The Interrupters at The Fleece, Bristol

Sun 2nd Dec | 7.30pm | All Ages*

The Interrupters
www.wearetheinterrupters.com
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California ska-punk band the Interrupters are yet another example of
how the uptempo variation on the classic Jamaican sound remains a
perennial favorite on the West Coast. The Interrupters feature Aimee
Interrupter, aka Aimee Allen, on lead vocals; Kevin Bivona on guitar;
Justin Bivona on bass; and Jesse Bivona on drums. Prior to joining the
Interrupters, Allen had an eclectic career in pop music: she sang the
song "Cooties" on the soundtrack to the musical remake of John Waters'
Hairspray; she released a collaborative album with Scott Russo of
Unwritten Lawunder the name Scott & Aimee; she appeared on
recordings by Jimmy Cliff, the Black Eyed Peas, and Sublime with Rome;
and she recorded an unreleased album for Elektra Records that was
produced by Mark Ronson and Don Gilmore. Her solo debut, A Little
Happiness, was released in 2009. Meanwhile, guitarist Kevin Bivona has
also had a successful career as a recording engineer; he's worked in the
studio with Paul Wall, +44, Dirt Nasty, and the Cool Kids, as well as
performing with Travis Barker, Jimmy Cliff, the Transplants, and
Yelawolf. And Kevin's siblings Justin Bivona and Jesse Bivona were the
touring rhythm section for Sugar Rayduring live dates from 2011 to 2013.
Aimee and Kevin began working together when they were both part of Tim
Timebomb and Friends, a solo project in which Tim Armstrong of Rancid
recorded and toured with a rotating cast of musicians. The Tim Timebomb
sessions led to Allen and Bivona teaming with Kevin's brothers and
forming the Interrupters. Tim Armstrong was impressed enough with the
new band that he not only signed the band to his Hellcat Records label,
but also offered to produce their debut album. The group's self-titled
LP arrived in August 2014. The Interrupters and Armstrong returned to
the studio to record the band's second album, Say It Out Loud, which was
released in June 2016.

The Fleece
www.thefleece.co.uk

*Under 16s must be with adult