Kalo - Wild Change

Size: 97,8 MB
Time: 42:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. One Mississippi (3:12)
02. Isabel (4:02)
03. Upside Down (3:22)
04. Fix (4:13)
05. Wild Change (3:17)
06. Only Love (6:16)
07. Free (3:04)
08. Pay To Play (3:51)
09. Smile And Blush (4:06)
10. Bad Girl (3:38)
11. Calling All Dreamers (3:12)

Some music seems to be a melting pot of sounds and ideas that takes some unravelling, if you’re that sort of person, one who feels the need to explore what’s under the musical hood of the car. I’m a reviewer so I am that sort of person. Other music paints instant pictures and conjures immediate imagery, so much so that you can instantly see what you are dealing with. Kalo are the latter type of band.

Right from the first bar you can picture them in some Southern roadhouse or dive bar firing off salvos of raw, bluesy, roots rock…groovesome r’n’b meets old-school rock and roll. A timeless rock sound that never goes out of fashion because it was never in fashion, just constant, ever present and undiminished. It is sassy, sexy and soulful and like all great trio’s gets its power from three musicians all contributing equally, nothing is wasted, nothing over played and everyone gets to play a role.

It is a sound that we are familiar with for sure, but it is a sound which is normally described in reviews containing words such as classic, iconic and seminal; swaggering rock and roll, bar-band attitude and raw grooves, and wholly unapologetic about it. And why would you need to apologise about something this great? Not every song has to break down barriers, not every band needs to explore pastures new, sometimes it is good enough to take a great sound and make it your own. This is one of those times.

There is a famous quote that those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. But I would add that those who do remember the past are free to take its finest moments, hone and refine them and use them to build bridges into the future. Kalo do just that. ~by Dave Franklin

Wild Change

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Kalo - Live In NYC

Size: 100,3 MB
Time: 43:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Oh Father (5:45)
02. Looking For Me (3:41)
03. Treat Me Bad (4:41)
04. Dear John (4:10)
05. Down Down Down (4:02)
06. Blue Chevy (5:31)
07. Flesh And Bones (4:33)
08. March To The Light (4:56)
09. Isabel (5:36)

In 2009, Israeli singer/songwriter/guitarist Bat-Or Kalo left Israel to soak herself in the sounds of U.S. music. Her creative and musical Israeli family includes a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, famous musicians and war veterans.

After finishing her classical and jazz guitar studies and recording her jazz-imbued album, Flesh and Bones, in Tel-Aviv, Kalo moved to New York City to hone her skills as a live performer, frequenting stages like The Bitter End, Arlene’s Grocery, Rockwood Music Hall and others. In 2012, she left The Big Apple to strum her guitar and write in the heart of Dixie.

Her sophomore album, Dear John, took root in the Mississippi Delta and other southern states, where its blues tinge began to grow. Along the way, Kalo, the guitarist, became KALO, the band, adding Mack McKinney on bass, and later, Mike Alexander on the drums.

What audiences grow to love listening to KALO's albums, they become enthralled with while watching the songs performed live. Fiery, passionate and strong, Kalo's guitar chops and contralto voice belie her small frame, while the solid bed provided by bassist Mack McKinney and drummer Mike Alexander allows the audience to feel a heartbeat. Alexander’s electric performances alongside McKinney’s ever-steady bass provides a pocket from which the band can take off and deliver emotional and fevered performances.

A Little Rock, Ark., native, McKinney started playing guitar in his teens. He began playing bass after listening to a church bassist perform, and he’s been playing the instrument ever since. McKinney has played in punk bands and set the groove for country and rock groups, but his solid playing and backing vocals make him an important part of KALO.

Erick Worrell, an Oklahoma City native, stepped out of the role of primary drummer in 2014, but his sound and contributions continue to influence KALO's live recordings and performances. Mike Alexander took on the role of primary drummer in 2015. Alexander is a seasoned drummer, and, like Kalo, has roots in jazz as a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma's music program.

KALO made it to the semifinals of the International Blues Challenge in 2015 representing the Wichita Blues Society. In 2016, Bat-Or Kalo represented the Topeka Blues Society and made it to the semifinal round of the competition.

Live In NYC

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Kalo - Dear John

Size: 123,5 MB
Time: 53:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Dear John (3:51)
02. Treat Me Bad (4:53)
03. March to the Light (3:14)
04. Marie (3:09)
05. Heartbreak (3:47)
06. Oh Father (3:36)
07. Down Down Down (3:02)
08. Blue Chevy (4:15)
09. Looking for Me (2:46)
10. Once I Had a Heart (6:09)
11. Goodbye (3:52)
12. Like It or Not (3:31)
13. Tender Love (4:34)
14. Can't Sleep At Night (3:00)

Israeli born guitarist, singer, and songwriter Bat-Or Kalo has beguiled U.S. audiences since first performing here in 2004, and she continues to impress with her latest project, KALO, the rock and R&B tinged blues band she’s fronted since 2012 with bassist Mack McKinney and drummer Erick Worrell.

Bat-Or’s unique history lends to a distinctive sound that’s been enthralling audiences from Oklahoma City to New York, Austin to Mississippi, and many places in between. In 2009, she released her first album, “Flesh and Bones,” recorded at Bardo Recording Studios near Tel Aviv. Inspired, she made a move to New York City where she honed her skills as a musician.

She reconnected with McKinney in 2012, and moved to Oklahoma City to record her sophomore album, “Dear John,” at Studio Seven. The album was released in October 2013.

Since finishing “Dear John,” KALO has been a trio of musical friends Bat-Or, McKinney, and Worrell. The band plays frequently throughout the Heartland, at festivals, venues and clubs, and is working on a third studio album.

KALO can be seen on great stages in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, and frequently at musical hubs in Texas as well.

Dear John

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