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The Slim Kings featuring Billy Joel's Drummer - Liberty Devitto
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Thursday, December 17 2015
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8PM
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$10 Cover at the Door / 21+
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Artist Bio
The Slim Kings stand in the eye of a perfect storm of blues and rock ‘n’ roll. They feature legendary drummer Liberty Devitto, who spent over three decades playing on seminal records for and performing with Billy Joel, alongside three young guns—singer and rhythm guitarist Michael Sackler-Berner, lead guitarist Henry Geller and bassist Andy Attanasio.
Blending elegant song craft, impeccable instrumentation and a whole lot of soul, The Slim Kings have recently opened for ZZ Top, Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes and The Spin Doctors. In the last year their music has been featured on Showtime’s Nurse Jackie, Lifetime’s Army Wives, Amazon’s Cocked, and Netflix’s Bloodlines amongst others. The band is currently recording with Grammy winning producers Steve Jordan (John Mayer, Keith Richards) and Joel Hamilton (Tom Waits, Black Keys, Highly Suspect) while regularly headlining clubs in the tri-state area . They may keep company with iconic rockers, but this isn’t simply a throwback to the glory days. It’s firmly rooted in the future.
“I like classic rock,” says Liberty. “That’s what I grew up creating. However, I don’t want to be in a classic rock band. Michael, Henry and Andy bring fresh ideas and sounds to the table. There’s a hint of old blues in there, but it’s a contemporary style.”
“It’s a delicate balance,” Michael agrees. “Liberty takes us back to the heart. Henry, Andy and I have the pleasure of playing alongside those roots, rather than emulating them. It’s a rare privilege.”
It began in 2012 when Michael, working as a solo artist who was best known for songs featured on Sons of Anarchy and Law and Order, cold-called Liberty. He asked Liberty, a drumming icon and the very first drummer Michael had ever seen in concert, to play on an indie session he had booked the very next day. Liberty listened to the music online and called back fifteen minutes later. Now, with The Slim Kings, they have solidified their musical partnership as bandmates. Henry, who has opened for Etta James and Johnny Winter, recalls the genesis of the band. “Michael and I went to elementary school together and reconnected on Facebook while I was living in San Francisco. The Slim Kings got started when we began trading YouTube clips of artists we both like: Gary Clark Jr., Dave Alvin and The Black Keys. We thought, ‘Hey, we could do this.’” Soon after Michael and Henry began writing together, Liberty heard Henry’s Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix inspired guitar work and loved it. “I knew instantly that Henry was fluent in the traditions of the blues greats I hold in high regard, but he was taking those ideas and techniques to a new, darker, more contemporary place.”
“A cross country move and two albums later, the music just keeps coming,” says Henry. “We write songs and love doing it. We play around with different sounds to make exciting music that we mix with interesting and witty lyrics.”
A quick glance through The Slim King’s thousands of active Facebook fans and it is clear that the band is making the kind of rock music that transcends generations. 18 year old college girls, 60 year old British blokes, 25 year old Brooklyn hipsters, 40 year old Midwestern housewives, 50 year old Jersey cops, 30 year old big city lawyers, all proudly sport Slim King’s shirts and socks while keeping tabs on the band’s every move. “I want everyone to feel good about getting back into real players playing real music,” Liberty declares. “There are always cycles in this business. I think the cycle is coming back to honest music.”
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