CYNTHIA SANTIGLIA- Vocals/ tambo...JOHN STEELE-Guitar...
PAIGE SIXTEEN-farfisa/vocals...
BILL GILL-Guitar...SPECIAL GUEST SWEETHEARTS: DAVE RICK-bass/ROGER MURDOCK-drums ( both courtesy of THe Martinets, and formerly of King Missile)....................................................................................................................................................................ALUMNI (HS Sweethearts for Life) include:.........................................
JASON PAVIA, formerly of Holeshot on bass
JEN BROWN, currently of The Priscillas, on Farfisa and vocals---
DAVE WECKERMAN, currently of The Gillmen and of The Feelies, Wake Ooloo, Yung Wu etc, on Drums----
JAHNA RAIN, currently of The Demands, on Bass---
DENNIS ZYLA, currently of The Shaveks, on Drums---
ARI KATZ, currently of Miss TK and The Revenge, formerly of Lifetime on Drums---
TANNIS KRISTJANSON, currently of Miss TK and The Revenge, VoxOrgan/Farfisa and vocals---
影響
50's pop, 60's garage, 70's punk.................................................................
................................................................................................................We've been honored to share stages with rock n roll legends, exciting contemporaries, and some of the very best up and comers. Among them are...................................................................................................
The Dickies, The Fleshtones, Electric Frankenstein, Robert Gordon, Dead Moon, The Charms, Flat Duo Jets, The Martinets, The Swingin' Neckbreakers, Cherry 13, My Chemical Romance, The Woggles, The Creatures, The Upper Crust, The Insomniacs, Wide Right, D Generation, The Downbeat 5, The Kowalskis, Jayne County W/The Amazing Cherubs, The Lawn Darts, Hasil Adkins, The Cynics, The Toilet Boys, and The Queers
風格近似
"Farfisa-fueled garage pop that takes Spectorian girl-group anthems and swathes them in armor instead of basting them with a thin candy shell. John Steele (Electric Frankenstein) writes hook-filled punk pop gems ala Sex Pistols and Ramones that are the perfect vehicle for co-writer/vocalist Cynthia Santiglia's Blondie-tough persona..."----- Bill Holmes (Bucketful of Brains, 2000)
The High School Sweethearts got started in '97 with our rock n roll/power pop-garage single "Find A Way b/w Single White Female' (Get Hip Records) and have made it our mission to have a down and dirty good rock ‘n roll time ever since.
We pack our raucous guitar fueled rock ‘n roll with hooks and riffs, sweeten it with catchy 'Brill Building' melodies and refuse to sacrifice either. Most of all we respect the importance of a good song, without ever taking ourselves too seriously to have a good time. Our 50's pop, 60's garage and 70's punk influences converged on our our well received debut full length "Passing Notes" (Get Hip Records) , and we can also be heard on several compilation offerings including the 'A Fistful of Rock n Roll 4' series (TeePee Records), the 'Rock n Roll Au-Go-Go' series (Devil Doll Records), ‘How Many Bands Does It Take To Screw Up a Blondie Tribute?’ (Sympathy for the Record Industry), ‘Garage Justice Volume 1’ (Deep Eddy Records) and the Brutarian Magazine comp, " It Came From Beyond".
Our latest album 'HEELS 'n' WHEELS' ( Get Hip Records) was a Little Steven's Underground Garage favorite and is available through the label (www.gethip.com) and through various distributors such as Bomp!, amazon.com etc, or lo and behold you can even just ask for it if you shop for music the old fashioned way- in a record store!
Join us this coming Friday 30 October when Dig Deeper brings the four surviving members of Chicago soul group the Green Berets for their first NYC show ever, and first show anywhere in nearly 20 years, this time backed by the Divine Soul Rhythm Band, who will also be opening the night backing the sassy Sweet Divines. As always, DJ Honky and Mr. Robinson spin soul and funk 45s for the dancefloor before and after until 4am.
Last Dig Deeper until January 2010!$10 advance will call tickets still available via Ticketweb - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Join us this coming Saturday 26 September at Dig Deeper for James Brown's Soul Sister #1, funk and soul legend Marva Whitney's first NYC show in 40 years, this time backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band, who will also be opening the night with their own set. Special guest DJ Pari will be joining DJ Honky and Mr. Robinson to spin soul and funk 45s for the dancefloor with us until 4am.
$10 advance will call tickets still available via Ticketweb - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Follow Beach Blvd. to www.youtube.com/CaliOkay to be part of the Simpletones
A.D. "CaliOkay" Karaoke Playback Machine and Be a
Simpletone for a Day.
Just pick a playback and jam with your fave band members on the Beach Blvd. classic
track "California", and we will feature your
videos.
Sing whatever you like and have fun!
Join us in one month's time at The Brooklyn Soul Festival, two nights of the legends of soul music, August 28 and 29, featuring Otis Clay, Barbara Lynn, Maxine Brown, Roscoe Robinson, and Hermon Hitson - backed by Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves (Aug. 28) and The Sweet Divines (Aug. 29).
$15 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page, as are special $25 two-day passes - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $20 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Be sure to come early on Saturday, August 29, for our record and vintage clothing fair 11am-5pm - no cover for this part! Top soul DJs from around the world will be spinning the finest 45s for the dancefloor both nights!
Join us this coming Saturday 27 June at Dig Deeper for Virginia soul legend Lenis Guess's first NYC show in 20 years, this time backed by the Solid Set! Guest DJs the Scorpio Brothers will be spinning Virginia soul and funk 45s for the dancefloor with us until 4am.
$10 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Join us for the once in a lifetime re-discovery of Chicago soul legend Renaldo Domino this coming Saturday 23 May at Dig Deeper - his very first NYC show EVER, and second anywhere in 39 years, backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band!
$10 advance will call tickets are still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Hey!!!! I have two new singles up RIGHT NOW!!!! Its a 2 song story so you have to listen to both Me & U and She Got Me to get the whole package. Enjoy!!!! Have a great weekend!!! Rashad J
Dig Deeper this coming Saturday 25 April with soul and funk legend and current Daptone and Truth & Soul recording artist LEE FIELDS in his first solo NYC performance in roughly 5 years! This time backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band! Also, behind the decks, special guest DJ Dave Griffiths!
$10 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Dig Deeper this coming Saturday 28 March with Atlanta soul and funk star DELIA "DEE DEE" GARTRELL in her first NYC performance in some 25 years! This time backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band! Not sure who is more excited about this show - Delia, her husband the Mighty Hannibal, or us!
$10 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Dig Deeper this coming Saturday 28 February with Chicago soul legend GARLAND GREEN in his first NYC performance in some 35 years since headlining the Apollo in the 1970s! This time backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band!
$12 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
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