The BellRays
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knox
September 12th 2024
Rock and roll to feed the soul! If you’ve got a pulse you’re gonna dance because the energy is contagious. Amazing night of fun.
Portland, OR@Mississippi Studios
Eric Steen
September 8th 2024
First time seeing them and first time at this venue. Band was great and powered through an hourish set that had the crowd singing along, and dancing. Highly recommend.
Los Angeles, CA@Zebulon
Bar
December 12th 2022
This band kills it every time! the energy is amazing!
Sacramento, CA@Ace Of Spades
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About The BellRays
THE BELLRAYS
Blues is the teacher. Punk is the Preacher. It’s all about emotion and energy. Experience and raw talent, spirit and intellect. Exciting things happen when these things collide.
Bob Vennum and Lisa Kekaula made The BellRays happen in 1990 in Riverside, California but they weren’t really thinking about any of this then. They wanted to play music and they wanted it to feel good. They wanted people to WANT to get up, to NEED to get up and check out what was going on. Form an opinion. React.
So they took everything they knew about; the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, the Who, the Ramones Billie Holiday, Lou Rawls, Hank Williams, the DB’s, Jimmy Reed, and Led Zeppelin (to name a very few to whom “BLUES IS THE TEACHER”) and pressed it into service.
Those bands and artists have since become “buzz words”, things to imitate and sound like. That was never The BellRays intention. The BellRays were never about coming up with a “sound”, or fitting in with a scene. It was about the energy that made all that music so irresistible. The BellRays’ influences learned from the Blues and then learned how to to make it their own. The Beatles wanted to play R&B, converted that energy and invented “Rubber Soul”. The Ramones were trying to be Del Shannon or Neil Sedaka and out came “Rocket to Russia”.
The BellRays believe combining Rock and Soul is not meant to be a conscious effort. You shouldn’t have to force them together because they’ve never really been separated in the first place. It’s an organic trail that flows through Bob and Lisa and the current rhythm section of Justin Andres on bass and Craig Waters on drums, and is a taste of raw pawer that is well appreciated. You will learn and you will feel. Blues is always teaching and Punk is always preaching.
The BellRays are always listening.
Blues is the teacher. Punk is the Preacher. It’s all about emotion and energy. Experience and raw talent, spirit and intellect. Exciting things happen when these things collide.
Bob Vennum and Lisa Kekaula made The BellRays happen in 1990 in Riverside, California but they weren’t really thinking about any of this then. They wanted to play music and they wanted it to feel good. They wanted people to WANT to get up, to NEED to get up and check out what was going on. Form an opinion. React.
So they took everything they knew about; the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, the Who, the Ramones Billie Holiday, Lou Rawls, Hank Williams, the DB’s, Jimmy Reed, and Led Zeppelin (to name a very few to whom “BLUES IS THE TEACHER”) and pressed it into service.
Those bands and artists have since become “buzz words”, things to imitate and sound like. That was never The BellRays intention. The BellRays were never about coming up with a “sound”, or fitting in with a scene. It was about the energy that made all that music so irresistible. The BellRays’ influences learned from the Blues and then learned how to to make it their own. The Beatles wanted to play R&B, converted that energy and invented “Rubber Soul”. The Ramones were trying to be Del Shannon or Neil Sedaka and out came “Rocket to Russia”.
The BellRays believe combining Rock and Soul is not meant to be a conscious effort. You shouldn’t have to force them together because they’ve never really been separated in the first place. It’s an organic trail that flows through Bob and Lisa and the current rhythm section of Justin Andres on bass and Craig Waters on drums, and is a taste of raw pawer that is well appreciated. You will learn and you will feel. Blues is always teaching and Punk is always preaching.
The BellRays are always listening.
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Genres:
Punk, Rock & Soul
Band Members:
Robert Vennum, Guitar & Vocals, Lisa Kekaula, Vocals
Hometown:
Riverside, California
No upcoming shows in your city
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Live Photos of The BellRays
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The BellRays's tour
Fan Reviews
knox
September 12th 2024
Rock and roll to feed the soul! If you’ve got a pulse you’re gonna dance because the energy is contagious. Amazing night of fun.
