Bern & The Brights

I've had the great pleasure of seeing Bern & The Brights 3 times just this past month. The band has been playing extensively this fall season. With the release of their EP, Wartime Lullaby, just this past October, the band enjoys touring and having a break from the studio.

Bernadette Malavarca fronts the band. Her sultry vocals and driving electric guitar riffs add great intensity to the overall sound of the band. Catherine McGowan backs her vocals and plays acoustic guitar. Nicole Scorsone adds another level of mystique with her passionate voilin solos. Shawn Fafara adds a unique groove with his bass playing and Jose Ulloa plays percussion for the band.

Friday November 21st, Bern & The Brights played at Clash Bar in Clifton, New Jersey. Their set consisted of 8 songs. They opened with "Out Of The Haze," a fan favorite! The band also played at Lucky 7's in Jersey City, New Jersey the following day. The bar was packed and everyone really seemed into their music. There was lots of dancing and clapping amongst the audience. On December 6th the band played at Kenny's Castaways in New York City.

While the band has only been frequenting Jersey and New York bars, they've been getting a very good response. Nearly every show 4 or 5 people purchase the EP and tons of other audience members ask to be added to the mailing list.

Here's a video of the song "China"
It only features Bernadette, as it was filmed before the band came about...you can catch the song live at their next show...
December 16th 9:00pm @ Lucky 7's in Jersey City, New Jersey
Enjoy!