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rusty belle
Zouk / Hyphy / Shoegaze



amherst, Massachusetts
United States

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Last Login:  5/11/2008
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   rusty belle: General Info
Member Since3/6/2006
Band MembersIn Photographic order top to bottom: Jazer Giles - on 'stachenkeys Matt Lorenz - brother of kate Zak Trojano - the bearded wonder Kate Lorenz - keeping the boys in check
Influencesmany and varied
Sounds Likeif you're into the name game, we sound like a cross between tom waits and joni mitchell. . . or. . . honky rock. dirty kids with badminton guitars. a backyard hootinanny. a front yard lemonade stand in deep summer. a middle yard secret meeting in the clubhouse under the rhododendrons with cookpot helmets and broomstick getaways. looks like just the mess you'd want to stumble upon in an attic. smells like a funky cheese, tastes like a funky cheese. feels like a woozy waltz or a stompy spin.
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
May 14 2008 9:00A
The Moan and Dove Amherst
May 17 2008 8:00A
Mocha Maya’s Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
May 24 2008 8:00P
Private Party Leverett
Jun 21 2008 8:00A
The Dreamaway Lodge Beckett, Massachusetts
Jul 9 2008 8:00P
The Purple Fiddle Thomas, West Virginia
Aug 1 2008 8:00P
Northeast Kingdom Music Festival East Albany, Vermont
Aug 2 2008 8:00P
Northeast Kingdom Music Festival East Albany, Vermont
Aug 9 2008 8:00A
The Dreamaway Lodge Beckett, Massachusetts
Dec 9 2010 10:00A
EVERY SUNDAY MORNING @ Amherst Coffee amherst
Dec 30 2010 9:00P
Hosting the open mic at The Bishop's Lounge EVERY TUESDAY Northampton

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   About rusty belle
Rusty Belle hails from that town of abounding academia, Amherst, Massachusetts; where the faces are young and the rent is cheap. Here they have concocted their strange and intoxicating musical brew, nurtured their wild and hairy live show, and built a following of loyal, almost devout, fans and friends. Matt and Kate Lorenz sing together with the intuitive harmony of siblings. Growing up in rural Vermont, they played, and arranged music together; Matt on the violin, and saxophone with Kate saddling up to the piano, flute in hand. Kate went on to study literature and sing with a voice that “siphons emotion from the cellar of a melody.” Kate can sing you what a song is made of. Matt attended that enigma of education, Hampshire College, where he pursued a vast area of music; from jazz to junk to noise to folk, along with adaptive musical instrument design. There he began building his extensive repertoire of original songs while strengthening his voice and style. Zak Trojano and Jazer Giles also spent their formative years under the same roof. Serendipitously, they were paired as roommates their freshman year at Skidmore College. They’ve been playing music together for almost ten years now!! With formal educations in jazz performance and improvisation, they bring to the group their subtle sensibilities and flashy facilities. Zak has rhythm in his blood. Hailing from the hills of New Hampshire, he learned to drum from his father, who learned from his father before. Zak also took to the guitar and piano in college, composing a rock opera for his diploma. Jazer started his piano studies at the tender age of three and has been at it ever since. The accordion came not much later from a childhood spent sleeping under tables at folk festivals and contradances. In the fall of 2005 these two pairs convened in Massachusetts. They arrived broke from the streets of Barcelona and California, stumbled from downtown apartments, and moved into an old white schoolhouse with six other artists and performers. The vitality of this creative environment mixed with their personal musical histories and produced a new material that none of them had anticipated. It smelled like folk, acoustic and rooted, but leaned a little more towards tomorrow than yesterday. They swagger between raw blues, tiny tangos, country waltzes and backyard symphonies. Sometimes a walk with the Roma, a twisted tale in metered time, or a yell-along-after-dinner drunken opera. A dance band that tries to tie your shoes together. The music is littered with dented paint cans, smashed up trashcan lids, old hacksaw blades, and broken glass. Like junkyard songbirds, they sing sweet through all the rubbage. You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy.COM's MySpace Profile Editor!
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The Primate Fiasco


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May 11 2008 7:31 AM


please join us
Coleybird





May 6 2008 7:40 AM

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nora





May 2 2008 5:50 AM

dear belles - 'twas an honor to be at your first collective manhattan show! such ear-and-soul-pleasing delights you put forth, too.
don't be strangers - we like you here!
gabriel





Apr 30 2008 11:55 AM

Hey guys, had fun last night, Kate thanks for the drink! Hope I wasn't being too much of a drunken birthday boy and interrupting your set. If so sorry. I just remember singing backup to your sit down jam and probably singing bad. ooops... haha... Love you all!
The Primate Fiasco


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Apr 29 2008 10:30 AM

Hey Yall. We're having our CD release party at the Iron Horse on June 27th (fri).
Wanna join us?
The Faculty





