pinehurst kids

Pinehurst Kids surpass the bulk of their

contemporaries in the easy-sounding

power pop genre by way of passion,

energy, and, most importantly, talent.

-The Stranger, Seattle, WA



pinehurst kids



Don't call it a comeback. With Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist

Joe Davis at the helm, the band that put the hate in hiatus

is back with the trademark sound and sass that make them

the underdog stars of the Northwest indie music scene.



"Davis plays like a man who fears the end could come

any minute. His bandmates possess the same frantic pop

grind as Superchunk, as well as the choirboy sweetness

of Sunny Day Real Estate. The music's frail and fresh,

and it goes by at 90 miles an hour." --Alternative Press



In terms of experience and rock skills, Pinehurst Kids aren't

exactly kids anymore. In the mid 90s, Idaho troubadour Joe

Davis escaped his childhood haunts of Pinehurst and Boise,

Idaho and moved to Portland,Oregon where he began crafting

high-energy pop songs with friend and drummer Robler Kind.



Joe and Robler played a few shows for beer money as a two

piece and were seen by Portland stalwart Caleb Gates, who

was impressed and smitten with the idea of playing bass in

the band. With the lineup solidified, it wasn't long before the

newly formed trio was ready to lay some tracks at new friend

Larry Crane's Jackpot studio. Initially, the band's intent was

to make a demo to give to friends and clubs, but focus group

response created a substantial buzz around town. So the boys

cranked out a few more songs, and with a bit of borrowed cash

their self-released debut LP Minnesota Hotel hit the streets.

During the recording process, Gene Poole joined the band as second guitarist and was in the line-up in for their very first tour in January of 1998. Rolling down I-5 for the first of many times, the game changed for PK; It wasn't just an excuse to spill beer in the basement and play fun local shows, there was something bigger at work.



"A very impressive piece of work.as infectious and

as insistent a collection of power chords as anything

I've heard this year . . . grinding up folks as disparate

as Weezer and Nirvana and fusing them together in a

pabst-fired kiln." --John Chandler; The Rocket



Minnesota Hotel established Pinehurst Kids as a recognizable

sound on the burgeoning Portland, Oregon music scene. The

bands sophomore effort, Viewmaster garnered the band more widespread recognition. With the help of Chicago indie Four

Alarm Records, the LP charted in the top 10 of the CMJ and recieved glowing reviews from the likes of Alternative Press

and Entertainment Weekly as well as accolades from industry

big wigs and buddyhead bad boys alike.



Pinehurst Kids' third LP, Bleed It Dry is the band's best and

most adventurous record to date. The record showcases the

Kids' maturing songwriting prowess and features a bit more

production and polish thanks to the mixing skills of John

Goodmanson, whose credits include Soundgarden, Blonde

Redhead and the Wu Tang Clan. In traditional fashion, the

tracking was done at Jackpot with Larry, who has since

blown up worldwide as the publisher of Tapeop magazine.



Bleed It Dry is an infectious slab of power pop, rife

with saccharine hooks that stick in the head hours after

the album is over, and ones that stir the heartstrings ever

so subtly while it's in rotation, with boundless, youthful

energy to spare even during its more bittersweet and

downered moments. --Ink 19



The Kids have traveled the US extensively, having played

and toured with the likes of Guided By Voices, Built To Spill,

Death Cab for Cutie, Alkaline Trio and Superchunk. Their

music can be heard on Fox and NBC TV programs including

Buffy the Vampire Slayer. As the band enters its second

decade of rock, they continue to kick out the heartfelt jams

that their friends and fans have come to love and adore.



The Name

In 1985, after nearly one hundred years of mining

in the Idaho panhandle, "the silver valley" produced

it's billionth ounce of silver, making it the richest silver

mining district in the world. But over that prosperous

century, as the riches were pulled from the ground, the

rejected impurities were washed into the surrounding

areas, including the tiny town of Pinehurst. The black

slag from the mine was even used to fill the traps at the

local golf course. Pinehurst Kids founder Joe Davis even

had a sandbox filled with the slag sand. Those who lived there knew the story of the ninety-one men who died in a

1972 fire in the sunshine mine shaft. The stores in Pinehurst didn't have enough dress shoes to bury the men right, so

the company had to send someone to spokane to buy

the rest of the shoes. Today, the sunshine mine has

finally been abandoned, and the US government can

only search for the kids who lived in the silver valley

when the lead flowed directly into the drinking waterThey're still looking for all the pinehurst kids.