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| Location: | BK to "Hell A", California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Apr 26, 2008 (21 days back) |
About Me |
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CD'S | OFFICIAL SSR SITE | BIO | SHOWS | PRESSKIT | CONTACT | SSR SPACE | LYRICS | VIDS | SHWAG | DNLDS | CONTRIBUTE | MAILINGLIST BIO Reny (J. Renard Collette) on vocals, National resonator and other 4, 6 and 12 stringed guitars, keys, bluesharp, lapsteel, production and songs, Lil’ Bell (Maribel Landaetta) on drums and vocals and Bako Billy (Billy Fuller) on upright bass. Reny, Bell (together for 12 years) and Billy (added in 2003) blend bluesy/funky finger-style and slide guitar, original poignant songwriting and upright bass heavy grooves, to create an eclectic sound limited only by Reny's influences. Drawing mostly from pre-war blues, roots and a little old school rap and dancehall reggae, Sidestreet Reny and co. bring an eclectic yet familiar sound all their own. Reny's syncopated, soulful (singing or rapping) vocals and Bell's high harmonies have the power to take you all the way from a delta juke joint to a Brooklyn street corner before the first song is finished. Over the years Reny has traveled extensively and shared the stage with such acts as A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, Xanax 25, Bass and Trouble, Paula Fuga and Ice Cube (to name a few) and played at festivals and clubs throughout Scandinavia, Germany, and the U.S. Reny (aka J-sun or Jason Fine) has been featured on various international dance, pop and hiphop remixes and singles including Brian McKnight - I Can't Go For That, Vanessa Williams - The Comfort Zone remixes, Inner Circle - Bad Boys remix and a string of European releases. Reny has also accumulated an impressive back catalog of songs and recordings including 5 commercially unreleased cd's (gigs and shows only). From sneaking into punk shows at the age of 12 to chasing the Grateful Dead at 14 and living on his own in Europe at 16 (as a sponsored skater/rapper), Reny has lead the kind of life that deserves to be written about... and that he does, with an honest poetic voice and passionate conviction. From songs about love and hate to art and social commentary to free-form rap lyrics ranging from boastful to political, Sidestreet Reny is truly a troubadour without confines. * * * “from early delta blues to early Jamaican toasting and on urban rap and hiphop is a direct line, though not a frequently traveled one, and Sidestreet Reny illustrates the links musically as well as lyrically... wow I love this!” - Woodstock Taylor UK (Garageband.com) “..the passionate nature of the music and performance variations add to the spiritual nature of the music... a special outing for those afficianados looking for something different” - Laura Phillips (Music Connection) "The result of their efforts is a seemingly organic blend of the elements, sewing 100 plus years of American music into a rich tapestry of eclectic yet somehow familiar sounds all their own........Like everything, and nothing you've ever heard, all at once." - Example Magazine "one of the most interesting things I've heard in a long time" - Don Young (National Reso-Phonic guitars) "Sidestreet Reny's Not Seen the Light of Day is original, well written and creative and therefore timeless....these guys are destined for movie and tv placement for sure" - Todd Herfindal (Peer Music) BOOKING: ROBIN THERESA robintheresa@hotmail.com booking@ssrtrio.com CONTACT: RENY & BELL mail@ssrtrio.com |
