El Corazon

109 Eastlake Ave E

Seattle

August 5, 2008, Tuesday 8:30 PM
Doors at 7:30 PM / Show at 8:30 PM

Buy Tickets online: $10.00

BLUE KING BROWN

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Blue King Brown are an active Melbourne-based, Australian blues/roots band. The have released a self-titled EP (2005) and a full length album Stand Up (2006).

The two founding and songwriting members of the band, Carlo Santone and Natalie Pa’apa’a commenced playing and song writing on guitar, jamming with residents and itinerants alike in their original base of Byron Bay. They originally performed as a percussion duo and also with Skin, which became the beginnings of Blue King Brown.

This beats driven collaboration formed many connections within the strong Australian roots scene and were invited to sit in as percussionists with The John Butler Trio at many of their shows, along with countless other guest performances with a number of local and international touring artists over the years.

After moving to Melbourne in 2004 to concentrate on the new collective of Blue King Brown, they recruited a hip, city tinged band and discovered Salvador Persico, now the bands percussionist, whose Latin flavors were the perfect addition to the Blue King Brown sound. Sam Cope is the bands keyboardist and Peter Wilkins is on the drum kit. Recent backing vocalists added to the crew, Hailey Cramer, Ngaiire and Jess Harlen.

This grassroots (or Roots Level, as their label name has it) approach is also part of their touring ethos. They travel to as many places as they can, breaking new ground with each tour. The band has toured up and down the east coast consistently as both a headline act and in support slots. Blue King Brown have performed at The Falls, East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, Womadelaide, Woodford Folk Festival, The Great Escape, The Dreaming Festival, the Meredith Music Festival, the Festival of the Sun and Southbound to name a few. Early 2006 also saw them invited to play festivals in Japan and Fiji. They have also participated at the Australian leg of the Live Earth concert in Sydney, performing at the start of the event.

In their short time on the touring circuit, Blue King Brown have established themselves on the Australian indie scene and have amassed a solid national following, as well as sparking international interest, having toured in support of John Butler Trio, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Damian "Jr Gong" Marley, The Cat Empire and Cody Chestnutt. More about Blue King Brown...