Event Listing - Music

Fri Jul 11 - Sat Jul 12

The New Mastersounds

Location	Date and Time
The Independent 628 Divisadero St. San Francisco, CA 94117 map cross street: Grove district: Western Addition/Alamo Square	Fri Jul 11 (Doors at 8:30pm, Show at 9pm) Sat Jul 12 (Doors at 8:30pm, Show at 9pm)

Description

In the late 1990's, guitarist and producer Eddie Roberts was running a club night in Leeds called "The Cooker." When The Cooker moved into a new venue with a second floor in 1999, there was space and the opportunity to put a live band together to complement the DJ sets. Simon Allen and Eddie had played together in 1997 as The Mastersounds, though with a different bassist and no organ. Through friends and the intimate nature of the Leeds music scene, Pete Shand and Bob Birch were added on bass and Hammond respectively, and The New Mastersounds were born. Though it was raw, and more of a boogaloo sound at first, it was powerful from the start. Their first rehearsal was hot enough for Blow it Hard Records to release on two limited-edition 7" singles in 2000.