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Two Gallants (band)
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Two Gallants is a folk rock
duo
from San Francisco, California
. The name comes from the title of a story by James Joyce
in Dubliners
.
Stephens and Vogel started gigging around San Francisco as Two Gallants in 2002, when both were 21; the two had been making music together since the age of twelve. They made two separate self-released CDs, which are now out of print. Those recordings were spread around the US during the early years of touring (house shows, warehouses, street corners, parks, etc.) After recording their debut, The Throes, for Alive Records
, they kept up the touring but started playing more clubs. In July 2005, the band signed with Saddle Creek records. In August 2005, they played their first shows overseas in London as well as Reading and Leeds festivals.
In February 2006, they released What the Toll Tells
on Saddle Creek records. This spawned two singles: "Las Cruces Jail
" and "Steady Rollin'
". They toured Europe at the start of 2006 after the album release, played the Saddle Creek SXSW showcase in March, and then toured the US and parts of Canada in May and June. They were invited to play numerous European festivals throughout the summer and then picked up again in September to tour the US and Europe for the second time of the year.
During the US tour the band gained music press attention for an incident at a performance in Houston, Texas
, when a police officer
investigating a noise complaint at the club Walter's on Washington allegedly attacked the band and several fans present with a Taser
.
They released a self-titled album, their third full-length, in September 2007 on Saddle Creek, which included the single "Despite What You've Been Told".
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
duo
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
from San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. The name comes from the title of a story by James Joyce
James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
in Dubliners
Dubliners
Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They were meant to be a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century....
.
History
Two Gallants are made up of Adam Stephens (b. 1981) on guitar, harmonica and vocals and Tyson Vogel (b. 7 November 1981) on drums and vocals.Stephens and Vogel started gigging around San Francisco as Two Gallants in 2002, when both were 21; the two had been making music together since the age of twelve. They made two separate self-released CDs, which are now out of print. Those recordings were spread around the US during the early years of touring (house shows, warehouses, street corners, parks, etc.) After recording their debut, The Throes, for Alive Records
Alive Records
Alive Naturalsound Records – also known simply as Alive Records – started in 1994 in Los Angeles, California, by Patrick Boissel, is an independent record label specializing in garage rock, punk blues, garage punk, psychedelic rock, power pop and blues-rock music. It grew out of Boissel's...
, they kept up the touring but started playing more clubs. In July 2005, the band signed with Saddle Creek records. In August 2005, they played their first shows overseas in London as well as Reading and Leeds festivals.
In February 2006, they released What the Toll Tells
What the Toll Tells
What the Toll Tells is the second album recorded by Two Gallants released in February 2006 . It was recorded at Tiny Telephone Studios, San Francisco in during July 2005. This album is the 91st release of Saddle Creek Records....
on Saddle Creek records. This spawned two singles: "Las Cruces Jail
Las Cruces Jail
"Las Cruces Jail" is the first single from the album, What the Toll Tells by Two Gallants. It was a limited, 7" single. The album was the 90th release of Saddle Creek Records....
" and "Steady Rollin'
Steady Rollin'
"Steady Rollin" is an iTunes single released by the San Francisco band, Two Gallants, and was the first European 7" single from What the Toll Tells.This single is the 92nd release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing for and Compact disc:...
". They toured Europe at the start of 2006 after the album release, played the Saddle Creek SXSW showcase in March, and then toured the US and parts of Canada in May and June. They were invited to play numerous European festivals throughout the summer and then picked up again in September to tour the US and Europe for the second time of the year.
During the US tour the band gained music press attention for an incident at a performance in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, when a police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
investigating a noise complaint at the club Walter's on Washington allegedly attacked the band and several fans present with a Taser
Taser
A Taser is an electroshock weapon that uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles. Its manufacturer, Taser International, calls the effects "neuromuscular incapacitation" and the devices' mechanism "Electro-Muscular Disruption technology"...
.
They released a self-titled album, their third full-length, in September 2007 on Saddle Creek, which included the single "Despite What You've Been Told".
Albums
- The Throes (2004 · Alive RecordsAlive RecordsAlive Naturalsound Records – also known simply as Alive Records – started in 1994 in Los Angeles, California, by Patrick Boissel, is an independent record label specializing in garage rock, punk blues, garage punk, psychedelic rock, power pop and blues-rock music. It grew out of Boissel's...
