Biography
What originated as a house band for underground warehouse art parties in sweaty swampy Florida has become one of the Southeast's most recognized independent D.I.Y touring artists. Known for their incendiary and inspired live shows and led by a singer-guitarist evocative of dead 70's icons, the Beauvilles have travelled far and wide across the 48 states, playing hundreds of shows, dozens of festivals, throwing guitars haphazardly across stages, tossing wine at audiences and whisky on themselves.
"Raised in a southern Pentecostal Church that encouraged speaking in tongues, and becoming possessed by spirits; band leader and songwriter Shawn Kyle appears to have backslid into this particular pastiche of sweaty, confessional rock and roll music. He sounds as if he lives and dies with every word and note that the band performs. " -the Times, October 2009 Whispering Sin LP Review
In 2008 the Beauvilles found themselves opening for what have become some of the most critically acclaimed independent artists (the Warlocks, the Drive By Truckers, the Black Angels, Okkervil River, the Porcupine Tree, John Langford (Mekons / Waco Bros.), the Electric Six, Jon Doe (of X), Castanets, Alejandro Escovedo, the Whigs, Dead Confederate, Centro-Matic, and various other regional and national acts on multi-billed events.), while finishing up their first full length record using an abandoned house that they had the electric rigged up to and then filled with vintage vaccum tube music equipment.
"These guys...these guys are f*cking crazy..."- New West recording artist Jason Isbell of the Drive By Truckers on the Beauvilles opening performance slot.
In 2009 the Beauvilles signed a recording deal with full creative freedom and national distribution with 24hr Service Station (home to GG Allen, Pocket, and the distribution arm of many independent labels), headlined a Saturday showcase for CMJ Music Marathon 09 in NYC, headlined a Saturday showcase for SXSW09 in Austin Texas that became so over capacity the local fire marshall was called to bar the doors, were invited back to Austin to perform at Austin City Limits and then again for a show at the legendary Austin venue Antone's.
The Beauvilles' music video for the song Snow went on to win Best Music Video 2009 in the Sunscreen Film Festival. Looking more like a short film than a music video, and conceived and produced by songwriter, Shawn Kyle and film maker Jonathan Wolding of Ground Up Films, the video was a 3 month production, requiring multiple locations from snow topped mountains in Vermont to burned down historic buildings in Florida, climaxing with the band being shot by a cold-war era firing squad with real AK-47s. and has had over 30,000 views between different web page platforms. The video went on to appear on FUSE tv, MtvU, Brighthouse Networks, and several dozen Californian telivision networks.
The band has been selected as a must see artist by Creative Loafing Magazine (Chicago, Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte), played the top rated party during ACL on do512.com, performed at festivals along with Against Me!, Girl Talk, Bad Brains, the National, Deerhunter, got into the documentary for the Harvest of Hope Festival (harvestofhopefest.com) and sold thousands of copies of their full length debut record, Whispering Sin to audiences from Miami to Minneapolis to Manchester while logging in an additional 50+ tour dates out of their home state before going back into the studio in October of 09.
"It is good to hear new music that has the same sort of sincerity and life in it as the scene that I was involved with."
- Tony Michalides of Factory Records and former Pr person for David Bowie and Joy Division, author of "Inside the Engine Room".
In 2010 the Beauvilles will be re-releasing their first EP, Singapore, along with a new full length record slated to hit the shelves in early February and a digital release of late January.
