Reckless Kelly played the 1st of two Sold Out shows at The State Room in Salt Lake City Utah .
They blew the roof off the room. These guys are tight! Man! What A Show!!!
Here is a little history from their website:
The project is the perfect gateway to understanding the life and music that have been inextricably bound since Cody and Willy Braun’s boyhood near Challis, Idaho. Their grandfather, Musty Braun, passed his love of music to their father, Muzzie, whose western swing band eventually included Willy, Cody, and their brothers Micky and Gary.
“Our mother was the only person in the family that didn’t play anything,” Willy says, and she served as the band’s road manager. The family act played everywhere from the Grand Ole Opry to The Tonight Show. By their teens, the Braun brothers were bringing a host of other influences to their music, and as they formed their own band they drew on the practical wisdom that existed in the very lives of their father and his friends. “They showed us you could make records on your own,” says Cody. “You didn’t have to have a label. You could make your own records and T-shirts, hire a publicist and do everything on your own. It’s how we started, knowing we could make a living doing it.”
After a period in the Northwest, they settled in Austin, whose artist-friendly atmosphere and egalitarian club scene proved to be the most fertile possible soil. “The college kids and the party scene helped amplify everything,” says Cody. “The live show came around to a real party atmosphere, just having fun and getting people to whoop it up.”
Their 1998 debut, Millican, brought the twang, the energy and the hooks together earning them four Austin Music Awards for Best Roots Rock act. Each new record swelled their fan base and widened their geographic impact. “With every new album,” says Willy, “we’ve exceeded the sales of the last one, and every time we go into the studio we try to raise the bar on production and the quality of songs. And each time a few more radio stations play our music and more people come to shows.”
With their increased visibility has come the opportunity to give back and 2009 saw the group’s first Celebrity Softball Jam raise $30,000 for Austin charities. They have also, in addition to appearances at military base benefits, launched Reckless Soldiers, using their website to help military personnel connect with family, friends and supporters.
Whether it’s their dedication to charity work, playing live or the art of writing a timeless tune, Reckless Kelly is tireless in their pursuit of excellence. It’s this attitude and their near legendary propensity for a good time that ensures their success as artists. The Somewhere in Time project is no exception. “I think this time,” adds Willy, “we did again what we always set out to do, which is to make a record we can be proud of.”
This biography was provided by the artist or their representative.
This is the newest music from the guys! Check it out – as well as the rest of their catalog.
But most important — Catch Reckless Kelly Live!!!
