Nom De Guerre - Music

There Are 3 Bands Who Share The Name The Blacks. 1. The San Francisco/New York Three-Piece Known For Their Short Blistering Stage Shows And Laser-Beam Intensity. With A Stripped Down Instrumentation Featuring Guitar Luisa Black Drums Gavin Black And Wild-Eyed Tambourine Player JDK Blacker The Blacks Serve Up A Hot Electric Garage Noir Sound That Mixes The Rawness Of The Jesus And Mary Chain And The Stooges With The Vocal Elegance Of Romeo Void. Their Debut Full-Length "Nom De Guerre" Was Released On Tricyce Records In 2007 Followed By The Seven Inch 2008 And Tiger Songs 2009 . On 18 May 2009 It Was Announced On Their Myspace-Blog That After Only 2 5 Years They Would Disband After A Final Concert In July. Since Than A Final EP Has Been Released Called "Tiger Songs" As Digital Download. 2. The Blacks From Chicago IL On Bloodshot Records. In 1993 Danny Black Found A Hank Williams Record Left Behind In The Apartment He Had Just Rented And Everything Started To Make Sense. He Met Gina Black At A G. Love And The Special Sauce Show At Lounge Ax. She Promptly Abandoned Her Classical Bass Training And They Formed A Rock Band. Drummer James Culled From An Eagles Cover Band We Wish We Were Kidding About That Was Known About Town For His Wide Lapels A Drumming Style That Looks Like He's Having A Seizure And Rambunctious Head Banging At All Devil In A Woodpile Shows. Rounding Out The Line Up For The First Record On Rhythm Guitar Sweet Harmony Vocals And The Occasional French Maid Outfit Was Nora O'Connor Neko Case Mavis Staples Andrew Bird New Pornographers . The Blacks Burned Bright For Two Albums 1998's 'Dolly Horrorshow' And 2000's 'Just Like Home' Then Flamed Out Under Their Own Volatility. In 2010 After A 10 Year Hiatus The Band Reunited And Returned With A Digital-Only EP 'In Sickness And Health.' 3. Swedish Garage Punk Band Featuring Members From The Heartattacks Tokyo Knives & The Playmobils Who Have Released Several Singles. read less