Queen Kwong is led by singer/songwriter Carré Callaway.  Carré first received some notoriety a few years ago when she opened for Nine Inch Nails on one of their tours.  Her music is not anything like Nine Inch Nails, however.  It’s highly melodic, slightly off kilter, rock that veers from aggressive to hauntingly confessional. 

We brought Queen Kwong in for a Groupee Session when the band was really just forming.  The lineup for this session had been together about two weeks and overall they had only performed a few shows together.   This is a band in its infancy, but clearly demonstrating great promise.

Carré was feeling pretty nauseous for this session, performing with a bucket nearby just in case (you’ll see a reference to just getting through the session in the video for “Secret’s Safe” below), and she was leaving for China that night.. so we were just grateful that she got through the performances.  No excuses needed though.  These are great songs and the future is very bright for the group.

Session videos (and audio) below.  The interview with the band will be posted later this week.