Garage / Surf / Psychobilly / Beat

http://www.last.fm/music/Johnny+Burnette+&+The+Rock+%27n%27+Roll+Trio wrote:The Rock and Roll Trio were an American rockabilly group formed in Memphis, Tennessee, during the 1950s. They were also known as “Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio” and the “Johnny Burnette Trio”. The members of the Trio were Dorsey Burnette, his younger brother Johnny, and a friend Paul Burlison. Dorsey and Johnny Burnette were both natives of Memphis, having been born there in 1932 and 1934 respectively. Paul Burlison was born in Brownsville, Tennessee in 1929, but moved to Memphis with his family in 1937.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Litter wrote:The Litter was an American psychedelic and garage rock band, formed in 1966 in Minneapolis. They are best remembered for their 1967 debut single "Action Woman." The group recorded an album in 1972 but would re-unite in 1990, 1992, and again in 1998, when they recorded a new studio album consisting of both old and new material. All of their Minneapolis recorded material was produced by Warren Kendrick, who also owned the Scotty and Warick and Hexagon labels.

http://southerngaragebands.com/Tropics.html wrote:In 1966, The Tropics, AKA "The Bitchin' Red Band" when playing on the Pier in Cocoa Beach, Florida, won The International Battle of the Bands held at the famous McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The Band took first place over more than 1000 bands, which included such names as Chicago and Tommy James & The Shondells. Out of that came a recording contract with Columbia Records in New York and the single "Take the Time," produced by Teo Macero, which made it to the top of the charts and got a 92 on Dick Clark's American Bandstand!

http://theblindshake1.bandcamp.com/album/key-to-a-false-door wrote:“The Blind Shake is at once spacey, primitive futuristic, and brutal: a kind of backyard extraterrestrial minimal surf-punk party. One guitar, one baritone guitar, a fuckload of reverb, and a drummer who deserves an Olympic medal.” –SF Weekly

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-shadows-mn0000496405/biography wrote:The Shadows are usually thought of as the quintessential British instrumental group and, along with the American band the Ventures and the Swedish group the Spotnicks, one of the most popular instrumental groups in the world. But that barely tells the story of their true significance in the history of British rock & roll -- including the fact that they were the first home-grown British rock & roll band to dominate the U.K. charts; or that they weren't originally an instrumental group, either. The band's roots go back to Chesthunt, Hertfordshire, in early 1958, when a young Indian-born singer/guitarist named Harry Webb joined with drummer Terry Smart and guitarist Norman Mitham to form a group that they ended up calling the Drifters -- at the time, none of the records by the American R&B group of the same name, founded by Clyde McPhatter, had been released in England, so they had no inkling of the name's already being used....

http://theforz.bandcamp.com/album/the-forz-promo-ep wrote:The FORZ’ are an up and coming, Boston based, vintage rock ’n’ roll band founded by members Anthony Graziano, Cole Tyler, Ryan Hottenrott, and Dave Gambon in June of 2012. Inspired by the music, imagery, and sound of the 1960’s, The FORZ came together to create the band they wanted to see and hear but never did. They recently released their debut album which was produced by Alex Garcia-Rivera at Mystic Valley Studios in Medford, MA, an analog only recording studio. The first single, “In My Mind” was released in June 2014, followed by the album release on August 15, 2014. Their music is written by members Cole Tyler and Anthony Graziano but thats only half the story, their show is packed full of exciting rock ’n’ roll and energetic motion. With passionate performances and an entrancing rock ’n’ roll show, The FORZ will, as one of their songs proclaims, give you a ‘taste of something new’ and always keep you wanting more.

http://shotgunsolution.blogspot.gr/2009/03/funseekers-welcome-to-my-love.html wrote:Not a lot of info out there on these guys . I'm not even sure how many records they put out . I used to have an album at one time, (I don't think I have it anymore) and I have seen another single than this one. The Funseekers were a Minneapolis garage/beat-influenced band of the late '80s. One member of the band bassist Keith Patterson, who would go on to play with The Spectors and later, The Conquerors.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Five wrote:The Count Five (also The Count V) was a 1960s garage rock band from San Jose, California, best known for their Top 10 single "Psychotic Reaction".The band was founded in 1964 by John "Mouse" Michalski (born 1948, Cleveland, Ohio) (lead guitar) and Roy Chaney (born 1948, Indianapolis, Indiana) (bass guitar), two high school friends who had previously played in several short-lived bands. After going by the name The Squires for a short time, along with several line-up changes, the Count Five were born. John "Sean" Byrne (1947-2008, born Dublin, Ireland) played rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Kenn Ellner played tambourine and harmonica while sharing lead vocals and Craig "Butch" Atkinson (1947-1998, born San Jose, California) played drums. The Count Five gained distinction for their habit of wearing Count Dracula-style capes when playing live.

