Belly working on King in Nassau, Bahamas, circa 1994 (Photo by Stephen DiRado, http://stephendirado.com)
There was something in the air in Boston in the early to mid ’90s, when great female artists and woman-fronted bands were popping up all over the scene! Women like Juliana Hatfield, Aimee Mann, Kay Hanley, and of course Tanya Donelly were making their voices heard all over alternative radio and indie rock stages.
Well, one of those bands are roaring back in a big way as Tanya Donelly has reunited with her bandmates in Belly with new music and a first tour since 1995.
In their first run together, Belly released two much-adored albums — Star in 1993 and King in 1995. The first album singles “Gepetto” and “Feed the Tree” were particularly popular and continued to receive airplay after the band disbanded. Tanya’s sweet yet full voice was a hallmark of Belly’s songs.
Watch the official music video for “Feed the Tree” by Belly on YouTube:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQJjUbMrt8w]
Vocalist Tanya is joined by guitarist Tom Gorman, drummer Chris Gorman, and bassist Gail Greenwood. Their reunion tour is underway with a stop scheduled locally at the 9:30 Club on Saturday, August 13. Make plans to catch this exciting band as they return with what is sure to be an engaging show.
Belly
9:30 Club
Saturday, August 13
Doors @8pm
$35
All ages