Two Gallants
By Marcus Kagler
The delta blues based indie rock of Two Gallants may appear simplistic on the surface, but lurking underneath their stripped down aesthetic is a sepia toned murky swamp of dystopian vistas filled with criminals, corrupt politicians, suicides, snake oil salesmen, and domestic violence. If this all sounds like a night at Tom Waits house it’s because Two Gallants wallow in the same ignobly dark fables Waits also mines, although the San Francisco based duo use blues and folk based tools as opposed to Waits growling Tin Pan Alley bag of tricks. Childhood friends, Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel began gigging around Northern California’s Bay Area in 2002 under the name Two Gallants, a moniker taken from a story within the James... Read More
- Genre:
- Folk, Folk Rock, Rock, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- San Francisco, ,California United States
- Formed Date:
- 2002
