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, Punk, Thrash, Reggae, Dub, Rocksteady | |
| Years active | 1995–present | |
| Label(s) | Fork In Hand Records, Asian Man Records, Household Name Records, Springman Records, Bad News Records, SideOneDummy Records | |
| 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 on the Fork In Hand Records label. The band's music often reflects member's personal lives, especially the financial difficulties that many members had faced in the past. In 1999, they won Boston Music Awards distinction of "Outstanding Ska Band." Since 1997, Big D has put on an annual Halloween Show (co-headlining with Kicked In The Head until their dissolution in August 2005) in Boston. They have participated on the Warped Tour for several years (and will be heading out with the tour again in 2007), Summer of Ska Tour 2006 and the Ska is Dead tour, sharing the stage with some of both punk and ska's elite underground bands.
They have toured in support of such bands as Catch 22, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Mustard Plug, and Rancid, and, in 2007, will be heading out on a US tour in support of Anti-Flag.
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[edit] Name Origin
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]
[edit] Group members
- David McWane — Vocals, Melodica
- Sean P. Rogan — Guitar, Backing Vocals, Flugelhorn
- Steve Foote — Bass
- Jon Reilly — Drums
- Dan Stoppelman — Trumpet
- Ryan O'Connor — Tenor Saxophone
- Paul E. Cuttler — Trombone
[edit] Former members
- Marc Flynn — Vocals, 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
- Split 7" with Lounge (1997, n/a)
- Shot By Lammi (Split with Drexel) (1997, Fork In Hand Records)
- Live EP (1998, Fork In Hand Records)
- Good Luck (1999, Asian Man Records)
- The Gipsy Hill EP (2002, Fork In Hand Records)
- The Gipsy Hill LP (2002, Household Name Records)
- Look What You've Done (Split with Five Knuckle) (2003, Household Name Records)
- Porch Life (2003, Fork In Hand Records)
- Split 7" with Melt Banana (2003, Fork In Hand Records)
- How It Goes (2004, Springman Records)
- Salem Girls (2005, Springman Records)
- Beijing To Boston (Split with Brain Failure) (2007, Bad News Records)
- Noise Complaint EP (2007, SideOneDummy Records) iTunes Only Exclusive
- Strictly Rude (2007, SideOneDummy Records)
[edit] References
- ^ "Interviews: Big D & the Kids Table", Punknews.org, November 8, 2003.
