Seaprog events have featured a long string of creative bands from Bellingham. Considering the talents of Ibex, Shimmertraps, Spine Readers, and The Sheen, and adding Smooth Kiwi, the border town has an impressive per-capita rate of musicality.
Smooth Kiwi is an alternative psychedelic pop rock band made up of five passionate goofy individuals. Like a fresh kiwi, their music is vibrant, sweet, and satisfying. They blend groove-centric jams with sensual vocals, funky bass lines, tasteful drumming and an exploration of atmospheric guitar/synth tones to create a variety of sound from song to song. They have a wide-variety of influences. (Pond, The Beatles, Explosions in the Sky, Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, Radiohead, Tame Impala, The Strokes, Talking Heads, David Bowie, Tears For Fears) to name a “few”. They came together and jammed for the first time in late 2018 and a few months later Smooth Kiwi was born.
Personnel:
- Connor Kelly — Guitar, vocals
- Carly Gilliland — Guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Joey Vacca — Bass
- Bobby Pelkey — Drums
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