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The Bigfellas

CD coming July 2008, CHUBBED UP

About Me

San Diego Union-Tribune's 2006 BEST LOCAL BAND IN SAN DIEGO: see for yourself . We're certifiable, I mean certified.
and again ... San Diego Union-Tribune's 2007 BEST LOCAL BAND IN SAN DIEGO: here
San Diegos Bigfellas are a four-piece band of smartasses with original songs like 4:20, I Wish That I Were Gay, Adam & Eve & Ted & Alice among others. The bands sound is a mélange of The Police and Steely Dan yet with the oft-goofy approach of Barenaked Ladies (whom we know we can easily take in a barfight, give us one time and those Canadian hipsters are going down!).
Theyre aggressively eclectic in jumping genres slacker jamband, blues, faux-country, funk/jazz, cabaret, or Stones. In addition to inventing the smartass genre, theyve also single-handedly invented the one-song genre of Golf Rap with the song On The Green, hands-down the most foul-mouthed golf song of all time.
As for the band members themselves, theyre 30 somethings (ahem) with the maturity of 19 year olds. The band is made up of a Canadian, a black guy, an Irishman and an atheist. No thats not the start of an ethnic joke, thats just The Bigfellas.
WEBSITE: www.bigfellas.net ... there's way more about us over there, that's the place to be for Bigfellas stuff.
***** MAY UPDATE *****
So the recording is just about in the can. We're thinking that the CD is released sometime in June - as long as there aren't weird delays in mastering & pressing.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/25/2006
Band Website: bigfellas.net
Band Members: Shay Bell (drums, vocals) Tim Hempstead (bass, vocals) Shaun Randall (guitars et al.) Charlie Recksieck (keyboards, guitar, vocals)
Influences: Steely Dan, The Police, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Victor Wooten, Neil Peart, Dickey Betts, McCoy Tyner, Warren Zevon, Randy Newman, North Mississippi Allstars, Phish, Supertramp, The Kinks, Beck - you name it, we're probably ripping it off
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Type of Label: None

My Blog

Larry King Column

Even though Larry King no longer publishes his USA Today column, that doesn't mean we don't ....The Academy Awards are coming up this Sunday; everybody has "Oscar" on their minds.  Counter-terror...
Posted by The Bigfellas on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:27:00 PST

Who's the "Best Band In San Diego"?

So, who do you think is the Best Local Band in San Diego?  I'll give you 10 seconds to guess.  OK, time's up ... put down your pencils. The SD Union-Tribune will tell you Yes, it's The Bigfe...
Posted by The Bigfellas on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:29:00 PST