Black Pistol Fire | |
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Rock and Roll, garage punk, Southern rock, punk blues |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Rifle Bird Music, Modern Outsider |
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Website |
blackpistolfire |
Black Pistol Fire is a Canadian-born, Austin-based rock duo. The group consists of Kevin McKeown (guitar/lead vocals) and Eric Owen (drums). Their sound is a mix of classic southern rock and garage punk.
Kevin McKeown and Eric Owen met in kindergarten at a North Toronto elementary school. [1] They started playing Rock and Roll together in high school. [2]
In 2017, Consequence of Sound named them best early-day wake up call at Riot Fest 2017 [3] and selected them as the best performance at Voodoo Fest 2017. [4]
They achieved breakout success in 2018 with "Lost Cause" reaching number one [5] and "Bully" reaching number five in Canada rock airplay. [6]