Reid Attaway - Guitar/Vocals
John Charlet - Vocals / Trumpet
Kelly Hazlett - Bass
DJ Kyriakides - Trombone
Nate Koch - Sax
Dave Gibson - Drums
Influences
Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Pietasters, The Slackers, Toots and the Maytals,Less Than Jake,NoFx,Bad Religion,Eastern Standard Time,Jackmove,Between the Buried and Me,Rx Bandits
Murphys Kids live to rock. Their goal is to bring everyone into the experience from the folks at the bar to the fans up front. The rhythm section of guitar, bass, and drums thumps out the backbone while the horn section lays their smooth runs on top. Its all complimented by the dual vocal of Attaway and Charlet whos socially-savvy lyrics and anthemic melodies push crowds into a frenzied heat. In the last eight years Murphy's Kisd has played every all-ages club in Richmond and have completed three full tours of the east coast and the southeast. They were a featured artist for two years running on the SouthernSka Tour hosted by Southernska.com. They have also recorded and released three CDs that have been met with enthusiasm and have sold accordingly. They have headlined and supported at an array of venues. Club owners and promoters in and around the Richmond area continue to find how well MK works on bills with bands of regional and international fame such as Less Than Jake, the Suicide Machines, the Toasters, the Slackers, Fighting Gravity, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Mutemath,The Fray, Soldiers of Jah Army, Badfish, and the Pietasters.
Journalists and fans alike are left asking, "Is that reggae or rock?" Their approach is both precise and brutal. As a band who wants to rock harder than all and groove even harder, they make their musical mark by becoming a hybrid of fast, catchy rock and deep, groovy reggae rhythms. They have a full set of reggae covers as well as 15 second hardcore songs. They have been compared to the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and the Toasters. You will find everything in their CD players from old school reggae like Burning Spear and Bob Marley to new school progressive rock like the Mars Volta and Coheed and Cambria. With all the conjecture about what their sound is and what they are trying to do musically the bottom line is Murphys Kids brings it. Their paramount goal is for everyone to go home sweaty, exhausted and grinning from ear to ear.
Booking inquiries should be sent to: Goliathman@aol.com
DAMN! I keep missin' you guys! Leaving Northern VA when you guys will be in Vienna, and I will actually be getting off a train in Richmond on Monday, Aug. 4th. But, no Murphy's Kids in sight!
But, I see that you have your dates for Spaghettifest. Will DEFINITELY see you there. Got my ticket last night. Can't wait to do it up right again!
Byrd park, near dogwood dell, tuesday, friday's at 6pm, and sundays at 5pm, and once the semester starts there's another group that plays at Union Theological Seminary, on tuesdays/thursdays at 4pm, but i think they're playing tu/thursday at 6:30pm, i'll have to check next week when i'm out of my classes. grul mon/wed/sat is the only group i know that plays competitively. these other groups are more recreational so we don't play by all the rules, its more for fun. i don't have anything planned for monday, so hopefully i'll be there. -lata
I almost pissed myself from excitement when I saw you guys were playing at Jammin' Java. OK, maybe not... but I'm excited to finally see you guys again!
