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Beard Of The Day – April 23rd – George Rebelo

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For twenty years now, George Rebelo has provided the precise yet powerful percussion backbone to one of modern punk rock’s most stalwart acts, Hot Water Music. And that balance of precision and power can just as equally be found in his jet black beard.

Hot Water Music has always toured relentlessly throughout the years, their with their live shows being truly energetic affairs. So when the band found itself on hiatus due to co-frontman Chuck Ragan’s desire to be with his family and sow his acoustic oats, Rebelo was enlisted to help out a fellow Gainseville, Florida act, none other than Against Me!. Rebelo contributed his skills to 2010’s White Crosses, and toured with the band intermittently. Hot Water Music themselves have since reformed, released new material for the first time in seven years in 2012 with Exister, and most recently pressed a limited edition quadruple-LP vinyl compilation to commemorate their 20th anniversary. And where ever the band may find itself next, it can be assured that the bearded Rebelo will be providing the drumming for it.

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Beard Of The Day – April 21st – Cedric Bixler-Zavala

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Much like the lineup decisions of of Joel Quenneville, the lyrics of At The Drive-In and Mars Volta lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala can be positively inscrutable. And while known more for his wild mop of curly hair that flails in the breeze during the wild and sometimes spastic live performances of both bands, Zavala often sports an equally unkempt beard.

At The Drive-In emerged out out of El Paso, TX in the late 90s and early aughts with post-hardcore bombast and a limitless array of tempo changes augmented by incredible live shows. But just as the band reached the apex of its popularity after the release of Relationship of Command in 2000, the band fractured into two offshoots- the more radio friendly (but still challenging) inclinations of guitarist and co-song writer Jim Ward and his band Sparta, while Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez formed the even more baffling Mars Volta, channeling their dormant prog rock inclinations. At The Drive-In has since reunited for the occasional one-off festival show, but new material seems out of the question. But no matter the project, Bixler-Zavala and his hair and beard will surely challenge listeners both in their patience hoping for a new ATDI release while also pushing new sonic boundaries.

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Beard Of The Day – April 20th – Jerry Bryant

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For the disaffected youth of the greater Chicagoland area, the perpetually bearded and long haired Jerry Bryant is nothing short of a saint. His long-running cable access show, JBTV (originally on Ch. 62) has been a haven for interviews, live performances, and music videos that even the so-called “alternative” radio stations wouldn’t touch.

JBTV has always been self-produced, directed, and hosted by Bryant himself, with his signature look ever whitening as the years trudge on, never losing his intimidatingly phallic microphone. Even having now done his show for over 30 years, Bryant has never lost his enthusiasm for the music or the format, and that fact should be admired just as much as his magnificent hair and beard.

 

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Beard Of The Day – April 17th – Tunde Adebimpe

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As the front man for the Brooklyn outfit TV On The Radio, there are few vocalists around who can croon quite like Tunde Adebimpe. A native of New York and a graduate of NYU’s film school, Adebimpe and guitarist Dave Sitek formed the band in 2001, fusing elements of post-punk, electronic, and barbershop. And while that might sound like the most pretentious, Brooklyn-centric hipster garbage ever, upon hearing the music itself there is no denying its excellence, and Adebimpe and TV on The Radio have released five full length albums since their formation fourteen years ago, all of them to critical acclaim.

But Adebimpe’s skillset isn’t limited to just singing. Being handsome as hell and impeccably bearded, Adebimpe starred opposite Anne Hathaway and Rosemarie DeWitt in 2008’s Rachel Getting Married, which found itself on several year-end Top 10 lists. He’s also directed several music videos, and is an accomplished visual artist and animator. And it’s that kind of multi-talented skill and versatility that remains necessary for prolonged success in spring hockey.

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Beard of the Day – April 16th – Reggie Watts

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If nothing else, last night’s game proved that it doesn’t take long for the Stanley Cup Playoffs to get weird. And performers don’t come a hell of a lot weirder than comedian and musician Reggie Watts.

Featuring a colossal afro/blowout and full beard to match, Watts performs his synth-based dadaist jams both to audiences of his own, and as the music director/sidekick on the the podcast and TV show Comedy Bang! Bang! (formerly Comedy Death Ray). In addition to those gigs, Watts now also serves as the first ever music director of The Late Late Show with its new host James Corden (sky point GP & The Fergs). But no matter what arena he finds himself in, Watts is consistently hilarious, even if it takes a little while for most to get the bit.