Steve Kimock Press Quotes

CNN.com

2010-01-05T12:53:00.000-08:00

Unconventional. Experimental. It's sort of the Steve Kimock way.
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-Jarrett Bellini, CNN.com, December 2009

El Blog de Archi

2009-12-10T13:28:00.000-08:00

..perhaps the quintessential Bay Area guitarist...
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El Blog de Archi, December 2009.

Glide Magazine

2009-12-10T13:25:00.000-08:00

Crazy Engine...is steaming ahead with a new found burst of creative chemistry.
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Martin Halo, Glide Magazine, December 2009.

Natures

2009-11-17T13:01:00.000-08:00

Crazy Engine...gives those of us who are his fans new cause to rejoice as we prepare for transport on the waves of sound Kimock generates with his guitar.
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-Jeff Davis, NaturesPoety, November 2009

Charleston City Paper

2009-11-16T14:21:00.000-08:00

funky and exploration-minded powerhouse -T. Ballard Lesemann

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Mail Tribune

2009-11-11T12:50:00.000-08:00

His projects have kept the bar high on the national jam band scene.

Laurie Heuston, Mail Tribune 2009

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Times-Standard

2009-11-11T12:44:00.000-08:00

Even without his impenetrable psychedelic street cred, Kimock could still melt the medulla oblangatas of any serious fan of transdimensional rock 'n' roll.
Times-Standard, Allen Amundsen, 2009
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Relix Magazine

2009-09-30T12:33:00.000-07:00

You went from holding your breath in the early stages of the show, hoping young Kimock would keep up with all the crazy changes and ideas being tossed at him to eventually realizing, "Hell, John Morgan is driving this spaceship"
Brian Robbins, Relix Magazine 2009

CNN.com

2009-08-18T21:21:00.000-07:00

Steve Kimock Crazy Engine also shined in the early hours, giving fans an opportunity to see the latest project by the guitar virtuoso. And joining him on this new venture is the legendary Jerry Garcia Band organist, Melvin Seals, providing a real extra special treat.

- Jarrett Bellini, CNN, 2009

Glide Magazine

2009-08-18T21:14:00.000-07:00

He's one of the jamband scene's most chameleonic characters—and undoubtedly one of its most original. And sure, it's not always easy to keep tabs on Steve Kimock, but that's part of the fun: he's one of those guitarists for whom presence alone in whatever ensemble he wants to be part of automatically raises the game.
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- Chad Berndtson, Glide Magazine: Feb 2009

Double Stop Music

2009-08-18T21:10:00.000-07:00

Kimock's variegated brand of guitar--alternately muted and aggressive--defies easy categorization, at times prog rock/jazz-inflected, at others gypsy-straightaway.

- Double Stop Music, 2009

Hittinthenote.com

2009-08-18T13:02:00.000-07:00

"Kimock is one of the most accomplished and dedicated musicians on the scene today. He is a true team player who matches his sound to what the rest of the band is doing, yet he never sounds like anyone else. Every great artist has his own style, and the discriminating ear can always pick Steve Kimock out of a crowd."

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-Rob Johnson (Winter 2007)

Jambase.com

2009-08-18T12:35:00.000-07:00

"...Kimock is ready to use his time in this band to explore other realms of consciousness through his playing, hoping that the audience is able to experience the range of emotions particular to their own experiences."

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-March 2009

BluesWax

2009-05-15T13:07:00.000-07:00

Phil Reser for BluesWax: "What kind of musician do you see yourself as?" Reser sits down to chat with Steve Kimock about his new project Crazy Engine, The Beatles and music in general.

-May 2009

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Glide Magazine

2009-04-29T11:43:00.000-07:00

"Axe slinger Steve Kimock’s a most curious musical creature, and the only thing I know for sure is that I’ll follow him anywhere."

-Chad Berndtson (April 22 2009)

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Broward-Palm Beach New Times

2009-04-29T11:40:00.000-07:00

"Kimock's latest project, the Steve Kimock Crazy Engine, is a genre-bending mix of rock 'n' roll, blues, gospel, and R&B."

-Brett Gillin (April 21 2009)

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Purply Grotto

2009-04-29T11:30:00.000-07:00

Interview/Podcast w/ Steve Kimock

(April 20)

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NewOrleans.com

2009-04-29T11:15:00.000-07:00

"Steve Kimock is one of today's most talented guitarists and composers, a master musician known for his uncanny ability to balance passion and power with soaring grace."

(April 09)

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TheWaster.com

2009-04-29T11:05:00.000-07:00

"With an exclusive interview and live performances we are prepared to take you inside Steve Kimock's rehearsal barn in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania."

A videotaped, inside look at Steve Kimock Crazy Engine.

- TheWaster.com, hosted on vimeo.com (Feb. 09)

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Glide Magazine

2009-04-29T10:57:00.000-07:00

"He's one of the jamband scene's most chameleonic characters—and undoubtedly one of its most original."

-Chad Berndtson (Feb 09)

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Rutland Herald

2009-04-20T16:00:00.000-07:00

"Kimock’s new project, Crazy Engine, gives six skillful musicians a boundless musical playground where their dynamic chemistry can run rife and Kimock can continue to unleash his exploratory art that has earned him top respect in the guitar world."

-Jennifer Bill (April 16, 2009)

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JamBase.com

2009-04-20T15:57:00.000-07:00

"Rather than perfecting his technique onstage, Kimock is ready to use his time in this band to explore other realms of consciousness through his playing, hoping that the audience is able to experience the range of emotions particular to their own experiences."

-Joy Bashew Rosenberg (3/24/2009)

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Jambands.com

2009-04-20T15:34:00.000-07:00

"a guitarist whose collaborations read like a veritable who’s who of live music’s finest"

-Fady Khalil (March 26 2009)

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Greenwich Time

2008-12-16T14:55:00.001-08:00

“The band abuses time signatures with the abandon of a jazz unit but has the kick of a rock band, granted one versed in many forms of world music.”

"He is a gifted, introspective, frequently dazzling musician, and always worth listening to. He has what is so rare in a musician – something to say,"

-Dennis McNally, the Grateful Dead's longtime publicist and official biographer,
Oct 27, 2005

Marquee Magazine

2008-12-16T14:53:00.000-08:00

“Over the last 25 years Steve Kimock has established himself as one of the modern guitar masters. With the Steve Kimock Band, he and his bandmates have developed a notoriously electrifying live show that that embraces the members’ musical heritage while creating a sound and vibe unique only to the SKB.”

–Jonathan Keller, May 2004