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THE BLACK HOLLIES

YOU Should MAKE Time TO Let GO Of YOURSELF....

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Some acts are content to find a style and stick with it. The Black Hollies are more interested in progress. When the band convened in 2005 to record their debut album Crimson Reflections, it was something of an experiment, mixing '60s soul and pop structures with rave-up rock results. Now, after wide acclaim and a practice regiment that has left their jaw-dropping live shows tighter than a pegged pant leg, they've reached a little further into space, introduced a wonderfully psychedelic element to their sound, and come out on the other side with Casting Shadows, a powerful psych-rock album full of unforgettable nuggets.
Led by songwriter, vocalist and bassist Justin Angelo Morey, this crew of NY/NJ natives and lifelong friends also includes Herb Wiley V and Jon Gonnelli on dueling interstellar guitars, and the freakbeat drumming of Scott Bolasci, whose final electrifying perfomances with the band are captured here. Bolasci has since retired from the band and his sizeable shoes have been filled by the seemingly eight-armed wonder Nick Ferrante. Together, the quartet meld soul touchstones with a disparate amount of influences and ideas -- Wiley is featured on sitar for a number of tracks, and the record also features the mesmerizing drones of a tambura throughout. From the opening ghostly blast of "Whispers Beneath The Willows," careening through the perfectly realized gem "Paisley Pattern Ground" and the mind twisting changes of "Bruised Tangerines," and finally settling into the soothing cool-down of "Patient Sparrow," Casting Shadows is an ALBUM in a time when folks have started to forget about the beauty of a cohesive record.
Garnering massive accolades over their East Coast adventures and unforgettable performances at both SXSW and CMJ, as well as hometown freakouts alongside everyone from Ted Leo and The Spinto Band, to Blue Cheer and Joan Jett, to The Fleshtones and The Woggles, The Black Hollies continue to win over any crowd with a mix of straight skill and total sincerity. They'll be on the road throughout 2008 and you can rest assured that if you catch them once, you won't be able to shake it.
[Addendum: Be on the lookout in mid-March for a 45 featuring album track "Paisley Pattern Ground," paired with the exclusive b-side "Hold Tight (Go Out Of Your Mind)."]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/25/2004
Band Website: theblackhollies.com
Band Members:

JUSTIN ANGELO MOREY
Halcyon Daze/Pretty Blue Eyes.
Saffron Burrows.
Appreciates Toe Cleavage And Pale Long Skinny Legs.
Dainty Every Day Ballerinas Serve As Muses.
Just A Couple Of Pints and Quality Grass From Your Garden
More SOUL than RIC-TIC/REVILOT/SHRINE/TAMLA-MOTOWN!
Lead Vocals.
1967 Epiphone Rivoli. Late 60s Marshall Super Lead. 1968 Marshall 8X10 Cabinet. Maestro Theramin.

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HERBERT JOSEPH WILEY V aka HJW5
Mind Bender. Crimson Coloured Flashes And Purple Wailing Sounds.
Always ready to turn YOU on.
Mysticism And Runes.
Purple Hydro And Blackberry Way.
MINDBENDING.
All Backing Vocals.
1965 Gibson SG. Rangemaster Boost. VOX Tone Bender Fuzz. Tape Echo Unit. Orange OR-80 Amplifier. Orange 4X12 Speaker Cabinet.

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JON GONNELLI
The Navigator.
Smart 3 Button Blazer.
Double Vodka Club. EFFICIENT.
Have Love Will Travel.
Philosopher. Handful Of Grass To Have A Gas Man. CROPPER/PIERCE Apprentice.
Lead Vocals On "EYES OF MERMAIDE"
Reverend D. Pierce's Epiphone 12-String. Epiphone Sheraton. Fuzz Box. Maestro fz-1a. Octave Fuzz. Wurlitzer 200A. Tape Echo Unit. VOX AC30.

