It's a been a quite a while since the last posting here. When the semester at NYU starts up in the fall you can pretty much consider me down for the count. But with things winding down now what better way to get back into things than with some new music.
Last week I got to catch Danzig's Halloween show at Hammerstein Ballroom. At one point, a kid came flying out of the pit into me and when he turned to apologize I realized it was my old friend Joe Porter. I used to work with Joe almost eight years back in the record store. Joe was always in the store buying music and I think Tommy figured since he was around so much, he might as well work for us.
Joe was one of the best characters to ever walk through those doors. Every day brought a new ridiculous story from traveling with the Jim Rose Circus, to being accosted by a hobo in the Philadelphia train yard, to cleaning out fungus infested swimming pools for his Dad's plumbing business. Shortly after becoming an official employee Joe wore a sharp pinstripe suit, thick rimmed glasses and a fake beard then shopped around the store incognito. When he revealed his true identity at the cash register it was one of the truest moments of absurd genius.
He moved to Brooklyn around 2002 and we've bumped into each other from time, even though we live only a few blocks from each other. In reconnecting since the Danzig show, Joe turned me onto his new band Marvin Berry & The New Sound. It's a brilliant blend of Op Ivy, surf rock, and Mitch Ryder. One listen and the songs will be bouncing around your head all day. And how can you not love the Back To The Future reference.
Joe's always been a good kid with a song in his heart and a smile on his face. Rock some of his new band's tunes and you'll quickly find a smile on yours too.
Howling at the Highway by MarvinBerryandtheNewSound
Many Roads to Follow (P. Collins) by MarvinBerryandtheNewSound
Space Age by MarvinBerryandtheNewSound
No More Hell by MarvinBerryandtheNewSound
Marvin Berry and The New Sound have an upcoming show:
Friday, Nov. 11th
9pm
Lone Wolf
1089 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY
NOTE: That's not my photo above, but it is a great one!
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