Well Hung Heart, This Time With FEELING, Bella Novela – Tickets – Detroit Bar – Costa Mesa, CA – March 30th, 2013

Well Hung Heart, This Time With FEELING, Bella Novela

OC Well Hung Heart Record Release Party

Well Hung Heart

This Time With FEELING

Bella Novela

Sat, March 30, 2013

8:00 pm

Detroit Bar

Costa Mesa, CA

$5.00 - $8.00

This event is 21 and over

Well Hung Heart
Well Hung Heart
There is no mistaking the bluesy undercurrent that forms the bedrock of Well Hung Heart's raw and uncompromising Rock sound. British born guitarist Robin Davey cut his teeth with the Blues elite, jamming onstage with the likes of Buddy Guy and recording with Mick Jagger. Davey quickly secured a place as the youngest ever inductee into the British Blues Hall Of Fame, and has built a reputation as an eclectic and cutting edge musical mind.

Singer Greta Valenti grew up amongst the deep-rooted musical traditions of New Orleans. Though the two's early years were spent on opposite sides of the Atlantic, they have both found common ground in their passion for the raw honesty of music, delivered in its most unprocessed and unrestricted form.

With a dose of Hendrix, and a nod to PJ Harvey, Well Hung Heart is just as comfortable channeling Nirvana as they are Leadbelly or Led Zeppelin.

Well Hung Heart record just as they play live - stripped down to the core, void of multiple takes and studio trickery. Well Hung Heart finished off their first year in existence with high profile shows both sides of the Atlantic. Appearing at London's prestigious O2 Academy, and the Make Music Festival in Pasadena, opening for Grimes, Grouplove and Cults.

Well Hung Heart acknowledge that though their influences might stem from the roots, their approach to finding an audience is very much in the present. With a series of self-directed Youtube videos establishing the band's presence, Well Hung Heart have managed to build a burgeoning fan base, both with their blistering live performances, and their creativity in the digital age.
This Time With FEELING
This Time With FEELING
This Time With FEELING is a four piece fridge-rock band from Orange County, CA.

With heights ranging from the groundling 5'4" to the mountainous 6'3" and everywhere in between, they've begun to carve themselves a comfortable niché in the Orange County/Los Angeles music scene.

They've played the beaches of San Diego! The beaches of Orange County! The beaches of Los Angeles! Beaches!

Nearly internationally renowned for the voluptuous bass stylings of Tony Dean, the coveted, sensual percussion of drummist Matthew Craven, the keys and guitars and shit of Eliot Cossaboom, and the unexplainable guitar playing and introspective cooing of Ali Coyle, it's unbelievable that you can see these guys whenever you want. I mean, really! Lucky you!

They have successfully released a new face-melting rollercoaster into the jaws of rock! Their new EP, "We Hope That You Don't Mind," is available for purchase and live streaming at http://thistimewithfeeling.bandcamp.com/
Bella Novela
Bella Novela
In the summer of 2007, these three friends worked at a rock 'n' roll summer camp for teens, where they taught the musicians of tomorrow how to play and perform. Sneaking away from the campers at night to play music, Bella Novela was born. Inspired by western soundtracks of the '60s, the operatic arrangements of Queen, the guitar harmonies of Iron Maiden, and the pop choruses and disco rhythms of Abba, the band is best described as a "spaghetti western disco rock opera."

Standing out like a unicorn in an industrial wasteland, the band has made a name for themselves in the eclectic music scene of Long Beach, California, with their flamboyant, passionate, and unforgettable live shows. They've toured the country and appeared on two compilations featuring the best in Long Beach music alongside Mike Watt (Minutemen) and Crystal Antlers. They've shared the stage with Semi-Precious Weapons, The Like, Ida Maria, Gram Rabbit, Ikey Owens (Mars Volta), Matt Embree (RX Bandits), and Girl in a Coma.

Their recently released sophomore album, The Archeress, is a rock opera concept record about the last woman on earth and her battle for survival in a vampire and zombie-swarmed apocalypse. Completely funded by loyal fans in a successful Kickstarter campaign, the trio worked with producer Mario Quintero of Blackbox Studios in San Diego (Transfer) and challenged themselves to write twelve songs that flowed as a cohesive sound and story from the viewpoint of several different characters.

"There's so much emphasis on singles right now that we feel the album has become a lost art," says vocalist Jackie Ojeda. "We wanted to make a true album, down to having hand-painted, watercolor cover art instead of something computer generated."

The Archeress blends all of the best ingredients of sci-fi and horror -- zombies, vampires, ghosts, space -- with cinematic arrangements, dance beats, and pop hooks. The result is an unabashedly melodramatic, epic rock album that drips with soul and emotion, and may be the first flesh-eating monster tale to bring a tear to your eye. It's Dawn of the Dead meets Ziggy Stardust.

"It's a bit grandiose," drummer Jannea McClure adds, "but we figured it would work if we committed whole-heartedly to the theatricality of it all."

Bella Novela is a band on a mission to fill the void for those aching for something new -- an oasis in the desert landscape of disposable, automated Top 40 and lo-fi minimalism. Their songs quench the thirst for fist-in-the-air dance floor anthems, blazing a path with a refreshing new sound, leaving a contrail of sweat and sequins, melted faces and melted hearts.

"LONG BEACH TRIO BELLA NOVELA ARE READY TO BLOW UP: Jackie Ojeda, lead vocalist and ivory-tickler for Long Beach's Bella Novela, definitely calls to mind the adage that dynamite comes in small packages. During the band's performances, she belts out impassioned indie-metal anthems while pounding at her keyboard with staggering conviction. Backed by guitarist Jacob Heath, whose Latin-metal riffs ride with drummer Jannea McClure's galloping rhythms, Bella Novela deliver a distinctive sound teeming with verve. Drawing on such epic performers as Queen and Iron Maiden, this trio are on a mission to make music that's as big as it is explosive, all done with cinematic flair." - OC Weekly
Venue Information:
Detroit Bar
843 W. 19th St.
Costa Mesa, CA, 92627
http://detroitbar.com