Bellrays

The Bellrays (also capitalized as The BellRays) is an American rock group that combines garage rock and punk with soul music, founded in Riverside, California in 1990 by vocalist Lisa Kekaula and guitarist Bob Vennum. They have been with several independent labels, including Upper Cut, Poptones, Alternative Tentacles, Bittersweet, Shock, Cheap Lullaby, Vicious Circle, Vital Gesture and Anodyne.
Kekaula and Vennum founded the BellRays on the dissolution of previous group The Rose Thorns, a group formed by Vennum in 1986, which Kekaula joined in 1988; the band released an album Ralph's Mom & Dad in 1990; songs from the album were later rerecorded by the BellRays. The same year the BellRays released their self-titled debut, cassette-only, album, with Kekaula and Vennum joined by Phil Phillips on bass and Brad Vaughn on drums.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel first played the band's material in June 2002 via their compilation album, 'Meet The Bellrays'. The album became one of Peel's records of the month for June 2002 (Peel's Record Box). The band recorded a session for his show a month year, with eight songs produced, but only five being broadcast.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 2002-07-07. First Broadcast: 13 August 2002
*Change The World / Remember / Shotgun / Rude Awakening/Thunder All The Time / The Change Is Changing / (Get It Right, New Kid and Voodoo Kid were not broadcast)
==Other Shows Played==
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*12 June 2002: 'Heat Cage (LP - Meet The Bellrays)' (Poptones/Telstar)
*27 June 2002: Under The Mountain (Compilation LP - Meet The Bellrays) Poptones
*27 June 2002 (Radio Eins): Under The Mountain (Compilation LP - Meet The Bellrays) Poptones
*07 August 2002: 'Heat Cage (LP - Meet The Bellrays)' (Poptones)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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