• BRAND NEW BEAT! Artwork, Track Listing, Release Date!

“BRAND NEW BEAT” RELEASE PARTY WEEKEND

October 14, 2012 By

The release of “Brand New Beat” is right around the corner, and i’m excited to announce a couple of release party shows we will be throwing in celebration of the release! First off, check out this rad poster our friend Remz Dimaggio made:

Here are the details :

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9TH @ The Plough and the Stars, Cambridge, MA
w/ ZIPGUN BOMBER. 10PM $5

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10th @ Empire Dine & Dance, Portland, ME
w/ THE PONTIFFS, THE DEE CRACKS, SPRUCE BRINGSTEEN
+++ **Special appearance by The New Technicians (feat. Local Punk/Rock N’ Roll Legends Kip Brown, Steve McGrath, Pete Webber)**
9PM $5

Hope to see everybody at the shows!

And while your at it, check out this new promo clip feat. the one and only “Prince of Forest Ave.”, Connor McGrath:

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Pre-Order “Brand New Beat” on Compact Disc! Vinyl!

October 11, 2012 By

Hi Folks!

October 30th (the day “Brand New Beat” is unleashed to the world) is creeping up closer and closer, so the friendly folks over at Collector’s Club and Jolly Ronnie records are giving you the chance to get the record before anybody else! Let’s pre-order!!

As of right now (Oct. 11th, 2012 – 2:49 EST), Collector’s Club has 13 more copies left of their limited first pressing of “Brand New Beat” on CD. They are making an initial pressing of only 100 CD’s put 25 up for pre-order on their band camp! These CD’s will ship out before the street date and will also be AUTOGRAPHED! Grab one now before they are all gone!
Here: “BRAND NEW BEAT” CD Pre-Order on Collector’s Club Records

You can also grab the VINYL version out on Jolly Ronnie Records here:
“Pre-Order VINYL via Jolly Ronnie Records on Interpunk.com

ORDER UP AND GET READY TO ROCK!
more news soon!

- KB

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“Brand New Beat” REVIEWED!

October 4, 2012 By

“Brand New Beat” will be out in a few weeks, and an advance copy got on the desk of the writers of Critical Mass Music Blog, and they wrote a rave review! Check it out below and don’t forget to PRE-ORDER the vinyl via Jolly Ronnie Records here:

Pre-Order “Brand New Beat” on Interpunk!

and don’t forget to get a t-shirt!

Jolly Ronnie Records HQ

REVIEW : “Brand New Beat” on Critical Mass Blog. Oct. 2012

“Kurt Baker pumps out records like old people pump coins into the slot machines at the casino. The only difference is that, unlike the slots, you can almost bet your last nickel that Kurt’s record is gonna be a winner! And he’s made the record of his career with his soon to be released full length, “Brand New Beat”.

“Hit The Ground” kicks things off in high gear. Catchy guitar riffs aplenty, lots of background harmonies and another amazing sing along chorus shows that this guy KNOWS how to write hit after hit. There are your typical power pop gems that Kurt’s known for, like “Everybody Knows”, “Weekend Girls” and “Qualified”. But what may come as a surprise is that there is a nice pair of slow, heart string tugging ballads.

The acoustic ballad “She’s Not Sorry” is one of the best ballads I’ve heard in quite some time. It’s a Dear John letter style song that shows off Kurt’s ability to slow things down and get serious for a little while. Hey, even the biggest party animals have a soft spot. And Kurt’s no different. The way the acoustic guitars and organ play off each other, it’s pure heaven. The other ballad being “How Many Times”, which is piano based and features a 70′s soft rock beat and feel. Again, not something you would expect from a Kurt Baker record. But it’s a pleasant surprise none the less.

This is the album Kurt Baker was born to make. It’s nothing you were expecting and everything you’ve wanted all wrapped up in a tight little package. With his masterpiece upon us, I have to ask…where will Kurt Baker go from here? If the world is listening and there’s room for one more rock star out there, then superstardom isn’t far from reach for this young man.

5 / 5 stars”

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“Don’t Go Falling In Love” Single!

