The BellRays

Vocalist Lisa Kekaula and guitarist Bob Vennum formed the BellRays around 1990 in Riverside, California. Originally, the duo leaned heavily toward a vintage R&B sound flecked with smoky jazz overtones. But with the addition of guitarist Tony Fate and Vennum moving to bass, the sound soon began to mix Kekaula's alley cat soul vocals with a biting punk rock bottom end. The In the Light of the Sun cassette appeared in 1993, followed by the "Wall of Soul" 7" two years later. The BellRays issued their debut full-length, Let It Blast, in 1998 and supported it with an extensive tour ...