The Bowery Presents

The Bowery Ballroom upcoming shows

The Bronx

Violent Soho / Mariachi El Bronx / Dead Country

Venue:
The Bowery Ballroom
Date:
Tue 4/06
Notes:
18+
Doors: 7:30 PM / Show: 8:30 PM
$15
Tickets
Violent Soho
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From the depths of Brisbane’s conservative right, also known as the one and only suburb of Mansfield, fully encompassed by the holy postcode, 4122, comes Violent Soho. The members of the group include Luke Boerdam (Vocals, Guitars), James Tidswell (Guitars), Luke Henery (Bass) and Michael Richards (Drums).

Violent Soho began a few years ago as a means of playing music together for four boys, then in their teens, who wanted to be able to embrace an 80’s and 90’s punk–grunge impact to their music without disregarding the ethic that ideally follows from such influence. The band has since then gone on its way to creating an energetic live show. From its beginnings, playing shows at outer-suburban pubs and rehearsing and recording demos in their parents' garages; the band has grown not by striving to achieve musical extravagance or stability, but by being a real band, by keeping its own principle and belief and sense of mateship within itself.

In late 2005, the band released locally its first EP "Pigs & TV", which received moderate success. Now, with "Pigs & TV" all but sold out, Violent Soho is proud to announce the independent release of their debut album "We Don’t Belong Here", a collection of dark, honest, guitar driven pop.

In between releases Violent Soho has also toured extensively as well as played shows with such bands as The Grates, Grinspoon, Faker, Magic Dirt, Butterfingers, The Mess Hall, The Black Keys (US), The Bronx (US), Black Francis (US), Jackson United (US), Nashville Pussy (US), Electric Eel Shock (JAP), The Vasco Era, Bliss ‘N’ Eso, Rocket Science, Cosmic Psychos, Celibate Rifles, Hard-Ons, Six Ft Hick and many countless others. This year, Violent Soho have also gone on a short but blazing tour of the UK and the US and have also featured on major festival line-ups around Australia including Homebake, Meredith, Falls Festival, Laneway Festival and many others. The band has a heavy work ethic. One which only seems to be able to work by the fact that Violent Soho is really just a unit, one band of mates.
The Bronx
official website
myspace
The Bronx's swaggering interpretation of hardcore punk found them a quick audience in Los Angeles, where guitarist Joby J. Ford, bassist James Tweedy, vocalist Matt Caughthran, and drummer Jorma Vik founded the band in 2002. Known for a blistering live show, the quintet attracted attention from major labels after only a handful of performances. An offer from Island/Def Jam materialized after the Bronx's 12th gig, but the band decided to issue several recordings on their own label, White Drugs, before partnering with a major. Former Guns n' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke helped the Bronx compose an intense rock sound for their first demo, and the band's full-length debut appeared in August 2003 via the Ferret Records label. Three years later, a second self-titled album marked the band's first effort for Island Records, and the band supported its release by joining Priestess, the Riverboat Gamblers, and Wires on Fire on the WHODOYOUVOODOO Tour. The quintet then parted ways with Island and issued a third eponymous release, unofficially known as The Bronx III, with help from Original Signal Recordings.
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