Your name:
Mike Mackey.
Where are you
from:
Pembroke,
Ontario Canada.
Name of band:
Kings of
Lowertown.
Who else is in
your band?
It is a rotating
cast of characters. Mostly me and a pack of strays. Jordon
Zadorozny is very supportive.
How would you
describe yourselves?
Ottawa Valley
Dirt-blues. Good old amps and mics, Telecasters, Les Pauls, bass, drums,
piano, Rhodes piano, slide guitars.
Who are your
main influences musically?
At this
particular moment possessing the earliest original vinyl recordings of John Lee
Hooker is something of great interest to me. Hooker's wild electric
guitar sound is new and old at the same time and totally inventive. Not
many people have achieved that. I really dig it. Brother Mike Watt
on bass continues to thrill. Jordon Zadorozny. I'm also re-visiting
the music and adventures of T-Model Ford who passed on recently.
What do you hope
to achieve in music?
Writing songs
that please me and hopefully one or two others. Meeting and learning from
high quality musicians, producers and engineers. Nothing beyond
that.
What has been
the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Having such a
positive response from the United Kingdom via Bandcamp. Their support has
led to an upcoming vinyl release of my song "Woodpile". I will
never forget decent UK people who didn't download music for free - thank you!
And what’s the
moment you want to forget?
Having my
treasured American-made telecaster stolen from a show in 2011.
If you had to
pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
Mississippi
Flood. I'm very pleased with the production and engineering that
manifests on the recording. The song captures an elusive Ottawa Valley
boogie feel that I've never been able to express lyrically/musically until
recently. Jordon Zadorozny was of immense help.
Where can we
listen to it?
Where can we
find out more about your music?
Anything else
you’d like to say about your band/music that I forgot to ask?
There will be
more new dirt-blues by Kings of Lowertown in 2014 and 2015. Please
check-it out the music when you folks have a spare moment.
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