By Carl Begai
During this interview, guitarist / vocalist / recorder god Kyle Gass – best known for the moment as actor/musician Jack Black’s other half in Tenacious D – remarks that the only reason the Kyle Gass Band bears his name is because he’s “famous.” He’s neither arrogant nor self-deprecating about the claim; Kyle is merely making the point that it makes sense because he had an established career before the band came together. Even a third of the way through their show Kyle’s point is made, as he spends as much time making room for guitarist / vocalist Mike Bray as he does front and center. In fact, all five gents in the Kyle Gass Band sing, play, dance (seriously) and get their own moments in the spotlight.
“I daresay I wouldn’t be here without Tenacious D,” Kyle begins. “It’s an established brand, for lack of a better term, and people give KGB a look-see as a result. John (Konesky / guitars) and I worked for many years when we were in Train Wreck. We put this band together and Mike came into our lives about five years ago. He’s a really talented singer and multi-instrumentalist so we just said ‘You’re in the band.’ Jason (Keene / bass, harmonica) is an old fried from way back who plays mostly jazz. And we’ve had the exploding drummer problem which so many bands do (laughs). Spinal Tap nailed it, they do explode. A year ago Tim (Spier) came along and he’s a super drummer, a perfect personality for this band, and he really completed things for us. We’ve got some really good chemistry now. We’re having a lot of fun out here. All I know is that I’m not as good as the rest of the guys in this band (laughs).” Continue reading KYLE GASS – He Knows Jack… And A Hell Of A Lot More