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The genre rose to popularity in the mid-1950s and was introduced by white performers in the American South, its very first practitioners. The band's music is a manifest to its no-nonsense, adrenaline fueled, hard-rocking attitude.Rockabilly is considered to be one of the earliest forms of rock music. Touring activity to other markets such as Europe, Japan and Latin America. In the near future, The Tip hopes to expand its In 2018, the band will continue to tour the States and will appear at the annual Kid Rock Cruise after being hand picked by the man himself during a Nashville encounter. and released 'Sailor's Grave' on German label SAOL, which caught the attention of local and other European rock media resulting in many positive reviews in publications such as Classic Rock, Metal In 2017 the band continued to work the road in the U.S. Persistent touring activity around the country, countless home town shows and the 2016 album release of 'Sailor's Grave' have led to opening spots for The Darkness, Buckcherry, Sebastian Bach, Geoff Tate's Operation Mindcrime, The Last Vegas and back to back festival appearances at Rocklahoma. Not wasting any time, the band quickly hit the road and released an EP, followed by itsįull-length self-titled debut album in 2015.

#Hillbilly metal whisky rock and roll full

With the hunger and desire to play full on, high-energy Rock and Roll, the members of The Tip founded the band in Nashville, Tennessee in the summer of 2014. Members of the Hillbilly Casino are endorsed by King Doublebass, Gretsch Guitars, and Fender Amps. The Hillbilly Casino has performed at these festivals and venues… Gibson Amphitheater (Hollywood CA), Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN), House Of Blues (Chicago, IL), Headliners (Louisville, KY), Exit/In (Nashville, TN), Mercy Lounge (Nashville, TN) Bergenfest (Bergen, Norway), Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival (Kilkenny, Ireland), Rockin’ 50’s Fest (Green Bay, WI), State Theater (Detroit, MI), Tractor Tavern (Seattle, WA), Rocketown (Nashville, TN), Rodeo Bar (New York, NY) Horton Heat, Rancid, Los Straightjackets, Southern Culture on the Skids, Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers, The Horrorpops, The Matt_bios2Blasters, The Supersuckers, Doyle Bramhall, 7 Shot Screamers, Koffin Kats, Flatfoot 56, Lonesome Spurs, Three Blue Teardrops. The Hillbilly Casino has performed along with the following national Acts…īrian Setzer Orchestra (7 shows), Rev. From thirty minute opening slots, to 3 and 4 hour marathon sets, these boys are gonna bring their ‘A’ game, and you’ll Geoff_bios2probably get tired before they do. While you’ll see a lot of bands sitting around waiting to get ‘signed’, the Hillbilly Casino took a cue from bands like Black Flag, Fugazi, and Youth Brigade, booking their own tours, and producing and releasing their own CD’s and T-shirts, and spending hundreds of hours in their old grey Econoline van getting the rock ‘n’ roll out to the people. Doug followed the band around for over a year, attending dozens of shows, and collecting performance, and interview footage, which he compiled into a revealing look at a band just trying to make a living and have fun. 2008 also saw the release of ‘Buy-in’ a full length Documentary by Doug Farrar at Rockstep Creative.

Every member of the Hillbilly Casino brings their own special flavor to the band, from Nic’s background in hip hop and rockabilly, to Geoff’s love of old school punk rock and ska, and you’ll find ROnnie_bios2elements of all of this in every Hillbilly Casino record and show.

Each CD blends elements of honkytonk, rockabilly, psychobilly, and straight up rock and roll. Each one totally DIY, produced and engineered by Firebaugh and Dickson and recorded in Andrew Dickson’s garage, lovingly known as ‘Studio D’. Say Your Prayers’ the band’s Christmas CD (Nov, 2008). ‘Sucker Punched’, (Dec.2006), ‘Three Step Windup’ (April,2008) and ‘Hang Your Stockings…. Now they’ve got three full length CD’s under their belt. Small independent bands with no management, booking, record labels (or even local media support) are changing the way people think about Nashville Tennessee. In a town known more for generating pop country ‘hat acts’ and contemporary Christian music, there is a storm brewing.