{"id":18228,"date":"2013-05-19T12:47:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T19:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/?p=18228"},"modified":"2013-06-02T18:40:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T01:40:00","slug":"local-legends-kongos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/local-legends-kongos\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Legends: Kongos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gz2GVlQkn4Q?list=PL97CD3C6100EBAFCA\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>by: <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/107660682452106904496\/posts\">Amanda Savage<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This week AFM spotlights local legend, rock band \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KONGOS\">Kongos<\/a>. Brothers Johnny, Jesse, Dylan and Danny Kongos collectively talk about the start of their careers, life in Phoenix and touring this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFM: Obviously music is a major part of your life now, but was it always that way? When did you each discover that music was something you loved and wanted to pursue in life?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kongos:\u00a0<\/strong>We grew up playing music. Our parents started us on piano at the early age of three, so music has always been a huge part of our lives. We\u2019d always had the idea of being a band in the back of our minds, but when we started graduating high school and realized that we didn\u2019t want real jobs, we got serious about it. Getting a little momentum and recognition here and there has been a continuing motivation as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFM: I know that you guys get this question in every interview, but how did the band start? Who initiated the start and how did each of you all find yourself in the roles you\u2019re in now?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kongos:\u00a0<\/strong>I guess it officially started when we decided to perform something at a talent show while Dylan and Danny were still in high school. We had played some cover songs together before in the basement and Johnny and Jesse had played in Jazz combos at ASU, but that was the first time we wrote a song together and performed it&#8230; thankfully, there\u2019s no record of it though! Each of us naturally gravitated to the instruments we play now in the band, but we all play a bit of everything.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFM: If you met a girl at a bar that never heard of you your music, how would you explain it? What about if your friends mom asked?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kongos:\u00a0<\/strong>To girl: \u201cImagine if Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson and Megan Fox had a band&#8230; we\u2019re the good-looking version of that.\u201d\u00a0To friends mom: \u201cImagine if Burt Reynolds, Tom Selleck, Robert Redford and Marilyn Monroe had a band.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFM: How has your music style changed from beginning to album one, compared to album two. Do you think it will change in the future?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kongos:\u00a0<\/strong>The first album was definitely a \u201cstudio\u201d album &#8211; all the songs were written and recorded before performing them live much. There was a lot of trial and error, and we tried different versions of many of the songs. On the second album we worked out a lot of the arrangements while performing long sets in downtown Phoenix at The Lost Leaf. We had a much better sense of how the songs should sound before we started recording them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT.jpg\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-18253 aligncenter pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  alt=\"KONGOS_EDIT\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT-80x49.jpg\"  width=\"560\"  height=\"346\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT.jpg 560w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT-380x235.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT-80x49.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT-250x154.jpg 250w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT-550x340.jpg 550w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT-291x180.jpg 291w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT-486x300.jpg 486w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT-2x1.jpg 2w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT-3x2.jpg 3w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/26234511\/KONGOS_EDIT-6x4.jpg 6w\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>AFM: You guys play some pretty amazing Beatles covers at your shows. Who are some of your favorite rock legends?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kongos:\u00a0<\/strong>The Beatles for sure. Stevie Wonder, Jackson Browne, Paul Simon, Bob Marley<br \/>\nDanny: Derek Trucks &#8211; As Cassandra from Waynes World would say, \u201cHe can really wail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dylan: \u00a0Bob Marley &#8211; no explanation needed!<\/p>\n<p>Jesse: Bob Dylan &#8211; few can emanate such meaning and presence in each word.<\/p>\n<p>Johnny: Freddie King &#8211; I only recently discovered his music because of the show \u201cEastbound and Down\u201d, which uses \u201cGoing Down.\u201d High energy, deep groove and amazing gritty\/raw sound. His song \u201cPalace of the King\u201d sums it up really well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFM: What motivated the move to\u00a0Phoenix?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kongos:\u00a0<\/strong>Three of us were born in London. We moved to South Africa, where our dad is from, and Danny (the youngest) was born. Our family had always intended to move to America after spending a year or two in South Africa. We loved it there so much that we ended up staying for eight years. Our mom is originally from Phoenix (she met our dad in London) so it made sense to settle here where we had some family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFM: \u00a0Do you like it here?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kongos:\u00a0<\/strong>We love it here. Arizona is such a beautiful state and it\u2019s been great to see the city and different \u201cscenes\u201d grow over the last few years. We do miss SA a lot though, we have some of our best friends there and definitely try to make it back quite often.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFM: \u00a0What are some of your favorite hang-out spots? To eat, have a beer or listen to music?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kongos:\u00a0<\/strong>The Lost Leaf, Crescent Ballroom, Last Exit Live, HB Hanratty\u2019s, Federal Pizza, the pool &#8211; we have some of the best beer in the country here in AZ!<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Ip1irYWXck?list=PL97CD3C6100EBAFCA\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><strong>AFM: \u00a0How is the music scene you\u2019re part of in Phoenix different than South Africa?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kongos:\u00a0<\/strong>The whole experience in South Africa is similar, but amplified. I think a big part of the reason is because radio is SO big there. We reach people on a mass scale. Many people listen to our music and buy our albums\u00a0who&#8217;ve\u00a0never seen us live. The success there happened virtually overnight. In Phoenix\u00a0we&#8217;ve\u00a0been plugging away for a long time, slowly building a\u00a0fan base\u00a0 Seeing many of the same people come to show after show, you get to personally know a lot of the fans. We have recently started to get a large influx of fans in Phoenix that have never seen us live thanks to the help of a great indie radio station here: 93.9 KWSS FM, and Beef Vegan from TMI.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFM: \u00a0Why do you think your music is received on such a greater scale i\u200bn\u200b South Africa than in the states? I think you\u2019re awesome, why aren\u2019t you more popular here?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kongos:\u00a0<\/strong>South Africa is a much much smaller market than the US. We\u2019ve had non-stop heavy rotation on all the major radio stations out there as well as music videos being played on the major tv stations. We\u2019ve had 7 hit singles and performed at all the big festivals\/venues. Getting that type of momentum and exposure in a country the size of the US is a much more difficult and complicated process&#8230; but hopefully soon!<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFM: What\u2019s on the agenda for the rest of 2013? Any big shows, tours or studio time planned?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kongos:\u00a0<\/strong>Since getting back earlier this year from a European tour with Dispatch and the UK with AWOLNATION we\u2019ve played mostly festivals here in Arizona and SXSW in Texas. The plan is to play the Southwest a lot over the summer and to hopefully get on support slots for some national bands\u2019 US tours. The goal is to work towards a much wider release of our album Lunatic nationally and internationally. We\u2019re also always working on new music videos, songs and recordings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFM: Where can locals hear you play or listen to your music?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kongos:<\/strong> They can check out our calendar here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kongos.com\/shows\" target=\"_blank\">www.kongos.com\/shows<\/a> and listen to our music on iTunes and Spotify. We also have free songs at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kongos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.kongos.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CIQjqXhKdN4?list=PL97CD3C6100EBAFCA\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Follow Amanda on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Amanda_Savage\" target=\"_blank\">@Amanda_Savage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by: Amanda Savage This week AFM spotlights local legend, rock band \u00a0Kongos. 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