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Hamell on Trial with Unkel Kunkel at the Firefly Lounge
Armed with a battered 1937 Gibson acoustic guitar that he amplifies mightily and strums like a machine gun, a politically astute mind that can't stop moving, and a mouth that can be profane one minute and profound the next, with TACKLE BOX, Hamell sets his sights on the new America and issues personal and spiritual. Fittingly, in celebration of the albums release, Hamell will take his songs straight to the source of much of its inspiration Washington, DC. On August 11, Hamell Takes DC with live broadcasts of select songs from various political monuments throughout the nations capital via Facebook Live. Visit Hamell on Trials Facebook page for more information HERE. TACKLE BOX will be available at all streaming services and for purchase digitally, on compact disc, and in LP format.
TACKLE BOX features all instruments and sounds played by Hamell himself, with the exception of one. Hamell states, The first voice you hear on the album is Donald Trump. Its from a campaign rally where he was saying he'd like to punch a protester in the face. His supporters cheer. I thought I'd kickstart the album making people aware that, should they disagree with that attitude, should they find his actions deplorable, his lies, his vanity, his lack of grace and intellect, his pandering to the lowest common denominator, his inciting violence towards minorities and the disenfranchised, they could find safety here at a Hamell show, from a Hamell song. Let us remember that he did not win the popular vote, his supporters are in the minority and I will treat them with all the respect THEY show minorities. The first voice you hear on the album is Donald Trump. ALL other voices you hear on the album, in firm and resolute opposition, are mine.
Hamells caustic wit and devil-may-care attitude has long been a favorite of anti-establishment icons Aesop Rock, Kimya Dawson, Ani DiFranco and the critical elite inciting Rolling Stone magazine to call him "Bald, bold and superbad!" Henry Rollins says "Hamell is a one man rock show!" He has been described as "Bill Hicks, Hunter S. Thompson, and Joe Strummer all rolled into one" by Philadelphia Weekly and a "one man Tarantino flick: loud, vicious, luridly hilarious, gleefully and deeply offensive" by the Village Voice. His performances invoke thoughts of the great, rebellious satirists and social commentators of the past: Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and Bill Hicks. There's no way around his obscenity but in that is a willingness to fight for the free thinkers of the world.
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Unkel (Karen) Kunkel is a musical medium channeling multiple personae--Improvisational vocalist & singer of their original alternative folk-opera ranging from hypnotic story-songs to theatrical vocal pieces, accompanied simply via accordion, mandolin, or ukulele. Inspired by musical theater, princess-metal, ancient folk music, and classic ecstatic rock--their imagery bleeds from veins pastoral and religious, romantic and ancient, from fragmented dreamery to post-post-modern absurd visions of a nihilistic clown.
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LocationThe Firefly Lounge (View)
1015 N State St
Bellingham, WA 98225
United States
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| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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