The Pete Kilpatrick Band with The Adam Ezra Group

"Killer Sound" - Kings of Leon"My new favorite artist" - Adam Gardner (Guster)
"These guys are f***in' radical!" - Jason Mraz* 2006 Portland Phoenix BEST POP / ROCK ACT * 2006 Portland Phoenix BEST LOCAL ACT * 2006 Boston Music Awards Nominee “Best Singer-Songwriter” 

"Portland has the biggest crush on Pete Kilpatrick... the new star of the [Maine] music scene," says the Portland Phoenix. And judging by the wave of success the 23-year old singer-songwriter has had in the past two years – sharing the stage with such artists as Guster, Gavin DeGraw, O.A.R., Ray Lamontagne, Better Than Ezra, Blues Traveler and many more while also selling more than 17,000 records independently – it looks like the rest of the nation may find themselves just as smitten with him very soon.
It seems all eyes are on Kilpatrick and his band whenever they are in the Great State of Maine, with the Portland Press Herald calling him, “The Maine Artist to Watch in 2007.” And now the rest of the country is beginning to peek in on the band’s music with steady internet CD sales and heavy MySpace traffic. ThisIsModern.net praised Kilpatrick as “the best kept secret in indie music.” But with a burgeoning fan base that is growing by the minute in New England and supporters sprouting up across the country and even over seas, it appears that the secret has been leaked rather massively. 
Even the highly-competitive and critical Boston music scene has been embracing Kilpatrick, as he was nominated for a 2006 Boston Music Award for songwriting and has appeared as part of several sold-out shows in recent months. With his secrecy blown, the Pete Kilpatrick Band – which features keyboardist/saxophonist Steve Morell, Matthew Cosby on bass (formerly of Jeremiah Freed) and Matt Lydon (formerly of Averi) on the drums – there’s only one thing to do: hit that open road!
Kilpatrick's third disc, Louder Than the Storm, produced by Jon Wyman (Ray Lamontagne, As Fast As, Rustic Overtones), featured appearances by Adam Gardner (Guster), Ryan Zoidis and(Soulive), Spencer Albee (As Fast As), among others.  Louder flows fluidly from aggression and urgency to subtlety and melancholy, much like the current of the rivers and seaside that the Maine native frequented during the record’s inception.  

LINKS:Pete Kilpatrick Website: http://www.petekilpatrick.com/Phish Website: http://www.phish.com/

VIDEO:

Pete Kilpatrick on WCSH "207" World in a Fishtank & Emerald Eyes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB4IRwVDDEA

Pete Kilpatrick & Adam Gardner (Guster), "Demons":
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM8A31UmPx0&feature=related