The Long Knives

The Long Knives were formed originally as a solo act by WJ in March of 2008 after the breakup of Six Days Of Rain, and eventually evolved into the current line-up also featuring Will Rogers on bass and Steve Kunkle on percussion in the Summer of 2010. With WJ’s 30 years of experience with writing and playing music, the songs were not very difficult to come by, and only continue to progress. The sound of The Long Knives can be hard to pinpoint with a term or genre, but it is one that the band loosely calls Psychiatric rock, featuring a sonic, searing sound, backed with haunting lyrics, and powerful melodies. The Long Knives sound continues to evolve, and in the late Summer of 2011, the band will be releasing their first album entitled “Holy Ghost Points”, which will be followed by an EP to be titled “The Death Of A Thousand Cuts”. The songs center around some of the darker elements of our lives, much of it drawn from the madness that surrounded WJ’s life for years and also his 10 years of experience working in the Mental Health field, and deal with issues that run very deep in the realm of human emotion without transcending into a depressing, emo type sound (hence the term Psychiatric Rock). Rather, it is one that is filled with power and an underlying chaos present that will move the heart, soul, and the mind, and combines the elements of Psych Rock, Indie/Alternative, Metal, Hardcore, Blues, Psychobilly, and Shoegaze all rolled into one. You can check out their music and videos at http://www.reverbnation.com/thelongknives62 as well as http://www.facebook.com/#!/thelongknives?sk=app_2405167945

Listen to The Long Knives

All the Girls Wear Leather

Upcoming Shows

The Long Knives Live w/ Jeremiah Clark – Breaking Laces – Slingshot Genius

Time

Thursday, June 30 at 9:00am – July 1 at 2:00am

Location

The Smiling Moose

1306 East Carson St.

Pittsburgh, PA

Created By
The Long Knives

More Info

This is gonna be a burner of a show folks. Playing with a very talented songwriter from the Pittsburgh area in Jeremiah Clark, an excellent band from Brooklyn in Breaking Laces and the extremely infectious sounding Slingshot Genius from Pittsburgh! Doors at 9, show starts at 9:30 w/ Jeremiah Clark leading off. Tix are only 5 bux at the door, 21+.

The Long Knives – http://www.reverbnation.com/thelongknives62

Jeremiah Clark – hhtp://www.reverbnation.com/jeremiahclark

Breaking Laces – http://www.breakinglaces.com/

Slingshot Genius – http://www.slingshotgenius.com/

Time	Thursday, June 30 at 9:00am – July 1 at 2:00am

Location	The Smiling Moose 1306 East Carson St. Pittsburgh, PA

Created By	The Long Knives

More Info	This is gonna be a burner of a show folks. Playing with a very talented songwriter from the Pittsburgh area in Jeremiah Clark, an excellent band from Brooklyn in Breaking Laces and the extremely infectious sounding Slingshot Genius from Pittsburgh! Doors at 9, show starts at 9:30 w/ Jeremiah Clark leading off. Tix are only 5 bux at the door, 21+. The Long Knives – http://www.reverbnation.com/thelongknives62 Jeremiah Clark – hhtp://www.reverbnation.com/jeremiahclark Breaking Laces – http://www.breakinglaces.com/ Slingshot Genius – http://www.slingshotgenius.com/