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Burglar In The House Of Love

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Released: Jan 1, 2008

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Burglar In The House Of Love
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Where Did Harlem Go
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Memories Of You
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General Info

Genre: Blues / Rockabilly / Swing
Location BROOKLYN, Un
Profile Views: 45213
Last Login: 11/14/2012
Member Since 10/23/2005
Website www.gashousegorillas.org
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
The Gas House Gorillas often bring the show into the audience spurring fans to sing, dance and get wild. Cutting up with each other and the crowd, the Gorillas are more than a great band, they are great entertainers as well. The band's repertoire encompasses a broad range of styles that include Jump Blues, Gypsy Swing, early Rock & Roll, Cajun Music and even the occasional funk groove. Artists as diverse as Wynonie Harris, Groucho Marx, Sam Cooke, Fats Waller, and Albert King all coexist in the Gorillas' musical vernacular. You may have seen the Gorillas this past Summer as they burned down clubs and festivals in the South and across the Midwest. They will soon be heading for the West coast as they bring their genre busting brand of mayhem to an ever expanding audience all over the USA. The Gas House Gorillas are fearlessly uninhibited performers and a sure fire guarantee for a rippin' good time! .. .. .. ..The Gorillas Have Played at the:.... .. Boundary Waters Blues Festival in Ely, MN .. Bucks County Blues Picnic in Morrisville, PA .. Budweiser Blues Festival in Peoria, IL .. GLT Summer Concert in Bloomington, IL.. Hotrod Hoedown Rockabilly Fest in Bensalem, PA .. Onset Blues Festival in Onset, MA.. Pomeroy's Big Blues Blast in Pomeroy, OH .. Red Bank Jazz Fest in Red Bank, NJ.. Showboat Casino at the "House of Blues" in Atlantic City, NJ.. The Levitt Pavilion in Westport, CT.. Valenzano Winery "Wine Festival & Car Show 2009 & 2010" in Shamong, NJ.. Viva Las Vegas 13 at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV .. WGLT of Illinois State University in Bloomington, IL .. .. Plus the Gorillas have played a variety of clubs, concerts, swing dances, parties, festivals & weddings in Massachutes (Onset, Somerville, Framingham), Connecticut (Bridgeport & Westport) , New Jersey (Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Byram, Chester, Hopatcong, Keyport, Lake Como, Linden, Long Branch, Red Bank), New York (Coney Island, Long Island, Manahattan, Staten Island), Pennsylvania (Bethlehem, Bucks County, Greensburg, Lansdale, Scranton, Stroudsburg), Delaware (Newark & Wilimington), Maryland (Berlin, Glen Echo, Towson), Ohio (Cleveland, Galena, Pomeroy), Illinois (Bloomington, Chicago, Peoria), Wisconsin (Merrill), Minnesota (Ely), Kentucky (Lexington & Louisville) & Las Vegas!.. .. ..GORILLAS REVIEWS.. .. .. Andrew McNeill & Rebecca England (Managers) – Rockabilly Sundays (Lansdale, PA) .. .. These guys swing...and they swing hard. Easy on the eyes, these guys bring a carnal romance back to swingin rock and roll! A true divine intervention of musicians, it's been a long time since anyone has felt anything as good as this! This is the most talented & entertaining band I have ever had the pleasure of hosting! .. .. Bob Settelen – Bucks County Blues Festival (Bucks County, PA) .. .. These guys are the real deal and tremendous! People are still talking about the performance at the Bucks County BBQ! .. .. Charlie Merla (Owner) – Trinity Lounge (Keyport, NJ) .. .. The Gas House Gorillas deliver a solid performance consistently to my restaurant. Their energy is unsurpassed and all ages have a great time. .. .. Di Kulka (Radio Show Host Full on Fridays with Di WLUW 88.7 FM (Chicago, IL) .. .. The band's terrific show just had my jaw dropped to the floor, my body a groovin' and my smile a mile wide! They were Swingin'! Speaking of which, the Chicago chosen are STILL talkin' about that Martyrs show! .. .. Elle Quintana (Music Booker) – Reggie's Music Joint (Chicago, IL) .. .. These guys are F'ing awesome!!! We want them back!!! .. .. Faryl Codispoti -Swing Kat Entertainment/Ballroom on High Swingkat.com Dance (Pottstown, PA) .. .. The Gas House Gorillas are one of the most fun and energetic bands you could ever hope to find to play for your venue! With plenty of tempo variation and unique tunes your crowd is sure to keep hoppin' all night! Moreover, my crowd loved the band so much that I had to get them back quickly and so will you! .. ..Jay Goldberg (Owner) – Budweiser Blues Festival (Peoria, IL) .. .. They are the only band in the 21 years of the festival that has ever gotten a standing ovation as the opener. These guys are fantastic! .. .. Jason Bracelin – Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) .. .. And so the best moments came from Berry's much younger disciples, such as the Gashouse Gorillas, who brought some attitudinal, hard chargin' swing to the Bienville ballroom on Friday night, complete