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Beau Kavanagh and the Broken Hearted is the freshest
Blues band to come out of Canada in many years. The young Montreal power
trio consists of Beau Kavanagh on guitar and vocals, Marc Durocher on
bass, and Matt Lavender on drums. Their sound is pure energy. The band
has been perfecting their skills as a unit for the past seven years. The
group originally started off as an alternative rock outfit, but then
they fell under the spell of the Blues. Since that day, their scope on
music has changed and is now blue and true. Kavanagh and company played
all the standards, from Muddy Waters to
Jimi Hendrix and beyond. After becoming
more comfortable with the genre, Beau picked up the pen and began to
compose and write his own material. Writing blues came naturally for the
young guitar slinger. All of which can be heard on their debut release
Vibra King Blues. The name of their album used to be the name of the
band. Beau Kavanagh and the Broken Hearted played the Montreal Blues
scene for many years as The Vibra Kings. Upon signing their record
contract with Justin Time Records, the band and the label discovered
that another Vibra Kings already existed. After some deliberation, the
group settled on Beau Kavanagh and the Broken Hearted. |