Puddlegum

Whenever a band spends time in the studio, recording songs they have been perfecting, they watch the songs take on new forms. Pela was anxious as any band is to test their fresh group of songs on the road. Their new album, Rise ye Sunken Ships, was finished a few days before Christmas and Pela set out for an anticipated March tour. Unfortunately, the band had an accident on stage at Schuba’s involving their lead vocalist and guitarist, Billy McCarthy, and they had to cancel their tour.

“During last night’s show at Schuba’s in Chicago Billy [McCarthy] fell off the stage, landing on a broken pint glass. This happened during the triumphant finale of the set; the stage was crowded with people dancing and singing to ‘Cavalry‘, while a strobe light turned their vision into a cut screen movie. His left hand has a gash on the palm, and a deep slice in his pinky finger which also cut tendons.”

Billy was flown back to New York, and will undergo surgery. The doctor is estimating an eight week recovery period. Be sure to visit Pela’s Myspace and express your best wishes, or email billy@pelamusic.com.