Playing music, playing Poker, shooting pool, hanging with those that I love, going to shows, and of course the road, the road, the road...
I also collect obscure films and documentaries, rare, old books, records, autographs, and railroad garb..
Music
As for Rock and Roll:
The Rolling Stones, The Stooges, Roky Erickson, MC5, NY Dolls, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, Dead Boys, Misfits, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, The Dictators, Sheer Terror, Carnivore, Rip Offs, Mummies, Social Distortion, DOWN, Concrete Blonde, Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, Wishbone Ash, Spitfire Angels, Texas Terri, Saints, Antiseen, Devil Dogs, Pentagram (Bobby, I'm coming over!!!), GG Allin, Lords of the New Church, Frost, Alan Wrench, Type O Negative, Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, FEAR, Motorhead, the Obsessed, Superjoint Ritual, Venom, Celtic Frost, Johnny Winter, Led Zeppelin, Ursa Major, The Groundhogs, Stray, Blue Cheer, Jimi Hendrix, The Band, The Cult, Deep Purple, Captain Beyond, and a TON of other shit..
I also love the roots stuff... old time, honky tonk, blues, jump blues, jazz, bluegrass, etc.. Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmy Martin, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash. My boys Hank III, Wayne The Train Hancock, Bill Kirchen, and other greats like Merle Haggard, Tommy Johnson, Chuck Berry, Hank Williams, Charley Patton, Gene Vincent, Bob Wills, Patsy Cline, DAC, Ernest Tubb, Dale Watson, Cab Calloway, Flatt & Scruggs, Bob Wills, Levon Helm, Steve Earle, Dave Van Ronk, Howlin' Wolf, Warner Williams, Gordon Lightfoot, P.T. Healy, Skip James, Bill Monroe, Mance Lipscomb, the great Doc Watson, and SO many more!
Make sure you check out my bands: The Little White Pills, J.B. Beverley & The Wayward Drifters, and of course ...The Murder Junkies..
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MY DOOM PROJECT "GHOSTDANCE". It's going to feature some "friends" from round here in Maryland...
Movies
Wild Boys of the Road, Riding The Rails, Dead Man, , Skins, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Geronimo, the Godfather, Trainspotting, Satanis: the Devil's Mass, Friday, the Evil Dead, Casino, Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies, John Waters' films, Kevin Smith's films, Deranged, American Movie, Dawn of the Dead (or any Romero. George Romero is the KING), Dark Days, O Brother where Art Thou?, Thunderheart, Fear of a Black Hat, Incident at Oglala, Pulp Fiction, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Natural Born Killers, Spinal Tap, Roger and Me, Midnight Run, Brother's Keeper, Romper Stomper, Bloodsucking Freaks, Up In Smoke, Gone With the Wind, the Exorcist, Bad Santa, Robot Monster, Donnie Darko, Nightbreed, The Devil's Backbone, and many others...
I am also a HUGE fan of RAY MCKINNON!!!!!! The ACCOUNTANT is the best film EVER!!! PERIOD. NO QUESTION.
.. The Accountant - Funny bloopers are a click away
Television
DEADWOOD (The greatest Television show ever made!), My Name Is Earl, The Office, Carnivale, and of course the WSOP coverage!
Books
I read a lot of biographies, autoboigraphies, and political / historical shit.. Most reccently:
"Armed Madhouse" - Greg Palast
"Ojibwa Warrior" -Dennis Banks
"Hobo" -Eddy Joe Cotton
"Hopping Freight Trains in America" - Duffy Littlejohn
J.B. Beverley was born in Virginia in 1977. Reared in a musical household, Beverley grew up on early country, bluegrass, rockabilly, big bands and various forms of old time blues. By his teens he was bitten by the punk bug and began spending long nights at DC’s 9:30 Club and other haunts. Learning drums and guitar, J.B. formed his first band, The Bad Habits in 1993. An old-school punk band rooted in influences like The Misfits, FEAR, Black Flag and Motörhead, the band made a name in the DC area but disbanded in 1996.
With the Bad Habits gone, Beverley drifted. Working odd jobs and traveling by bus and freight train, J.B. began writing old time country blues songs and busking on street corners to get by. In 1998, he began commuting between the Washington DC area and New York City when he became the front-man for The MURDER JUNKIES, former band of the late GG Allin. The gig lasted over a year, but ended when Beverley found himself at odds with the law back in the DC area.
In 1999, after resolving his legal issues, J.B. spent several months in Florida compiling his country blues songs, and re-learning some old standards. He emerged back in the DC area later that year with his honky-tonk outfit J.B. Beverley & The Wayward Drifters, and subsequently began touring locally and regionally with the band. In the fall of 2002, J.B. formed another punk rock band in the same vein as the Bad Habits called The Little White Pills. Reminiscent of the Bad Habits, the Little White Pills were a heavier band, with a rough edge and some mature playing. The Little White Pills released a self-produced CD in 2003 called "Live At The Velvet Lounge".
In 2004, J.B. rejoined the Murder Junkies for two tours, and the Wayward Drifters released a self-produced CD entitled "Highball". J.B. also found time to record some local projects and work on new material for all of his respective bands. In 2005, the Wayward Drifters launched a spring tour called "The American Highball Tour", and spent most of the summer touring with friend Hank Williams III. The Wayward Drifters immediately hit the studio after the summer touring and have recorded their debut studio CD titled "Dark Bar & A Juke Box" for HELLTRAIN RECORDS. The CD received rave reviews and praise from all over the world.
J.B. and the Wayward Drifters tour non-stop in the US and made an appearance in Europe since the release of "Dark Bar". Much of the touring has been documented for an upcoming film about JB and the Wayward Drifters by Wayward Souls Productions (no formal relation to the band) set for release in 2010. Beverley also opened REBEL ROOTS STUDIO just outside Richmond, VA in late 2008. It was there that he and his Wayward Drifters recorded their sophomore effort "Watch America Roll By", which was released to rave reviews in June of 2009.
Outside of touring and recording, J.B. is also writing a book, writing a feature film, and is doing some theatrical acting in the Richmond area. He has began recording other musicians at REBEL ROOTS, and is working on a slew of side projects and lost recordings in his spare time.
COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY:
Bad Habits demo (1994)
(vox,guitar,songwriting)
Bastard Sons demo (1996)
(vox,guitar,songwriting)
Preface demo (1998)
(guitar)
Bad Habits "4 Song EP"(2000)
(vox,guitar,songwriting)
The Little White Pills "Johnny Bones Session" (2002)
(vox,guitar,songwriting)
The Little White Pills "Johnny Thunders Tribute" (2002)
(vocals,guitar on "I Wanna Be Loved"
The Little White Pills "Bootleg I" (2003)
(vox,guitar,songwriting)
J.B. Beverley & The Wayward Drifters "Highball" (2004)
(vox,guitar,songwriting)
J.B. Beverley & The Wayward Drifters "Live From The Heartland" (2005)
(vox,guitar,songwriting)
J.B. Beverley & The Wayward Drifters "Dark Bar & A Jukebox" (2006)
(vox,guitar,songwriting)
The Murder Junkies "European Invasion" (Live DVD) (2006)
(vox)
Ghostdance "demo" (2006)
(vox,guitar,bass,drums,chants,songwriting)
Ghostdance "Hehaka Sapa" (in production)
J.B. Beverley & The Wayward Drifters "Watch America Roll By" (in production)
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