Apr 23 2008 10:05 PM

Hey Rusty Belles,

It's juliana from circus and sunday mornings. My band is playing at the elevens this friday ohhhh lets say around 11:00. You should come. (howl.stomp.shake.
)
Garrett Jackson





Apr 23 2008 9:57 AM

I thought Matty was going to have too get Gankstar last night at the OPen mic. You guys know I gots ya back if some crazy old dude wants too pop off. LoL its all love ....but for real that guy was insane in the membrain.
Best Served Cold





Apr 17 2008 5:07 PM


Best Served Cold Trailer from Ewen Wright on Vimeo.
boxcar violet





Apr 10 2008 1:58 PM

i've had "your mom's dad's bald and you're gonna be bald" in my head all day and it's pretty much all your faults
Julia Haltigan & the Hooligans





Apr 10 2008 11:08 AM

Hey guys! We had a blast playing with you last weekend! Can't wait for Union Pool on Sunday!!!
World’s Greatest Dad





Apr 7 2008 5:13 PM

Bethany





Apr 7 2008 9:48 AM

jazer & co.- i finally got myself out of bed early enough on a sunday morning to catch your set at amherst coffee. it was great.
so good in fact, that i'll go back again
Ambience





Apr 4 2008 6:59 PM

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The Primate Fiasco


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Apr 4 2008 6:10 AM

Julia Haltigan & the Hooligans





Apr 3 2008 2:09 PM

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Peter





Mar 27 2008 10:01 AM

Mocha Maya's





Mar 23 2008 9:01 AM

Thanks for another outstanding set again last night guys! Rusty Belle ROCKS!! -Cheers, Mocha Maya's Coffee House & Espresso Bar
Sullivan's hammered dulcimers and bodhrans





Mar 21 2008 8:59 AM

thanks for the add---I..m Gabe..s dad--thungs-outch.Love your music.Maybe we could arrange acoustic concert at the lenard house.
check out kelticgrasshopper
Cafe Latino





Mar 20 2008 8:53 AM

Thank you so much! We loved you and look forward to seeing you again.
Cheers!
Sarah





Mar 17 2008 12:07 PM

happy st pattys day! Yall sound wonderful in these wee clips. i'm planning on a rusty belle performance at the wedding (?!?!?!) -- when it will be, i dont know. next winter sometime - any thoughts beyond that from the amity street contingent? Hope you're spring-kissed over there. gimme a call
Walrouth Yourt is dead


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Mar 16 2008 8:53 AM

Thanks for coming over the hill and playing at Cafe Latino last night. you guys were fabulous!
DOOMSTAR!





Mar 13 2008 5:15 AM

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Gretel





Mar 10 2008 6:27 AM

thanks for the add, rusty belles. hope we hear you live sometime...
peace,
reva (of gretel)
Fiesta Brava


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Mar 9 2008 8:05 PM

Thanks for adding us!
The Amity Front





Mar 8 2008 4:34 PM

You all tore the roof off the sucka last night. It's always a pleasure to play with you. We're looking forward to doing it again at the Iron Horse.
embley





Mar 3 2008 4:19 PM

LET ME BORROW THAT TOP.
Carl Wise, BlueboyRecords.com





Feb 28 2008 5:42 PM

Rock n Sock has a great guitar .
CARL BLUE WISe
BLUEBOYRECORDS
LISTEN CLOSE TO MY NEW SONGS
Memphis tn
gabriel





Feb 27 2008 11:26 AM

I am so jealous that you guys covered " only love can break your heart. " I have always wanted to cover that song. Good times last night!
Obio





Feb 27 2008 11:24 AM

Open mic last night was tight. It's definitely going to be my new Tuesday night thing.

Been play'n' your CD a bunch since after I got it on Valentine's at Sierra Grille. Love it!
Damien





Feb 24 2008 9:23 AM

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World’s Greatest Dad





Feb 20 2008 7:06 AM

Sierra Grille Music





Feb 15 2008 8:58 PM

Thanks for playing Sierra Grille!
Pamela





Feb 12 2008 10:06 AM

Aaaahh... that's the sweet sound of a continuous exhale that started on Sunday morning at the first notes of a Rusty Belle jam. My soul is peacefully tapping its toes now and it's all your fault. Thanks for the hospitality over the weekend! I'm looking forward to the next time I hear you crazy cats wail.

Have a great trip!

wearin' my mustache,
P
Mr. Witter





Feb 11 2008 5:36 PM

I am returning to my snowy home in Portland on the twenty first for medeski on the twenty second and low and behold I will be treated to your awesomeness. See you at Blue.
gabriel





Feb 11 2008 3:36 PM

Thursday I would not want to be with anybody else, you are all my valentines!!!!

Love ya all

Gabe
Steph





Feb 9 2008 10:04 AM

see you in PARADISE!
Can Kickers