Rainbow Kitten Surprise performing at the Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, Texas on July 9, 2022, with Ela Melo, Darrick "Bozzy" Keller, Ethan Goodpaster, Jess Haney, and Charlie Holt. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
Rainbow Kitten Surprise and all five of its members hail from the mountains of Boone, North Carolina. With catchy, yet deep lyrical meaning, beautifully designed bass lines, and melodic guitar riffs, their unique sound will keep you humming their tunes all day long. The alternative indie-pop band takes influence from great artists like Modest Mouse, Lana Del Rey, and Kings of Leon.
Rainbow Kitten Surprise was formed in early 2013 when the first two members, Ela Melo and Darrick "Bozzy" Keller, decided to begin writing and composing music together. What started out as just two college students with acoustic guitars, would soon turn into a full band with a uniquely controversial name.
After recording Rainbow Kitten Surprise's first EP "Mary" in an old dorm room on the campus of Appalachian State University, the duo decided to take it up a notch by adding more members and instruments to the band. Over the next year the group widely expanded in size and sound by adding three more members: Ethan Goodpaster (Electric Guitar), Jess Haney (Drums), and Charlie Holt (Bass).
In that year, Rainbow Kitten Surprise independently released their first album "Seven" (Which was later re-released in combination with the band's first EP as a joint album titled "Seven + Mary"). The title song, "Seven" has been featured in many places on the web including in the very popular podcast by IGN, Podcast Beyond! The song "Devil Like Me" and its music video earned the band a spot in VH1's "Make A Band Famous" contest where they made it to the final 24 out of thousands of artists from across the US.
The group's main interest is producing a quality, unique, and fresh sound for all music lovers to listen to and enjoy. Their new album "RKS! Live from Athens, Georgia" is now available on iTunes & Spotify.
It's so frequent this day and age for a band or artist to perform great recorded music. With all the post editing everyone can sound "good". It's a rarity when a band or artist sounds exactly like their recordings live. Well RKS brought it, not only was their performance and audio spot on, their show man ship on stage and interaction with the crowed elevated the experience to a new level. I will definitely be seeing them again the next time they come close enough to make a day out of it. If I was younger, I'd be back on tour following them around.Setlist for the show at the Whitewater Amphitheater
The best band ever! The energy they display, the art, the lights, the love in the air is something I’ve never experienced. Would definitely go again and again!
Amazing show! RKS are incredible on stage and the venue was great, really just a perfect experience! It was my son’s first concert and I told him he was really lucky to see such a great show, great energy and awesome memories! We are already planning are next RKS concert.
This was the most amazing concert I have ever been to! It exceeded all expectations, and honestly was an entirely new way to experience them. You would have thought the concert would be a little slower, more casual, but not at all. They were rowdy, got around and made the concert the best it possibly could be. Definitely get as close to the stage as possible, as they are a very personable band and they even got on the floor multiple times and sang with the crowd! I'll be looking for more ways to see them live, as I fell in love with them all over again.
- All That and More (Sailboat)
- Our Song
- Hide
- Goodnight Chicago
- Matchbox
- Moody Orange
- Lady Lie
- Fever Pitch
- Work Out
- Painkillers
- Holy War
- When It Lands
- Devil Like Me
- New Song!
- It's Called: Freefall
- First Class
- Cocaine Jesus
- That's My Shit
- Possum Queen
- Polite Company
- Recktify
- Run
Rainbow Kitten Surprise was the main act at the Whitewater Amphitheater with guests Briston Maroney. They continue across the United States, Canada, and Europe with the last stop at the Arvest Bank Theatre At the Midland in Kansas City, Missouri on December 13, 2022.
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