The BellRays make punk rock with equal parts funk and soul “We created a band and music based on what we love.” – explain Lisa Kekaula and Robert Vennum, the founding members of The BellRays. Their latest album, Heavy Steady Go!, dropping on August 30th, contains all of those fore mentioned sounds. “We’ve heard ourselves described by some variation as ‘Tina Turner fronting AC/DC’ or ‘Motorhead meets Aretha Franklin’ which comes with an expectation to be that every time.” – explains Robert Vennum. “We are expected to be something that does not exist.” Ahead of the album’s release, the band have shared “I Fall Down.”

This recording is split by two cities, with Mark Cisneros (bass) and Ron Miller (drums) both from Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds were the first and did the Tucson, AZ session. The return of past drummer Craig Waters (Cody Chestnut, Andre Williams, the Countdowns) and newest arrival, Nico Miles on bass helped rearrange and add additional songs at the band’s own Sweet Gee Studios in Riverside, CA this past summer. Robert and Lisa seamlessly produced both sessions into the final product. Heavy Steady Go! is described by the two as ‘a festival in album form’. It’s contrasting style mashups and musical collaborations between each quartet is powerfully concentrated rock and roll.” Robert and Lisa explain that with these songs “we pay homage to Tom Petty, Bon Scott, Fleetwood Mac, Howlin’ Wolf, Cheap Trick, Betty Davis, and dozens of others that inspired this album. We wrote and crafted these songs looking at ourselves through the lens of the iconic sounds we heard growing up.”

The BellRays
Heavy Steady Go
Tracklist:

I Fall Down
Hard Drive
Snakes
One More Night
California
C’mon
Wolf’s Sun
Down On My Knees
All The Rage
Whatever Turns You On
Ball Of Confusion (Bonus Track – Download Only)
True Love Travels on a Gravel Road (Bonus Track – Download Only)

The BellRays 2024 Tour Dates

9/5/2024 San Diego CA Casbah* – TICKETS
9/6/2024 Los Angeles CA Zebulon* – TICKETS
9/7/2024 Oakland CA Thee Stork Club* – TICKETS
9/11/2024 Portland OR Mississippi Studios* – TICKETS
9/12/2024 Bremerton WA The Redwood Theater at Tracyton Movie House* – TICKETS
9/13/2024 Seattle WA The Showbox- SOLD OUT
9/14/2024 Seattle WA The Showbox- SOLD OUT
9/15/2024 Seattle WA The Showbox
9/17/2024 Vancouver BC Commodore Ballroom
9/18/2024 Vancouver BC Commodore Ballroom- SOLD OUT
9/19/2024 Vancouver BC Commodore Ballroom- SOLD OUT
9/21/2024 Edmonton AB Midway Music Hall- SOLD OUT
9/22/2024 Edmonton AB Midway Music Hall
9/23/2024 Calgary AB MacEwan Hall
9/25/2024 Winnipeg MB The Burton Cummings Theatre
9/26/2024 Minneapolis MN Palmer’s Bar*
9/27/2024 Chicago IL Livewire Lounge*
9/28/2024 Cleveland OH House of Blues
9/29/2024 Cleveland OH House of Blues
10/1/2024 Buffalo NY The Town Ballroom- SOLD OUT
10/2/2024 Buffalo NY The Town Ballroom- SOLD OUT
10/4/2024 Guelph ON Guelph Concert Theatre
10/5/2024 Toronto ON History
10/6/2024 Montreal QC Mtellus – SOLD OUT
10/8/2024 New Haven CT College Street Music Hall
10/9/2024 Hampton Beach NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom- SOLD OUT
10/10/2024 Brooklyn NY Gold Sounds Bar*
10/11/2024 Huntington NY The Paramount- SOLD OUT
10/12/2024 Stroudsburg PA Sherman Theater- SOLD OUT
10/13/2024 Sayerville NJ Starland Ballroom- SOLD OUT
10/15/2024 Norfolk VA Norva Theater- SOLD OUT
10/16/2024 Charlotte NC Fillmore Charlotte
10/17/2024 Raleigh NC The Ritz
10/19/2024 Memphis TN Minglewood Hall
10/20/2024 Tulsa OK Cain’s Ballroom- SOLD OUT
10/22/2024 Albuquerque NM Rio Rancho Event Center
10/23/2024 Tucson AZ Rialto Theater- SOLD OUT

Al dates special guest w/ Social Distortion except *

Pre-order Heavy Steady Go by The BellRays HERE