Todd Hembrook - Vocals
Dave Simon - Guitar
Anthony Abbinanti - Keyboards
Mike Corcoran - Drums
Mike "Spider" Hobson- Bass
Aaron Hammes - Baritone Sax/ vocals
Andrew "Pedro" Hernandez- Trombone
BOOKING INFORMATION:
For General Markets, Tours, and Club Dates: Covert Booking
Dave Romano
Dave at CovertBooking.com
For European Inquiries:
Cubo Consulting
Rob Hingley
cubo.consulting at gmail.com
Influences
For fans of...Sam Cooke, Hepcat, Toots & the Maytals, The Slackers, Ken Boothe, The Skatalites, Otis Redding, Go Jimmy Go, Flogging Molly, Justin Hinds, etc. ya know, and all at once.
What do you get when you mix the chugging rhythms of Jamaica, the energy and emotion of American Motown, and the overthe-top pub/rock of the Pogues?
Now in their 14th year, Deal’s Gone Bad is touring extensively with its strongest and most consistent line-up in its history. With elements of ska,
rocksteady, reggae, and American soul, DGB is sure to please on the dancefloor as well as on their fourth release to date, “The Ramblers” on Megalith and Jump Up! Records (March, 2007). Although the band draws its influences from classic Jamaican (Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff, Ken Boothe) and American (Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, The Temptations) artists, the sound is a uniquely modern combination, unlike anything else on the scene today. Deal’s Gone Bad will appeal to fans of both soul and Jamaican music, as well as anyone looking for a turn on the floor or a song in their hearts. While “The Ramblers” is a testament to the strength of the songwriting, as well as the close-your-eyes-and-its-Otis voice of Todd Hembrook (his first record with the group), it is in live performance where the boys truly shine.
Deal’s Gone Bad shows are a combination of soul rave-up and island dance party, with the force and energy of any punk band worth their salt. Lace up your dancing shoes and slip into your sharpest suit or pencil skirt, Deal’s Gone Bad is coming to your town so get ready!
Gents, you never cease to daze and astound! i ran back the footage i shot, and for working with one camera that night, it is some of the best stuff i shot all year, definitely will put the icing on Rico's section of my doc
Can't wait to see you on Sunday. Last time I saw you I was working at the Metro with the Simon brothers! A long long time ago. The snow is melting in KC-so have happy travels! Cheers! Amy
Hey Dudes! so I see you are playing my city for the holiday de los hooliganes. I will be happy to see all of your bright wonderful faces, and hear your great musical adventures. I will be critiquing and taking performance art notations. I'm sure our mutual friend Johnny will be there being his good old cantankerous self. This is why he is valuable to the ska scene. Without this kind of approach, our fine culture would be destroyed by the post modernists.
P.S. I think only about 10 percent of this message was even serious.
oh u get the keys man u guys is cool as fuck sorry i couldn't be there dudes tell dave deals i said what up gangsta in black and he's about to attack!!!!!!! word!!!
Hello Friends, We hope you are enjoying the holidays! We are happy to announce our new weekly ska show hosted by D.J. 100 trashcans every Friday starting @ 5:00pm PST (8pm Eastern) Just tune into gutter-punk-radio
I heart DGB!!!!!! It was good times on the Ska is Dead tour!! I miss you guys mucho!!! Hopefully we meet up again sooner than later!!! Take care guys!!! xoxoxo
ya'll were fucking amazing last night and im still in awe of your voice Todd and the fact that me and my friend got to hang out with you at the bar...the end of the nite is a little hazy to me but i was told i got pretty wasted....but it was so worth it to see u guys again and the fact that i had yager bombs with Todd from Deal's. Ya'll are amazing and you need to come back to florida again. Thanks again Todd for hangin out with us!
I have been trying to catch you guys for years, and i hightailed it up to Starland as fast as i could and caught the last half of the last song in your set.huge tease. come back to jersey please.
