Black Pistol Fire Explained

Black Pistol Fire
Origin:	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:	Rock and Roll, garage punk, Southern rock, punk blues
Years Active:	2011–present
Label:	Rifle Bird Music, Modern Outsider
Current Members:	Kevin McKeown Eric Owen

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.

History

Early years

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]

Deadbeat Graffiti

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]

Discography

Studio albums

2011 - Black Pistol Fire - self-released
2012 - Big Beat '59 - Rifle Bird Records
2014 - Hush Or Howl - Modern Outsider
2016 - Don't Wake the Riot - Modern Outsider
2017 - Deadbeat Graffiti - Rifle Bird Records
2021 - Look Alive - Black Hill Records^[7]

EPs

2012 - Shut-Up!

Singles

2015 - Damaged Goods/Mama’s Gun
2019 - Level
2019 - Black Halo
2019 - Temper Temper/So Real
2019 - Pick Your Poison
2019 - Well Wasted
2020 - Hope in Hell
2021 - Look Alive No. 32 Billboard Alternative Airplay

Notes and References

Web site: Behind Black Pistol Fire's Smoking-Hot Rock & Roll: Two Life-Long Friends . Hardee . Howard . Riverfront Times . 2017-10-04 . 2018-09-16.
Web site: Black Pistol Fire brings rock And roll music back to Texas . Danger . Timothy . The Victoria Advocate . 2012-08-22 . 2018-09-16.
Web site: Riot Fest 2017 Festival Review: From Worst to Best . Suzanne-Mayer . Dominick . Consequence of Sound . 2017-09-18 . Consequence of Sound . 2018-09-16.
Web site: Voodoo 2017 Festival Review: Top 10 Sets . Hallon . David . Consequence of Sound . 2017-10-30 . Consequence of Sound . 2018-09-16.
Web site: Canada Rock National Airplay . Nielsen BDS . 2018-03-12 . 2018-09-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180312010032/http://charts.bdsradio.com/bdsradiocharts/charts.aspx?formatid=37 . 2018-03-12.
Web site: Canada Rock National Airplay . Nielsen BDS . 2018-08-11 . 2018-09-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180811090457/http://charts.bdsradio.com/bdsradiocharts/charts.aspx?formatid=37 . 2018-08-11.
Web site: Black Pistol Fire – 'Look Alive' : new album by explosive garage punk/blues infused rock duo out 29.01.21 . Rock 'N' Load . December 16, 2020 . January 28, 2021 . December 18, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201218114918/https://rocknloadmag.com/news/black-pistol-fire-look-alive-new-album-by-explosive-garage-punk-blues-infused-rock-duo-out-29-01-21/ . dead .