"Psychotic Reaction", an acknowledged cornerstone of garage rock,[1] was initially devised by Byrne, with the group refining it and turning it into the highlight of their live sets. The song was influenced by the style of contemporary musicians such as The Standells and The Yardbirds.[citation needed] The band was rejected by several record labels before they got signed to the Los Angeles-based Double Shot Records. "Psychotic Reaction" was released as a single, peaking at #5 in the U.S. charts in late 1966. The band enjoyed limited success for a short time, dropping out of view altogether when their only hit had fallen from public memory. Another setback to a potential career in the music business was the decision of the five members (who were between the ages of 17 and 19) to pursue college degrees.

By 1969, the Count Five had broken up, but their memory was immortalized in a 1972 essay by rock journalist Lester Bangs, entitled "Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung." In the essay, Bangs credited the band for having released several later albums (after Psychotic Reaction): Carburetor Dung, Cartesian Jetstream, Ancient Lace and Wrought-Iron Railings, and Snowflakes Falling On the International Dateline — each displaying an increasing sense of artistry and refinement. However none of these subsequent albums actually existed except in Bangs' own imagination.

The Count Five reunited only once, when they performed a concert in 1987 at a club in Santa Clara, California called "One Step Beyond". This performance has been released as Psychotic Reunion LIVE!.

The song "Psychotic Reaction" can be heard playing on the jukebox in an early scene in Wim Wenders' film Alice in the Cities (1974).

Craig Atkinson died on October 13, 1998 and John "Sean" Byrne died on December 15, 2008 at 61 from cirrhosis of the liver

Roy Chaney formed a new band in the 1990s called The Count (with Byrne and drummer Rocco Astrella (born Mar 20, 1951 - died Mar 1, 2014, who played in the last version of the original group). The Count released their debut CD, Can't Sleep, in 2002. In 2006, Count Five was among the first bands inaugurated into the San Jose Rock Hall of Fame

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyres_%28band%29 wrote:Lyres are a Boston-area garage rock band led by Jeff Conolly, founded in 1979 following the breakup of DMZ. Their most popular songs included "Don't Give It Up Now," 'She Pays The Rent' and "Help You Ann". The original lineup of the band featured Conolly, Rick Coraccio (bass), Ricky Carmel (guitar), and Paul Murphy (drums).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masters_Apprentices wrote:The Masters Apprentices (or The Masters to fans) were an Australian rock band fronted by Jim Keays on lead vocals, which formed in 1965 in Adelaide, South Australia, relocated to Melbourne in February 1967 and attempted to break into the United Kingdom market from 1970, before disbanding in 1972.[1][2] Their popular Australian singles are "Undecided", "Living in a Child's Dream", "5:10 Man", "Think About Tomorrow Today", "Turn Up Your Radio" and "Because I Love You".[2][3] The band launched the career of bass guitarist, Glenn Wheatley,[3] later a music industry entrepreneur and an artist manager for both Little River Band and John Farnham.[2] The band reformed periodically, including in 1987–1988 and again subsequently; they were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 1998 alongside The Angels.[4][5] Both Keays, with His Master's Voice and Wheatley, with Paper Paradise, wrote memoirs in 1999 which included their experiences with the band.[1][2]

Keays died from pneumonia related to multiple myeloma on 13 June 2014.[6]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkingseeds wrote:History