) - What the Toll TellsWhat the Toll TellsWhat the Toll Tells is the second album recorded by Two Gallants released in February 2006 . It was recorded at Tiny Telephone Studios, San Francisco in during July 2005. This album is the 91st release of Saddle Creek Records....
(2006 · Saddle Creek) - Two GallantsTwo Gallants (album)Two Gallants is the third full-length album from the band Two Gallants, released on September 25, 2007. It follows up their EP, The Scenery of Farewell, which was released in June.-Track listing:# "The Deader"# "Miss Meri"...
(2007 · Saddle Creek)
EPs
- Nothing to You (re-mix) + 3Nothing to You (re-mix) + 3Nothing to You + 3 is an EP released by the San Francisco Indie rock duo Two Gallants in 2006 by Alive Records.The EP features two songs from the band's debut album The Throes, newly re-mixed and the songs "Sweet Baby Jesus" and "Fail Hard to Regain " from the bands first 7" release. These two are...
(2006 · Alive RecordsAlive RecordsAlive Naturalsound Records – also known simply as Alive Records – started in 1994 in Los Angeles, California, by Patrick Boissel, is an independent record label specializing in garage rock, punk blues, garage punk, psychedelic rock, power pop and blues-rock music. It grew out of Boissel's...
) - The Scenery of FarewellThe Scenery of FarewellThe Scenery of Farewell is an EP by San Francisco indie band Two Gallants release on 4 June 2007 in the UK, and 19 June 2007 in the U.S. and Canada...
(2007 · Saddle Creek)
Internet Singles
- "Steady Rollin'Steady Rollin'"Steady Rollin" is an iTunes single released by the San Francisco band, Two Gallants, and was the first European 7" single from What the Toll Tells.This single is the 92nd release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing for and Compact disc:...
" b/w "Dappens" and "Don't Want No Woman Who Stays Out All Night..."(2006 · Saddle Creek), iTunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
CD Singles
- "Steady Rollin'Steady Rollin'"Steady Rollin" is an iTunes single released by the San Francisco band, Two Gallants, and was the first European 7" single from What the Toll Tells.This single is the 92nd release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing for and Compact disc:...
" b/w "Dappens" and "Don't Want No Woman Who Stays Out All Night..." (2006 · Saddle Creek Europe)
Vinyl
- "I'm Her ManI'm Her ManI'm Her Man is the first commercial single from Two Gallants, issued on Alive Records. The vinyl only single was released prior to The Throes....
" b/w "Fail Hard to Regain (Live)" (2004 · Alive RecordsAlive RecordsAlive Naturalsound Records – also known simply as Alive Records – started in 1994 in Los Angeles, California, by Patrick Boissel, is an independent record label specializing in garage rock, punk blues, garage punk, psychedelic rock, power pop and blues-rock music. It grew out of Boissel's...
) - "Las Cruces JailLas Cruces Jail"Las Cruces Jail" is the first single from the album, What the Toll Tells by Two Gallants. It was a limited, 7" single. The album was the 90th release of Saddle Creek Records....
" b/w "Long Summer Day (Acoustic)" (2005 · Saddle Creek) - "Steady Rollin'Steady Rollin'"Steady Rollin" is an iTunes single released by the San Francisco band, Two Gallants, and was the first European 7" single from What the Toll Tells.This single is the 92nd release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing for and Compact disc:...
" b/w "Dappens" (2006 · Saddle Creek Europe)
External links
- Featured Band
- Official Two Gallants website
- Saddle Creek
- Alive Records
- Country Music Goodness Interview
- [ Allmusic: Two Gallants]
- Lazy-i Interview: September 2005
- The filmclip to their single, Steady Rollin'
- "Free Songs: Two Gallants" at DaytrotterDaytrotterDaytrotter is a website for the recording studio Horseshack, which hosts recording sessions with many popular and typically upcoming indie music acts, although it works with local bands in the Illinois area as well. The sessions can be compared to that of a radio station's lounge recordings, where...
- "Free Songs: Two Gallants (encore)" at DaytrotterDaytrotterDaytrotter is a website for the recording studio Horseshack, which hosts recording sessions with many popular and typically upcoming indie music acts, although it works with local bands in the Illinois area as well. The sessions can be compared to that of a radio station's lounge recordings, where...
- Acoustic Session with 'They Shoot Music Dont They'