VKB Band • Tom Waits Projekt

In the organizer's words:

VKB Band - VICKI KRISTINA BARCELONA BAND - NEW YORK
A Tom Waits project

Rachelle Garniez - Accordion, Guitar, Banjo
Amanda Homi - Vocals, harmonium, drums, percussion
Kirsten Thien - Vocals, electric guitar, banjo

Looking ahead to their upcoming CONCERTS 2025, the VKB Band welcomes singer-songwriter and guitarist Kirsten Thien, whose modern blues sound draws from the depths of old-school American soul and the driving force of roots rock-n-roll. Kirsten's dynamic voice encompasses a wide emotional spectrum, ranging from lush softness to raw power. Her performances are imbued with confidence and integrity. She brings her sonic sweetness and strong musicality to the mix, melding effortlessly with VKB vocalists and multi-instrumentalists Amanda Homi and Rachelle Garniez, whose continued dedication and creative vision uphold the original essence of the group's adventurous spirit and irresistible style. VKB's third album,"Crooked Little Heart," recorded in New York City, continues the story of the group's exclusive relationship with the songs of Tom Waits. The past three years of performing on stages across Europe and the US and struggling through the constraints of the pandemic era have given them an added appreciation for the unadulterated beauty and power of their sound and an immediately affecting quality to their music that is reflected in the warmth and intimacy of the recording. They redefine the Tom Waits songbook with love, bringing a unique female perspective to the rough and rugged wreckage. The mythic, roguish male archetypes: Beat poets, railroad hobos, slovenly drunks, cynics and hopeless romantics, the leads in Waits' tales, are transformed, their beauty and vulnerability revealed. Meldoias burst forth and shine like polished diamonds, no longer in the rough. After a very successful tour in Janaur 25 in Germany, Finland and Austria, the band set off for India for the first time and returned with many new impressions. Concerts and festivals in Europe in summer 25 and an extensive club tour in September 25 make VKB one of the most successful female bands in America.

For the summer VKB presents a new vinyl