Hey Mister

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In the rock music industry, everyone seems so concerned with indie “cred,” posturing as struggling, tortured souls, all the while desperately trying to get their melancholy, acoustic guitar compositions onto the soundtrack of the sequel to Juno. What happened to bands that enjoy making fun music, that aren’t afraid to laugh at themselves, that simply kick out the jams because there are jams begging to be kicked? Hey Mister is what happened. If John Lennon and Jamiroquai had a baby with Duran Duran as babysitters … well, you still wouldn’t have Hey Mister, but you would have a messed-up kid. Still, this Las Vegas-based quartet comes on strong with killer hooks, irresistible rhythms and sing-along melodies the likes of which are rarely seen rising from the dustbowl of the Vegas Valley. It’s really no surprise, however, that Hey Mister’s young songwriter and singer, Kane Churko, turns out such well-crafted gems that defy his lean years – it could be in the genes. His father is Kevin Churko, whose production work can be heard on albums by Shania Twain, The Corrs and Ringo Starr. The elder Churko – who produced, co-wrote and engineered Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Rain album – co-produced and engineered Hey Mister’s debut EP, Buy! Borrow! Steal! That CD is the result of a metamorphosis that began in 2006 when Kane Churko hit a wall with his solo project, Mr. Kane. Through – what else – MySpace.com, bassist Mike McHugh came across Churko’s music, and the Chicago native found himself

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