Kevin Costner & Modern West is an American country rock band founded and fronted by actor Kevin Costner. He began a worldwide tour with the band in October 2007, which included shows in Istanbul and Rome. It also performed at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona International Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
The band released its first country album, Untold Truths, on November 11, 2008, on Universal South Records. It peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and No. 35 on the Top Heatseekers chart. Three singles ("Superman 14", "Long Hot Night" and "Backyard") have been released to radio, although none have charted. Videos were made for the songs "Superman 14", "Backyard" and "Hey Man What About You".
In 2009, Costner went on tour with the band and special guests The Alternate Routes. In August, at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, Alberta, Costner and the band were scheduled next on stage when a severe thunderstorm struck, causing the stage and stands on the main stage to collapse. One person was reported dead and forty wounded. Later, an auction was held to raise money for the two young sons of the woman killed. A dinner with Costner was auctioned for $41,000. Two guitars, one autographed by Costner, helped raise another $10,000 each.
In February 2010, Kevin Costner & Modern West released their second album, Turn It On, only in Europe. To support the album the band toured Europe, with Turn It On reaching the album charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Greece. The first single from the album, "Let Me Be the One", with special guest Sara Beck singing with Costner, was also made as a music video. A third album, From Where I Stand, was released in 2011 and included vocals from the German pop singer Nena. In April 2012, the band played a benefit gala for the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US USHeat US Indie AUT GER GRE SWI Untold Truths Release date: November 11, 2008 Label: Universal South Records 61 — 35 — — — — — Turn It On Release date: February 26, 2010 Label: Edel Music — — — — 25 28 31 65 From Where I Stand Release date: September 27, 2011 Label: Edel Music — — — — — 39 — 62 Famous for Killing Each Other: Music from and Inspired By Hatfields & McCoys Release date: May 22, 2012 Label: Madison Gate Records 14 73 16 15 — — — —Tales from Yellowstone Released: 2020 Label: Kevin's Music "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country
Singles Year Single Album 2008 "Superman 14" Untold Truths "Long Hot Night" 2009 "Backyard" "Hey Man What About You" 2010 "Let Me Be the One" (featuring Sara Beck) Turn It On 2011 "Let Go Tonight" (featuring Nena) From Where I Stand 2014 "Alive in the City" 2017 "Love Shine"
Music videos Year Video Director 2008 "Superman 14" Mark Gillard "Backyard" Rory Karpf 2010 "Turn It On"
References
External links
Review of Kevin's Country Band at www.CountryMusicpride.com