KICKING DOWN DOORS

The music of songwriting team Autumn Walden (vocals) and Ernie Tokay (guitar/vocals) with special guests. Coming to you from Little Spiders Music Studio in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Band Email: [email protected] JOIN OUR MAILING LIST Publicity & Inquiries: Mona Terrell, Mona Terrell & Associates LLC [phone] [email protected] View our EPK/Press Kit. Cover photo by Howard Pitkow. Profile CD Photo by Howard Pitkow and CD Artwork by Autumn Walden.

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Listen to our "Truth" EP on Amazon music!

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We're playing at the 2024 Philadelphia Folk Fest! We're taking a trip down memory lane to our set from 2018 on the Camp Stage!

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R.I.P Chuck Berry

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It's our 3rd year entering the @nprmusic @tinydeskcontest and we've gone back to the basics. Here is an original tune called "Going South From Richmond" -- it's an audience favorite that we love to play at our live shows.

Going south from Richmond with a guitar in my pack Too far from home to look back Immigration Service on my track, oh Oh no, paranoia's got me down So I turn up my bottle, grab a smoke and wash it down Ain't nothing better for your blues

Maybe I'll send a postcard if ever I get there Too far from home I shouldn't really care What you do or what you say, oh Oh no, I couldn't help but think anyway So I turn up my bottle grab a smoke and wash you away Ain't nothing better for your blues

Going south from Richmond with a guitar in my pack Too far from home to look back Immigration Service on my track, oh Oh no, paranoia's got me down So I turn up my bottle, grab a smoke and wash it down Ain't nothing better for your blues

Music and Lyrics by Ernie Tokay Video Production and Sound Engineering by Ernie Tokay, Owner of Little Spiders Have Big Dreams Studio Thanks to Scott Goldstein for studio assistance!

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Gretchen Schultz, of Philadelphia, Pa., is infectiously energetic. She carries the bluesy, guitar-driven number “Spirit Down” with a fiery vocal performance that’s at once defiant and joyful. Her voice has has hints of Susan Tedeschi’s indomitable tones, and Schultz makes the most of that soulfulness in “Spirit Down.”

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We’re sharing some of the many 2017 Tiny Desk Contest entries that have caught our eyes and ears. You can enter the Contest until 11:59 p.m. ET on Jan. 29. Check out the Official Rules, film your video and submit it here!

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So proud of our friend, Gretchen Schultz, featured on the @tinydeskcontest blog!

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PSA: Please don’t confuse us with the band 3 Doors Down.

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New Video: “I Can’t See (But I Feel Fine)”

I Can't See (But I Feel Fine) by Kicking Down Doors & Friends

Trouble down below, trouble way up high Can't see the way through the troubled sky Trouble's sure to come, troubles always do And there ain't no rule that's gonna tell me what to do

Standing through the storm, standing on my own Needing to believe that I'm not alone Standing with you now, standing up to fight And there ain't no sleep that's gonna find me here tonight

I can't see two steps ahead of me I can't see what I left behind I don't know where the wild trees grow But I feel the wind and I feel fine

Running on a ledge, running off the road Come a long, long way, but still far to go Running for my life, running for yours too And there ain't no race I won't finish through and through

I can't see two steps ahead of me I can't see what I left behind I don't know where the wild trees grow But I feel the wind and I feel fine

Lyrics by Autumn Walden (August West) Music by Autumn Walden and Ernie Tokay Guitar, Organ, Vocals: Ernie Tokay Slide Guitar: Mike Brenner Drums: Freddie Rojo Banjo: Stacy Weathers Electric Guitar: Steve Wheelock Bass: Brian Flanagan Videography: Karl McWherter, Karl McWherter Photography Audio/Video Production: Little Spiders Have Big Dreams Studio

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Sneak peek stills by Karl McWherter from our upcoming video release...

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Down home fun at the Mermaid for our Little Spiders Music Studio Showcase! Photo by our friend, Every Heard.

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Oh, damn! Bernie's in town! Listen to the sirens as they circle round. Oh, damn! Bernie's in town! Did you get a ticket to the training ground? Oh, damn! Bernie's in town! Whistle in the road as you travel down. Oh, damn! Bernie's in town! Bring another friend to the booth now.

Sign up for the next crusade. Get your buttons and your signs made. Put your hand up for a ride. Or take the wheel for the right side.

Hey now! Bernie's in town! Call up your neighbor tell 'em how it's going down. Hey now! Bernie's in town! Argue with your parents 'til they come around. Hey now! Bernie's in town! Listen to the sirens as they circle round. Hey now! Bernie's in town! Did you get a ticket to the training ground?

Sign up for the truth brigade. Organize on a weekday. Put your hand up for a ride. Or take the wheel for the right side.

Oh, damn! Bernie's in town! Hey now! Bernie's in town! Sign up, Bernie's in town! VOTE NOW! Bernie's in town!

--A song by Kicking Down Doors 

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#feelthebern

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#NowPlaying Kicking Down Doors on #Spotify -- we're suggesting that could be your status on this fine Sunday!

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Sometimes things don't go as planned...

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Turn the Wishing Wheel is our next release. We’ll give you a tease...

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Karl McWherter's Photography helps us believe in our Simon & Garfunkel dreams.

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Here we go again on our own! Another @nprmusic @tinydeskcontest video entry to kick down the new year! Thanks to Karl McWherter who came through in the 11th hour to help with our video. Beats a phone or ipad camera by miles and miles!

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Even in a blurry phone pic, our essence shines through! Kicking Down Doors at the Tin Angel in Philly.

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Hey now! We're on TV! Check out our live taping for The Folk Project TV Horses Sing None of It show on cablevision.