Back in my college years, stuck in Ohio….one of my favorite bands to catch at the infamous Cedar’s Lounge was Sister Ray. Though they never hit the big time, not sure if they wanted it anyway, the band did record a boatload of material. Most recorded in Sam’s basement and distributed via cassettes. They were lucky enough to score a recording deal with Germany’s RESONANCE label for a few releases. They also managed to release a good number of singles, mostly on the band’s label at first (SAD) but others as well including SUB-POP!. Included here is a track from their very limited live cassette. Be sure to check out the comment section for an added BONUS!!!
Here’s a good interview from a few years back:
SISTER RAY
UPDATE: decided to dig out/post the show poster from the overseas tour (see Dave's comment for the inspiration!)
Sister Ray-I Can Only Give You Everything
Glad to hear of another fan. I knew of the European tour, Sam gave me a rare show poster from it. Glad to see Cedars is still oing strong. Spent many a weekend there in the '80s. I have seen Mark's site also (as well as yours). Trying to keep up with my roots! Thanks for stoppin' by!
ReplyDeleteJust curious...where'd you go to college? Youngstown State?
ReplyDeleteYep, YSU..... '83 to '88
ReplyDeletesaw sister ray play the milky way in amsterdam , january 1989 if i remember correctly. i was with resonance at the time and did their tourposter (as long as it's the bright yellow/blue silk screened one)
ReplyDeletethey were very good and the place was decently filled
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ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by and the kind review!
ReplyDeleteI miss the old school sounds of punk/garage rock... Yeah, I'm a kid still...
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