Casbah Club
| Casbah Club | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Rock, mod rock, hard rock |
| Years active | 2004–2008 (on hiatus) |
| Labels | Stir Music |
| Website | Official Casbah Club Website |
| Members |
Simon Townshend Bruce Foxton Bruce Watson Mark Brzezicki |
Casbah Club is a mod rock band formed in 2004, consisting of guitarist/vocalist Simon Townshend (brother of Pete Townshend and touring member of The Who), bassist Bruce Foxton (The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers), drummer Mark Brzezicki (Procol Harum, Big Country), and rhythm guitarist Bruce Watson (Big Country). Scottish singer JJ Gilmour sang with the band in its earliest incarnation, a live album entitled Eastworld was from this period was released.
Watson left the band to concentrate on his work with Four Good Men prior to re-forming Big Country with Brzezicki and Tony Butler for a 25th anniversary tour in 2007.
Casbah Club's debut album, Venustraphobia, was released in June 2006. During that year they toured with The Who, wherein Simon Townshend played a support set as a member of Casbah Club before playing the headlining set as a member of The Who.
As of September 2008, Casbah Club has been on hiatus as Simon continues to tour with The Who and Bruce Foxton tours with From The Jam. Bruce Watson and Mark Brzezizki currently record and tour with the reformed Big Country.
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