Bookstore Robbery

What do you get when you meld a Texan who's so into melody it hurts, a West Coast bass player who can play anything, an East Coast drummer who does, and loud English guitars tainted with swirling, indie-Brit rock? Bookstore Robbery is the runt child of this strange union. A strange union to say the least. Singer-songwriter Brian Ledford hails from the unapologetic bars of Austin and Lubbock, where he cut his teeth in the late 80's and early 90's with Alan Durham (Alejandro Escovedo, Dumptruck).

Bookstore Robbery is the runt child of this strange union.

A strange union to say the least. Singer-songwriter Brian Ledford hails from the unapologetic bars of Austin and Lubbock, where he cut his teeth in the late 80's and early 90's with Alan Durham (Alejandro Escovedo, Dumptruck). After relocating to Seattle he then hooked up with Newcastle, England native David Bradley, who added the swirling guitars that set the foundation for Bookstore Robbery's appeal. But it's the opposing ruckus of Chris Harig's drumming that can't shake its Providence hardcore roots, and Mark Gibson's smooth Bay-Area bass styling, that makes this union a show worth catching.