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| Keywest |
From busking on the streets of Dublin and Galway to headlining a sold-out show at The Button Factory last night, Irish/UK band, Keywest are moving up.
The Dublin-based quintet, led by singer, Andrew Kavanagh, first began their foray in music by busking on the streets of Galway (and later, Dublin) until one day their golden ticket approached them in the form of Grammy nominated engineer, Mark Needham. In true fairy-tale style, the band set out across the pond in 2011 to record their album, The Message (it peaked at #15 in the Irish charts). Since then, they've played numerous gigs around Ireland and recently went back to their roots busking on Grafton Street to promote their Button Factory gig.
This promotion busk seemed to have proven very successful with the show selling-out. The largely female-led crowd relished in the band's crowd interaction with lead singer, Kav, take up-close videos of himself and the band with various cameras being waved from the audience.
Keywest are pop music, a la The Script, there's no denying it and there's no denying there's an audience for it. At one point they transitioned into a group drumming instrumental, showing the crowd further reaches of their musical abilities. The band have chosen to remain 'independent' artists in Ireland, but, are currently in negotiations in the UK and US. The only way is up for these five young musicians.
The Dublin-based quintet, led by singer, Andrew Kavanagh, first began their foray in music by busking on the streets of Galway (and later, Dublin) until one day their golden ticket approached them in the form of Grammy nominated engineer, Mark Needham. In true fairy-tale style, the band set out across the pond in 2011 to record their album, The Message (it peaked at #15 in the Irish charts). Since then, they've played numerous gigs around Ireland and recently went back to their roots busking on Grafton Street to promote their Button Factory gig.
This promotion busk seemed to have proven very successful with the show selling-out. The largely female-led crowd relished in the band's crowd interaction with lead singer, Kav, take up-close videos of himself and the band with various cameras being waved from the audience.
Keywest are pop music, a la The Script, there's no denying it and there's no denying there's an audience for it. At one point they transitioned into a group drumming instrumental, showing the crowd further reaches of their musical abilities. The band have chosen to remain 'independent' artists in Ireland, but, are currently in negotiations in the UK and US. The only way is up for these five young musicians.
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