White Trash is a funk/hard rock/soul band from Queens, New York, billed as "Four college dropouts with an attitude ... and a horn section".[1] They separate themselves from other bands in their genre with their horn section, called the Badass Brass, which gives them a very funky musical sound. They enjoyed some success in the early 90s before disbanding. They later reformed and released several more albums and toured the U.S. White Trash was heavily influenced by Motley Crue[2] and the The Blues Brothers .
Friends Dave Alvin (vocals) and brothers Ethan (guitar) and Aaron Collins (bass) formed the band in 1985 and first played together at Aaron's bar mitzvah, performing covers of Judas Priest's "Breaking The Law" and "Living After Midnight".[3] They used several different drummers until three years later, when Aaron's high school buddy Mike Caldarella joined. In 1990 they were discovered and subsequently signed to EMI Music Publishing. They signed to Elektra Records in 1991 and released their self-titled debut album that same year, which was produced by George Drakoulias and engineered by Brendan O'Brien.
The album was fairly successful, featuring cover artwork by Jack Davis of MAD Magazine and fueled by the video for "Apple Pie", which was in heavy rotation on MTV'sBuzz Bin. The song reached No. 39 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, while the album charted at No. 122 on the Billboard 200. Despite this, they decided to split up because the Collins brothers and Caldarella were not happy with the musical direction the band was headed. While the band was on hiatus, the other single from their album, The Crawl, was used as the theme song for MTV's The Jon Stewart Show in 1993.
Alvin continued White Trash with an entirely new lineup in 1993. Craig LeBlang took over guitar duties, Eric Brodin handled the bass, and Dave Barckow[4] sat behind the drum kit. The band began touring again, including opening for Kiss in Burbank, California in September. They released the album Si O Si, Que? in 1994, produced by Daniel Rey (Ramones, White Zombie, King Missile).[5] Two singles were released from the album ("Minor Happiness" and "Pig") and a tour with New Jersey band Spare Change, but by the time the album came out the music scene had changed radically due to influence of grunge rock and White Trash was viewed as too old school to be viable in the music industry.
White Trash headlining at Queens Rockfest 2021 in Queens, NY
White Trash disbanded until 2007 when the original line up got back together for a reunion show at the Crazy Donkey in Long Island. The reaction was so positive that the band reformed and played several more shows. In 2008 Dave Alvin and Aaron Collins decided to write new material and get everyone back in the studio to record a brand new album. In March 2009 White Trash released 3D Monkeys in Space through Gotham Gold Music, and In 2015 White Trash released Suburban Purgatory. The band was touring again until the unexpected death of a heart attack of guitarist Ethan Collins in December 2016.
The band has played numerous benefit concerts since, as well as headlining at Queens Rockfest in June of 2021. The members of White Trash have also been involved in numerous side projects, including Butterbrain (featuring Aaron Collins and Chris Arbisi), Two Ton Turntable (Dave Alvin), Bone Monkey (Alvin and Dave Barckow), and The Diddley Idols (Barckow).
As natives of Queens, New York, many of the members of White Trash are die-hard New York Mets fans, and the current band logo is an homage to the team[6]
^Wyatt, Alex (2017-08-26). "Best Bands You've Never Heard - White Trash & the Badass Brass (Four college drop outs with attitude...And a brass section)". AlexRox.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
^Sludge, Metal. "20 Questions w/ White Trash singer Dave Alvin. | Metal Sludge". Retrieved 2022-09-12.
