Artist description Josh Lederman y Los Diablos reign high o'er the Irish-Jewish Folk-Punk scene.

Music Style Irish-Jewish Folk-Punk

Musical Influences The Pogues, Tom Waits

Artist History Josh Lederman lives in Somerville, MA and drives a car that gets robbed twice a year. But the payments are low, and soon she'll all be his. He began playing music just to meet women but says he's found much more along the way. (Three women.) Lederman now fronts his merry band of drunks, rejects and computer programmers who have taken Boston's Irish wedding music scene and turned it on its head. But things haven't always been so rosy. The band's initial identity crisis led at least three bass players to leave the band in such a hurry that one actually left his rig behind at Los Diablos' rehearsal space ($500 or b/o, contact johnb@coffeestainmusic.com for more info.)Eventually, their love of all kinds of songs led them in one inevitable direction: Irish Wedding music. But they still needed a name. Not knowing where to turn for inspiration, they chose to christen themselves under the universal language, Spanish. Getting wedding gigs proved to be harder than the boys had figured, many bridal parents complaining that they "curse too much." But Lederman offers, "It's not like we were asking to go on the $#%!ing honeymoon. You'd think we were in Cuba or something [we think he was trying to refer to a place where you can't curse]." Still, it didn't take long till Los Diablos were banned from wedding receptions throughout the New England area. But soon the bars and colleges came knocking. And the band finally found an outlet for their melodies and their tales. "Sure we miss the hors d'oeuvres, but it's worth it to play for an audience that isn't so damn happy all the time," recalls Lederman.

Group Members Josh Lederman - guitar, vocals Pete Varga - mandolin, guitar John Buczkowski - accordion, banjo Rick Pierik - drums Dan Deleo - bass Pat McHugh - bass Travis Williams - bass

Instruments Guitar, accordion, mandolin, banjo, drums, bass, vox

Albums Serenades from the Gutter (1996), Sheik of Araby (1999), It's a Long and Lonely Time Until the Train Will Bring You Home (2001)

Press Reviews "Lederman has come through on Serenades From the Gutter, a nice, twisted little bend on the acoustic scene in Boston... made of 25% attitued, 50% observation, 27.5% help from some friends, 7% courage and 11% cool title." - NORTHEAST PERFORMER "Lederman and his crew have stumbled upon an interesting and inventive brand of music. Filled with broken-hearted narratives and captivating, neo-psychedelic lyrics, Lederman's songs engagingly detail the impassioned yearnings of the heart." - SEVEN DAYS VT "Straight out of the Tow Waits camp." - music critic Jabe Beyer "Josh is a real pain in the ass." - Los Diablos

Location Boston, MA - USA

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