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The BellRays

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The BellRays

The Bellrays (also capitalized as The BellRays) is an American rock group that combines garage rock and punk with soul music, founded in Riverside, California in 1990 by vocalist Lisa Kekaula and guitarist Bob Vennum. They have been with several independent labels, including Upper Cut, Poptones, Alternative Tentacles, Bittersweet, Shock, Cheap Lullaby, Vicious Circle, Vital Gesture and Anodyne.

Albums

1998 Let It Blast
2000 Grand Fury
2002 In the Light of the Sun
2003 The Red, White & Black
2006 Have a Little Faith
2008 Hard Sweet and Sticky
2010 Black Lightning
2016 Covers
2018 Punk Funk Rock Soul, Vol. 2
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Latest Articles

Reviews / Live
Live Review: The BellRays, Dallas Frasca
"An exhilarating evening of riotous rock'n'roll."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Bellrays, Street Pieces, Tyrone Noonan
"Lisa Kekaula [is] like a whirling dervish as she unleashes that massive, soul-infused voice."
Features / Music
Lisa Kekaula of The BellRays Says Punk Goes Way Deeper Than Green Day
"Everybody says, 'Well this is rock because this is a white guy playing the same licks as black guys are playing, and we call that R&B'. Because that's what bullshit is to me."
News / Music
Dallas Frasca To Join The BellRays On Aussie Tour
These shows just got a whole lot bigger.
News / Music
The BellRays Announce 'Rockpocalypse' Make-Up Tour
The veteran soul-punk outfit will perform a run of Aussie shows this August
News / Music
Supersuckers And The BellRays Announce Co-Headline Tour
Presented by The Music!
News / Music
The BellRays Announce Another 2013 Australian Tour
The US soul-rockers were previously here in June
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Bellrays - Black Lightning
With Black Lightning the band continue to do what they do best, creating a sonic cocktail of high octane, rockin’ and soulful tunes that were made to be listened to at full blast with a frosty pint in hand.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Bellrays - Black Lightning
The band’s unique and soulful take on speed-driven Californian punk rock is still as exciting as it always was.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The BellRays, The Boys, Some Jerks
Perhaps that’s just the power of this great band, and as the lights come on it’s not surprising at all to find the room full of smiling faces.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The BellRays, The Demon Parade, Them Bruins
Kekaula and co succeed in turning “tonight into Friday night”. They exit the stage with a confident and deserved swagger. Wailing vocals, Chuck Berry guitar moves, pounding drums and solid basslines: make mine a double!
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The BellRays - Black Lightning
That’s The Bellrays – an uncompromising force, unwilling to kowtow to fads and trends, only aiming to rock and/or roll.
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