In the gutters and the alleys, at the dead end of the streets,
From the lowest of the valleys, to the highest mountain’s peak,
There is sorrow there is laughter, there is heartache, there is pain,
And a heart that’s beating faster when the music starts to play.
I believe, there is something bigger than me, and I heard it calling out my name from sea to shining sea,
I got a heart, I got a soul that lets me know,
Your faith in Christ is quite alright, but I’ve got rock n’ roll.
Love,
Pariah Beat
Sounds Like
Pariah Beat Live at The Abbey Lounge - Compilation
"Broken Shoes" Live at The Abbey Lounge, Somerville, MA
Alright! A little recognition from one of Boston’s most reputable rock scene rags, THE NOISE. We’re pretty psyched about this one...give it a look over.
PARIAH BEAT
Babylon Is Fallen
5-song EP
Opening with a rousing rendition of a traditional Shaker hymn, Pariah Beat has clearly taken up the mantle left in the wake of the absence of the mighty Reverend Glasseye. Pariah Beat are storytellers in the same vein as Tom Waits, The Denver Gentlemen, Beat Circus, Three Day Threshold, and World Inferno Friendship Society. This celebration of folk and barrelhouse songwriting is a specialty and there are so few bands in Boston that pull it off with as much fun and honesty as these people do on this EP. Pariah Beat is rootsy, fun and honest. If you haven’t checked them out yet, this latest slab, available on their myspace, is a great way to begin your indoctrination. (Joel Simches)
...love us....hate us...
Noam Chomsky on March 19th event/show in Montpelier: "I wish I could join you, but hopeless, I'm afraid. Hope it goes well, and has some effect."
"This celebration of folk and barrelhouse songwriting is a specialty and there are so few bands in Boston that pull it off with as much fun and honesty as these people do..." - Joel Simches, The Noise Boston
"...Wielding an arsenal of ferociously catchy made-for-drinking tunes fixed in Americana and gospel, yet delivered with punk vigor, they’re somewhere between a musical collective and a carnival troupe." - Barre Thompson, Boston's Weekly Dig
"...Pariah Beat creates down and dirty party music that seems destined for the sole, but noble, purpose of fun." - Julie Bolcer, New Now Next
"The beat is an inventive, traditional band that smashes all traditions." - Main Street Museum, WRJ
" An incredible crossing between the energy of the Pogues and the madness of the glorious
Holy Modal Rounders." - Massimo Ferro, Highway 61 Radio Voce Spazio (Italy)
"This is, without a doubt, our favorite band out there. They put on the most energetic fucking firecracker of a live show that I've ever had the privilege of seeing first hand. They make you shake and rattle and fall right down like the walls of Jericho. You feel every note in the gut. They are a fearless band. Their music is intelligent, defiant, angry, and jubilant." - Megan Jean and Byrne of the Klay Family Band (one of our favorite bands, check 'em out!)
"...one haircut is better than the next. The smell coming from the singer practically demands that their music not stink..." - Olfactorily Sensitive Stace, The Noise
"Rowdy, fun and full of spunk, this band is one of the bright spots on the Vermont music scene right now. Their self-described sound is "honky-punk," and indeed it is an amalgamation of Americana – jug band music and rockabilly – all played with an in-your-face punk sensibility. This is serious drinkin' music, for sure, so come ready to hoist a few pints if that's your inclination. Fans of bands like Dropkick Murphys, Gogol Bordello or The Reverend Horton Heat are bound to love Pariah Beat."
- Ed Dufresne, The Barre Montpelier Times Argus
"So, yeah, no hard feelings to the party house dudes. I guess it is a pretty well known trashy party house. " - Kimya Dawson, formerly of the Moldy Peaches, and the Juno soundtrack; in regards to Pariah Beat, and our house. True story.
"...somethin' like bluegrass on steroids." - Rusty, The World Famous Poplar Lounge, Memphis, TN
"You should change your name from Pariah Beat to THE MOTHER FUCKING PARIAH BEAT." - Sasquatch of Sasquatch and the Sick-A-Billys
"When we kicked back, threw on the headphones, and listened to this artist we thought 'We journey through the Irish fjords speed grinding and pointing our pony's nose to the mean streets of Boston." - Elbo.ws blog
"...fiddle, accordion and hoots and hollers. Although the group has an anti-war bent that was real enough, the rootsy, salt-of-the-earth vibe felt like an affectation." - Eric Danton, courant.com blog
"The quintet is a genre-mashing juggernaut, which their fall 2007 EP, Babylon Is Fallen, ably proves.
The EP's titular opening track is a bouncy Americana-Gypsy number. Think Charlie Daniels fronting Gogol Bordello and you might get the idea. Here the traveling caravan is in fine form, offering a cautionary tale to imperialist-minded Americans.
"Tipperary," a likely nod to the band's Boston-Irish roots, is a modern re-imagining of the Celtic standard, complete with updated lyrics. Like all the tunes on the EP, it's a high-energy romp.
Babylon Is Fallen is a worthy sampling from a young band with much to offer. Brimming with energy, it also suggests these guys — and gal — put on one hell of a live show."
- Seven Days, Burlington, VT
"I’ll just leave it at gypsy-folk-circus punk-rockers in fishnet and stiletto’s (and that’s just how the guys dress!)." - Songs: Illinois, at www.songsillinois.net
"Pariah Beat's hard-charging music feels like a bar fight on the brink of happening... the crazed sensibility fit well with their double bill in New Orleans with a local group called the Zydepunks." - Eric Francis, C. V. Spectator
"Musikalisch wandern Pariah Beat ein bißchen auf anderen Pfaden und anstatt Blues und ruhigem Folk gibt es knackigen englischen Folk-Rock, der ein bißchen an ... entschuldigung ... Sauflieder erinnert. Und das ist jetzt überhaupt nicht böse gemeint, denn da bleibt kein Fuß still und auch kein Auge trocken. Sowas macht nur Laune und Freude." - Roland Leicht, prog-rock.info
"Musically hike Pariah beat a little on other paths, and instead of calm blues and folk, there are crunchy English folk-rock, which is a bit ... Sorry ... Sauflieder recalls. And that is not meant bad, because there still remains no feet and no eye dry. Sowas only makes whim and joy." (eloquently translated by Google)
"You guys, you rock! Your my favorite band!" - Mark Vogel, Man Around Town
"Stay out of Chicago!" - angry and confused patron of rock in Wilmington, North Carolina
"...music well worth paying for." - Warren Johnston, Vermont Valley News
"part Johnny Cash, part English Beat and part Elvis Presley whose songs are rooted in the now" - Upper Valley Presents
“Pariah Beat is a dirt-encrusted buzzsaw from the past, moving forward with the weight of a freight train behind them.” - David S. Hammond, Main St. Museum Visiting Scholar
I read Barry's comment - "Listened to Take a Walk and Redemption over and over again for about a half hour. - And had to agree those two songs are so epic and awesome you should start playing them together again.- It also seems Barry was up at 4am listening to the same two songs over and over again which says to me that Barry has drugs which he did not share with me. Bastard.
Stumbled upon your old CD the other day while cleaning my room. Listened to Take a Walk and Redemption over and over again for about a half hour. It was 4AM, and maybe being too lazy to think of something else to listen to played a part in that, but still.
I'm here at the Acoustic Coffeehouse lovelies. Your tag in the bathroom made me feel all fuzzy inside. We can't wait to see you, you're our favorite. We have so many hookups for you...
PARIAH BEAT - Live in New Orleans 
