The Bad Off - Bad Ass Music From New Orleans
Here you go people, a little hard rocking goodness from the Crescent City. Several years ago, prior to HumidCity, I ran an operation called The Silver Machine (you can see the article about it in Kingfish Magazine by following the link in the side bar.) The Silver Machine was a non profit web portal and production company geared towards exposing the cutting edge of art and music in the city. At that point it seemed as though the traditions were secure due to constant efforts by WWOZ, Jazz Fest, and other organizations, so I worked with bluegrass, death metal, indie rock, and other homegrown varietals that are not usually as easily accessible to those from outside the city.
It was in those days that I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Keith Hajjar, a ferocious percussionist and pillar of the indie music scene here in town. Long story short I ran into Kieth at Poet’s Gallery during White Linen NIght the other evening and he told me he is playing with The Bad Off now. This was already a band on my “to see soon” list, hearing of his involvement simply affirmed this.
This morning he sent a link to their new video, Bomb Drop, and I have to say it is sheer dynamite, Jimmy Walker caliber explosive expletives here. I have not been quite so happy with a indie rock sound since Orange Eye stopped playing back before the storm. Since YouTube and WordPress do not play well together at the moment you will have to settle for a link. Check it out, this is some hard groovin, kick ass music…
Stay tuned as I will be talking to Keith and the boys about doing an interview here on HumidCity in the not too distant future. In the meantime, quit dawdling and just press play! Its just the thing to take your mind off of Tropical Storm Edouard!
-Loki, HumidCity Founder
August 4th, 2008 at 11:51 am
they are playing saturday aug 9 at the hi ho for the white bitch cd release party
August 4th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Nice one, thanks for the heads up anthony!
August 4th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Hi Ho on the 9th.
I am so there.
Is your friend Keith the drummer? Haven’t seen such precise and frenetic pounding, especially with those fat marching band sticks and a snare as deep as a wash tub, since John Bonham. These guys are kicking some balls to the wall, stripped down, dirty, sweaty, rock and fucking roll, ass.
I can hardly wait…
Thanks, Loki.
August 4th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Yup, formerly of Flux/The Universal Chrome and other gems of the old Mermaid Lounge years. Bad ass chops, like I said. A really great guy as well.
August 4th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Thanks for the kind words, guys! Don’t forget I played for a few years with the Rock City Morgue. Hope you all can make it to the Hi Ho this Saturday. Be sure to check the Bad Off Myspace for other dates, and pick yourself up a copy of our newest release “Lady Day”. Go Saints, getcha pads on, getcha Bad Off!
August 5th, 2008 at 7:43 am
Dude!
I should have recognized those chops, Keith…
We’ve met on many occasions; I’m good friends with Johnny Hotwheels, and been going to see RCM since Rhoades was still in the band….
See you on Saturday. This new project rocks, man.
August 5th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Great job on the video for “Bomb Drop” (Which I consider the best song of 2008. I love blowing away cars playing generic rap with that song on my obscene automobile sound system.)
August 12th, 2008 at 9:43 am
did you see the video that dno did about the bad off?
http://www.dnovideo.com/videos/0023_080608_badoff.html
January 3rd, 2009 at 8:29 am
I have been scouring the web in search of an Orange Eye album for years! D you know how I can get a hold of one?