H.R. of Bad Brains (reggae set) + Screaming Bloody Marys + Titan Ups

860 San Pablo Av.,Albany CA 94706

15 April, 2022

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H.R. of Bad Brains (reggae set) + Screaming Bloody Marys + Titan Ups ivy room presents Ages 21+ H.R. (of Bad Brains) The Screaming Bloody Marys, Titan Ups, DJ Toph One Ivy Room Presents Covid 19 Policy: Visit our website for latest updates to policies/restrictions due to Covid 19. H.R. (of Bad Brains) - Full Band Reggae SetWebsite / Spotify / Facebook Paul "HR" Hudson was born in Liverpool, England, in 1956, to a Jamaican mother and American father who moved him to the States when he was a toddler. As his father was in the Air Force, his family moved around a lot, finally settling just outside of Washington, DC. In addition to his love for music, HR was an athlete from an early age and excelled in swimming and pole vaulting. HR is best known as the front man for the iconic punk band Bad Brains. HR and his brother, Earl, together with friends Gary "Dr. Know" Miller and Darryl Jenifer, began as Mind Power, a jazz fusion band, then formed Bad Brains in 1979. With unprecedented speed and precision, Bad Brains took the Washington, DC music scene by storm and quickly became the most influential band in American punk history. They created music that was about closing the racial divide and maintaining a positive mental attitude (PMA). This concept of PMA continues to inspire fans to this day. Early in his career, HR became interested in reggae and the Rastafarian movement. These pursuits transformed him and he began to focus more on the spiritual nature of reggae than the fast lifestyle of the punk scene. Together with Al "Judah" Walker, he formed the short-lived group called Zion Train. He then moved on and formed Human Rights with his brother in 1984. HR formed a friendship with his mentor, musician Ras Michael, a high priest of the Rastafarian movement. Ras Michael baptised him in the late 1980's and named him Ras Hailu Gabriel Joseph I. Many people in his life began calling him "Joseph" or "Joe" at this time, and he continued to inspire those around him with his message of love and righteousness. THE SCREAMING BLOODY MARYSWebsite / Facebook Screaming Bloody Marys (SBM) are a San Francisco Bay Area punk band formed in late 1988 by singer/songwriters Roger Migdow (aka Spider) and Dave Dalton. Migdow and Dalton previously performed together in another band from the San Francisco punk scene, Dick and Jane, with Linda XYZ, formerly of Alienation. Dick and Jane shared the stage with the likes of Johnny Thunders, Green Day, The Melvins and The Dwarves. Joining Migdow and Dalton in the original incarnation of SBM was Jeff Smoot on bass and Chris Sissy on drums. Sissy unfortunately lasted just one show, finding that he was actually scared of punk rock, which explained his surname to his crestfallen bandmates. Sissy was immediately replaced by Paul Burch from the indie label Alternative Tentacles band Burning Image. A former bandmate of Dalton's, Wess Janes, from an earlier collaboration Beauty of Dogs, and a stint with GG Allin, was then added on lead guitar, moving Dalton from lead to rhythm guitar. After one tour, Janes left the band and was replaced on lead guitar by Juan Jesus. At the time, Screaming Bloody Marys were Spider/vocals, Dalton/rhythm guitar, Jesus/lead guitar, Smoot/bass, and Burch/drums, a lineup that up would last 2 years. SBM recorded on their self established label Die Laughing Records, and toured North America, Canada and abroad throughout the 1990's. They shared the stage with such notable bands as Nirvana, Soundgarden, The Adicts, The Ramones, Hole and L7, until 1998, when they disbanded. At the end of 2015, thanks to Landon Gale from Covert Booking, Dick Manitoba from The Dictators, and Tim Armstrong from Rancid, The Screaming Bloody Marys were back! Landon, the booking agent for The Dictators, asked Dalton to open a show at the legendary San Francisco club, Slim’s, with an acoustic punk rock set. Dalton agreed, and as the show neared, Landon also asked other band members and friends to sit in for the show. As the show grew, Dalton saw this as an opportunity to reunite with his former bandmates, and reached out to them. He called on Juan Jesus, as well as Hans Hunt, former bass player for The Undead SF, who had played stints on bass with SBM. With Burch unavailable, Dalton contacted Brian Tierney from The Gargoyles to sit in on drums. Now they just needed a singer, and a longtime friend caught Dalton’s eye on Facebook, Angel X Stacy, from Venus Bleeding. Angel proved to be the missing link. Once reunited, SBM did a couple of shows with that lineup, before being asked to play a special Gilman Street show in honor of the late Marian Anderson of The InSaints. Deciding he was done with punk rock, drummer Brian Tierney was a late scratch, and at that critical moment, Greg Langston, drummer for The InSaints, stepped into the breach. After sitting in with SBM at the show, Langston decided to make himself at home, and a new era of Screaming Bloody Marys had begun. The Now Shortly after coming together SBM bass player, Hans Hunt, exited and was replaced by New Jersey transplant Ian Larkin. SBM enjoyed some exciting shows including the Moto Bay Classic on Pier 39 in San Francisco with The Vandals and TSOL, as well as opening for Dead Kennedys 40th Anniversary Show at the UC Berkeley Theatre. After recording a 7" split with The Vibrators on Die Laughing Records, bass player Ian, departed and was replaced by John Hanson of the psychedelic band Savage Resurrection. An old friendship between Dalton and Danny Norwood of Social Unrest led to Norwood joining SBM on lead guitar. The timing was perfect as front woman Angel was relocating to Oregon, leaving lead vocals open for Dave Dalton to take on the task and continue with rhythm guitar as well. The outcome has been an all star lineup of sorts, that feels like SBM was always working towards. SBM's first appearance with Dalton on lead vocals was at the 2019 Crash Fest at the Oakland Metro Theatre, and was received to rave reviews. The band has hit the ground running and not looked back, with Danny Norwood exiting and Michael Tringali of The Next, hoping on lead guitar. SBM plans on a recording session for their new label PIG Records in early 2022. Dalton continues to be managed by his longtime partner, Jillian Elizabeth of GO Management, while they work together to branch out into producing shows, under Go Productions. Titan UpsFacebook S.F.'s Titan Ups are champion purveyors of 1960s Jamaican rocksteady and American Soul music since 2008. They have opened for and/or backed up such artists as the English Beat, soul music legend Brenton Wood and rock steady legends Pat Kelly, Ken Parker and the Jamaicans. Dancing shoes required. H.R. (of Bad Brains) The Screaming Bloody Marys, Titan Ups, DJ Toph One