Once again until the end! is the battle cry of the Gentlemen Bastards - house band extraordinaire of Lovelands, the legendary underground music venue and the Wellington music scene's best kept secret!
Tom, Phil, Steve and 11th drummer Paul MM Norris, make up the song creating machine whose influences include Pink Floyd, David Bowie, The Beatles, Split Enz, Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones to name a few. This notorious original 4 piece band mix hot rock and pure ballads in a hedonistic cocktail that gets ya head spinning & ya arse shaking.
The Gentlemen Bastards are the epitome of Kiwi original rock. Some compare them to the Dunedin underground rock scene from the past, others hear elements of punk and scar. Certainly know one has compared them to any Opera yet. They're hard to put in a box because each Gentlemen Bastard track claims a different genre. With GB's home and sound originating from the world famous underground rock venue of Lovelands, we like to simply call it Shed Rock!
From the good-time old school songs like 'Vibe' & the international hit 'Damn Amsterdam' through to the some of their newer more melodic tunes like 'Left on Read' ' and the searingly soulful 'Scratch', the Gentlemen Bastards set the night (and themselves!) on fire. With a set that can be chosen from about about 80 original songs, the classics still get played.
The Gentlemen Bastards currently has 36 privately self released albums under their belts with titles like "Bong Chop City Stop", "Mustard Sunset", "Extreme Rack" and "Tripping under the lights" all made especially for their own private listening pleasure. They are currently working on a tribute album for their much missed fallen soldier Steve 'Chopper' Jeffery-singer/songwriter/guitarist/diciplinariano their fans need to keep an eye out for this in 2035, it should be done by then.
Let us re- introduce
Tommy 'Told You Twice' McGinty-singer/songwriter/keyboardist/ladykiller
Phil 'Fingers' Woodward-singer/songwriter/guitarist/front lawn specialist
Steve 'Longtime' Lovell-bass ('nuff said)
Paul Millimetre Norris as our bang it out drummer
Get on the lovetrain with The Gentlemen Bastards-next stop: Oblivion!
