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American rock band Kev Bev was founded by multi-instrumentalist and lead singer Kevin "Kev Bev" Collins in Austin, TX circa 2013. The thirteen-member group has toured the US and Spain. Candy Collins, Kevin's wife and co-lead singer, contributes songs to the catalog along with vocalist and bass player Alec Dickie. The Sly and the Family Stone style “Family Affair” continues with Alec’s father Joe D
The fire eagle was summoned once again, in honor of the 15th anniversary of ! Gratitude to all who joined, and to the Kev Bev band that has entered its 13th year of music and community. ⤵️
Stay tuned for a new album, new covers, the addition of singer , and the next live show on Saturday 7/11, at (West Gate) 6:30 pm.
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04/19/2026
What a fun lineup for Peelander Z Fest at SXSW this year! Thanks to Peelander-Z and Zilker Brewing Company for having us! Shout out to all the amazing bands: Snail Mate, Grrrl Gang, Swimwear Department, Mypilotis, Sultanes Del Yone, Cora Mae, and Peelander Z!
Photo by Beth Dickie, Veronica Meewes, and video clip / live drawing by !
Next show is 5/2 for the Austin Beerworks 15 Year anniversary party we play 7 pm - 9 pm.
Thanks for inspiring creativity for the annual Tiny desk contest! is honored to join the ranks of thousands of artists that have entered, especially the other protest songs being created right now. Link to full video in our bio on YouTube 🔼🔼🔼
Huge thanks to the Kev Bev band for helping to bring this song into existence. “Rise Together” is our new 2026 Tiny Desk Contest entry. The need to protest has been increasing in recent years, stemming from injustices of our nation’s dark history of colonialism, racism, sexism, repression of the LBGTQIA community, nationalism, funding or participation in genocide, and capitalist corruption. The time is now to vote in the primaries on March 3rd, and stand up to save our democracy. Link to full video here on Youtube: https://youtu.be/nWiRyBRD3f8?si=Z_uEWxig3EUSNbbB
Lyrics from the bridge out:
Stand up and Fight, for Equal Human Rights
Who is the terror? Who’s the terrorist?
When the war reporters are laid in the pits?
No one left to cry,
when the whole family dies
Innocence, culture, and songs
Are gone
Men with more money that could ever be spent
Use it to buy the whole government
When the rich get so high
The poor get so low
No health care, no food, no money, no home.
Rise together, ready to resist
Hold in the air, one unified fist
Friends, neighbors, workers and kin
Hauled away, it repeats again.
Overlapping: (Stand up and Fight, for Equal Human Rights)
02/09/2026
Huge thanks to the Kev Bev band for helping to bring this song into existence. "Rise Together" is our new 2026 NPR Music Tiny Desk contest entry. The need to protest has been increasing in recent years, stemming from injustices of our nation's dark history of colonialism, racism, sexism, repression of the LBGTQIA community, nationalism, funding or participation in genocide, and capitalist corruption. The time is now to vote in the primaries on March 3rd, and stand up to save our democracy.
Song lyrics:
Rise Together
Rise together, ready to resist
Hold in the air, one unified fist
Friends, neighbors, workers and kin
Hauled away, it repeats again.
First one came, laid claim to a land
Put a flag in the ground
with a gun in his hand
Natives people, didn’t understand
The land once sacred and free
Rats they were here, they were here all along
Pied Piper played and they came out strong
Tide it had turned, as it sways back and forth
Since the time before that,
and the time before.
Rise together, ready to resist
Hold in the air, one unified fist
Friends, neighbors, workers and kin
Hauled away, it repeats again.
Nationalist say “immigrants got to go” but
THEY ALL CAME THE SAME WAY LONG AGO
Yearned for the place, opportunity and jobs
Prosperity.. that was built on slavery
Fascist, take control of the news
Dictate the story they want to tell you
the power had been, slipping away
System of checks
has been bought and been paid
Rise together, ready to resist
Hold to the air, one unified fist
Friends, neighbors, workers and kin
Hauled away, it repeats again.
Stand up and Fight, for Equal Human Rights
Who is the terror? Who's the terrorist?
When the war reporters are laid in the pits?
No one left to cry,
when the whole family dies
Innocence, culture, and songs
Are gone
Men with more money that could ever be spent
Use it to buy the whole government
When the rich get so high
The poor get so low
No health care, no food, no money, no home.
Rise together, ready to resist
Hold in the air, one unified fist
Friends, neighbors, workers and kin
Hauled away, it repeats again.
Overlapping: (Stand up and Fight, for Equal Human Rights)
Credits:
Video by Travis Gallagher and Caitlin McWeeney at Instant Crush Productions
Recording by Neri Osmanovic and Kevin Collins
Mix, and master by Neri Osmanovic
Horn arrangement by Josh Peters
Lyrics by Kevin Collins, Candy Collins, and Daniel Collins
Kevin Collins - Vocals and keys
Candy Collins- Vocals, shaker, and omnichord
Mallory Hoernig- Vocals and tambourine
Neri Osmanovic- Guitar, and vocals
Joseph R. Dickie - Guitar
Alec Dickie - Bass and vocals
Joshua Thomson - Barry sax and tenor sax
Josh Peters - Trumpet and vocals
Ben Mishkin - Trombone and vocals
Ryan Cinder Henderson - Drums
Kev Bev - Rise Together (2026 Tiny Desk Contest) Kev Bev performs a new song, Rise Together, for the 2026 NPR Tiny Desk Contest. The need to protest has been increasing in recent years, stemming from injust...
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