September 29, 2012 By

Here’s the very first single off “Brand New Beat” called “Don’t Go Falling In Love”

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You can now PRE-ORDER the vinyl form Interpunk.com here: “Brand New Beat” pre-order via Interpunk
Jolly Ronnie Records, who will be releasing the vinyl stateside is also including awesome postcard style download codes with every release, which you can download and then send in the mail to a friend who can also download the new record! Also, randomly packaged are 27 signed and numbered inserts.. so maybe grab two?? ;)

Our friends over at Torrezenetes Entertainment in Spain will be handeling the vinyl release in Spain for “Brand New Beat”, but also we’d like to announce that our friends in France, Dirty Witch Records will be releasing “Brand New Beat” on CD in France.. which also comes with BONUS TRACKS! You can grab the CD here:
Dirty Witch Records – French “Brand New Beat” Edition

Also, check out this 4/5 review of “Want You Around” on the Critical Mass Blog!
REVIEW : “Want You Around” on Critical Mass Blog. Sept. 2012

More news soon!

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BRAND NEW BEAT! Artwork, Track Listing, Release Date!

September 19, 2012 By

Here it is! The front cover of my upcoming new record “Brand New Beat” due out 10.30.12 on Collector’s Club Records! Vinyl will be pressed by Jolly Ronnie Records and Torreznetes Entertainment in España! Photography and design by Jon Doucette at Substantial Brand. European CD releases (with bonus tracks!) are also being planned!

This record has been a work in progress since February 2011 and was total collaboration with one of my best friends and probably one of the most talented dudes I know, Wyatt Funderburk! Both of us and the rest of the KB Band are very proud of this album and we hope you enjoy it! Stay tuned for more news, sounds and release show info!

Track Listing:
1. Hit The Ground
2. Don’t Go Falling In Love
3. Partied Out
4. She’s Not Sorry
5. Everybody Knows
6. She Can Do It All
7. I Don’t Wanna Cry
8. Weekend Girls
9. How Many Times
10. Qualified

Pre-Order the vinyl now! http://interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=205956&

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“Want You Around” is HERE!

August 26, 2012 By

The brand new EP “Want You Around” is here! I could tell you all about it, but a wise old chap from Wisconsin named Rev. Nørb had this to say about it:

Want You Around is the latest offering from rock/punk/pop savant KURT BAKER, and want it around you shall! Sashaying forth five-hundred-strong in an initial pressing on stunning baby blue vinyl, Want You Around features all the power, harmony, and friggin’ savoir faire one’s come to expect from this Maine-based tunesmith. Leading off with a title track dating back to Kurt’s days with the LEFTOVERS, Want You Around ((the record)) wastes little time in titillating the user’s privates with “Want You Around” ((the song)), a power pop epistle of the morse-code-guitars-and-harmonies tenor that sounds like it coulda been someone’s breakout FM hit in 1981, if God were thirty years younger and wore Converse All-Stars instead of sandals. An additional value-add comes in the form of guest vocals by Dan Vapid, who apparently wants you around as well. None can ask fairer than that! The platter is rounded out by lights-out covers of the new wave/power pop classic “News At Ten” by THE VAPORS, the slightly less-classic “Sleeping With The Television On” by BILLY JOEL, and the not-so-much-classic-as-epic “Hollywood” by THIN LIZZY. Trust us: You’ll want this around! – Rev. Nørb

Listen to it here:

and BUY it here:
Interpunk.com: http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=203706
Jolly Ronnie Records: http://www.jollyronnierecords.com/#!store
Download via COLLECTOR’S CLUB RECORDS : http://collectorsclubrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kurt-baker-want-you-around

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“Want You Around Single” out 8.28.12 on Jolly Ronnie Records!

July 20, 2012 By

Hey folks!

Happy summer times to all of you! The summer has been treatin’ me pretty well! Been super busying recording, playing shows and most importantly… PARTYING! But ya, you knew that right? Party til we die! But in exciting news.. we’ve got a new 7 inch EP coming out at the end of August on Jolly Ronnie Records. The single is “Want You Around” a track which features Dan Vapid on backing vocals! Rev. Norb narrates the whole EP, and it also includes tunes by Thin Lizzy, Billy Joel and the Vapors.. (I guess you could call them out-takes from my “Got It Covered” record! ;)

You can listen to samples of the album here:

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Pre-Orders of this record are now available via Interpunk.com and can be purchased here (you even get a free poster and glow in the dark sticker!!)

http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=203706

We’ve also recently got some new goodies! Check them out:

“Thin Lizzy” style t-shirt!

and PINSETS! (That come with a FREE digital download of an exclusive tune called “Quit Dancin’ With My Girl”

 

You can order all these goodies directly from Jolly Ronnie HQ here, click “Shop!”:

http://www.jollyronnierecords.com/

 

SHOWS! WE GOT SHOWS!

