TK Webb 'Ancestor' album

The Missouri-born, Brooklyn transplant TK Webb is back with Ancestor, his Kemado Records debut album. After releasing two solo records, Webb made the decision to form The Visions in the summer of 2007. Joining him in the new band on second guitar is Brian Hale (ex-Love As Laughter), Nic Gonzales (The Comas, Love As Laughter, Blood on the Wall) on drums, and Jordan Gable rounding out the line up on bass. The addition of the full band takes TK’s acoustic visions and plugs them in, creating a heavier, more cohesive Delta Blues inspired rock experience.

TK (Thomas Kelly) Webb was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and began his musical journey around the age of 9 when he picked up his first guitar. By the age of thirteen, he had already played in a bunch of punk rock bands around town and continued honing his playing throughout the 90s. In 1999, TK made the decision to relocate to Brooklyn, NY, where he built a loyal following through his live performances, which ranged from blues-soaked acoustic shows to spaced out, feedback jams.

One thing that became clear was that TK was a truly gifted player, capable of producing some startlingly convincing Delta Blues. Following the release of TK Webb's second solo LP, Phantom Parade (Social Registry, 2006), dubbed by Rolling Stone Magazine as a four-star, “oddly gripping” effort, it was evident that Webb's songwriting was beginning to outgrow the sound that had peppered his solo efforts. The new songs that would go on to comprise the Ancestor record referenced the rock music that Webb had grown up on. This sparked his decision to form The Visions in the summer of 2007.

Joining Webb in the new band on second guitar is Brian Hale (ex-Love As Laughter), who had previously been accompanying Webb on bass following the release of Phantom Parade, Nic Gonzales (The Comas, Love As Laughter, Blood on the Wall) on drums, and Jordan Gable rounding out the line up on bass. This new cast helps take TK’s acoustic visions and plugs them in through the Marshall, making for a heavier, more cohesive listen than Webb’s previous work.

Produced by Matt Boynton at his Vacation Islands Studios in Brooklyn, Ancestor speaks of modern day paranoia, love, and a host of other human emotions many of us face in our day-to-day, making for not only an amazingly heavy, but also a sincerely beautiful recording.

press quotes
"Catch TK Webb &The Visions ... there's not a whole lot you can do to better spend your time." -- The Fader

"As good as TK Webb is as a whiskey-stained country-blues troubadour, we’re glad he’s got a rhythm section behind him now. Together, the outfit is one of NYC’s hottest rock bands, a ragged but staggeringly powerful outfit that triangulates Zeppelin, David Allan Coe and Spacemen 3. All this will be revealed to the world this fall when Webb &the Visions release Ancestor, their mighty new disc." -- Time Out NY

tour dates
August 29 Spark Syracuse, NY
September 1 The Czar Bar Kansas City, MO
September 4 El Corazon Seattle, WA
September 5 Dantes Portland, OR
September 6 The Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
September 7 The Echo Los Angeles, CA
September 8 The Clubhouse Phoenix, AZ
September 10 Red 7 Austin, TX
September 11 Rudyards Houston, TX
September 12 One Eyed JacksNew Orleans, LA
September 13 Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA
September 14 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
September 15 Rock and Roll Hotel Washington, DC
September 16 Johnny Brenda’sPhiladelphia, PA
September 17 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY

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TK Webb - Ancestor