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  • Genre: Grunge / Post punk / Rock

    Location CHICAGO, Illinois, US

    Profile Views: 11390

    Last Login: 1/18/2012

    Member Since 2/15/2008

    Website www.lolabalatro.com

    Record Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Check out this video: Lola Balatro: Rock Star........ .. .. .. .. .. .. Forged in the still-smoldering ashes of turn-of-the-90s cock-rock and grunge, Lola Balatro has begun its riveting ascent up the sacred mountain of rocklore. With a genre-bending amalgam of instant classics, this Chicago-based trio effortlessly blends the unabashed sincerity of angst-driven post-punk with the unapologetic swagger of classic rock. Gifted tunesmiths in the mold of Cobain, Townshend, and Ocasek, Lola Balatro marries street-wise arrangements from the school of hard licks with textbook popology to generate a sonic fury that should inspire all regurgitating emo-core wannabes to recalculate their paint-by-the-numbers McRock. In captivating live performances, dour frontman Jeff Madden's soulful howl is in overdrive, highlighted in the rockabilly antics of "F.A.M.", and vocal co-conspirator Paul Thomas's versatile crooning fills out the startlingly rich soundscape promulgated by this nascent group. Having imbibed the hooch of the guitar gods at an early age, virtuosic axman Cork Kangas shreds with buck-naked aggression over the unremittingly catchy riffs of Thomas's rhythm guitar, nimbly carving out solos from the subtle bombast that defines Lola Balatro's preternatural compositions. Kangas occasionally lends his own soaring harmonies as well, hearkening an alternate reality wherein Crosby, Stills, and Nash traveled the same musical journey with Neil Young long enough to share the “godfather of grunge” moniker. From the fanged social critique ("Celebutante") to the urgent anthem ("Name That Panda") to the textured ballad ("Basement Head"), hook-laden earnestness proves the trademark of these enigmatic troubadours, whose lyrical imagery skillfully melds the profundity of a poet laureate with the libido of a longshoreman. Perhaps a line from the surefire hit “Wrecking Ball” might frame your mind for the exhilarant first coming of Lola Balatro: “Lay down for the show.” .... .. .. .. .. .. ....................
  • Members

    Jeff Madden, Cork Kangas, Paul Thomas
  • Influences

    Alice In Chains, Gordon Lightfoot, Public Enemy, The Go-Go's, Tom Morello, The Guess Who, Glenn Danzig, Canned Heat, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Cars, John Mayer, Guns-N-Roses, Chris Isaak, Asia, Ringo Starr, The Kinks, Mookie Blaylock, Oprah Frampton
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    Rarely heard Lola Balatro track in Ped Crossing episode 3. Learn it like champions do. http://t.co/6UlgBlNk

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    Lola Balatro's "Hey Now" featured in Paul Thomas - Comedian's web series Ped Crossing. You're Welcome. http://t.co/4rwey515

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    2 years ago
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Bio:

Check out this video: Lola Balatro: Rock Star

Forged in the still-smoldering ashes of turn-of-the-90s cock-rock and grunge, Lola Balatro has begun its riveting ascent up the sacred mountain of rocklore. With a genre-bending amalgam of instant classics, this Chicago-based trio effortlessly blends the unabashed sincerity of angst-driven post-punk with the unapologetic swagger of classic rock. Gifted tunesmiths in the mold of Cobain, Townshend, and Ocasek, Lola Balatro marries street-wise arrangements from the school of hard licks with textbook popology to generate a sonic fury that should inspire all regurgitating emo-core wannabes to recalculate their paint-by-the-numbers McRock. In captivating live performances, dour frontman Jeff Madden's soulful howl is in overdrive, highlighted in the rockabilly antics of "F.A.M.", and vocal co-conspirator Paul Thomas's versatile crooning fills out the startlingly rich soundscape promulgated by this nascent group. Having imbibed the hooch of the guitar gods at an early age, virtuosic axman Cork Kangas shreds with buck-naked aggression over the unremittingly catchy riffs of Thomas's rhythm guitar, nimbly carving out solos from the subtle bombast that defines Lola Balatro's preternatural compositions. Kangas occasionally lends his own soaring harmonies as well, hearkening an alternate reality wherein Crosby, Stills, and Nash traveled the same musical journey with Neil Young long enough to share the “godfather of grunge” moniker. From the fanged social critique ("Celebutante") to the urgent anthem ("Name That Panda") to the textured ballad ("Basement Head"), hook-laden earnestness proves the trademark of these enigmatic troubadours, whose lyrical imagery skillfully melds the profundity of a poet laureate with the libido of a longshoreman. Perhaps a line from the surefire hit “Wrecking Ball” might frame your mind for the exhilarant first coming of Lola Balatro: “Lay down for the show.”
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Member Since:

February 15, 2008

Members:

Jeff Madden, Cork Kangas, Paul Thomas

Influences:

Alice In Chains, Gordon Lightfoot, Public Enemy, The Go-Go's, Tom Morello, The Guess Who, Glenn Danzig, Canned Heat, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Cars, John Mayer, Guns-N-Roses, Chris Isaak, Asia, Ringo Starr, The Kinks, Mookie Blaylock, Oprah Frampton

Sounds Like:

..a revolution...
..MySpace..Profile Help!

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