I’ve been meaning to write about the modern day Raybeats, the Bakersfield Breakers, a surf and turf instrumental band who sound like a blast of energy and coolness even during a hot day at Coney Island, but you know how it goes. They are the sort of band you think will always be around because they soud like they’ve always been around and so you keep putting them off.
But the Bakersfield Breakers are playing the Treehouse At 2A on Sunday, 9pm, so no more putting em off, right?
Some info (from their Facebook Wall):
Founded on March 2011.
Surf and Country Guitar Instrumentals.
Keith Yaun – Guitar
John Hamilton – Bass
John DiGiulio – Drums.
Hometown: New York.
Short Description: Country, Surf, Twang instrumental trio The Bakersfield Breakers..
Long Description: Instrumental trio playing covers and originals of 50’s and 60’s Nashville / Bakersfield and surf music..
The Bakersfield Breakers are a three-piece instrumental group from New York City that formed in 2010. The band consists of Guitar, Bass, and Drums and its mission is to reawaken the classic guitar-driven sound of 1950’s Bakersfield and the driving tunes of 1960’s surf rock. In addition to its large catalog of covers, the group also performs originals that fit perfectly with the vintage vibe and can comfortably cover gigs of anywhere from forty-five minutes to three hours. The group has performed at bars and clubs around New York including Rodeo Bar, Otto’s Shrunken Head, the Underground Lounge, and the Ding Dong Lounge. In 2012, they were also featured performers at the HOWL Festival in Tompkins Square Park and at Arbor Fest at the Queens Botanical Garden.
For all your Maximum Surf ‘n’ Twang needs, look no further than the Bakersfield Breakers!
Artists We Also Like: Clarence White, The Ventures, Dick Dale, James Burton, Don Rich, The Shadows.
Influences: Clarence White, The Ventures, Dick Dale, James Burton, Don Rich, The Byrds, The Beatles, Buck Owens, The Buckaroos, The Shadows .
Website: http://www.reverbnation.com/thebakersfieldbreakers
Fair enough, right and give em a listen and you are sent full tilt into a sound that never needed words to signify let alone testify. It is like cresting on a wave in the middle of a western shoot em up, just a blast of fun and joy and sound.
More info on the gig? From the Bakersfield Breakers themselves:
“The Bakersfield Breakers will be playing the East Village one week from tonight on Sunday, March 8th. We go on at 9 and will be followed by another all-instrumental group, the Combine, who are truly great! There is no cover and we guarantee you will have a good time! Join us, won’t you?”
More convincing?
The film below is by my friend, the gifted and beautiful BicycleJoe . remember if it’s “a Lo-Fi Sound and Vision® video” it is gonna sound good and look good. . I love BicycleJoe’s work, he is really excellent and I bet he is at Treehouse on Sunday night…