Kathy Geary, soprano

Cloud Cover on Revelations Book II

Revelations Book II

released 1999 on WHICH Records, vinyl re-issue 2011

I AM HERE (Ron English / Kathy Geary)

Kathy Geary - vocals, piano
Don Martin - electric bass
Stephen Henderson - snare drum, congas
Andrew Williams - trombone
Serena Jost - cello
Produced by Kathy Geary & Ron English
recorded at Smash Studios, NYC 1999

HOLY TERROR (Ron English / Kathy Geary)

Kathy Geary vocal, piano
Bob Windbiel guitars
Don Martin bass
Adrian Harpham drums
Chorus: Emilio 'Zef' China, Michael DiRoma, Kathy Geary, Paris Pacchione, Nancy Tepper, Robert Wagner
Produced by Kathy Geary and Ron English
Mixed by Chris Albert at Mutiny Zoo Studios, Hoboken NJ
Recorded by Richard A. La Salvia at Smash Studios, NYC

Bleecker St. Reality Band "Fourth of July, 1993"

Bleecker St. Reality Band "Fourth of July, 1993"

My friend and business partner David Sokol and I formed a band in the early 1990's named "Bleecker St Reality Band". We both lived in the same building on Bleecker St down in the West Village in NYC and we were partners in Euphoria Studios, a music rehearsal studio that is still running strong to this day. We met our bassist Dan Martin, a gifted singer songwriter with Cuban heritage, and together we placed an ad in the Village Voice looking for a lead guitarist. We found Kevin Giordano and made our first recordings within two weeks of meeting him, after maybe two or three rehearsals we produced "Fourth Of July", which was the actual recording date. Dan Martin's girlfriend Linda Rabiet made a video of the session.

We recorded covers. I had been a huge fan of Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks and we did two of his songs.

Reelin' Down (Dan Hicks)

Caught in the Rain (Dan Hicks)

Soalin'

True Blue Lou (Robin, Coslow, Whiting)

Pure Love (Dan Martin)

Cloud Cover on Hyperjinx Tricycle

Hyperjinx Tricycle

released 2001 on Softskull

ROAD TO HEAVEN (Ron English / Kathy Geary)

Kathy Geary - vocals, piano

Produced by Kathy Geary & Ron English
recorded at Night Owl Studios, NYC 2001

This is the last piece I worked on with Ron English, after a series of collaborations for three different projects, from English 101, Popaganda and Revelations Book II. Ron wrote the lyrics for this song as a tribute and personal message to his long time friend Daniel Johnston. It mentions some of the icons and images that appear in Daniel's own songs. When I composed this song I was thinking about George Harrison's "Blue Jay Way". The crowd sounds were Ron's idea, he called them the "New Situationist Choir".

Bleecker St Reality Band - History and Time Line

It all began in 1992 when David and Kathy were both living in the same building on Bleecker St in the West Village in lower Manhattan. She was reading a biography of Phil Ochs, one of Dylan's contemporaries who lived and died in that block, writing what he felt. She was inspired by the history of the place and even though it seemed that history had passed on there still seemed to be an incredible energy left. People always on the street. Folk singers and african drum jams at midnight, hard rock spilling out from all the clubs, the Bitter End still cranking into the night. Even though Joni and Joan and Judy had left, even though Dylan and Tim Hardin and Jimi and Coltrane were no longer there, Kathy and David were. They started playing together with friends from the neighborhood and throughout the various incarnations of the band, they kept at it. The album UNREAL is the fruition of these years.

Time Line of All Concerts and Sessions in New York City

1/18/97 DARK STAR LOUNGE: Kathy Geary (vocals & guitar), David Sokol (drums), Bob Windbiel (lead guitar), Don Martin (bass guitar)
12/29/96 CB's GALLERY: Kathy Geary (vocals & guitar), Phil Bloom (drums), Bob Windbiel (lead guitar), Don Martin (bass guitar)
12/21/96 BAGGOTT INN: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Mark Czui (lead guitar), Don Martin
12/10/96 RODEO BAR: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Bob Windbiel, Don Martin
09/03/96 RODEO BAR: Kathy Geary, David Sokol , Bob Windbiel, Don Martin
07/16/96 SHOWCASE for Lawfirm at Euphoria Studios: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Bob Windbiel, Don Martin
04/10/96 BITTER END: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Bob Windbiel, Tony Conniff (vocals & bass)
03/11/96 WESTBETH THEATRE CENTER: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Tony Conniff, Bob Windbiel
02/27/96 BITTER END: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Tony Conniff, Bob Windbiel
01/04/96 BITTER END: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Tony Conniff, Bob Windbiel
09/15/95 HARD ROCK CAFE (US Tennis Open party for the Jensen Brothers): Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Tony Conniff (bass guitar)
05/22/95 MERCURY LOUNGE Last gig with the origianl band: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin (vocals & bass), Kevin Giordano (lead guitar)
04/12/95 LE BAR BAT: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
03/21/95 UNREAL at Power Station: final mastering
12/04/94 UNREAL at Power Station: final overdubs and mix
10/20/94 A.K.A. on Houston St: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
07/23/94 UNREAL begin recording at Power Station: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
06/09/94 POWER STATION track for ENGLISH 101: Ron English, Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
06/01/94 UNDER ACME: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
05/17/94 POWER STATION: demo 2: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
05/03/94 LE BAR BAT: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
03/24/94 TRAMPS: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
02/16/94 GONZALES Y GONZALES: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
01/07/94 UNDER ACME: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
11/15/93 LONE STAR ROADHOUSE: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano, Henry Morales (congas)
10/17/93 THE BITTER END: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano, Henry Morales (congas)
09/23/93 UNDER ACME: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
09/05/93 THE BITTER END: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
08/19/93 FLANNERY'S BAR: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
07/05/93 M&I RECORDING Studios demo 1: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Kevin Giordano
04/21/93 NEW MUSIC CAFE: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dale Robbins (bass sub for D. Martin), Dorian Cheah (guitar & violin), Craig Schneider (keys), Robert Wagner (tenor)
04/10/93 DOWNTIME: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin (bass vocals on DeMars), Dorian Cheah (vio & guitar), Craig Schneider (keys), Robert Wagner (tenor voice), Carol Attmore (vocals)
03/15/93 THE BITTER END: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Dan Martin, Dorian Cheah (guitar & violin), Craig Schneider (keys), vocals; Carol Attmore, Edgie Wallace, Robert Wagner
12/20/92 SPEAKEASY: Kathy Geary, David Sokol, Jeff Carney (bass sub for D. Martin), Warren Roche (guitar), Charlotte Carruthers (vocals & keys)