'80s music...and BEYOND! Weird instruments! The Adorabulls play ANYTHING that gets people up and dancing. From '80s to Oldies, hip-hop to '90s alternative rock, these 4 dudes take cover songs on weird instruments to new heights. (Ryan DeNardis - accordion, John McNulty - ukulele, Michael A. Keller - suitcase percussion, Mike Kuhn - bass). Straight outta Pittsburgh, PA.
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SET LIST:
1999 Prince
500 Miles Proclaimers
7 Nation Army White Stripes
A Little Respect Erasure
Africa Toto
All My Loving Beatles
Always Something There to Remind Me Naked Eyes
American Girl Tom Petty
American Music Violent Femmes
Any Way You Want It Journey
Baby Got Back Sir Mix-a-Lot
Ball and Chain Social Distortion
Billie Jean Michael Jackson
Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes
Born to be Wild Steppenwolf
Brandy Looking Glass
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Build Me Up Buttercup Foundations
Bye Bye Love Everly Brothers
Cake by the Ocean DNCE
Careless Whisper Wham
Cars Gary Numan
Celebration Cool & the Gang
Centerfold J. Geils Band
Come on Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners
Come Together Beatles
Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd
Country Roads John Denver
Crazy Gnarls Barkley
Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne
Creep Radiohead
Dance Monkey Tones and I
Dancing Queen ABBA
Dancing with Myself Billy Idol
Daydream Believer Monkees
December 1963 (Oh What a Night) Four Seasons
Don't Change INXS
Don't Stop Believin' Journey
Don't You Forget About Me Simple Minds
Don't You Want Me Baby Human League
Down On the Corner CCR
Down Under Men at Work
Dyer Maker Led Zeppelin
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes
Fight for your Right (to Party) Beastie Boys
Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
Fortunate Son CCR
Friends in Low Places Garth Brooks
Gimme Some Lovin' Spencer Davis Group
Gin and Juice The Gourds
Good Lovin' Rascals
Hey Jealousy Gin Blossoms
Hey Mickey Toni Basil
Hey Ya Outkast
Hooked on a Feeling Blue Suede
Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran
I Got You Babe Sonny & Cher
I Melt With You Modern English
I Saw Her Standing There Beatles
I Wanna Be Sedated The Ramones
I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
I'm a Believer Monkees
I'm Alright (Caddyshack theme) Kenny Loggins
I'm Shipping Up to Boston Dropkick Murphys
I'm Too Sexy Right Said Fred
Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice
If I Had a Million Dollars Barenaked Ladies
In the Still of the Night Five Satins
Island in the Sun Weezer
It's the End of the World REM
Jenny (867-5309) Tommy Tutone
Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
Jive Talkin' Bee Gees
Jump Kris Kross
Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode
Just Like Heaven The Cure
Karma Chameleon Culture Club
Keep Your Hands to Yourself Georgia Satellites
Kiss Prince
Laid James
Letterbox They Might Be Giants
Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi
Lonesome Loser Little River Band
Louie Louie The Kingsmen
Love Shack B52s
Maniac (Flashdance theme) Michael Sembello
Material Girl Madonna
Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney
Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
My Girl Temptations
Need You Tonight INXS
OblaDi OblaDa Beatles
Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger
Piano Man Billy Joel
Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
Praise You Fat Boy Slim
Pressure Billy Joel
Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival
Psycho Killer Talking Heads
Rebel Rebel David Bowie
Renegade STYX
Ring of Fire Johnny Cash
Rock and Roll all Nite KISS
Rock the Casbah Clash
Rock this Town Stray Cats
Safety Dance Men Without Hats
Satisfaction Rolling Stones
Save it for Later English Beat
September Earth, Wind, & Fire
Should I Stay or Should I Go Clash
SHOUT! (from Animal House) Everly Brothers
Still the Night Bodeans
Stuck in the Middle With You Stealer's Wheel
Summer of 69 Bryan Adams
Surfin' Safari Beach Boys
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses
Tainted Love Soft Cell
Take Me Out Franz Ferdinand
Take On Me A-ha
Talk Dirty to Me Poison
Tequila Champs
The Break Up Song Greg Kihn
The Chicken Dance Traditional
The Electric Slide Marcia Griffiths
The Tide is High Blondie
The Weight The Band
These Boots are Made for Walking Nancy Sinatra
Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler
Train in Vain Clash
Tubthumping Chumbawamba
Uptown Funk Mark Ronson
Video Killed the Radio Star Presidents of the USA
Wake me up Before you Go Go WHAM
Walk Like an Egyptian Bangles
We Can Work It Out Beatles
We're Not Gonna Take It Twisted Sister
Werewolves of London Warren Zevon
What I Got Sublime
Whiskey in the Jar Traditional Irish
With a Little Help from my Friends Joe Cocker
Working for the Weekend Loverboy
You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon
You Never Can Tell (Pulp Fiction soundtrack) Chuck Berry
You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC
You Spin Me Right Round Dead Or Alive
THE ADORABULLS BACKGROUND STORY
PITTSBURGH, PA. The idea for this weird-instrument cover band started taking shape on December 25, 2013, when John McNulty got a ukulele for Christmas. A longtime singer/drummer/guitarist, he immediately set about to learn a few '80s songs on this new instrument and landed an opening gig at Bloomfield Bridge Tavern on April 26, 2014. As the date approached, he added Facebook friend/drummer Mike Bartko and Craigslist bassist-for-hire Brenton Renner. Running the ukulele through some guitar effect pedals, the band covered everything from Violent Femmes to RANCID and the first Adorabulls gig was a smashing success.
The current lineup features accordion virtuoso Ryan DeNardis, acoustic bassist Mike Kuhn, and suitcase/cajon player Michael A. Keller. The concept evolved and the new goal became to play familiar dance and party songs on strange instruments. Every member can sing, allowing for different lead singers, multi-part vocal harmonies, and even the occasional hip hop beatboxing part.
The result is a very full and professional sound that takes the first time listener by surprise. McNulty and Kuhn keep the party jumping with a lot of crowd interaction, DeNardis melts their faces with blazing accordion solos, and Keller amazes with his high vocal range and homemade drum kit built from an old suitcase.
THE ADORABULLS BIO
The four members of Pittsburgh's The Adorabulls are music nerds that happen to be good at pumping up crowds and playing high energy '80s party music on weird instruments! They often do 3 and 4-part harmony vocals and swap lead vocal duties. The goal is always to put on an upbeat, humorous, and engaging show.
John McNulty (ukulele) has been playing in various bands for over 20 years, playing drums, guitar, and most recently ukulele. In 2013, John was given a ukulele for Christmas, which ultimately resulted in formation of The Adorabulls, after several friends were convinced that a weird-instrument party band might be fun. Ryan DeNardis (accordion) holds several degrees in music and is the undisputed musical genius of the group. Not since Weird Al has a nerd rocked the accordion this hard. Michael Kuhn (acoustic bass) is a founding member of the band Steel City and is always the life of the party. Michael A. Keller (suitcase & cajon) sings all of the high heavy metal songs and is the only person that knows how to play a suitcase.