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In the ’80s, Bad Brains famously fused punk, reggae, funk, and metal, and inspired numerous bands across rock, metal, hip-hop, and alternative music. Their ethos of a “Positive Mental Attitude” (PMA) and the raw energy of their live shows also created a lasting spiritual and creative movement for generations of musicians.
Singer H.R. now has a successful solo career. And while he’s performed regionally in the area, according to C-Level’s Dave Deitke, he hasn’t played Cleveland in 15 years. But to celebrate the release of C-Level’s new single, “What’s Left,” a tune from the forthcoming album Scream Like You’re at Coltrane’s Funeral that features an H.R. cameo, he will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, at the Winchester Music Tavern in Lakewood.
“I was going back and forth with his PR agent trying to put together an interview for the podcast I do,” says Deitke via phone. “They posted something about being open for submissions for songs. We recorded the song and pitched it to them, and they liked it. I had written pretty much all of the song except for the bridge, which is open to interpretation. He was working with Ted Browne from Passafire. They came up with a cool part for the bridge. H.R.’s team informed me that this is the first song H.R. has ever been self referential in and he looked at it as looking to see what’s left for him in his career. And during the bridge where he says glass half full half empty, he chose to end on half full as in he seeing what’s coming next is half full.”
Deitke says he was thrilled to work with the eccentric singer and songwriter.
“It’s insane to have worked with him,” he says. ” As a kid, I would ride my bike with [bassist] Coda Crose listening to Bad Brains CDs. I remember seeing videos of him doing backflips. To have him listen to our song and call it ‘inspirational’ and add his voice to it — I was over the moon.”
For the show at the Winchester, Deitke says H.R. will perform with his own backing band and then hop on stage with C-Level to play the single “What’s Left.”
“H.R. has a really good supportive band. It’s the same cats he’s played with for the past ten years,” says Deitke. “It will be all reggae on his part, but when we saw him last time, he did some Bad Brains classics. He doesn’t do this a lot and his whole band has been listening to the song and practicing it. His team is really into it. We will do another one song that’s a cover. Two tunes for sure and there is other stuff.”
The show will also feature a rare acoustic performance from Benny Coleman of the Quasi Kings, a Columbus-based reggae band.
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