JAKE "BATMAN" BLAKE: vocal, bass guitar, JOHN "SUPERMAN" GOODMAN: vocals, drums, DAN "THE FLASH" PAVELICH: vocals, rhythm guitar, JOHNNY "THE PUNISHER" SCHOLVIN: vocals, lead guitar
Influences
Badfinger, The Beatles, The Cars, Cheap Trick, Cracker, Del Amitri, Fountains Of Wayne, The Kinks, The Knack, Material Issue, Off Broadway, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Searchers, Shoes, The Smithereens, Spinal Tap, The Who, The Wonders.
Sounds Like
A power pop sucker punch. We walk in, set up our modest gear, then punch you in the face
with catchy three-minute pop songs. We leave, you stumble home wondering what happened. You're dazed, but strangely satisfied. That's all there is to it.
The Bradburys emerged from the wreckage of two great Chicago bands; The Steppingstones and The Good. Bent on carrying the power pop torch set alight by bands like Material Issue, Shoes, Off Broadway & Cheap Trick, The Bradburys released their debut album "Introducing The Bradburys' (1999) to rave reviews. Their song "Hello Hello" was chosen by Sweden's Yesterday Girl Records as the lead-off track on the "Pop Under The Surface, Volume 3" compilation that same year.
In early 2001, founding members John Goodman (drums) and Dan Pavelich (vocals, rhythm guitar) were joined by John Scholvin (lead guitar). In 2002, the trio recorded "I Love It When It Snows", which appeared on the "Hi-Fi Christmas Party" compilation released by Vandalay Records. In 2006, Mike Przygoda joined, filling the long-vacant bass guitarist position.
In 2008, bassist Jake Blake took over bass duties from Przygoda. Blake had previously been in Pavelich & Goodman's high school band, The Rage.
The Bradburys can currently be found playing live around Chicago, the world capital of Power Pop, opening for great bands like Off Broadway, Enuff Z'Nuff and Ted Ansani at such places as Beat Kitchen, Mickey Finn's, Abbey Pub, Wise Fool's Pub, Goose Island Brewery, Martyr's and Lion's Den.
DISCOGRAPHY
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1999 INTRODUCING THE BRADBURYS (Vandalay)
1999 POP UNDER THE SURFACE, VOL.3 (Yesterday Girl)
2002 HI-FI CHRISTMAS PARTY (Vandalay)
2005 SWEET RELIEF (Jam)
2006 HI-FI CHRISTMAS PARTY, VOL.2 (Vandalay)
2009 DON'T PUMP THE SWINGSET (Vandalay)
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