For all touring and available upcoming date avails please contact
Jesse Rosoff
Monster Nature Agency
Jesse@MonsterNature.net
For more information on the groups' upcoming record please contact
24 Hour Service Station
Sonshine Ward A&R, PR Media
Sonshine@24hourservicestation.com
New Director's cut of the Firing Squad video for the song "Snow" on Youtube, with over 13,000 views. This video is being aired on FUSE tv, MtvU Brighthouse Networks, and various other broadcast, as well as web based programming. Yes, those are REAL AK-47's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruLI2eK14pA
"The Beauvilles have been anything but cloistered since their inception six years ago. What started as an independent local band now has achieved a regional reputation. The Beauvilles have toured across the country several times, taking on the SXSW conference in Austin and the Nemo Music Festival in Boston. Their independently released first EP, Singapore, which, with its unabashedly catchy rock tunes, gained solid reviews and quickly sold out. Probing far into the dusty reaches of their proverbial vinyl collection, Singapore channeled influences as far flung as Hendrix and the Doors to Stravinsky and Cage. As a result of this effort, The Beauvilles were one of six unsigned Florida groups chosen out of a few thousand to compete in the NARAS/Grammy showcase in Miami."
-Abigail Susik REAXMusic Magazine Cover Story
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-Selected Official Showcasing Artist and Headliner CMJ Music Festival October 2009
-Selected Official Showcasing "Media Reqested" Artist SXSW 2009, and Headlined a capacity showcase.
-Selected to perform at Harvest of Hope Festival 2009 with the National, Against Me! Broken Social Scene, Less than Jake, Bad Brains, Tokyo Police Club and many more.
-1 of 4 southeastern Artists selected to perform at the RedGorillaMusic Festival 2009 in Austin TX.
-New Full length record, Whispering Sin, nationally released via IDN/24hrServicestation for 2009
-Featured cover story by REAX music Magazine
www.reaxmusic.com
-Featured in a cover story by Creative Loafing Magazine / Weekly Planet
www.creativeloafing.com
-Featured on 88.5 NPR radio station www.WMNF.org
-Featured on www.rollingstone.com for SXSW 2007
-Interviewed by New York Times at SXSW 2007.
Showcasing artist at NEMO Festival in Boston MA
Showcasing artist at SXSW Festival in Austin TX
Showcasing artist at Atlantis Festival Atlanta GA
Selected Finalist, chosen showcasing artist, and voted runners up in the Florida Grammy Showcase (by the Recording Academy/NARAS).
Booking: Monster Nature Agency
Contact: Jesse Rosoff
Email: Jesse@MonsterNature.net
Instrumentation
Shawn Kyle- Guitars, Voices, Percussion
Max Norton- Drums, Percussion
Johnny Barker-Electric Bass, Voices
Discography
2010 the Beauvilles LP
2010 Singapore EP + Bsides
2009 Whispering Sin LP
September 2008
Label: 24hrServiceStation
USA distribution via AEC / IDN
*charted on CMJ college radio & NPR independent stations.
2008 Yer Cheatin' Heart Compilation
Label: BAAMO
Track: Lips Fourteens
*Receives airplay in the EU
2007 Pabst Blue Ribbon Live Compilation
Label: Reax / PBR
Track: Lips Fourteens
2005 Singapore EP
Label: Forest Fire
USA distribution via AEC
*Selected by NARAS / GRAMMY foundation
*SOLD OUT OF PRINT
2005 Southeastern Music Alliance Vol 1. Compilation
Label: Mekka Records
Track: With Your Car Radio On
2004 In the Raw, the Best of Season 1- Recordings from the State Theater
Label: Mekka Records
Track: the Red Lounge (Live Track)
-RADIO-
The Beauvilles have been featured on many different radio stations, broadcast and web in hotbeds of independent music in America, including Boston, Chicago, Austin, Seattle, Athens, Atlanta, Orlando, Miami, Gainesville, Tampa, Cleveland, NewYork, Cincinnati, Washington DC, SanFransico, LosAngeles, as well as various stations in Germany, France, Italy, England, and Japan.
Please contact for complete listings and play sheet copies.
*Repeated Air Play in Europe on over dozen stations for the Beauvilles' single, Lips (Fourteens)*
Recently the group is receiving air play of the track Lips Fourteens based on the inclusion in the BAAMO Released Compilation that is now receiving a PR push in the EU markets.