| Member Since | 3/30/2009 | | Band Members | john- bss/vcls
dan- drms
stu- gtr/vcls
ryan- vcls/gtr
Bookings: Message us here or email thealicekonaband@hotmail.com | | Influences | the black lips, the velvet underground, the shangri-la's, del shannon, king khan, the replacements (before they were shit), mark sultan, weezer, wu tang clan, JD Salinger, NOFX's manager Kent, the ronettes. sonic youth, nirvana brian jonestown massacre. spiritualized. the clash. phil spector's never ending madness. the germs. black flag. wendy rene. dead kennedys. link 'one lung' wray. richey era manics, (before they got fat and boring.) breaking things, pixies, les savy fav, john frusciante, ancient Egyptian allegory, greece, troy, the seeds, the monks, stooges, hank williams, feedback, be your own pet, jay reatard, strummer wisdom, bobby fuller, dick dale, not being able to have nice things.. | | Sounds Like |
“They were exactly what a band should be, they entertained loads…I couldn't take my eyes off them. From start to finish this band entertained…Three front men and a drummer. Punk as fuck. Gotta check these guys out.” Richard Crothers, NI Podcast
“With a roar of feedback from the two guitars a thoroughly enjoyable show was put on by the Belfast four-piece. A triad of vocals by three front-men…an exceptionally full sound…confident in themselves, each other and most importantly, the music they played.” GiggingNI
"..with the energy and passion that you would expect from a headlining gig in a huge venue...
The Alice Kona Band are the very embodiment of a new brand of Belfast music, their sheer untempered vigour transcends the plague of pretension which sadly afflicts so many local bands nowadays." Emma Louise Fisher, NIChart. | | Type of Label | Unsigned |
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