Bob Bert
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| Robert Bertelli | |
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| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Years active | 1982-present |
| Labels | Thick Syrup Records |
| Associated acts | Sonic Youth Pussy Galore Boss Hog Chrome Cranks Knoxville Girls Bewitched |
| Notable instruments | |
| Drums | |
Robert Bertelli, better known as Bob Bert, is an American rock drummer.
Biography
Bert is the son of the quarterback Angelo Bertelli. Based in Hoboken, New Jersey, Bert initially came to prominence as drummer for the experimental rock band Sonic Youth during the early to mid-1980s. Bert played on the Sonic Youth releases Confusion Is Sex, Sonic Death, and Bad Moon Rising. After Bad Moon Rising, Bert quit the group.
Bert contributed during the last half of the 1980s as percussionist for noise band Pussy Galore, as well as their splinter group Boss Hog. He was a member of Action Swingers in the early 1990s.[1]
In the early 1990s, Bert drummed for the Chrome Cranks (which also included Peter Aaron on vocals; Jerry Teel on bass; and William Weber on stun guitar).
After the dissolution of the Cranks, Bert joined forces with guitarist Kid Congo, guitarist Jack Martin, bassist/vocalist Jerry Teel and organist Barry London in the rootsy New York City band Knoxville Girls.
- Bewitched
Throughout, Bert managed to release a handful of recordings by his percussive/concussive vehicle Bewitched. Releases by Bewitched include the Chocolate Frenzy 12" EP; some albums, including Harshing My Mellow on No. 6 Records; and the "Hey White Homie" 7" on Sub Pop. Bewitched toured with S.Y. and STP (short-lived NYC all-female foxcore band which included PG guitarist Julie Cafritz) during the summer of 1990, the year Goo was released.
During the late 1990s, Bert (with his wife, artist Linda Wolfe) began publishing BBGun, a zine that primarily covers punk rock.
In 1998, Bert contributed the liner notes and interviewed Suicide for the reissue of the band's eponymous second album.
Bert currently plays with "Five Dollar Priest" as well as with the International Shades, which features ex-Live Skull guitarist Mark C. and former Pier Platters shop assistant-turned-keyboardist Dorien Garry among others.
In 2011 Thick Syrup Records released the compilation cd Bewitched - Bob Bert Presents: The Worst Poetry Of 1986 - 1993, featuring all tracks Bob Bert recorded with Bewitched.The label also released the last album of the re-united Chrome Cranks featuring Bert on drums.
Discography
With Sonic Youth
- Confusion is Sex, 1982
- Kill Yr Idols, 1983
- Bad Moon Rising, 1984
- Sonic Death
- Death Valley 69
With Lee Ranaldo
- Between The Times And Tides, 2012
Bewitched
- Chocolate Frenzy 12" EP
- Brain Eraser, No. 6 Records
- Harshing My Mellow, No. 6 Records
- Hey White Homie" 7" Sub Pop.
- Bewitched - Bob Bert Presents: The Worst Poetry Of 1986 - 1993 CD, Thick Syrup Records 2011
Chrome Cranks
- Dead Cool, CD Crypt, 1995
- Love In Exile, CD PCP[disambiguation needed], 1996
- Oily Cranks, CD Atavistic Records, 1997
- Diabolical Boogie: Singles, Demos & Rarities (1992 B.C.- 1998 A.D.), CD Atavistic Records, 2006
- Ain't No Lies In Blood CD, Thick Syrup Records 2011
Bibliography
- Browne, David. Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth. Da Capo Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-306-81515-7. pg. 81 ff.
References
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 588
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