Steve Almaas, a longtime East Village resident, musician and songwriter, died on June 5 at the age of 69.
He was arguably best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for Beat Rodeo, a pioneer of the Americana and alt-country sound.
The video here for "Just Friends," filmed on an East Village rooftop, is from Beat Rodeo's 1984 album Staying Out Late.
A snapshot of a band, a rooftop and an East Village that feels both familiar and far away.
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Good band. Their label mates General Public also filmed a video from a nearby location.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=03Auw4hfZSI&
From 1974-1979 (or 1980?) before moving to NYC, he was also in a Minneapolis pioneer punk band called The Suicide Commandos. Their last reunion show was at First Avenue in March 2026 but he sadly couldn't make it due to his cancer. They still got huge crowds when they did reunion shows. Check out this high energy video from 1977: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ZbNVb7Qh0
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