7/25 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom  w/ The Offspring

8/7 – Portland, ME @ Geno’s w/ Dementia 5, The Sleepwalkers

8/16 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott w/ Dan Vapid and the Cheats, Sourpunch +more

8/17 – Dover, NH @ Dover Brickhouse w/ Dan Vapid and the Cheats, Zipgun Bomber, Poison Ivy League

8/18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Dan Vapid and the Cheats, The Challenged

8/19 – Philly, PA @ Kung Fu Neck Tie w/ Dan Vapid and the Cheats + more

more info here:

www.kurtbakermusic.com

 

 

 

 

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THANK YOU!

June 15, 2012 By

This year the Kurt Baker Band was voted “Best Pop/Rock” Act at the Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll! We were completely surprised by this and really grateful to all our wonderful friends and fans in Maine and abroad who voted for us! Thank you so much!

 

Here’s the write up they did on us, photo taken by John Macy at The Flask Lounge:

 

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Summertime Fun!

June 1, 2012 By

Hey folks!

Time for yet another news update from camp KB. We’ve been grillin’, chillin’, smokin’ and drinkin’ with all kinds of groovy friends and stuff, and we’re sure to have a pretty kick ass summer!

We’ve been hard at work in the studio tracking a new 45 single for a brand new tune called “Want You Around”, which will be released this summer on Jolly Ronny Records. It’s going to have some special guests on there too! More news on that very soon!

Also, speaking of 45 records, this past weekend a new garage punk band was formed, consisting of Wimpy Rutherford, Geoff Useless, Craig Sala, Fingers Rodgers and KB. They will be known as The Medallions. Their debut EP was written and recorded in 24 hours in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and will also be out later this summer as well.. so stay tuned! Exciting stuff!

Here’s a list of our upcoming shows.. August dates with Dan Vapid and the Cheats!

June 6th – Allston MA @ Great Scott w/ the CRY!, The Connection, Zipgun Bomber

June 22nd – Portsmouth NH @ Downtown Outdoor Show – MORE DETAILS TBA
July 14th – Portland ME @ Geno’s w/ The Outfits, The Rattlesnakes
Aug 7th – Portland ME @ Geno’s w/ Ian Olvera and the Sleepwalkers, more TBA
Aug 16th- Allston MA @ Great Scott w/ Dan Vapid & The Cheats
Aug 17th – Dover, NH @ Brickhouse w/ Dan Vapid & The Cheats
Aug 18th – NYC, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Dan Vapid & The Cheats
Aug 19th – Philly @ Kungfu Necktie w/ Dan Vapid and the Cheats

 

Now! Take a look at some cool videos from the Cover to Cover “Thin Lizzy Jail Break” Night at the Big Easy!

Jailbreak:

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Angle From the Coast:

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Running Back:

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And one more tune filmed at Geno’s Rock Club.. a little ditty called “Let’s Roll” originally written by THE GUTS!

Kurt Baker Acoustic "Let's Roll" Live @ Geno's Rock Club 5/18/12
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New Music Video “Why You Gotta Lie”

April 24, 2012 By

 

April was a super busy month for us! We really had quite a blast! Now it’s time for us to relax a bit.. do some recording for some upcoming records and get the BBQ’s out and get ready to grill!

 

We’re super excited to release a brand new video for “Why You Gotta Lie” which is featured on “Rockin’ For A Living”. You can listen to the whole album here:

www.kurtbaker.bandcamp.com

 

The video was shot and directed by Seth Dussault and features Connor McGrath, Geoff Palmer, Kris Rodgers and Zack Sprauge. Tip of the Tops! 1979! ENJOY!

Kurt Baker "Why You Gotta Lie" (OFFICIAL)
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