Portland, OR@Mississippi Studios
Eric Steen
September 8th 2024
First time seeing them and first time at this venue. Band was great and powered through an hourish set that had the crowd singing along, and dancing. Highly recommend.
Los Angeles, CA@Zebulon
Bar
December 12th 2022
This band kills it every time! the energy is amazing!
Sacramento, CA@Ace Of Spades
View More Fan Reviews
About The BellRays
THE BELLRAYS
Blues is the teacher. Punk is the Preacher. It’s all about emotion and energy. Experience and raw talent, spirit and intellect. Exciting things happen when these things collide.
Bob Vennum and Lisa Kekaula made The BellRays happen in 1990 in Riverside, California but they weren’t really thinking about any of this then. They wanted to play music and they wanted it to feel good. They wanted people to WANT to get up, to NEED to get up and check out what was going on. Form an opinion. React.
So they took everything they knew about; the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, the Who, the Ramones Billie Holiday, Lou Rawls, Hank Williams, the DB’s, Jimmy Reed, and Led Zeppelin (to name a very few to whom “BLUES IS THE TEACHER”) and pressed it into service.
Those bands and artists have since become “buzz words”, things to imitate and sound like. That was never The BellRays intention. The BellRays were never about coming up with a “sound”, or fitting in with a scene. It was about the energy that made all that music so irresistible. The BellRays’ influences learned from the Blues and then learned how to to make it their own. The Beatles wanted to play R&B, converted that energy and invented “Rubber Soul”. The Ramones were trying to be Del Shannon or Neil Sedaka and out came “Rocket to Russia”.
The BellRays believe combining Rock and Soul is not meant to be a conscious effort. You shouldn’t have to force them together because they’ve never really been separated in the first place. It’s an organic trail that flows through Bob and Lisa and the current rhythm section of Justin Andres on bass and Craig Waters on drums, and is a taste of raw pawer that is well appreciated. You will learn and you will feel. Blues is always teaching and Punk is always preaching.
The BellRays are always listening.
Blues is the teacher. Punk is the Preacher. It’s all about emotion and energy. Experience and raw talent, spirit and intellect. Exciting things happen when these things collide.
Bob Vennum and Lisa Kekaula made The BellRays happen in 1990 in Riverside, California but they weren’t really thinking about any of this then. They wanted to play music and they wanted it to feel good. They wanted people to WANT to get up, to NEED to get up and check out what was going on. Form an opinion. React.
So they took everything they knew about; the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, the Who, the Ramones Billie Holiday, Lou Rawls, Hank Williams, the DB’s, Jimmy Reed, and Led Zeppelin (to name a very few to whom “BLUES IS THE TEACHER”) and pressed it into service.
Those bands and artists have since become “buzz words”, things to imitate and sound like. That was never The BellRays intention. The BellRays were never about coming up with a “sound”, or fitting in with a scene. It was about the energy that made all that music so irresistible. The BellRays’ influences learned from the Blues and then learned how to to make it their own. The Beatles wanted to play R&B, converted that energy and invented “Rubber Soul”. The Ramones were trying to be Del Shannon or Neil Sedaka and out came “Rocket to Russia”.
The BellRays believe combining Rock and Soul is not meant to be a conscious effort. You shouldn’t have to force them together because they’ve never really been separated in the first place. It’s an organic trail that flows through Bob and Lisa and the current rhythm section of Justin Andres on bass and Craig Waters on drums, and is a taste of raw pawer that is well appreciated. You will learn and you will feel. Blues is always teaching and Punk is always preaching.
The BellRays are always listening.
Show More
Genres:
Punk, Rock & Soul
Band Members:
Robert Vennum, Guitar & Vocals, Lisa Kekaula, Vocals
Hometown:
Riverside, California
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