QUEEN KWONG
RELEASE VISCERAL NEW SINGLE ‘COLD DAGGERS’
+ US TOUR with FAILURE
WATCH 'COLD DAGGERS' VIDEO
There is a palpable air of excitement any time Queen Kwong returns to the UK shores. LA’s Queen Kwong, aka Carré Callaway took on
London for a free 4 show residency in the capital earlier this year, then again in May for The Great Escape Festival leaving packed audiences
mesmerised by the sheer power and savagery of the band’s superb brand of punk rock. ‘Cold Daggers’ is the first instalment from the
eagerly awaited debut album due for release late this summer and showcases the band’s visceral, primal sound that is fast becoming their
trademark.
Trent Reznor discovered the group’s leader when she was just 17, and Carré has since been turning heads wherever she goes with
unforgettable live shows and DIY releases. 2015 has already seen Queen Kwong sell out 4 London shows in a week, perform a special
Maida Vale session, and the band were one of Zane Lowe’s last ever spins on Radio 1.
Sultry and sinister in equal measure, Carré is joined on stage by Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland, former Marilyn Manson bassist
Fred Sablan and Awol Nation drummer Hayden Scott who effortlessly create eerie swathes of raw psychedelic guitar, backed by an
absolutely killer rhythm section. This pedigree line up causes intrigue to many a rock fan, but it is Carré’s uncanny gift to combine menace
and sure-fire confidence that are leaving audiences wanting more…
“Her rawness and charisma remind me of a young Iggy Pop or Patti Smith at the peak of their careers. Queen Kwong’s volatile stage persona,
no doubt sits in the lineage of such primal acts as The Stooges, Nirvana, Swans, even Queens of the Stone Age. Her songs and stage show are a
blatant protest at the “sanitization” of Rock in recent years. Queen Kwong’s work stands out from the sea of rubbish I keep hearing on the
radio. Carré embodies the true and uncompromising spirit of Rock”
- Roger O'Donnell (The Cure)
Queen Kwong returned to the UK in May in support of their new release ‘Cold Daggers’, bringing their sleaze, swagger, noise and heart
wrenching beauty to Brighton’s Great Escape Festival. Now, they will embark on their first U.S. tour with ‘the band’s band’, Failure,
where they will undertake 8 very special shows spanning from the West Coast to the East Coast.
Queen Kwong has always had the punkrock chops, but now she's a performer at the height of her powers.
QUEEN KWONG
LIVE DATES
Jul 05
The Grog Shop
Jul 09
20th Century Theatre
Jul 16
Asylum
Jul 17
The Westcott Theatre
Jul 18
The Space at Westbury
Jul 21
3rd & Lindsley
Jul 23
Republic New Orleans
Jul 25
Emo's
August 28
Leeds Festival
August 30
Reading Festival
Cleveland, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Portland, ME
Syracuse, NY
Westbury, NY
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
Austin, TX
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