Down and Outlaws

In the year following Down and Outlaws' debut album release, the San Francisco quartet has played San Francisco's famed Outside Lands festival, shared bills with the likes of Meatbodies, Dead Meadow and members of Pavement, and honed their lives shows with ever-increasing energy and power. The quartet -- Peter and Chris Danzig, Jon Carr, and Kyle Luck -- have appeared on Last Call With Carson Daly and recorded in Vancouver for Converse Rubber Tracks. The D&O's music has also been featured in Oliver Stone's 'Snowden' and the Ubisoft game, ‘Watch Dogs 2.' With the release of the Bad Radio EP, the band has grown heavier, groovier, and tougher. Bad Radio brings a matured sound, from a band that's paid their dues and is hungry for more. Recorded in Joshua Tree, San Francisco, and Vancouver, Bad Radio is a 1-2-3 punch from a band that makes a ruckus with the reckless abandon of the Stooges, and the conviction of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. As a friend recently commented, "I've been trying to record your set for months, but you're too fuckin' loud!" This music is based on freedom and escape from everything else that drags you down, if only for 40 minutes. "Raw energy, blistering guitar leads and dirty vocals over thick bass lines and driving drums. Though their aesthetic is dark and brooding, they write songs that are smartly accessible." — San Franpsycho (Bands You Need to Know) “Opening for Reignwolf were San Francisco’s Down and Outlaws and they made every moment of their blistering opening set count. These guys are rock and roll, playing gritty, driving songs that hit the marks for this photographer.” —Vortex Magazine "Down and Outlaws sets the tone for refined songwriting and tight technique in a genre often plagued by showy, loose compositions.” — East Bay Express “Since banding together in 2012, the four guys of Down and Outlaws have been crafting a dirty blues rock sound that does not mess around — unadulterated rock and roll made with absolutely no traces of “indie” or lo-fi. They leave the fluff and filler at home in favor of gritty, grimy, whiskey-soaked tunes, bridging western blues vibes with classic rock and sounding exactly how an outfit called Down and Outlaws should sound. — The Bay Bridged Rock and roll?