Greg Daniels | Matt Gabriel | Mike Gabriel | Dave Leonard
Influences
The Stooges, MC5, The Rolling Stones, 13th Floor Elevators, Velvet Underground, Skip James, Yardbirds, The Who, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Q65, The Cynics, Electric Prunes, Shadows of Knight, Ike and Tina Turner, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, James Brown, Curtis Mayfiled, Eric Dolphy, Jimmy Smith, Sun Ra, The Small Faces, T-Rex, New York Dolls, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and a bunch more.
Sounds Like
"Overamped R&B Performed with Punk Rock Intensity."
The Sermon is an explosive, high-energy rock and roll band, known for a devastating live show. Harnessing equal parts menace and soul, The Sermon has been described as a “head-on collision of over-amped R&B and fuzz-fueled garage punk”, which has earned the band a loyal following and live shows with The Dirtbombs, Mudhoney, Dead Moon, The Avengers, Comets on Fire and others. In late 2004, The Sermon released their debut LP/CD "Volume" on Alternative Tentacles to much acclaim.
The Sermon caught the attention of burgeoning engineer/producer Marco Origel Martin, (Studio 880 / Tony Visconti / Morrissey) and in late 2006, began working on their second full-length LP/CD.
Capturing the spirit of their debut, The Sermon’s upcoming LP/CD forges new ground, bringing their brand of hard-hitting rock n’ roll to a wider audience. The new album also includes a special guest vocal appearance by San Francisco’s own punk rock legend Penelope Houston (The Avengers) and keyboard contributions by the highly-touted Kelley Stoltz (SubPop Records). Organist Dan Eisenberg and vocalists Mandy Taylor and Danyka Kosturak (The Vaticans) also help to round out the sound.
Booking & Press inquiries can be sent to: the_sermon@excite.com.
Hey! THE BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES and SCOTT H BIRAM are back from the Dirty South with the JIM JONES REVUE at The Roundhouse, London on Saturday 20th October......
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NTSOBC Black Diamond Heavies/Scott H Biram October 2007 UK Tour.... Sun 14 Swindon/Riffs, Mon 15 Nottingham/Maze, Tues 16 York/Cert 18, Wed 17 Newcastle/Cluny, Thurs 18 Norwich/Norwich Arts Centre (with The Jim Jones Revue), Fri 19 Leicester/ Sumo, Sat 20 London/Roundhouse, Sun 21 Birmingham/Hare & Hounds
