Kurt Dahl knows his band could be onto something big.
The One Bad Son (OBS) drummer spoke to KTW over the phone from Los Angeles, where he and other Canadian bandmates Shane Volk, Adam Hicks and Adam Grant were playing their first gig in the United States.
They were performing for industry types, with the hopes of breaking through the Canadian music scene and making a splash down south.
“It could be a pretty huge couple of days for us,” Dahl said.
“We could be making OBS history.”
It’s already been a big year.
After nine years together, OBS hired manager Pierre Tremblay, who has managed other Canadian groups like Billy Talent and July Talk.
Dahl said the band’s “bubble” was a huge factor in creating and developing its sound without influence up to that point.
But, there are perks to hiring a pro.
“He has the ability to pick up and make some calls,” Dahl said.
“At some point, every band needs a manager.”
“It’s nice to just hand over the reigns.”
It has allowed Dahl to focus on the music, what he called a rock ‘n’ roll sound that has become more of a niche in the music industry between all of the “indie hipster stuff” and “over-produced modern rock.”
OBS draws inspiration from classics like Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young.
Sticking true to rock ‘n’ roll’s roots has paid off for the band, Dahl said.
“It makes even the most jaded hipster like rock ‘n’ roll again,” he said.
“It’s got that power to really connect with people.”
OBS made the stop in L.A. during a five-day break on tour, the band’s longest rest.
The group went on tour with Airbourne on the east coast before starting their first coast-to-coast headlining tour on Oct. 21.
That tour, promoting the band’s new album Black Buffalo, consists of 15 stops and lands in Kamloops on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
The prairie-native musicians will be joined by the Australian rock band, The Lazys, before it all winds up in Vernon on Saturday, Nov. 15.
After that, Dahl is looking forward to winding down for a bit.
“It’s been awesome, but also kind of crazy,” he said.
One Bad Son will be playing at the Blue Grotto, 319 Victoria St. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $15 in advance and can be purchased at the venue, Long and McQuade or online from ticketweb.ca.
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