Buffalo Killers
A review by Moose
Buffalo Killers are a homegrown rock 'n' roll band from right here in Ohio. Andrew Gabbard (vocals and guitar), his brother Zachary Gabbard (bass guitar), and drummer Joseph Sebaali make up this band that is heavy on the hooks but not lacking the rock. These three fine musicians came from a band called Thee Shams, and sometimes as most often bands do they broke up. But these three guys branched off regrouped and formed Buffalo Killers in October of 2006. Lucky for us they kept it going, because with their brand of classic rock it combines and old sound with a new taste.
Andrew and Zach grew up with music all around them. A guitar playing father taught them how to play at an early age to the classic rock that their father was listening too. It was inevitable that they would form a band it was just a matter of when. As their father laid they ground work the boys got better and soon found themselves releasing their debut self-titled album as Buffalo Killers. Their father taught them and they soon found themselves getting help from an unlikely person, that being Chris Robinson the front man for The Black Crowes. Who heard their debut album and invited Buffalo Killers to open up for him on a string of tour dates in 2007. Then if that wasn't enough, their second album Let it Ride, was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. This kind of attention made the inevitable dream now reality, and they have been laying the rock down for a long while.
Their latest album Heavy Reverie has brought this former power trio a new member. Sven Kahns now adds another guitar and a lap steel to make this band even more unique than it already was. According to Andrew with Sven joining them it now "frees them up" they don't have to do so much. With the new album in tow, which according to Houstonpress.com in a recent interview with one of the Gabbards, he said it took all of "five days" to record the ten tracks, and in an era where some bands take months to release a follow up it is quite a pleasure to know that these fellas just went in there and rocked it, Buffalo Killers style. This being their fifth full-length album they were able to work with Jim Wirt who has worked with Incubus and Fiona Apple amongst many others. He helped them keep within their style, but also grow within their songs. These Buffalo Killers are establishing themselves with this new album as hard working musicians can go, and their hard work is paying off.
The album has been completed and let the touring begin as these Buffalo Killers grace Cincinnati this Saturday April 12th at Motr Pub. The show will sure to be harkening back to those classic rock days, but with a Buffalo Killers touch. They bring the loud and if you are looking for somebody new to see, or just wanting to see these fine folks again head over to Motr and find out why Chris Robinson said "they're the best (expletive) rock 'n' roll bands in the world."
