Led by guitar virtuoso Simon Chardiet, Simon & the Bar Sinisters make music that is truly unclassifiable. Chardiet shifts effortlessly, both in terms of guitar and vocal style, from rockabilly to Big Star-type pop to snarling British punk, and then onto ZZ Top-ish riffing. Listening to Simon could be a shortcut to a more complete musical education. Seeing him live is more like receiving a guitar lesson. Throw some N.Y.C. bad attitude ("I'd Be Grateful if You Were Dead") into the mix, then stir, and you have some serious gumbo.
Led by guitar virtuoso Simon Chardiet, Simon & the Bar Sinisters make music that is truly unclassifiable. Chardiet shifts effortlessly, both in terms of guitar and vocal style, from rockabilly to Big…
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by Geoff Ginsberg