Evan Westfal is an Edmonton based singer-songwriter, actor, and vocal instructor. His music has been described as “playful,” “intellectual,” and “hella gay!” He is based out of Alberta, Canada and he consistently includes LGBTQ+ themes in his music.

Evan released his inaugural EP ‘Gay Pirates’ on November 11th 2016. The lyrical content of the EP is fun and playful, while retaining a cerebral integrity. Westfal describes the album as a series of lamentations and exaltations of a very gay love.

Evan is no stranger to the stage, having retained a bevy of performance credits. He is most proud of his work having sung backing vocals for Josh Groban. Additionally, Evan has worked with the Edmonton Opera Chorus in productions of Aida, as well as Tales of Hoffman. Furthermore, Evan was blessed to take part in the Canadian stage premiere of Dr. Horrible in the role of Captain Hammer. This February Evan will be singing with Opera Nuova in a Production of HMS Pinafore, Westfal takes the role of Sir Joseph Porter in this production.

When he isn’t performing in opera or musical theatre, Evan enjoys singing his original works. On June 2016 Evan played for the opening ceremony of the Edmonton Pride Festival. Outside of the realm of performance, Evan endeavours to enact social change through community work. He works for a program called fYrefly in schools, where he visits junior and senior high schools and educates students about the harmful effects of homophobia and transphobia. For over a decade, he has volunteered for Camp fYrefly, a youth leadership retreat for LGBTQ+ and allied youth.

An excellent 3 piece band....... they sound at times like Husker Du, Mudhoney, Lost Prophets and Pearl Jam. Superb! 9/10 - Metal Hammer

Kraul from Blackpool, ROCK! - Sean McGinty (BBC Introducing)

Straignt up rock, full of balls! A great new rock band, I love em! - Aaron Phillips (AmazingRadio)

Word around the camp-fire is that if you like the 90â€™s Seattle sound, Kraul is definitely a band you want to have a look at - Art Idiot (Music webzine)

Blackpool Rock meets Glasgow Grunge I like it! - Gareth Rees (Spark FM)

Loud and meaningful - Trevor Farrand (ALL FM)

Could be the best piece of rock to come out of Blackpool - Graham Clarke (Maximum FM)

Energetic punk influenced rock - Rik Magee (Pure Radio)

What Krauls sound lacks in subtlety it makes up for with energy. The Blackpool trio have based themselves in Glasgow and clearly draw influence from early nineties grunge mainstays like Nirvana and Dinosaur Jr. In truth there is more to Kraul than first meets the ear, with plenty of addictive hooks emerging through the distortion. A band with plenty of potential. - Gavin Porter (Is This Music?)

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