“The soul of rock n roll. If I can’t feel it, I can’t hear it!”, Brandon Calhoon
Like a modern-day musical superhero, Brandon Calhoon rocks out of Detroit with fists pumping and his guitar wailing. His popularity as a live entertainer has soared since his initial exposure to American television audiences on the Rockstar: INXS show. With the 2009 EP release, “Detroit City”, Brandon explored the culmination of themes from his travels on the road back to Detroit from the West Coast. Since then, he has been hard at work on a new collection of songs. Slated for release in the fall of 2010, his self-titled album, “Calhoon”, contains cleverly crafted Southern rock and blues influenced melodies that any listener can sing along to. Calhoon takes you from Michigan to the Muddy Water Delta and beyond with his new songs.
During the 2010 Memorial Weekend concert series kick off at DTE Energy Music Theatre, Brandon graced the stage with the one and only Eddie Money. During the encore, they performed a rousing rendition of “Detroit City”. Lyrically, Calhoon offers every twisted devilish temptation that a listener would expect from a tune titled after a city known for creating some of the most influential music in history. For the debut release, Brandon partnered with the Blunk Brothers – Chris Plum & Jeff Hupp (Brendan Benson, The Atomic Numbers). Later in 2009, Calhoon signed a deal with North Star Media who also licensed “Detroit City” for use on FX’s TV show ‘Justified’ staring Timothy Olyphant.
For the upcoming 2010 release, Calhoon is recording at the renowned Rustbelt Studios (Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker). Brandon Calhoon says that he has finally found his sound. When speaking about the new record, Calhoon says, “This is what I am about. I had to dive into a lot of styles in order to figure out what I’m supposed to be. I had to find out what my voice is best at.” You could say Brandon Calhoon is the modern day son of the Bob Seger and the Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Brandon Calhoon is now booking for the 2010-2011 touring season. For more information visit http://www.brandoncalhoon.com
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