The Raging Teens

Bio:

The Raging Teens are turning up the heat on the burgeoning American rockabilly revival with the release of their second full-length and Rubric Records debut, ROCK 'n' ROLL PARTY (out February 20, 2001). The energetic four-piece out of Boston, Massachusetts, by way of Portsmouth, New Hampshire commands a devoted fan base throughout New England and as they learned on various nationwide tours, strong word of mouth for their excellent live shows has spread coast to coast. The Boston Globe claims that The Raging Teens "put more sweat and aggression in their songs than the standard rockabilly band," while the Boston Herald described the band's lead guitarist as "a 20-something prodigy who dresses like a debutante and plays like a demon; she can recapture the solos that Scotty Moore played with Elvis in the '50s without messing up her hair." Nifty praise for a band whose members were (except for one) all but teens themselves when they founded the band in 1997. Charismatic lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Kevin Patey fronts The Raging Teens. Kevin is a veteran of the Boston music scene whose also co-fronted a rockabilly band with Jack Hanlon of The Amazing Royal Crowns. The rhythm section features Matt Murphy slapping the upright bass and Keith Schubert driving the beat on drums. But perhaps the main attraction of The Raging Teens is the lovely Miss Amy Griffin, rockabilly's premiere female lead guitarist. Miss Amy may dress demurely but she plays like hell on wheels. In addition to cranking out sweet solos and breaking young men's hearts on stage with The Raging Teens The Raging Teens have performed at every important rockabilly show in New England including the first annual Rockabilly Ball, the most attended event of the 1997 LOUD Music Festival. They enjoyed a recent headlining spot at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly weekend and have toured Europe twice where they headlined the Rockabilly Rave in England. They have played with local and national rockabilly acts including Ronnie Dawson, Big Sandy, Wayne Hancock, Ray Condo, Cigar Store Indians, and Sun Records legend Billy Lee Riley. The Raging Teens' appeal however extends beyond the rockabilly crowd. They have converted listeners to their brand of high energy music across the country by sharing the stage with such diverse national acts as the Amazing Crowns, CAKE, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Mojo Nixon, indie-rock heroes The Bevis Frond, and ex-Replacements Slim Dunlap and Tommy Stinson (with his new band Perfect). Deke Dickerson, Hightone Recording artist, (of the Dave and Deke Combo) engineered ROCK AND ROLL PARTY at his Ecco-fonic studio in Los Angeles using only vintage recording equipment for a completely authentic sound. FOR BOOKING DETAILS CONTACT: JJCKMGT@AOL.COM OR WWW.MYSPACE.COM/JITTERYJACKMANAGEMENT .. ..
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Member Since:

February 28, 2005

Members:

MEMBERS PAST & PRESENT!!! KEVIN PATEY (RHYTHMN GUITAR & VOCALS) MISS AMY GRIFFIN (ELECTRIC LEAD GUITAR & VOCALS) MATT MURPHY (BASS FIDDLE) KEITH SCHUBERT (DRUMS) DANA STEWART (DRUMS) JIM GOVE (BASS) JACK HANLON (BASS) *CARL SONNY LEYLAND (Honorary Raging Teen & one helluva' fine piano player!

Influences:

GENE MALTAIS, RICKY COYNE, CARL PERKINS, ROY ORBISON, LEW WILLIAMS, SISTER ROSETTA THARPE, RAY "HOMER" HARRIS, WAYNE COGSWELL, CHARLIE FEATHERS, WILDFIRE WILLIE & THE RAMBLERS, SONNY ROGERS, DEKE DICKERSON, SEAN MENCHER, SPARKLETONES, COLLINS KIDS, BRENDA LEE, WANDA JACKSON, JOE CLAY, BILLY LEE RILEY, JOE MAPHIS, TOMMY BRUCE & THE BRUISERS, CLIFF RICHARD, THE BIG SIX, LOUVIN BROTHERS, WEBB PIERCE, ERNEST TUBB, GEORGE "THUMPER" JONES, AND MANY MANY MORE!!!!!!!

Sounds Like:

WILD ROCK 'N' ROLL WITH A SAVAGE EAST COAST BEAT!!!

Record Label:

RUBRIC RECORDS Booking jjckmgt@aol.com