Big Mouth Strikes Again Hamell on Trial
| Hamell on Trial | |
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 Hamell on Trial performing at Globe Buffet Alive, Philadelphia, in May 2009 | |
| Groundwork information | |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | Punk rock, anti-folk |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Righteous Babe |
Edward James "Ed" Hamell, performing equally Hamell on Trial, is an American punk rock, anti-folk, spoken word musician, described by Righteous Infant Records as "loud, fast music informed by politics, passion, free energy and intelligence, played by a guy with a sharp natural language and a wicked sense of humor".[1]
Biography [edit]
Born in Syracuse, New York, Hamell spent years as a member of many bands before venturing into the realm of the solo singer-songwriter. He finally got his big pause when he moved to Austin, Texas and earned a residency at first the Chicago House and and so the Electric Lounge.[two]
Since and so, he has released a number of albums on various labels, including Mercury Records, his ain DiY label Such-A-Punch Media, and Righteous Babe Records, the label started by his longtime supporter and frequent touring companion, Ani Difranco. Ed has a son named Detroit, born in 2002. Detroit performed on Ed's album "The Happiest Man in the Globe".[3] Hamell was seriously injured in a motorcar accident in May 2000, but recovered from head and spinal injuries to release the anthology Ed's Not Expressionless: Hamell Comes Live the following year. His touring covers the The states, Europe, Scandinavia and Australia.
In 2008, with the breakup of his 22-twelvemonth union, Hamell wrote a song a twenty-four hour period for a year and posted a video of it on his YouTube channel hamelltv. It is now over 450 songs.
In 2022 Hamell signed to New West Records and released "The Happiest Human being in the World". He began production on a 1-man show with the same title based on the album and the demise of his wedlock to be earth premiered at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2014.
In 2017, Hamell released his second album for New West Records, "Tackle Box." In Baronial of that year, Hamell streamed a choice of songs performed live at monuments effectually Washington, DC, in a series collectively called "Hamell Takes DC."
In 2018, Hamell composed the music and lyrics for the Columbus, Ohio based Shadowbox Live's play F#(Chiliad Cancer: The Musical.
Style [edit]
Hamell addresses poignant and controversial bug, just with a comic edge. Known for rapid and powerful strumming on his heavily amplified 1937 Gibson L-00 acoustic guitar, Hamell's musical styling is equally far from traditional folk music as information technology is from the typical drum-heavy electric guitar ridden sounds of traditional punk music. "Hamell's signature sound comes from his strumming with maximum aggression, tight to the bridge, which lends a metallic ring to a sustained and percussive depression-end rumble," writes Randal Doane, in a contour in Harper'due south. "Hamell also plays slide guitar lines sweetly drenched with the timbre and phrasing of his musical forebears of the Mississippi Delta. 'I'm a Libra,' he told me last fall, over java. 'I need the balance.'"[4]
His sound and composition is comparable to that of the Velvet Cloak-and-dagger. Live performances also include extended jokes and comic anecdotes between songs, demonstrating Hamell's respect for the stand-up comedy of Pecker Hicks, who is celebrated in the closing tracks of Hamell's album Choochtown.
Discography [edit]
- 1989 – Conviction (Blue Wave)
- 1992 – Letter to Mike (Self-Published, cassette simply)
- 1996 – Big as Life (Doolittle/Mercury)
- 1997 – The Chord is Mightier Than the Sword (PolyGram)
- 1999 – Choochtown (Such-A-Punch Media)
- 2001 – Ed'due south Not Dead: Hamell Comes Alive (Such-A-Dial Media)
- 2003 – Yap (Such-A-Punch Media)
- 2003 – Tough Love (Righteous Babe Records)
- 2006 – Songs for Parents Who Bask Drugs (Righteous Babe Records)
- 2008 – Live From Edinburgh: The Terrorism of Everyday Life (Righteous Infant Records)
- 2008 – Rant and Curlicue (Righteous Babe Records)
- 2014 – The Happiest Man in the World (New West Records)
- 2017 – Tackle Box (New West Records)
- 2017 – Big Oral cavity Strikes Again (New West Records)
- 2018 – The Nighttime Guy at The Apocalypse, Profiles of a Rushing Midnight (Saustex Records)
- 2020 – The Pandemic Songs (Saustex Records)
Awards and honors [edit]
May 2007 – inducted into the SAMMY (Syracuse Expanse Music Awards) Hall of Fame
Aug 2007 – Herald Angel Honor at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
May 2009 – Conveyor Awards of Excellence for Best Story Telling – Non-Theatrical & All-time Musical Moments at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival
July 2009 – Directors' Award at the Capital letter Fringe Festival
See too [edit]
- Mercury Records
- Righteous Babe Records
- New W Records
References [edit]
- ^ "Hamell on Trial". Righteousbabe.com.
- ^ Proefrock, Stacia. "Hamell on Trial Biography". Allmusic . Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal (February 27, 2014). "Hamell On Trial: The Happiest Man in the World". American Songwriter . Retrieved Dec 8, 2014.
- ^ Doane, Randal. "Images of America in Stone and Ringlet Portraits by Hamell on Trial". Harper's blog . Retrieved November 17, 2019.
External links [edit]
- Hamell On Trial on Righteous Babe Records
- Official Website
- Allmusic guide entry
- FFanzeen: Rock'n'Coil Attitude With Integrity: Hamell on Trial by Fire
- Hamell on Trial drove at the Internet Annal's live music archive
- Hamell On Trial Live at the Sarah Street Grill 12-22-05
- Hamell on Trial at New Westward Records
- Hamell on Trial on Fire
- Images of America in Rock and Roll
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamell_on_Trial
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