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Not to be confused with Edgar Winter s White Trash For other uses see White trash disambiguation White Trash is a funk hard rock soul band from Queens New York billed as Four college dropouts with an attitude and a horn section 1 They separate themselves from other bands in their genre with their horn section called the Badass Brass which gives them a very funky musical sound They enjoyed some success in the early 90s before disbanding They later reformed and released several more albums and toured the U S White Trash was heavily influenced by Motley Crue 2 and the The Blues Brothers White TrashOriginQueens New York USGenresFunk hard rock soulYears active1985 1995 2007 presentLabelsElektra RecordsMembersDave Alvin Aaron Collins Chris Arbisi Terry Thomas Dave Barckow Marc PincusPast membersEthan Collins Mike Caldarella Eric Brodin Craig LeBlangWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Line ups 2 1 Horns 2 2 Keyboards 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Singles 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit White Trash promotional photo 1991 Friends Dave Alvin vocals and brothers Ethan guitar and Aaron Collins bass formed the band in 1985 and first played together at Aaron s bar mitzvah performing covers of Judas Priest s Breaking The Law and Living After Midnight 3 They used several different drummers until three years later when Aaron s high school buddy Mike Caldarella joined In 1990 they were discovered and subsequently signed to EMI Music Publishing They signed to Elektra Records in 1991 and released their self titled debut album that same year which was produced by George Drakoulias and engineered by Brendan O Brien The album was fairly successful featuring cover artwork by Jack Davis of MAD Magazine and fueled by the video for Apple Pie which was in heavy rotation on MTV s Buzz Bin The song reached No 39 on Billboard s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart while the album charted at No 122 on the Billboard 200 Despite this they decided to split up because the Collins brothers and Caldarella were not happy with the musical direction the band was headed While the band was on hiatus the other single from their album The Crawl was used as the theme song for MTV s The Jon Stewart Show in 1993 Alvin continued White Trash with an entirely new lineup in 1993 Craig LeBlang took over guitar duties Eric Brodin handled the bass and Dave Barckow 4 sat behind the drum kit The band began touring again including opening for Kiss in Burbank California in September They released the album Si O Si Que in 1994 produced by Daniel Rey Ramones White Zombie King Missile 5 Two singles were released from the album Minor Happiness and Pig and a tour with New Jersey band Spare Change but by the time the album came out the music scene had changed radically due to influence of grunge rock and White Trash was viewed as too old school to be viable in the music industry White Trash headlining at Queens Rockfest 2021 in Queens NY White Trash disbanded until 2007 when the original line up got back together for a reunion show at the Crazy Donkey in Long Island The reaction was so positive that the band reformed and played several more shows In 2008 Dave Alvin and Aaron Collins decided to write new material and get everyone back in the studio to record a brand new album In March 2009 White Trash released 3D Monkeys in Space through Gotham Gold Music and In 2015 White Trash released Suburban Purgatory The band was touring again until the unexpected death of a heart attack of guitarist Ethan Collins in December 2016 The band has played numerous benefit concerts since as well as headlining at Queens Rockfest in June of 2021 The members of White Trash have also been involved in numerous side projects including Butterbrain featuring Aaron Collins and Chris Arbisi Two Ton Turntable Dave Alvin Bone Monkey Alvin and Dave Barckow and The Diddley Idols Barckow As natives of Queens New York many of the members of White Trash are die hard New York Mets fans and the current band logo is an homage to the team 6 Line ups EditDave D Bone Alvin vocals harmonica Ethan Sugar Brown Collins guitar 1985 1991 2007 2016 died 2016 Aaron White Owl Collins bass keyboards piano 1985 1991 2007 present Mike Caldarella drums percussion 1988 1991 2007 2020 Craig LeBlang guitar 1991 1995 2008 2021 Eric The Viking Brodin bass 1991 1995 Dave Barckow drums percussion 1991 1995 2020 present Marc Pincus guitar 2021 present Horns Edit Brendan Stiles trumpet first two albums Chris Arbisi alto saxophone debut album plus 3D Monkeys in Space amp Suburban Purgatory Terry Thomas tenor amp baritone saxophone debut album amp 3D Monkeys in Space Ed Kollar trombone Si O Si Que Benjamin Clapp trombone 3D Monkeys in Space amp Suburban Purgatory Demian Richardson trumpet 3D Monkeys in Space amp Suburban Purgatory Keyboards Edit Bernie Worrell clavinet Si O Si Que Discography EditStudio albums Edit White Trash 1991 122 US Minor Happiness EP 1993 Si O Si Que 1994 3 D Monkeys in Space 2009 Suburban Purgatory 2015Singles Edit Year Song MainstreamRock 7 Album1991 Apple Pie 39 White Trash Po White Trash 1992 The Crawl 1993 Minor Happiness Si O Si Que Pig References Edit Wyatt Alex 2017 08 26 Best Bands You ve Never Heard White Trash amp the Badass Brass Four college drop outs with attitude And a brass section AlexRox com Retrieved 2022 09 12 Sludge Metal 20 Questions w White Trash singer Dave Alvin Metal Sludge Retrieved 2022 09 12 Aaron s Bar Mitzvah 1984 retrieved 2022 09 09 HOME davebarckow Retrieved 2022 09 09 White Trash Si O Si Que retrieved 2022 09 09 whitetrashuniverse com White Trash Universe Retrieved 2022 09 12 White Trash Chart history Billboard External links EditWhite Trash on Allmusic Metal Sludge 20 Questions with Ethan Collins White Trash Universe Official Site Metal Sludge 20 Questions with Dave Alvin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title White Trash American band amp oldid 1109982974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
