Big D and the Kids Table
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| Big D and the Kids Table | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Ska, Thrashcore, Dub | |
| Years active | 1995–present | |
| Label(s) | Springman | |
| Website | BigDAndTheKidsTable.com | |
| Members | ||
| David McWane Sean P. Rogan Steve Foote Jon Reilly Dan Stoppelman Ryan O'Connor Paul E. Cuttler |
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| Former members | ||
| Marc Flynn Chris Bush Jon Lammi Aaron Sinclair Gabe Feenberg Jason Gilbert Max McVeety Chris Sallen |
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Big D and the Kids Table is a third wave ska band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts signed to Springman Records. Members of Big D also run the Boston, Massachusetts area record label, Fork In Hand Records, which has released numerous albums from Big D and other local Boston artists. Their music often reflects member's personal lives, especially the financial difficulties that many members have faced in the past. In 1999, they won Boston Music Awards distinction of "Outstanding Ska Band." Big D has put on an annual Halloween Show (co-headlining with Kicked In The Head until their dissolution in August 2005) in Boston since 1997, which is decidedly the most anticipated show by both band members and fans. They have been a part of both the Warped Tour, Summer of Ska Tour 2006 (supporting Catch 22, Voodoo Glow Skulls and other local ska bands across the mid-west) and the Ska is Dead tour, sharing the stage with some of both punk and ska's elite underground bands. Upcoming anticipated Big D releases include Boston To Beijing, a split EP with Brain Failure due in February 2007, a long-gestating CD entitled Strictly Dub, a follow-up to How It Goes tentatively titled Strictly Rude, and a DVD.
Many stories exist about the band name's origin, especially about running over various pets named Big D. Another rumor is that the band actually got their name when a friend told lead singer Dave McWane if he ever started a band he should call it Big D and the Kids Table, so he did. However, fans cannot agree on what the true story is.[1]
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[edit] Group members
- David McWane—Vocals
- Sean P. Rogan—Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Steve Foote—Bass
- Jon Reilly—Drums
- Dan Stoppelman—Trumpet
- Ryan O'Connor—Tenor Saxophone
- Paul E. Cuttler—Trombone
[edit] Former members
- Marc Flynn—Vocals, Valve Trombone (Shot By Lammi, Good Luck)
- Chris Bush—Tenor Saxophone (Shot by Lammi, Good Luck, Gipsy Hill EP, How It Goes)
- Jon Lammi—Tenor Saxophone, Guitar
- Aaron Sinclair—Guitar
- Gabe Feenberg—Trombone
- Jason Gilbert—Drums
- Max McVeety—Drums (now with Crown City Rockers)
- Chris Sallen—Tenor Saxophone
[edit] Discography
- Shot By Lammi (1997, Fork In Hand Records) - Split with Drexel, a punk band also featuring Marc Flynn
- Big D/Lounge Split 7"
- Live EP (1998, Fork In Hand Records)
- Good Luck (1999, Asian Man Records)
- Fork In Hand label sampler Japanese Import
- Big D/Melt Banana split 7" (Fork In Hand Records)
- Look What You've Done - Split with Five Knuckle
- The Gipsy Hill EP (2002, Stomp Records)
- Porch Life (gangsta rap) (2003, Fork In Hand Records)
- How it Goes (2004, Springman Records)
- Salem Girls (2005, Springman Records)
- From Boston To Beijing (February 2007, CD Bad News Records/12" LP Springman Records) - Split with Brain Failure
- Strictly Rude (March 2007, SideOneDummy Records)
[edit] Citations
- ^ "Interviews: Big D & the Kids Table", Punknews.org, November 8, 2003.
[edit] External links
Marc Flynn's new band The Sharking
