Press Kit
BIO
The Peach Kings make music that sounds like the last scene of a film you can't stop thinking about.
Paige Wood and Steven Dies have spent over a decade building a world that exists between genres and refuses to settle in any of them. Somewhere between the polish and the dirt, the analog and the digital, the tender and the electric. Their sound carries the grain of bygone eras without the weight of nostalgia. It's present. It's loaded. Something is always about to happen.
Formed in California and built in Los Angeles, their influences land where you'd expect and where you wouldn't: PJ Harvey and Nancy Sinatra. Lee Hazlewood and Gary Numan. Lynch and Lou Reed. The list doesn't contradict itself. It builds a picture of music that holds tension the way a great film does, that can go quiet or loud without ever losing the thread.
Their catalog has found its way into the worlds it was always meant for. Boardwalk Empire. Shameless. Drew Barrymore photographed them for V Magazine alongside Warpaint, M83, and Lord Huron. Cyndi Lauper and The Heavy both chose them as touring partners, putting them on sold-out stages across the country.
The Peach Kings have always built on their own terms. That hasn't changed.
“The Peach Kings are my little love couple, and I adore the romance of a man and woman who make music together.”
PHOTOS
TPK music has been featured in dozens of TV shows, movies, and commercials. Most recently, "Fisherman" and "Like A Stone" were featured in the last two episodes of SHOtime's Shameless (season 4), "Thieves & Kings" was used as the "previously on" theme song for season 4 of HBO's Boardwalk Empire, and AUDI filmed TPK for the digital campaign for the new Audi Connect.
The band has played extensively in the Los Angeles area, with past residencies at The Bootleg Theater, The Satellite, and Harvard & Stone, as well as main headline support for the likes of The Heavy, Cyndi Lauper, Reggie Watts and Grouplove.
They recently completed two headlining national tours with over 40 dates each between December 2015 - October 2016. In that time they joined The Heavy (UK) for their album release tour and Cyndi Lauper for her most recent tour in support of her album "Detour."
Everyday they continue to make fans all around the world, sending vinyls across North America and Canada, all the way to places like Guam, Brazil, EU, Australia and Istanbul.
SOCIAL MEDIA (as of 2/16/17)
http://www.facebook.com/peachkings - (10.2K Likes)
http://soundcloud.com/thepeachkings - (490K plays)
http://instagram.com/thepeachkings - (13K Followers)
https://twitter.com/thepeachkings - (1.5K Followers)
https://www.songkick.com/artists/3488316-peach-kings (3.1K Followers)
http://bandsintown.com/ThePeachKings?came_from=234 (4.1K Followers)
PLACEMENTS
Guilt - S01E07
Deserted (Film)
Gotham - FOX - S01E09
Audi - Audi Connect
Boardwalk Empire Season 4 - HBO - "Previously on.." section for entire season
Thanks For Sharing (Film) Lionsgate
Pawn (Film)
Catfish: The TV Show - MTV - S02E07
Boardwalk Empire Season 4 Trailer - HBO
Do No Harm (x3) – NBC, Mob Wives (x2) – VH1, The Arrow – CW Network, Nikita – CW Network, Necessary Roughness – USA, , Free Ride – Indi Film, Red Bull Media House – Web
PAST Tour Dates
Direct Tour Support for Cyndi Lauper 2016, 13 US cities
Direct Tour Support for The Heavy 2016 West Coast
Headlining Tours 2015 West Coast
Opening for Reggie Watts at El Cid (2015) (x2)
California Coast Tour w/ Old Man Canyon (11/7/14-11/14/14)
CMJ 2014 - Official showcase: Arlenes Grocery (sold out) (Oct 2014)
LA Weekly's Chinatown Summer Nights with Moving Units (2014)
The Hotel Cafe (May 2014)
Month Long Residency - Bootleg Bar (Dec 2013)
Chris Douridas (kcrw) + mfg present It's A School Night at Bardot, Hollywood - (2012, 2013, 2014)
Main Stage - Main Headliner Support - Make Music Pasadena (2013)
Main Stage - Make Music Pasadena (2012)
Official SXSW Showcase presented by The Roxy (2012)
KCRW Presents The Peach Kings at The Bootleg Theater (LA) (2012)
Communion Records showcase at Union Hall (NYC) (2012)
August 2012 Residency at Harvard & Stone (LA)
ASSETS
(audience)
Input List:
Two (2) Microphones up front
Two (2) Peavey Delta Blues 115
One (1) Vox AC15 guitar combo
Power for 2 pedal boards up front
Power for 3 Amps in back
(OPTION )One (1) DI box for Moog SubPhatty synth keyboard
(OPTION) Bass Amp
(OPTION) Power for Bass Amp + Moog SubPhatty in back
Highlight Release
The single "Showdown" is the first release of 2017. It is the first single of many that the band is self releasing this year.
Previous Project
(1) Mojo Thunder (2) Hold On (3) Say What (4) Be Around (5) Mojo Thunder [Kent Rockafeller Remix]
This follow-up EP to the self released debut EP, Handsome Moves, is a co-release with MOPHONICS MUSIC + SOUND studios in Venice, CA.
"Mojo Thunder" remix by KENT ROCKAFELLER
"Mojo Thunder" music video by ATABOY STUDIOS
Album art by MEL WEINER
PR by CRASH AVENUE
VIDEOS
Mojo Thunder (142K views Youtube) Released 7/1/14
Thieves & Kings (Vimeo + YouTube) (171K)
Fisherman (50K)
Be Around (Vimeo + Youtube) (220K views) Released 2/5/14
Lonely (Vimeo + YouTube) (129K views)
Soon Will Be (via Jam In The Van) (100K)
PRESS COVERAGE
“Onstage, Dies is the spark to Wood’s vocal live wire, his no-nonsense grooves and catchy riffs setting the framework for their reverb-drenched songs. Wood’s smoldering tones can explode into flames with the twist of a syllable...”
“The Peach Kings’ brand of Americana noir gets headier with every EP, and if there isn’t a brand of liquor called “Mojo Thunder” yet, somebody better get distilling.”
“Together they make an inspiring live act: fun, dynamic, engaging, rockin’ and personal. Every member of the audience felt like a close friend.”
“...the title track off of [Mojo Thunder] EP features Paige’s hypnotic alto while the raw guitar riffs create a vibe that would be easily found in a Tarantino movie.”
Press
CMJ 2014 Press Coverage