Big D and the Kids Table

295 Treadwell Street,Hamden CT 06514

12 May, 2022

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Big D and the Kids Table Premier Concerts and Manic Presents: ALL AGES Big D and the Kids Table J. Navarro & The Traitors, Brunt of It, Sgt. Scagnetti w/ J. Navarro &‎ The Traitors, Brunt Of It, Sgt. Scagnetti General Admission Standing Room Only COVID-19 PolicyMasks are strongly encouraged. By purchasing tickets to this event, you agree to abide by the State of CT, City of Hamden, Artist, and Space Ballroom’s Health and Safety measures in effect at the time of the event. Check back for updates to your event on our website as guidelines and entry requirements are subject to change. BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLEDO YOUR ART finds Big D and the Kids Table sounding as fresh and inspired as ever for their fifth album with SideOneDummy Records. Produced and engineered by Reel Big Fish’s Matt Appleton, DO YOUR ART is a musical melting pot, highlighting the band’s versatile talents and delivering a mixture of punk, ska and dub-reggae songs, as well as a few creative tracks that frontman David McWane cut-up and dubbed-out from his favorite '60s B-films. The 20-track album is truly a moveable feast. And what’s moving are your feet! When David McWane sets out to write a new Big D And The Kids Table album, he has one main goal in mind: to make the iconic kind of record that he loved as a teen. As a teenager, David and his friends would drive around aimlessly, listening to albums that would form the soundtrack to their youth. Timeless music that years (and even decades) down the line, they’d never quite forget. It’s McWane’s hope that DO YOUR ART will define similar moments for people now and become a cherished memory of these days and times. “I write every record for that aimless teenage car ride,” he admits. DO YOUR ART is packed full of yet another blast of the energetic uplifting ska-punk tunes that fans have come to expect from Big D and the Kids Table: There’s the boisterous, breakneck party-starting “Dead Bottle,” the bitter black humor of “Sociopath” and the frenzied fun of “Metal In The Microwave” (the latter two, says McWane, are “to remind people of the simple things!”). Then there’s the politically-charged stomp of “Dispirit,” and “Med Her Lazy,” a song which ethically challenges that medications should be for the well-being of a child, not over-prescribed for the convenience of those around them such as teachers and parents. Elsewhere, the jaunty “New Day” turns heartbreak into a positive new opportunity, while the laid-back melancholy of “Beautiful Way” finds defiance, hope and acceptance in oblivion. DO YOUR ART is an inherently political mission statement delivered with gusto and enthusiasm to anyone creative to remind them to keep going, even if the odds are increasingly stacked against them in this hyper-capitalistic society. 
“I wanted to instill in all artists to keep doing it,” says frontman David McWane. “Life might pull you away with its demands: but don’t give up. Every musician, artist and dancer needs to realize that there’s magic inside of them that other people just don’t have. Always use that magic.” It has been eight years since Big D and the Kids Table released original music (2013’s double whammy of Stomp and Stroll). In that time, the members of Big D have kept themselves busy with projects The Doped Up Dollies (co-fronted by McWane’s wife Brianne) and Boston panic-rock outfit CUIDADO. Toss a growing family with two young children into the mix, and that’s one hefty schedule for McWane, who still makes that time to do his art! “I definitely want this record to be helpful for people mentally,” says McWane. “It’s somewhere for them to go to and laugh. So listeners can focus on recognizing all the good things in their lives—all the beauty, and all the people who love them—and make sure to enjoy their life and DO YOUR ART!” Links: Official Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify J. NAVARRO & THE TRAITORS Links: Official Website | Facebook | Spotify BRUNT OF ITLinks: Official Website | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify SGT. SCAGNETTISgt. Scag (aka Sgt. Scagnetti) has been a fixture on the Northeast ska/punk scene since the late 1990’s. Migrating from a ska-pop outfit into a harder, more frantic sound, the band’s live shows are unpredictable and fun. They might arm the audience with 100’s of plastic toy swords, split them in half and have the crowd reenact a scene from Braveheart. Really. The Hartford Courant called them a “surefire crowd slayer.” Brooklyn Vegan said their “fast, fiery approach rips” and named our record to their Top Albums of 2021 list. Bearded Gentleman Music put their record in their top 10 EPs of 2021 and said “the ska punk community is better with them, than without.” Nostalgia yes, but also actively writing and recording new material about pizza, illegal firework salesmen and navigating the end times. Links: Official Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify Big D and the Kids Table J. Navarro & The Traitors, Brunt of It, Sgt. Scagnetti