Stranger Cole at The Bell House
How in the world does Stranger Cole have that much energy on stage? One of the greats of ska and rocksteady in Jamaica, Stranger Cole recorded his first single in 1963. That makes him roughtly one billion years old (though he claims to be 18) so how does he have that much energy?!
Posted: 10/2/2011 at 7:50pm Tags: Crazy Baldhead Dig Deeper Stranger Cole The Bell House
Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys at The Bell House
There are four musicians in Big Sandy and his Fly-Right Boys and I think they might have broken one of those unwritten laws when they brought out more guest musicians than there are members of the band. Anyway, here are some photos of the band, their special guests, and their mundane guests (not really, but that would be funny). Also featured is the mohawk of the roller derby jammer who was standing directly in front of me for most of the show, dammit.
Posted: 6/4/2011 at 5:00pm Tags: Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys The Bell House
O'Death at The Bell House
I would explain the band O'Death thusly: folk music + mosh pit. Yes, really. The play gothic folk with such energy that people actually start smashing into each other. Some willingly, some unwillingly.
Posted: 1/17/2011 at 8:06pm Tags: O'Death The Bell House
New Bomb Turks at The Bell House
The first show of the New Bomb Turks reunion mini-tour-thing took place in Brooklyn, NY (Hooray for us!) The show included a reading of lead singer Eric Davidson's new book "We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001", which sounded pretty damn good to me. But what really sounded good was the New Bomb Turks. I'm not sure quite sure how much time they took off from touring before reuniting but they sure recovered quickly.
Posted: 6/27/2010 at 4:12pm Tags: New Bomb Turks reunion The Bell House
LiveFastDie at The Bell House
I seem to recall going to LiveFastDie's final show, "The Death of LiveFastDie", sometime last Summer. I guess the offer to play with a reunited New Bomb Turks was so irresistable even "death" could not stop them. A Frankenstein lineup consisting of various people who had and had not been in the band at some point during its lifetime played one hell of a show at The Bell House.
Posted: 6/27/2010 at 2:40pm Tags: LiveFastDie reunion The Bell House
