Heptember 2024 - The Reel Big Skirm-ish Round 3 (w/ Bad Mary)
The quest to determine the greatest Reel Big Fish cover song continues with first timers, Bad Mary! The CP/SC crew kicks off with a quick pick it up before chatting with Bad Mary on the formation of their band and their new EP Better(er) Days. Then, Rob, Celine, Joey, Amanda and Mike all dig in on the next 4 matchups of songs whittling down to the semifinals in preparation of next weeks finale.
Bad Mary
FAST, LOUD, and FUN.
Bad Mary is powerhouse lead vocalist Amanda Mac, her husband Mike on bass, her dad Bill on drums, and her professor David on guitar. The band weaves rhythmic power and brain worm riffs as if it were 1979 all over again.
Drawing on influences from the likes of Blondie and The Ramones, Green Day and The Dollyrots, this tight-knit family unit uses humor and the power of music to push back on all the crap going on in the world. Bad Mary holds up a warped mirror to the current culture and reminds us that having fun is the best way to give yourself an escape from the craziness.
Bad Mary released their first album, Better Days in 2013 and followed it up with three fast, loud, EPs – Killing Dinosaurs (2016), We Could Have Saved the World (2016), and Glitter Bomb (2017). In 2019 Bad Mary released their latest album, The Return of Space Girl – a 33 minute punk rock space opera, followed by an award-winning animated movie of the album.
The band makes their home in New York and have played classic venues such as: The Highline Ballroom, The Knitting Factory, Arlene’s Grocery, and the Bowery Electric. Out on the road, Bad Mary have played The Vans Warped Tour, The Dewey Beach Music Conference, Launch Music Conference, and Musikfest. In 2019, Bad Mary toured Japan and played to packed-out venues with a motley gang of local punk bands.
Bad Mary can be heard regularly on Little Steven’s Underground Garage on Sirius XM and you can catch their weekly live stream on Facebook, YouTube, Patreon, and Twitch.
