THE RISE OF TWO GALLANTS

I think I'm most honestly myself when I'm playing the drums and when we're playing together. I think the drums, for me, are very cathartic, but also playing with Adam is very cathartic as well, and what we create is on the same level. And I think whatever is driving me to play the way I do is really about some strange peace and the understanding that we have in our music.

-Tyson Vogel

Tyson Vogel by Ryan Schierling

This is what makes Two Gallants so remarkable and so worthy of the praise they are receiving and shall continue to receive. They are able to cut through all the bullshit we face every single day, and with just a guitar and drum, paint the picture of our struggle. You've heard the term "old souls," Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel are the definition. There is no conceivable way to explain what they do or how they do it. When Tyson screams the blood-curdling cry in support of Adam during "Threnody in Minor B," there's no room for argument: this is pain incarnate.

Two Gallants (Stephens-left / Vogel-right)
By Charlie Villyard

When I ask Tyson if he can explain those moments of distress when his arms flail and he shrieks into the microphone, he tells me, "I guess I've never really thought about that, or really thought too deeply about it. To be honest, I think I'm most honestly myself when I'm playing the drums and when we're playing together. I think the drums, for me, are very cathartic, but also playing with Adam is very cathartic as well, and what we create is on the same level. And I think whatever is driving me to play the way I do is really about some strange peace and the understanding that we have in our music."

For those who have become captivated by the music of Two Gallants, for those who know they are hearing something born of the past but meant for the future, for those who have a new messenger to tell their dark secrets, and for those with a new favorite band, there is only one explanation. It's this same "catharsis" and "understanding" that Tyson finds in Two Gallants that we find. Like Adam reading Thoreau and discovering complete understanding, we learn something we already knew by listening to Two Gallants. They may be young and they may not even believe it themselves, but the Two Gallants are on the rise and they are bound for glory.

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[Published on: 2/23/06]

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Uncle Fishbits Thu 2/23/2006 05:23PM

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All I can say is that they have finally put Steady Rollin' and Age of Assassins on an album... and I can stop coveting my shitty bootlegs. FINALLY.... damnit boys. You are doing fine.

SaltyDog

Thu 2/23/2006 05:24PM

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go see these guys!

Fred T. Fri 2/24/2006 11:56AM

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This article lays it all out. Forward it to anyone you know who is out of the loop when it comes to 2 g's. Well done Kayeceman!

toestothenose

Tue 2/28/2006 06:43AM

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Aaron - you've yet to steer the ship wrong! Sounds like another leftcoast band to keep an eye on. Great read!

Cheers,
Jake

snappy

Tue 2/28/2006 06:57PM

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The way Kayce burrows under the skin of the artist he writes about is insightful AND incite-ful. More than once his words have made me explore bands that became some of my favorites. The Two Gallants are no exception. This is a wonderful primer for this duo that's only just beginning to shine.

Acatosotp

Thu 3/23/2006 08:02PM

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Great band, in my opinion one of the most exciting bands out there currently. Kind of unfortunate there are hundreds of posts on every single bonnaroo update while a great article on a great band generates almost no interest. My only regret is I probably won't get a chance to seem them live. Great work Kayce. You put my feelings about these guys into words.

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