User:Kgeary/Bleecker St Reality Band

Story and Time Line
It all began in 1992 when David Sokol and Kathy Geary were both living in the same building on Bleecker St in the West Village in lower Manhattan. She was reading a biography of Phil Ochs, one of Bob Dylan's contemporaries who lived and died in that block, writing what he felt. She was inspired by the history of the place and even though it seemed that history had passed on there still seemed to be an incredible energy left. People always on the street. Folk singers and African drum jams at midnight, hard rock spilling out from all the clubs, the Bitter End still cranking into the night. Even though Joni and Joan and Judy had left, even though Dylan and Tim Hardin and Jimi and Coltrane were no longer there, Kathy and David were. They started playing together with friends from the neighborhood and throughout the various incarnations of the band, they kept at it. The album UNREAL is the fruition of these years.

1992 - 1997 Concerts and Sessions in New York City
* 1/18/97 DARK STAR LOUNGE: Kathy Geary (vocals & guitar), David Sokol (drums), Bob Windbiel (lead guitar), Don Martin (bass) * 12/29/96 CB's GALLERY: Kathy Geary (vocals & guitar), Phil Bloom (drums), Bob Windbiel (lead guitar), Don Martin (bass guitar) * 12/21/96 BAGGOTT INN: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Mark Czui (lead guitar), Don Martin * 12/10/96 RODEO BAR: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Bob Windbiel, Don Martin * 09/03/96 RODEO BAR: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Bob Windbiel, Don Martin * 07/16/96 SHOWCASE for Lawfirm at Euphoria Studios: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Bob Windbiel, Don Martin * 04/10/96 BITTER END: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Bob Windbiel, Tony Conniff (vocals & bass) * 03/11/96 WESTBETH THEATRE CENTER: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Tony Conniff, Bob Windbiel * 02/27/96 BITTER END: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Tony Conniff, Bob Windbiel * 01/04/96 BITTER END: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Tony Conniff, Bob Windbiel * 09/15/95 HARD ROCK CAFE (US Tennis Open party for the Jensen Brothers): Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Tony Conniff (bass guitar) * 05/22/95 MERCURY LOUNGE Last gig with the original band: Kathy Geary (vocals & guitar), David Sokol (drums), Dan Martin (vocals & bass), Kevin Giordano (lead guitar) * 04/12/95 LE BAR BAT: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 03/21/95 UNREAL at Power Station: final mastering * 12/04/94 UNREAL at Power Station: final overdubs and mix * 10/20/94 A.K.A. on Houston St: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 07/23/94 UNREAL begin recording at Power Station: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 06/09/94 POWER STATION track for ENGLISH 101: Ron English, Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 06/01/94 UNDER ACME: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 05/17/94 POWER STATION: demo 2: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 05/03/94 LE BAR BAT: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 03/24/94 TRAMPS: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 02/16/94 GONZALES Y GONZALES: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 01/07/94 UNDER ACME: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 11/15/93 LONE STAR ROADHOUSE: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano, Henry Morales (congas) * 10/17/93 THE BITTER END: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano, Henry Morales (congas) * 09/23/93 UNDER ACME: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 09/05/93 THE BITTER END: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 08/19/93 FLANNERY'S BAR: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 07/05/93 M&I RECORDING Studios demo 1: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano * 04/21/93 NEW MUSIC CAFE: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dale Robbins (bass sub for D. Martin), Dorian Cheah (guitar & violin), Craig Schneider (keys), Robert Wagner (tenor) * 04/10/93 DOWNTIME: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin (bass vocals on DeMars), Dorian Cheah (vio & guitar), Craig Schneider (keys), Robert Wagner (tenor voice), Carol Attmore (vocals) * 03/15/93 THE BITTER END: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Dorian Cheah (guitar & violin), Craig Schneider (keys), vocals; Carol Attmore, Edgie Wallace, Robert Wagner * 12/20/92 SPEAKEASY: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Jeff Carney (bass sub for D. Martin), Warren Roche (guitar), Charlotte Carruthers (vocals & keys) * 06/20/92 SPEAKEASY: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Mark Fiedler (piano), Jacques Menasche (guitar), backup vocals; Dan Rosenbaum, Ken Smith, Charlotte Carruthers

Discography
ENGLISH 101 was released on Unkulunkie Records in 1994 The Ron English Train (Herold/Geary)

"Unkulunkie Records presents... ENGLISH 101, a compliation disk comprised of 14 bands who have come together to celebrate the vision and spirit of contemporary artist Ron English. Each band used the artist's work and personality as inspiration and departure point for their own unique ventures, resulting in an electic collection of music with as many styles as there are words to describe a picture."

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