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NICHOLAS ALBERT FERRANTE
Making Time!
Food-Tude!
Fine Dining And Wine Critic.
ALL State/All County
Break Beats Built Into His System
Our Very Own Manic Moon.
This "Eight Arm" Brotha's Got Way MORE Soul!!!.
Early 1960s LUDWIG Blue-Pearl Drum Kit.
One LOUD Zildjian Ride cymbal.
One pair of LOUDER Zildjian Hi-Hats (found in Jersey City trash bin on Fairview And Monticello Ave.).

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Influences:


Sounds Like: STAX Rhythm Sounds + SMALL FACES + RIC-TIC/TAMLA/MOTOWN + TAPE ECHO UNITS = PREMIUM SOUL FEEDBACK.
Record Label: Ernest Jenning Records (US)/Rogue Records (Aus/NZ)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Tour Update From THE BLACK HOLLIES. Van Transmission Loses Battle To Unidentified Disease.

Friday, May 30, 2008Karma DEPENDS On Adult DiapersFor the second time in its history as a touring steed Palestinian Bluetooth is wounded in battle, down but not quite out. The Black Hollies stop at a ...
Posted by THE BLACK HOLLIES on Sat, 31 May 2008 10:56:00 PST

Tour Update From THE BLACK HOLLIES. Van Loses Transmission.

  ..TR> THE BLACK HOLLIES Tour Update. Van Transmission DEAD. Friday, May 30, 2008Karma DEPENDS On Adult DiapersFor the second time in its history as a touring steed Palestinian Bluetooth is ...
Posted by THE BLACK HOLLIES on Sat, 31 May 2008 10:50:00 PST

Favorite Song For The Month Of April

Time has managed to come at me from behind the back of my head. Such a cruel way to be forced away from my comfort nest and placed into a pathway with more than enough obstacles to shudder my train of...
Posted by THE BLACK HOLLIES on Mon, 19 May 2008 12:31:00 PST

The Black Hollies tour diary. visit: palestinianbluetooth.blogspot.com

The Black Hollies Tour Diary. Updated Daily(unless we're in recovery mode due to what happened the night before). There's also Herbert Joseph Wiley V's daily food consumption blog(certainly a must re...
Posted by THE BLACK HOLLIES on Mon, 05 May 2008 08:32:00 PST

Our new 45 is out now!!!

The first release in Dead Flowers' new jukebox 45 series! The record features a boss "company" sleeve and Casting Shadows album track "Paisley Pattern Ground," paired with the exclusive b-side "Hold T...
Posted by THE BLACK HOLLIES on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:44:00 PST

FAVORITE SONG FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 08 BY JUSTIN ANGELO

    Is there anyone else out there that feels as if the season of Spring is doing her best to pull a fast one you? Clearly we’ve reached our destination, in record time might I add, where we beg...
Posted by THE BLACK HOLLIES on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:16:00 PST

The Black Hollies in The NY Sun

The Black Hollies Pull Some Nuggets From the PanBy Bret McCabeThe 1960s continue to be pop music’s most cannibalized decade. Whether it’s white Englishwomen updating American girl-group po...
Posted by THE BLACK HOLLIES on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:49:00 PST

The Black Hollies... Revealed!

[ Big thanks to Rick Tupica for the following extensive interview... Check out the original -- plus tons of other great interviews! -- over at his boss Turn It Down blog. ]"Imagine listening to old No...
Posted by THE BLACK HOLLIES on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:08:00 PST

Not exactly the cover of Rolling Stone...

But there we are, regardless:
Posted by THE BLACK HOLLIES on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:17:00 PST

FAVORITE SONG FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 08 BY JUSTIN ANGELO

  Only a couple of days later than usual, right? Who's counting exactly? Perhaps it was that extra day on Friday? Yeah, that's the reason why I am forever trying to play catch up with misse...
Posted by THE BLACK HOLLIES on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:33:00 PST