Kyler England
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005 - 7 p.m.
WVC at Omak students free with current ASB card, $5 cover for others. All ages welcome
Make a reservation for this show by calling (509) 826-5836.
This show is sponsored by Wenatchee Valley College at Omak.
From Kyler's web site, an interview with Kyler by Se7en Magazine:
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
by Amanda Nelson
November 04 Issue
Se7en: What type of band are you?
Kyler: I'm a singer-songwriter in the acoustic pop rock vein. I was recently asked what I sound like in a very interesting way: "Between what two CDs by other artists would your CD sit in someone's record collection?" I see myself sitting between Sarah McLachlan and Patty Griffin with Jonatha Brooke and Coldplay pretty close by.
Se7en: Tell us the brief history of your band.
Kyler: I've always loved singing more than anything, It's like eating . . . I have to sing a little every day to live. I started playing guitar and writing songs in high school. Mostly pretty bad songs about guys I had crushes on. I guess you gotta start somewhere.
Se7en: Who are your musical and non-musical influences?
Kyler: I grew up on Joni Mitchell and the Beatles but it wasn't until I was a teenager and could admit that my parents were cool that I fully appreciated their music. Some of my more recent heroes are Sheryl Crow, Patty Griffin, David Gray, Jonatha Brooke, Coldplay, U2, Sarah McLachlan, Radiohead, David Mead, Travis, and Frou Frou. My non-musical heroes are the people in my life I care about . . . my family and friends.
Se7en: Tell us a story about a day in your life.
Kyler: Well, yesterday I got home to LA from a show in San Diego at 2 a.m., slept for 2 hours and then got up to catch a 6 a.m. flight out of LAX to RDU for a show in North Carolina that night. I drooled against the window on the plane for most of the day. That day was a little extreme but I do spend quite a lot of time either driving, flying, schlepping my stuff around or, my favorite part of the day, playing my music for people.
Se7en: What inspires you to do what you do?
Kyler: I think ultimately the fact that I express myself by singing and writing songs is what makes me me. When I get a bad case of the flu and can't sing or play for days I start to feel closed off from myself and I'm pretty miserable to be around. Writing is how I process experiences either in my life or in the lives of people I encounter. Usually something overwhelms me and I can't let go of it until I write about it and then i can find some peace in it. Singing is how I connect my physical self to my non-physical self. In the moment of taking a breath and welding an emotion to a tone I feel alive.
Se7en: How does music affect you and the world around you?
Kyler: For me the most amazing thing about music is that it moves me on a level that goes much deeper than words. Not that lyrics alone aren't powerful but I think that it's the combination of lyrics and music that has the potential to tap into a place that I can't get to any other way. I'm a junkie for that feeling you get when a song gets you in the gut and even though it hurts a little you put it on repeat for hours. That's my goal for what I want my music to mean to other people.
Se7en: What are the biggest obstacles for bands?
Kyler: The biggest obstacles for bands/artists these days are 1, the most obvious: money and 2, consolidation of media . . . not just radio but also TV and press. Our culture in general is becoming so homogenized that unless you can get your music to the public through a major media/distribution channel like Warner Brothers Records or Clear Channel or MTV or Rolling Stone or Wal-Mart it's difficult to be heard.
Se7en: Tell us about your next shows and why we should be there.
Kyler: This fall I'm touring all over the place, just me and my guitar mostly in pretty intimate listening rooms and clubs. It's a very personal way to hear my music and since I'm hoping sometime in the near future to be able to tour with a band and rock out a little more, now's your chance to hear my songs completely bare, without all the make-up, sequins and stacked boots.
From Se7en Magazine
Visit the Kyler England website.
