Heavy Trash is an American
rockabilly
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band based in
New York City
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, formed by
Jon Spencer of
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and
Matt Verta-Ray (formerly of New York bands
Madder Rose and Speedball Baby).
The band's music draws from an eclectic mix of genres, including
rock & roll
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,
rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music. It dates back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the Southern United States, South. As a genre, it blends the sound of Western music (North America), Western musi ...
,
blues
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,
alternative country
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, and
garage rock
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or
garage punk
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. They are currently signed to
Yep Roc Records
Yep Roc Records is an American independent record label based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and owned by Redeye Distribution. Since 1997, the label has released albums from North Carolina and international artists, including Fountains of Wayne ...
,
and
Crunchy Frog Records.
They once toured together with the Canadian band
The Sadies
The Sadies are a Canadian rock and roll / country and western band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky. Dallas Good, a founding member, died in 2022. Dallas and Travis are the sons of Margaret a ...
, under the name of ''Heavy Trash and The Sadies''.
Discography
*''
Heavy Trash'' – 2005
*''
Going Way Out with Heavy Trash'' – 2007
*''
Midnight Soul Serenade
''Midnight Soul Serenade'' is an album by Heavy Trash, released in 2009. It contains a cover of "Bumble Bee", written by LaVern Baker
Delores LaVern Baker (born Delores Evans; November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American rhythm a ...
'' – 2009
References
External links
Heavy Trash official website
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Musical groups established in 2005
American rockabilly music groups
Rock music groups from New York (state)
Yep Roc Records artists