The Herbert Bail Orchestra
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Herbert Bail Orchestra is a fusion of past and present, frontier and adventure, psyche and soul. Full sounds and powerful live performances pull listeners into their timeless dimension. - HUFF POST
It might seem odd that an Americana folk tribe like Herbert Bail Orchestra owes the birth of their latest single to a festival known for new-agey, electronic music. But it wasn't until their first appearance at Lightning in a Bottle a few years ago when the band says the song "You Are Beautiful" really came to life. They were playing dead last on the bill at of the lounge stages, joining in a sweaty, 20-minute jam session that didn't stop until around 3:30 a.m. - OC Weekly
The Herbert Bail Orchestra's lead singer and guitarist Anthony Frattolillo credits his mentor, Juan, a janitor and apparent musical genius from Chile, for his ax-playing skills, and for instilling the need to put true life into his songs' expression. Juan taught the young Frattolillo that his music ought to tell stories that come straight from the heart, and that if he's gonna play it all, he's gotta be really feeling it. Evidenced by his band's recent album The Future's in the Past, Frattolillo learned his lessons well, as he and accordion player/trombonist Andrew Katz deliver their wryly humorous narrative soundscapes with fervid glee and, better yet, painterly detail, aided by an ensemble of violin, trumpet, trombone, banjo, keys, bass and drums. Also tonight: rustic-rock in CinemaScope courtesy L.A.'s Janks. --John Payne - LA Weekly Blog
To hear the music of band that bears his name, it’s easy to imagine the mythological character Herbert Bail trudging down some dusty backroad, holes in his shoes and cactus needles in his pants, toting a wooden handcart bulging with a guitar, accordion, horns, viola, banjo and assorted tools of the trade. All Mr. Bail needs, it would seem, is a few friends and a jug of something tasty, and one heck of a party would break out. And so it is with the Herbert Bail Orchestra, the sometimes-nine-strong collective fronted by singer-guitarist Anthony Frattolillo. Their debut album “The Future’s in the Past,” released last year on the day the world was supposed to end, is a sprawling collection of gypsy folk that’s rich in storytelling and carving out myths of its own. Frattolillo is joined on album by Andrew Katz, Colin Warling, Jack Dawson, Ryan McClain, Michael Villers, Steve Mitchell and Danny T. Levin — together, they recall a even-more-homespun version of Gogol Bordello. - BuzzBands.LA
"Herbert Bail leaves you amazed..."
Read the full feature - click on the link below - MySpoonful
As part of the promotion for our All Hallows' Eve Party - Villians asked the orchestra to swing by the tavern early in the morning to perform on KTLA TV and give people a sense of the debauchery that would unfold later that night. Thanks to the KTLA TV News Team and especially Ms. Mar Yvette - the best damn lifestyle reporter there is. - KTLA TV
DJ Taki and Cami Alvarez asked brotha Andrew Katz to swing by KXLU and play a track from our upcoming album. Listen to what they had to say about Holy Smokes - KXLU
Reg B and Rayne of The Basement Sessions invited Anthony and Katz over for a sit down and to play some music in the ladies bathroom at Hemingways. To say the least, the guys could not decline. - The Basement Sessions
Follow the link. Listen to the podcast! - Songs from Next Weekend
Hometown? Dream town?
New York City. Unknown.
Who inspires you?
Bob and Bruce. Lucretius. Jarmusch. Tom Waits. DeVotchKa. Gogol Bordello. The Italian anthropologist Giorgio Agamben. Crooked Cowboy and the Freshwater Indians. A good IPA. Will Oldham and Palace Music. DAVE VON RONK. TV on the Radio. Women. Arcades. Very Big Ships. HOUSE and HOOKER. Raymond Carver. John Ford.
Favorite place in LA?
La Playita Seafood Restaurant, just east of the Golden State Freeway, north of Downtown. Cross the freeway into Lincoln Heights and then go down by the railroad tracks.
Best advice ever received?
“Head for the wilderness!”
When did you lose your virginity?
1937
What’s your vice?
Gin.
How would you define love?
A loaf of bread, a glass of wine, and thou my dear.
Something only your mother knows about.
Who Herbert Bail really is.
Anything else you’d like to confess.
No.
Join Young & Pretty, Herbert Bail, The Herbert Bail Orchestra and more Saturday, January 28th for a showcase featuring up and coming musicians and to party with those who celebrate art, music and culture. - Y&P.tv
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Discography
The Future's in the Past - released Dec. 21, 2012
1. Holy Smokes
2. The Big Sound
3. Take Me Down
4. Nobody Knows
5. Choose a Path
6. The Nature of Things
7. Epic Diva
8. The Future's in the Past
The Herbert Bail Orchestra EP - released Nov. 1, 2011
1. The Carnival Show
2. My Bare Bones
3. Where I May Breathe
4. Bullet
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Bio
From the depths of the modern American folk movement hails the vast musical journey known as the Herbert Bail Orchestra. LA Weekly declares Herbert Bail one of the Best Shows to See in LA. "A fusion of past and present, frontier and adventure, psyche and soul. Full sounds and powerful live performances pull listeners into their timeless dimension." says M. Duwe of The Huffington Post.
Herbert Bail's first album was released in early 2013,The Future's in the Past "a collection of gypsy folk that carves out myths of its own," says Kevin Bronson of BuzzbandsLA. The album traverses from the cryptic shadows of Holy Smokes to the Western infused ballads portrayed in songs like The Nature of Things .
Last year the band collaborated with award winning director Björn Rühmann to create a music video trilogy inspired by three songs from their last album. Part I: The Nature of Things,explores the story of a man, his dog and their last road. Exclusive Release on Nowness, Vimeo Staff Pick, ‘Six of the Best Creative Music Videos' says 1.4
Recently Herbert Bail released a new single You Are Beautiful which received mention in the HUFF POST, OC Weekly, Buzzbands and more. Herbert Bail is currently performing locally in and around Los Angeles and working on a collection of new songs for release sometime next year.
Herbert Bail has also had the honor of being featured on GOOD MORNING LA, AXS TV, SOFAR SOUNDS, SXSW'S CRAVE\MARSHALL MUSIC SHOWCASE, THE BASEMENT SESSIONS and has earned notable attention in LAS VEGAS WEEKLY,INLAND EMPIRE WEEKLY, LA RECORD, and more.
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