Filed under: cafe nine, elm city popfest, new haven | Tags: The Novels, The Reducers
The final two bands have been added to fill out the remaining slots on the Friday and Saturday shows at Cafe Nine. We’re excited to have added these two band, which we’ve never booked before. Both bands will add some great music to the already stellar lineups.
THE REDUCERS WILL HEADLINE FRIDAY 9/16 SHOW
Formed in the banner year of 1978, New London, Connecticut’s Reducers can honestly lay claim to being one of America’s original D.I.Y. bands. Guitarists Peter Detmold and Hugh Birdsall formed the nucleus of the group in 1977 when they embarked on a beer-soaked journey through the pubs and clubs of London. The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Jam and a hundred other punk bands were seen that summer, but from the very start, Peter and Hugh brought another very English influence to their music — Pub Rock bands like the Ducks Deluxe, Rockpile and especially Dr. Feelgood inspired the boys to form their own rockin’ outfit.
Tom Trombley and Steve Kaika were next to join. Both were employed as the rhythm section in the Bob Bridgeman Band, a country rock outfit ahead of its time by at least 15 years. “Boy, did we get paid,” claims drummer Tommy of his country punk days, but somehow he, along with Steve were wrested from their steady cowpoke gigs, and thrust into the somewhat rougher and uncharted territory of the burgeoning indie/punk/new wave scene.
The Reducers have kept rocking — and doing it their way — right up to the present day, and we’re proud to have them as part of Elm City PopFest.
THE NOVELS WILL ROUND OUT SATURDAY BILL
The Novels are a four-piece rock band from Northampton, Mass., that sings rock’n'roll oozing with Velvet Underground influence. The Novels feature members of other notable Northampton bands including The Salvation Alley String Band and Paper Piano.
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