We stay cozy but now with a bit more punk factor with female power four piece Kamala & The Karnivores, a San Francisco Bay Area band which was active from 1987 until 1989 when they originally disbanded. They were one of the few female bands closely associated with the early days of 924 Gilman Street, a Berkeley institution that is the longest running all ages venue for underground music in the US. The band recently reformed in order to play the Lookouting Festival at 924 Gilman in January of 2017, a popular four-day event that drew well over six hundred attendeesworldwide. The Karnivores enjoyed themselves so much that they have opted to play a limited run of additional shows in 2017. The band consisted of Kamala (vocals), Todd (guitar/tambourine/vocals), Lynda (guitars/vocals), Ivy (bass) and Maracas (drums) and sounded a little indie-rock in their tempos and melodies but they pulled it off with a Punkish swagger. Definitive East Bay pop band and we have four sweet songs about being in love, killing boys, and black thumbs, this is their only 7Inch released via Lookout! Records and Compilations featured the band on the The Thing That Ate Floyd from 1988. In 2018 there was a final sign of life in form of a mini-CD with seven songs called Vanity Project.
No comments:
Post a Comment