August saw Riverside, CA’s The BellRays release Heavy Steady Go! via their own Sweet Gee Records imprint, an album that deservedly cracks open the The Punk Site‘s top three picks of 2024. This album was recorded across two cities and two years, and saw two rhythm sections backing up founder members Lisa Kekaula and Robert Vennum. Mark Cisneros and Ron Miller, both from Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, in Tucson, AZ session. The second session took place at the band’s hometown Sweet Gee Studios that saw the return of past drummer Craig Waters and the arrival of bassist Nico Miles. The BellRays have been mixing punk, rock and soul for the last thirty years with a sound that can be described by one simple formula: Emotion + energy = excitement. Heavy Steady Go!, strict...