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<p><span style="font-family: TTE1C7A790t00; color: #2d2525; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: TTE1C7A790t00; color: #2d2525; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: TTE1C7A790t00; color: #2d2525; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ff3300;"><span style="color: #ff3300;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Independent Record Magazine</em> </strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2d2525;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>calls Kevin</strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Kavanaugh a "legendary underground</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>guitarist". His work has been compared to</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>luminaries of the genre such as Steve Vai,</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Joe Satriani and Jeff Beck.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><hr /></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Born in West Virginia and raised in Appalachia,</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Kevin grew up around musicians like famed</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>blues visionary Roy Buchanan and</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>rock/psychobilly pioneer Hasil Adkins. They</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>often played at the infamous Lou &amp; Jenks</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Roadhouse which was owned by his parents.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><hr /></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Moving to Europe in the early 1980&rsquo;s, Kevin had</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>the opportunity to play with some of the</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>premier NWOBHM bands. A club and studio</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>favorite, he strongly influenced the sound of</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>some of Britain and Germany&rsquo;s more popular</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>heavy metal bands.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><hr /></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>After returning from Europe in the early 1990&rsquo;s,</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Kevin&rsquo;s musical direction turned to the blues</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>roots he developed as a child. Living in NYC,</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>he found an outlet in a wide variety of clubs</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>from the popular Manny&rsquo;s Car Wash to some</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>really questionable joints uptown&hellip;</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><hr /></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The new chapter in Kevin&rsquo;s career began with a</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>move to Phoenix, Arizona in 1995. In what he</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>calls the "Crazy From The Heat" era, he</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>began experimenting with his signature</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>genre-bending combination of rock, blues and</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>jazz. While with ground-breaking bands such</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>as The Stereo-Types and Patient Zero, the</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>seeds were sown for the development of his</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>signature sound.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><hr /></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Like his early heroes, Kevin literally attacks the</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>guitar, squeezing out every soulful moan and</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>pained scream the instrument can produce.</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>After one listen, you will forever be able to</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>identify his music. You just won&rsquo;t be able to</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>categorize it&hellip;</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><hr /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: TTE1C7A790t00; color: #2d2525; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: TTE1C7A790t00; color: #2d2525; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: TTE1C7A790t00; color: #2d2525; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2d2525;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The newest solo release from Kevin is entitled</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Bottle Rocket. Without the aid of a record</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>label or distribution deal, the recording has</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>sold over 8000 copies worldwide.</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Partnering with a new management and promotion</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>company, Kevin and a band of the usual</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>suspects plan to make the rounds of festivals</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>and large multi-act bills throughout 2010.</strong></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p>