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Music:Member Since: 1/21/2006Band Website: SSRTRIO.com Band Members: SSR: vocals, fingerstyle and slide guitar (National resonator guitars and great grandpas old parlor guitar circa late 1800's), bluesharp, keys, production and songs Lil'Bell: drums, those sweet ass harmonies, percussion and washboard Bako Billy: upright bass Witchy Poo: booking, coordinator, spiritual advisor, resident spell caster and mediator or from your mobile phone, text "SIDESTREETRENY" to "69937" Influences: Mom (for love and her record collection), Buddha (for a little tranquility), my beautifully flawed step "dad" (for shit to write about), My father (r.i.p... his death kept me from it), family, near fatal o.d. at 13, being alone on the road at age 16, guidance (or lack thereof), 20 + years of GOOD herbs, just barely keeping me grounded, outsider art, alternative lifestyles, whores, pimps, junkies, freedom, weakness, desolation, loneliness, love, hate, peace, war, poverty and a healthy amount of psychedelics. The past couple hundred years of civilization and the art and music it spawned!!! such as... JIM JARMUSCH, JACK KEROUAC, BO CARTER (CHATMON), Sam Chatmon, Mississippi Sheiks, Chet Baker, BOB MARLEY, Son House, Charlie Patton, Bob Dylan, CARLOS CASTENEDA, Don Juan Matus, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, TOM WAITS, Picasso, Morrison, MONET, Janis Joplin, Salvador Dali, Grateful Dead, Cory Harris, Pato Banton, Black Uhuru, Lone Ranger, Yellowman, Studio One, Curtis Mayfield, Johnny Guitar Watson, B.B., BLONDIE, Sabbath, Zeppelin, Blue Cheer, Love, JONI MITCHELL, Doc Watson, Joan Armatrading, Bowie, Velvet Underground, Warhol, ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART, Louie, Ella, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Neal Cassidy, Bukowski, Allen Ginsberg, a Tribe Called Quest, JUNGLE BROTHERS, De La Soul, Gang Starr, Brand Nubians, Basehead, the Roots, BUKKA, ROBERT JOHNSON, Fred McDowell, PAUL SIMON, the Stooges, Iggy Pop, Per Ubu, Skip James, Ken Kesey, Chris Whitley, BLIND BOY FULLER, Blind Willie McTell, Barrington Levy, Minor Threat, Meat Puppets, Israel Vibration, Toots And The Maytals, KRS one, Sly & Robbie, Dennis Brown, Culture, U-Roy, Augustus Pablo, Peter Tosh, Viceroy's, Roots Radics, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Rory Block, ALLISON KRAUS, Blind Willie Johnson, Mark Ryden, R. Crumb, Captain Beefheart, Memphis Minnie, William S. Burroughs, Beck, RL Burnside, Portishead, Fiona Apple, Muddy Waters, Sonny & Brownie, SQUEEZE, the Jam, DK, Black Flag, Germs, Adolescents, G.B.H., TAJ MAHAL, Plato, Da Vinci, Walt Whitman, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Aretha, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Danger Doom, Seasick Steve, Black Keys, G Love, T model Ford, Doug Macleod....For now. my 1932 National Triolian Jim Jarmusch Kerouac Bo Carter Sounds Like: Sounds like everything ya ever heard and nothin' ya ever heard, all at once......or 100+ years of western civilization and it's burning roots. *** HELP w/ GEORGE THE PUG Our beloved pug George is ill & having seisures and needs some tests run on him. We are struggling to get the $ together. Please help out with a few bucks, every cent counts. If Paypal isn't yer thing, [ EMAIL US ] Thanx alot folks. - SSR *** Type of Label: None |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Folk / Blues / Acoustic) |
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Sidestreet Reny, robin, Zak & his Unhappy Guitar, blind stanley, Metropolis Maria, DARIN BENNETT, dMb, SUGAR FARM, Document Records, charley patton, Tommy Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Son House, Bukka White, Johnny Shines, Lightnin' Hopkins, Howlin' Wolf, Maggie, Memphis Minnie, Jolie Holland, Jack Kerouac, R. Scott, Bootie, Frida Kahlo, Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band, Natalie Ross, Breakfast With The Blues, Cary, Bobby Frisco, Blues Matters! Publication, HILLGRASS BLUEBILLY, Bullfrog Brown, Helix Resonator, DANjA, Soda and His Million Piece Band, SOUL SURFER RECORDS, GRAVELROAD, Woodstock Taylor, Fiona Apple, RiYeN RoOtS, hokie joint, margaret, Slinky Jinx, Patrick Mura, Raffaele Bastone, The Haxaw Ditch Dwellers, Mickaël Caron Alasèv, Beyonce, Caccamon, Memarie Gayle, Mrs. Crawford, PASCAL-MESNIER, kim, Ed Kelly, barbagallo, Push Button: Dance, Evil Elvis a.k.a. Das Boot, Satellite Hero, Jeff Zentner, Elam McKnight, Lise, Tall Poppies, Elijah Rock, Richard, Erin, OL'Cheeky Bastards,Featuring Dave Dalton, Red Ghost, John Corbett, Ernie Halter, Lazy Haze
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