With its members hailing from Baltimore, Annapolis, Kent Island and Waldorf, Maryland, The Big Hurt band hit the music scene with an eclectic mix of Rock, Reggae, Breakbeat, Drum n Bass, Funk Acid Jazz, Ska, Punk, Hip Hop, Go-Go, Jungle, Trip Hop and Afro Beat. The bands first notable appearance was in February of 2005 when they were asked to open for Long Beach Shortbus (of Sublime fame) at Towson's Recher Theatre. Two months later, they were picked out of 3000 local and regional acts to compete in the HFStival "Big Break" contest.
Biography
With the release of their debut album Lessons, under the label Stay Humble Music, the band was given the opportunity to work with producer Frank Marchand of Waterford Digital (Jimmie's Chicken Shack, The Toadies & Good Charlotte). Kate Nolan, writer for the Towson Times writes, "Altogether an impressive first album, Lessons just scratches the surface of the band's musical range. That is best demonstrated in concert as each member grows increasingly more animated as the show progresses. The energy is infectious.” The Washington Post described The Big Hurt's music as "an easygoing sound that comfortably combines funk, jazz and hip-hop influences"
PREVIOUS SHOWS. 20086/28/2008 - Rams Head "LIVE" - The Rez - Lucid - Flying Eyes - Interstate North06/21/2008 - Eastport a Rockin 2008 - - Flawless - Fall Back Plan - The Big Hurt - Grilled Lincolns - The Cheaters - Outreach - Vin Fizz - The Radiance Effect - The Signal - Eleven:54 - Wild Rovers - Them Eastport Oyster Boys - Never Not Ever - Pasadena - Marco Solo & The Sample - Hypnotic Panties - Letters for Lovers - Red Racer - Four Piece Racket - Jessie Hofmann - Stockyard - Skribe - Laura Brino - Pressing Strings - Woody Lissauer - Jordan Page - Jenn Grinels - The Fitzmaurice Band 200708/11/2007 - Armadillo's - Basshound 06/30/2007 - The Red House Tavern - The Datafrogs 06/23/2007 - Eastport A Rockin 2007 - The Big Hurt - Plasmagora - Dead Jam - Woody Lissauer - The Geckos - Them Eastport Oyster Boys - The Palestars - Doug Segree - The Remnants - Jodi Harman & Kimberly Hall - Jordan Page - Tori Tullier Band - Hypnotic Panties - 4 Piece Racket - The Cheaters - Dan Haas - The Next - Michael K & The Populists - Back Alley Bluegras - Idle Ride - Abstraxt - A Freudianslip - Pasadena - The Grilled Lincolns. 05/26/2007 - The Whiskey 1803 - Soul Cannon and The Mighty Heard 04/07/2007 - The Red House Tavern - Opposable Thumbs 2006 09/01/2006 - Rams Head Roadhouse Johnny Poulos 08/27/2006 - Lola's (Crabfeast Fundraiser) - Jason Tischer 08/26/2006 - SONAR - Live Alien Broadcast, Vote Quimby and Invisible Republic 08/12/2006 - Rams Head Tavern - Gene Gregory 07/22/2006 - The Red House Tavern - Colouring Lesson and News Travels Fast 07/20/2006 - The Hard Rock Cafe - Can't Hang 07/13/2006 - Firestation 8 (formerly Olde Towne Firehouse Cue) - Pure Light Seed 06/29/2006 - The Lodge Bar - Dub Nysus 06/26/2006 - Fletchers - Vote Quimby, Opposable Thumbs and Ramrod 06/25/2006 - Live "on Air" Interview with Matt Davis of 98 Rock 06/24/2006 - Rams Head Roadhouse - News Travels Fast 06/03/2006 - The Recher Theatre - Jimmies Chicken Shack, Victory Party 06/02/2006 - Rams Head Tavern - Tim Yungwirth 05/27/2006 - HFStival 2006 - Matisyahu, Kanye West, Cypress Hill, Rise Against, Panic! At the Disco, Atmosphere, The Misfits, OK Go, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Cute Is What We Aim For, Rock Kills Kid, The Working Title, JParis, VooDoo Blue, Anti-Flag, 2 Cents, Nico Vega, Dropping Daylight, Too Late The Hero, Downtown Singapore, Fools and Horses, Throttlerod, The Black List Club, Jah Works, Colouring