Frank Martin (vocals), Bob Parker (guitar), and John Neesam (drums) had previously worked together as the Mel-o-Tones, releasing a mini-LP and an EP on Liverpool label Probe Plus. They met while students at Liverpool art school 1982-84, as was Martin Dempsey[1] (ex-Yachts), also in the Mel-o-Tones. After appearing as The Corinthians for a few months, during which time they recorded a seven-track demo, they decided on a change of name to Walkingseeds, and debuted in June 1986 with the Know Too Much EP, still on Probe Plus.[2][3] The band's sound was characterised as "psychedelic grunge".[3] Neesam departed and the others drafted in former Marshmallow Overcoat guitarist Barry Sutton and drummer Tony Mogan. After the "Mark Chapman" single on their own Moral Burro label, they returned to Probe Plus with their debut album, Skullfuck (the title influenced by a Grateful Dead album cover), released in late 1987.[3] The band worked with Kramer on the second album, Upwind of Disaster, Downwind of Atonement, released on Glass Records in 1989. Sutton departed to join The La's and was replaced by Andy Rowan for the Shaved Beatnik EP. The band drafted in Nick Saloman (aka The Bevis Frond) and brought in Lee Webster as a replacement for Rowan. The Sensory Deprivation Chamber Quartet Dwarf mini-album followed in 1989, and was their last release for Glass. After a split single with Bevis Frond, they moved on to Paperhouse Records for their next album, Bad Orb, Whirling Ball (1990). The band continued into the mid-1990s, with Dinosaur Jr's Don Fleming joining for a time,[3] before splitting up, with Parker and Mogan forming The Del-Bloods and later White Bitch. Martin later reappeared in Batloaf's Meat Loaf parody Meat out of Hell along with Parker and Mogan. Sutton and Webster joined Froth.[2]

The band recorded four sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show between 1987 and 1990

http://www.dirtywaterrecords.co.uk/dwc1061/ wrote:Now cut down to a three piece of Mike Whittaker, Chris Langeland and Alex De Renzi, they’ve never sounded better. This, their third album, still retains much of the mod-influenced garage-punk sound of their previous work but gives it a good dunk in the Mississippi until echoes of Memphis legends The Oblivians can be heard.

Upholding the garage-rock tradition of full throttle non stop gigging, Thee Vicars are constantly touring Europe and the UK, as well as having made a pair of jaunts to the USA. They’ve opened for the likes of The Horrors, Black Lips and everyone’s favourite bandage clad punks The Mummies, and it shouldn’t be long before these clergymen are taking centre stage themselves.  The Guardian says “They might dress smartly, all suited and booted, but Thee Vicars create an unholy, unruly row. They are much like the Cribs’ new favourite proponents of back-to- basics rifferama, the Strange Boys… Together they create a decent fuzzy racket, full of energy and heavy on the treble, with a low-end throb that does the job.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Allan_%28musician%29 wrote:
Allan's first band, "Allan and the Silvertones", was formed while attending Miles MacDonell Collegiate in 1958. Then Allan brought in notable Winnipeg musicians: Bob Ashley, Jim Kale, Randy Bachman and Garry Peterson to the band. Soon as they joined the band became "Chad Allan and the Reflections". Allan's name "Chad Allan" was originally his stage name, named after one of his favorite singers, Chad Mitchell from the Chad Mitchell Trio. They released their debut single, "Tribute to Buddy Holly", on the Canadian-American label in 1962. In 1963, the band changed their name to "Chad Allan and the Expressions" after they signed a contract with Quality Records and releasing several singles that were minor hits in Canada.
The "Guess Who"

In January of 1965, Quality released their single, a cover of the Johnny Kidd song "Shakin' All Over". As a promo stunt, Quality released promo copies of the single credited to "Guess Who?". This became the band's new name, although throughout 1965 they were being credited as "Chad Allan & the Expressions (Guess Who?)".

In December of 1965 Bob Ashley left the band and Burton Cummings of The Deverons replaced him. Shortly before Cummings' arrival, the band dropped the name "Chad Allan & the Expressions" sub-moniker & began including harder R&B material into their set. Allan started having vocal challenges in early 1966 that made it difficult for him to sing. After he recorded his tunes for The Guess Who's third album, It's Time, Allan left the band.

http://www.last.fm/music/DMZ wrote:One 70’s punk/garagerock band fronted by Jeff “Mono Man” Connolly, who would later go on to form Lyres.

http://towerbrown.bandcamp.com/album/i-wanna-know-what-youre-gonna-do wrote:French band formed in 2009, definitly influenced by the 60's vibes, from American Rhythm n' Blues and Soul, to British Beat, Freakbeat or even Hammond Organ Jerk... The Band allready released 2 7" EP vinyls ("Let's Paint It Brown" & "I Wanna Know") and played through Europe with The Morlocks, Messer Chups, Alice Russel, Thee Oh Sees, The A-Bones, DC Fontana...