The Big Hurt (band)

The Big Hurt is a now defunct band from Baltimore, Maryland. Their 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 5000 local and regional acts to compete in the HFStival "Big Break" contest.

Biography

With It's members hailing from Baltimore, Annapolis, Kent Island and DC, The Big Hurt band came onto the music scene with a mixture Rock, Reggae, Breakbeat, Drum & Bass, Funk, Acid Jazz, Ska, Punk, Hip Hop, Go-Go, Jungle, Trip Hop and Afro Beat .

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. The Washington Post described The Big Hurt's music as an "easygoing sound comfortably combines funk, jazz and hip-hop influences". Ben Herman, owner of SoundExposure.com, was quoted as saying "All I know keeps me head on straight, and on many late nights, your songs have given me some serious strength to keep workin on the site".

The Big Hurt has opened for acts such as Long Beach Shortbus, Toots & the Maytals, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Kanye West, Cypress Hill, Badfish, Panic! At the Disco, Matisyahu, Foghat and many others at and HFStival 2006.

After a brief hiatus in 2007, the band's core members, Billy Martin, Matt Costello, Jamie Kelley, DeeJay Germ and Joe Mysko formed The Ashy Beat Hits with other notable Maryland & DC Musicians.

Former Members

• Billy Martin — vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, djembe
• Will Sutton — guitar
• Tim Johnson — bass
• DeeJay Germ — turntablism
• Matt Costello — percussion
• Jamie Kelley — drums
• Joe Mysko — keyboards

Discography

Albums

LESSONS CD / LP (Stay Humble Music, 2005)

• Hooligans
• Play Dead
• Nina
• All I Know
• Lessons
• Low Down Ho
• Impossible
• Low Rider
• Ditty
• Disrupt

EPs

Kent Island All Stars (1989)

Compilations

In Nihilism We Trust CD / LP (2007)

See also

• List of HFStival acts
• HFStival
• Acid Jazz
• Reggae

External links

• The Big Hurt profile, Baltimore City Paper
• The Big Hurt, MySpace.com