Lesson, Blonde Hair Blue Eyes and Doug Segree 05/26/2006 - O'Briens - Burn The Fields 05/25/2006 - The 13th Floor - The Sikes 04/21/2006 - Johns Hopkins University Spring Fair 2006 04/15/2006 - Pontiac Grille - Wabi Sabi, Inity The, Green Room and Gene Gregory 04/13/2006 - The 13th Floor - Hardheadz 03/17/2006 - The Red House Tavern - Can't Hang 03/15/2006 - The Recher Theatre - Long Beach Shortbus, Rosa Lie 03/11/2006 - Armadillo's - The Sikes 03/04/2006 - Dogfish Head 02/03/2006 - Olde Towne Firehouse Cue - Second Class Citizen 01/26/2006 - The Ottobar - Second Class Citizen, News Travels Fast and Laughter 2005 12/12/2005 - Fletchers - Ballyhoo! and Rude Buddha 12/03/2005 & 12/04/2005 - SONAR presents The Baltimore Music Conference - Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings, Ken Heeter, Slow Learners, Supine, Seldon Plan, House of echo, Telesma, LaterThanSoon, Old Man Brown, Ms Nyema, Gist aka The Essence, Bendecion, 20 Bello, Ogun, Tislam the Great, Ray Lugar/Team 50, LowKey/Team 50, Aligning Minds, Moth Sibling, Slugs on the Brain, Project 301 Stellar Tuesday, Forever Once Lost, Van, Private Eleanor, The Fallen One Chrysalis, Chico Water Band, Papa Shake, Solarium, Brother Shamus, Paper Trail, Radio Caroline, Mismo, Skitzo Calypso, Inertia, Billy Ray Hatley & the Showdogs, Michael Wright, 2nd Story Band, Camela Widad Kraemer, Calling All Cars, Rezin & Can't Hang. 10/27/2005 - The 13th Floor - Add Hash 10/15/2005 - The Big Hurt CD RELEASE PARTY at The Recher Theatre w/ Colouring Lesson, Can't Hang and Shoreline 09/29/2005 - The 13th Floor - Written Prisms 09/25/2005 - The Federal Hill Street Beat Festival - FOGHAT, Can't Hang, Calf Mountain Jam, DJ Williams Projekt, Fools & Horses, Hudson & Proutt, Kelly Bell Band, Kustom Blend, Mark Hopkins Band, Mouth of Wilson, Red Diamond, Tea Leaf Green, Tom Princapato and Vendetta 09/14/2005 - Towson University - Can't Hang and All Time Low 09/10/2005 - The Recher Theatre - Badfish, Duburbia and Dub Nysus 08/27/2005 - The Island Inn - Vote Quimby 08/25/2005 - The 13th Floor - Restoring Poetry in Music 08/04/2005 - The Hard Rock Cafe - February Falling 07/29/2005 - The Island Inn -HardHeadz 07/03/2005 - The Jetty 07/02/2005 - The Velvet Lounge 06/25/2005 - The Jetty 06/23/2005 - The 13th Floor - Ballyhoo! 06/15/2005 - ESPNZone - Ginster 06/06/2005 - Fletchers - Salvador Santana, Written Prisms & Halestorm 06/05/2005 - Live "on Air" Interview with Matt Davis of 98 Rock 05/28/2005 - Brew at the Zoo -The Dave Hill Band 05/26/2005 - The 13th Floor - Can't Hang 05/21/2005 - Sylvester's Saloon - 7 Days Torn & Isle of a View 04/22/2005 - Fletchers - The Mayan Factor, HardHeadz & Jealousy Curve 04/14/2005 - The 13th Floor - Whalers and the Boot 04/08/2005 - WHFS Big Break Contest at The Recher Theatre 04/02/2005 - The Island Inn 03/23/2005 - The Red Fish Acoustic show - Dave Hill of Colouring Lesson 03/20/2005 - The Recher Theatre - Toots and The Maytals 03/17/2005 - Mad River Bar & Grille St. Paddy's Day Fest 03/12/2005 - Stone Cellar - Colouring Lesson 03/07/2005 - Fletchers "98 Rocks Noise in The Basement" - Gadwell Lane, Second Class Citizen and Can't Hang 02/19/2005 - The Recher Theatre - Long Beach Shortbus (former Sublime & Long Beach Dub all Stars) 01/27/2005 - The 13th Floor - BWI 01/15/2005 - The Royal - Josh Komorowski and To The Moon 2004 12/19/2004 - DefDumb&Bass at The Royal - To Moon, Mandrum 12/10/2004 - Fletchers - Telesma and The Mayan Factor 12/04/2004 - Cardwell's - Add Hash 11/05/2004 - The Royal - Auto Pilot and Add Hash 10/31/2004 - Dave and Theresa's 09/22/2004 - The Royal 09/04/2004 - Ben & Tim's