with a fiery sax player who helped catalyze a packed dance floor. .. .. Meagan & Warren Fredericks October 2009 Wedding (Catskills, NY) .. .. These guys absolutely MADE my wedding last week! Guests have been raving about how great the band was, how much fun they had....all thanks to the GHG. I'm officially a fan for life....and for any of you out there thinking of booking these guys for an event - do it! Fabulous musicians, very professional, and more importantly - they rock the house! .. ..Michael Jankovec (President) – Boundary Waters Blues Festival (Ely, MN) .. .. Just as I predicted, the boys came to play and completely turned the joint inside out! People are still talking about 2 months later. It's like the radioactive fallout after a nuclear explosion! .. .. Tom Ingram (Creator/Owner) – Viva Las Vegas 13 .. .. As well as putting on a fantastic show, The Gas House Gorillas are one of the most professional and easy to deal with bands I have ever know. .. .. Tommy White Tie – TommyWhiteTie.com: Solid tunes, talented musicians & .. .. Alyssa Siegele – Daily Vidette (June 16, 2010) .. .. Rick Fink, lead singer for The Gas House Gorillas, rocked the stage with a black suit, suspenders and a slick black fedora. He wailed lyrics and jumped all over the stage, riling the crowd and keeping up the intense energy of each song. Renowned guitarist Dean Shot wowed the crowd with solos and screaming guitar riffs, showing off his versatile ability to switch between blues, rock and swing easily. On the upright bass, Jerry "Chicken" Scaringe kept the beat along with drummer Angelo Merendino and kept the crowd entertained with a huge smile on his face through every song. Tenor sax player James White kept the jazz spirit alive with his instrument and steady rhythm. Jason Kolucki, of KMF Productions, talked about the Gorillas' stage performance and interaction. "[Their performance is] very high energy, very swinging, a mix of jump blues, rock and swing … they're very interactive. They're very much a group that gets out there and puts their heart and soul into every performance that they do," he explained. The Gas House Gorillas have shows coming up in Atlantic City, Chicago and Cleveland right after the Summer Concert. "Basically they play just about every single weekend in the tri-state area. We have been playing over the last month, in Massachusetts recently … We're on the road a lot in the summer," Kolucki said. With the Gorillas busy schedule it is quite a treat for local fans to experience them live in concert. Concertgoers owe thanks to several local businesses and, of course, GLT for putting on such a great show. .. .. Red Bank Orbit – October 23, 2009 .. .. You know, for a bunch of apes fronted by a Fink, the Gas House Gorillas are pretty trustworthy when it comes to bringing their musical hot menu to any venue, be it a sawdust-floored saloon or one of the swanky weddings that these mugs work on a regular basis. Of course, the 900-pound gorilla in the room that needs addressing is the fact that Rick Fink and company tend to put on a better show than many more famous acts that regularly pack the prosceniums of theatres and stadia (which probably keeps them from scoring opening gigs for said acts). .. .. Phil Freeman - Cleveland Scene (Sep 6, 2009) .. .. Remember the swing revival? Bands like Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and the Cherry Poppin' Daddies and several dozen others you never heard about? Well, the Gas House Gorillas put a slightly tougher, more rockin' spin on that whole jump-blues-meets-rockabilly sound, propelled by a ferocious rhythm section featuring bassist Crusher Carmean (formerly of the Crescent City Maulers) and drummer Angelo Merendino, ex of Cleveland punks the Vacancies. Guitarist Hiro Suzuki plays swinging jazz chords as easily as scorching rock 'n' roll solos, while saxophonist Tim Veeder wails and singer Rick Fink keeps the party jumping. This band recalls the Blasters in its ability to combine loosely related genres (blues, rockabilly, swing) into a red-hot, hard-drinking sound all its own. .. .. DC LARSON - ROCKABILLY MAGAZINE 42 (Jul 28, 2008) .. .. The Gas House Gorillas - "Five Gorillas Walk Into a Bar..." (self) This is what a popular culture roadmap might sound like. Find the jump-blues freeway, cut down the swing off-ramp, follow the rock'n'roll backroad and keep that radio at top volume, brother, every mile. Recommended Tracks "Last To Know," "Nine Lives"/4 (out of 5) STARS
Members
Rick Fink (vocals) Eddie Everett (drums) Snake Osburn (guitar) Crusher Carean (upright bass) Jim Davis (saxophone)
Influences
Influences??? Us??? We're so easily influenced. Go ahead. Lie to us. ...... "This primo jump blues band has it all: an amazing rhythm section, awesome sax playing, fabulous guitar, a killer frontman, and fantastic songs. And more than all that, these guys have the ability to cross over from jump blues to swing to rock and back again, often within the same track." Michael Macomber - Retro Music Review .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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Punk Americana