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BIOGRAPHY
The Insidious Rays are a 4 piece rock band that spans multiple styles of music.
Hailing from Bethlehem, PA, The Insidious Rays (Matty Love--vocals/guitar, Dickie MeanBean--bass, Jonny Pakalolo--drums and Mikey Retard--guitar have been performing since Jan 2001.
The Rays have worked relentlessly by releasing four albums, promoting numerous tours, and contributing unique music to compilations, soundtracks, scores, and theatre productions. In January of 2006, they were voted band of the week by High Times Magazine.
Their explosive live performances have received acclaim from audiences of all demographics, and attracted the attention of producer Andrew Weiss (Ween, Rollins Band, Butthole Surfers, Yoko Ono, and Grammy winners Café Tacuba). This relationship led to Weiss recording, mixing and producing the Rays 4th album (Exotic Handshakes, 2005).
SELECTED VENUES PLAYED:
World Café Live, Philadelphia, PA
Martyrs, Chicago, IL
Higher Ground, Winooski, VT
Ground Zero, Spartansburg, SC
The Saint, Asbury Park, NJ
CBGB's, New York, NY
Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
The Funk Box, Baltimore, MD
Stella Blue, Asheville, NC
Nectars, Burlington, VT
The Way Out Club, St Louis, MO
Alley Katz, Richmond, VA
Club Metronome, Burlington, VT
The Lions Den, New York, NY
Visulite Theater, Charlotte, NC
The Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
Fergiess Pub, Philadelphia, PA
The Blue Fugue, Columbia, MO
10 High, Atlanta, GA
The Funhouse, Bethlehem, PA
Club 218, Philadelphia, PA
Pontiac Grille, Philadelphia, PA
Stella Blue, Asheville, NC
John & Peter's Place, New Hope, PA
Stinger Club, Brooklyn, NY
The Rongovian Embassy, Trumansburg, NY
The C Note, New York, NY
Go! Studios, Carborro, NC
The Half Shell, VA Beach, VA
North Six, Brooklyn, NY
The Continental, New York, NY
Soundwaves, Reading, PA
The Court Tavern, New Brunswick, NJ
Revolution Hall, Troy, NY
The Magic Bag, Detroit, MI
Sellersville Theatre, Sellersville, PA
The 5 Spot, Atlanta GA
SELECTED FESTIVALS AND BENEFITS:
The Brookridge Farm Benefit, 2004, New Hope, PA
Sprouting Grass Festival, 2004, Mars Hill, NC
BeLeVe Festival, 2003, Bethlehem, PA
Riverfusion, 2003, Bethlehem, PA
Musikfest, 2002, 2005, 2006 Bethlehem, PA
Northeast Kingdom Music Festival, 2005, Vermont
