Meet the Black Belles:
Shelby Lynne
Born and raised in sunny California. Unfortunately.
Spent childhood indoors, doing seances. Alone.
Kicked out of girl scouts for poisoning cookies. Allegedly.
Began playing drums. Hard.
Expelled from public school for performing exorcisms on fellow [unwilling] classmates.
Attended all-girls reform school; met Olivia Jean & Ruby Rogers.
Formed dark alliance.
Hobbies & interests: Stealing. Cheating. Secret Societies. Serial Killers. Russian Tragedies. Shark Attacks. Blood & Guts.
Ruby Rogers
Ruby, an atypical Mississippi belle was largely ostracized by her peers due to her unusual taste and appearance. Ruby learned at an early age to amuse herself and be what some consider a loner. Her family encouraged her musically since childhood. Her propensity for dark, heavy music & love for early rock and roll led her further into alienation. A lover of the arts, she enjoys literature, comic books, drawing, and film photography. Due to her affinity for nature, mysticism, tarot, herbology and astrology, she was rumored to be a practitioner of witchcraft.
Upon her mother discovering a dead bird in her purse & her negligence of playing well with others, Ruby was sent to boarding school.However, that is where she found others just like her.
Olivia Jean
Olivia Jean is a creature native to Detroit, Michigan. Years ago in Detroit she began a solo surf band named “Idee Fixe” to conceal any suspicions towards her exercises in witchcraft and voodooism. She has since migrated to Nashville, Tennessee to be with creatures that share similar interest, otherwise known as The Black Belles. Olivia Jean is a notorious creature that’s feared throughout the world and she generally has a bad reputation for being very aggressive and highly venomous. Her bouffant and hat weaken the use of her ears and morals, therefore when threatened she will display aggression with a set of signals that warn of the possibility of an attack.
WARNINGS: If you come in contact with Olivia Jean do not operate motor vehicles or heavy machinery within the succedent 24 – 48 hours.
SIDE EFFECTS: Many people who come in contact with Olivia Jean may experience serious, sometimes fatal side effects. Nausea, vomiting, headache, unusual changes in body temperature, vertigo, and slurred speech are very common. If you experience any of these side effects contact your doctor hastily.
Tina NoGood
Born Christina Norwood. Was not always a bad seed. She grew up in Nashville, TN, where she attended private schools and studied classical piano at a prestigious conservatory. She was elected freshman class president of the all-girls prep school she attended. However, she spent most of her presidency in detention and was later kicked out for vandalism. Since then, she has strictly been up to no good.
Tina met the Black Belles on a dead moon night. They bonded over a love for killer heels and leather. Tina was inducted into the group during a candlelit midnight ceremony the following night. Since then, the girls have been playing music and growing ever–paler in Olivia Jean’s attic.
When Tina is not playing music, she can be found slashing tires, breaking bottles, kicking over trashcans, starting food fights and making boys cry. Her interests include the supernatural, the occult, shenanigans, pranks, and general mischief.
What press are saying:
“Formed in Nashville two years ago under a rather apt shroud of mystery and Internet chatter—and mentored by ex–White Stripes front man Jack White through his Third Man Records label—the Black Belles are rather hard to miss: They’re the same four femmes fatales (with matching pale-white complexions and oversize black witch hats) whom you saw backing up Stephen Colbert earlier this year when he premiered his single “Charlene II” … However, now that their self-titled debut album has been released, it’s easy to see the group has more to offer than their well-coordinated black-on-black wardrobe. Jack White produced their album, and unsurprisingly his philosophy (which champions the gruffness of analog and vintage equipment over digitalized slickness) runs deep through every song.” — Vogue
“The band – comprised of bassist Ruby Rogers, drummer Shelby Lynne, synth player Lil’ Boo, and guitarist/vocalist/organ player Olivia Jean – create a dark blend of ’60s garage rock and soul with a modern twist. And that’s without mentioning their Hocus Pocus clothing style.” — Consequence of Sound
