An Interview with Bob Bert, Formerly of Sonic Youth
Amongst a buzzing no-wave and visual arts scene, unlikely indie hero, Bob Bert, found a home behind a drumkit.
Amongst a buzzing no-wave and visual arts scene, unlikely indie hero, Bob Bert, found a home behind a drumkit.
An amalgamation of spike-headed punk ethos, 50s greaser mentality, and 70s glitter-bomb glam, Blondie encapsulated all that was to come, and more as multiple waves of music washed across an unsuspecting scene through storied venues such as Club 82, and the infamous CBGBs.
From humble east coast origins to the biggest stages in the world, that, in a nutshell, is a brief summarization of the career of veteran bassist, Rob DeLuca. But if we simply boiled it down to those few short turns of phrase, we wouldn’t be giving DeLuca his due.
While the original four members of Spread Eagle may have each forged their own paths and may find themselves in different parts of the world, the fact remains that the music they made will bond them forever and that those songs will stand the test of time. No one will ever be able to take that away from Paul, Ray, Rob, and Tommi.
If you’re a fan of Jazz, then this is a wonderful time to be alive. A wave of young, talented and vibrant Jazz musicians is sweeping across the scene and Christian Sands is one of them. In just a few short years, Christian Sands has accomplished more than some do in a lifetime, and he’s not even close to done yet.
Benny Benack is a third generation Jazz-head. His grandfather and father (both also named Benny) were a couple of “OG’s” from the long-standing, and criminally-underrated Pittsburg Jazz scene.
One of NYC’s finest Hardcore bands makes an appearance this week, with Mike Gallo, the bassist of OG Hardcore band Agnostic Front paying us a visit.