationally travelling festival while it’s here. We’re headlining the first of the 4 nights at 11:00pm and playing as long as we damned well feel like. Hope to see you there!

New show – Scarlet Tree July 30th

Phil — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:05:43 +0000

We’re playing the new Scarlet Tree on 65th (under I-5) on July 30th with Van Eps. If you haven’t been to the Scarlet Tree ever (or since the old one closed) it’s back with a vengence! 2 open levels, great food and a super fun place to see music. Come check us out…we’ll be road testing some new songs and we’d love to hear what you think!

Vision House Benefit Show 6/17

Phil — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:55:01 +0000

We’re playing for a great cause on the 17th! Come see us rock the party and participate in a silent auction to benefit Vision House and NoHomelessKids. See the link to the Facebook event for it below and come support a great cause!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=104195302959469

New Show: Central Saloon – May 6th

Phil — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:17:04 +0000

We’ll be playing the Central Saloon on Thursday May 6th in Pioneer Square Seattle! Come check us out!

http://www.myspace.com/thecentral

Show announced: Apr 24th – A Terrible Beauty

Phil — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:28:36 +0000

We’re confirmed for Saturday April 24th at Renton’s famous Irish pub A Terrible Beauty. What’s better than listening to top-shelf Seattle rawk while eating shepherd’s pie? Nothing. That’s what.

Disarray on Portland’s 94.7FM tonight

Phil — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:35:00 +0000

Thanks to superfan #99 Ben Longcor, we were just played on 94.7FM “Alternative Portland!” Ben called in and got onto their “Perfect Playlist” program and got to play and comment on his top 5 songs. Song number 1 was our very own Disarray. Thanks again Ben!!

Toured the KEXP radio station

Phil — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:04:12 +0000

Thanks to Christine Scott, I got to tour the KEXP radio station today. We got to meet Cheryl Waters who does the midday show and watch her work which was very cool. I dropped a CD & Press kit off with her and with Don Slack (music director) so keep your fingers crossed. Hopefully you’ll hear us soon on 90.3FM Seattle!

We rocked Nectar Lounge!

Phil — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:49:15 +0000

We had a GREAT show at Nectar Lounge on the 23rd! Check out the video below for a taste. We’ve got multiple camera feeds, pro audio recording of the show and professional stills on the way which we’ll be uploading and/or editing together over the next few days, but in the meantime…check out the video of Disarray below and let us know what you think!

Great review on CultureMob

Phil — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:18:35 +0000

We got a killer review on CultureMob today. Thanks to Mike Showalter for the kind words!

“From the moment the first track Disarray hits your ears, Seattle’s Copper Kings grab with you some great pop hooks on their new CD, Hellos and Goodbyes, and don’t let up. It was perfect driving music as I headed up to the Skagit Valley over the weekend and I just let it play up and back. It’s no surprise to me that they cite bands like the Wallflowers, Weezer and the Counting Crows as either influences or what they like themselves, because that’s the territory they’re in. That being said, two of my favorite tracks, Best Laid Plans and Am I Too Late, both surprisingly reminded me a bit of one of my go-to bands, Canadian alt-country group Blue Rodeo. For me, there wasn’t a weak track in the eclectic set. Formed in 2008, the group is frontman & songwriter Phil Austin, drummer & backup vocalist Chris Villasenor, bassist Charlie Bendock and lead guitarist Max Keene, who was also co-producer (with Austin) and engineer for the CD. Produced and released on their own late last year, the CD is extremely polished and shines with the care they clearly took with the types of details that make music stand out. You have more than one opportunity to catch them live in Seattle on the following dates. My guess is these guys could really rock in a live setting.”

Nectar Lounge
Tuesday 2/23/2010 10:30PM
Cover: $3, 21+

High Dive Seattle
Tuesday 3/9/2010 8:00PM
Cover: $6

Comet Tavern
Tuesday 4/6/2010
Details TBA