Kentucky Sound Arsenal

2 pc instrumental minimalist rock band originally from East Grand Forks, MN. Started in 8th grade, circa 2001.

Located in Fargo from 2005 upon 'til death in 2009.

Members

• James Dravitz - Drums
• Nick Boushee - Guitar

Sites

• Purevolume
• Myspace

Shows

Hundreds, among them these tours . . .

• August 06 Tour: 1st trial run tour out to Seattle to record with singer Andy Kucera.

6th East Grand Forks, MN @ Mikes Pizza 7th Fargo, ND @ VFW 8th Dickinson, ND @ Cavern 9th Missoula, MT @ Higgins Hall 10th Seattle, WA @ SS Marie Antoinette 11th recorded 12th recorded 13th Seattle, WA @ High Dive

• August 07 Tour:

8/1/07 East Grand Forks, MN @ Mikes Pizza & Pub w/ STRAPHANGER 8/2/07 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium w/ STRAPHANGER 8/3/07 St. Cloud, MN @ Cheap Thrills 8/4/07 Mnpls, MN @ Alan's House 8/5/07 Sioux Falls, SD @ Cory's House 8/6/07 Omaha, NE @ Oleavers Pub 8/7/07 Denver, CO @ 3 Kings Tavern w/ Saviours 8/8/07 off day in Las Vegas, NV 8/9/07 Las Vegas, NV @ Divebar 8/10/07 Las Vegas, NV @ Dinos -picked up last minute 8/11/07 off day in Fernley, NV 8/12/07 Eugene, OR @ The Black Forest w/ Trigger Renegade 8/13/07 Portland, OR @ The Bombshelter 8/14/07 off day in Seattle, WA 8/15/07 Seattle, WA @ SS Marie Antoinette 8/16/07 off day in Seattle, WA 8/17/07 Missoula, MT @ The Badlander w/ Victory Smokes 8/18/07 Dickinson, ND @ Skatepark 8/19/07 Minot, ND @ The Red Carpet

• August 08 Tour:

AUG 2008 TOUR! Tues 5th - East Grand Forks, MN @ Mikes w/ Wheat Missile Wed 6th - Fargo, ND @ Rascals w/ Giantrider, Solar Systems & Fine Young Knives Thurs 7th - Minneapolis, MN @ The Hexagon Fri 8th - Lake Villa, IL @ Swing State Sat 9th - Cincinnati, OH @ Blue Rock Tavern Sun 10th - Richmond, VA @ Ramakins Mon 11th - Greenville, NC @ The Spazzatorium Galleria Tues 12th - off day Myrtle Beach, SC* Weds 13th - Ocala, FL @ The Capitol Thurs 14th - Sarasota, FL @ Past Times Pub Fri 15th - Atlanta, GA -drive day* Sat 16th - Atlanta, GA -off day six flags* Sun 17th - KY Mon 18th - IL or IN Tues 19th - Milwaukee or Madison, WI Wed 20th - Minneapolis, MN @ Big V’s Thurs 21st - Hackensack, MN @ Hackensack Com. Center Fri 22nd - Williston, ND @ The Red Barn w/ Go Kart Mozart Sat 23rd - Minot, ND @ The Red Carpet w/ Go Kart Mozart

Discography

• Various EP's were recorded from the bands inception in 2000 to 2005: the high school years, tracks were in writing and most show up on later releases with different names/new parts.

• "A Rock? Band" 2005:Full Length Recorded by Nick in his parents basement & Self Released. 250 initially pressed: Later Repressed and repackaged with new art work (minus 2 tracks) under the name, "KSA: Re-released." in 2007

Tracklising: 1. KFC 2. One Time Deal 3 chunX 4. sLOW 5. Welcome to the club. 6. Old Betty 7. 63 SG 8. Carnival 9. Kiss Ass Chorus 10. Reversed Roles (James on Guitar, Nick on Drums) -not on Rereleased 11. 1000 drunken Jackasses -not on Rereleased

• "Play with more Bullets" 2006: Recorded by Dan Mohr of The Bismarck in Seattle, WA in 2 days: Full Length w/ Vocals: This is the bands LEAST favorite CD and made them realize they didn't want a vocalist and would eternally & happily be an instrumental 2 pc minimalist rock band. 500 were pressed self released.

Tracklisting: 1. A.W.E. (KFC w/ vocals) 2. sLOW 3. Old Betty 4. 63 SG 5. Welcome to the club. 6. Gay Interlude (instrumental) 7. Play with more bullets. 8. One Time Deal 9. Kiss Ass Chorus 10. 4 Chords to Glory (w/ shitty singer) 11. Carnival 12. 08/19/04

• "Destroyer of the year" 2007 EP Recorded, designed & Packaged (stumptown printers out of Portland supplied the cases)by Nick in the band's Fargo residency: 163 pressed Self released.

Tracklisting: 1. INTRO 2. The Loud Soldier 3. Your mothers a whore . . .but I'll still do her taxes. 4. INTERMISSION 5. "Take us to DefconFUNK!" 6. 4 Chords to Glory (new recorded version minus shitty singer)

• "Less Is More" 2008 EP Recorded by Sean Murray in Fargo, ND over the period of 2 days in July: Art designed by Emily Swedberg. Entire album was available for free download on their myspace with a limited run of 100 digipaks pressed by ELS Productions out of Utah: Self Released.

Tracklisting: 1. 3127 2. metal. 3. cartune interlude! 4. more metal. 5. strange 6. quixotic

• "Not for Sale" 2009 Final recordings of KSA: EP recorded by Sean Murray in Bismarck, ND over a 2 day period in March. Cover art by Nick Boushee, Design & layout by Emily Swedberg, band photo by Hope Magelky

Tracklisting: 1. 2 Against the Sea 2. Covering the Country 3. Strum & drum 4. Monsters of Rock Pukebox 5. Last One? +hidden track "welcome to the club. prt 2"