Rich Coffee - guitar/voice
Princess Laura Bennett - bass/voice
Roger "Willie" Ward - drums/voice
Influences
MC5, Stooges, Alice Cooper, Jimi Hendrix, The Embryonics, The Ramones, Grand Funk Railroad, NY Dolls, 60's punk, 60's psych, power-pop, etc etc etc
(I'm sure i'll add more as i think of it!)
******I made the genius move of canceling the email address associated with this My Space page before i realized that My Space has to send a deletion confirmation to the email address before they will delete a page. So, it looks like this page will be sticking around for a while, but i will not be checking it regularly (not that i have been anyway).
So, don't be surprised if you don't get answers to any messages sent here.
Thanks again to everyone for their support!*******
The TOMMYKNOCKERS were never as easy band to describe - once called "voodoo-acid-blues-rant-and-roll" fronted by the bastard son of Alice Cooper & Joey Ramone (a frightening thought!), they eventually evolved into almost a power-pop band! But the emphasis was always on the power! Starting in 1989, the band went through several changes until Al Penzone joined on drums and the bass was picked up by the Princess, Laura Bennett. This line-up went on the first European tour and had a blast running amuck for several weeks! After the tour Al left for numerous reasons and when Rich answered the door to a near-mirror image, he knew that the TKs had the new drummer in Roger Ward! The magic was found with Laura and Roger and the band blasted through two more European tours, meeting their German cohorts, the Embryonics (see my crappy fansite here and every show ended up with everyone on stage as one giant band! The TKs also shook up Mexico City, Tijuana and all of the west coast! A number of records were released, but with the last one, The Clarity Is So Clear, the band came to an end as everyone went their separate ways.
Come see us open for legendary '60s garage punks GONN at Off Broadway in St. Louis on January 5th! The Vultures are also on the bill... Click the web flyer for more info:
RADIO SUICIDE the new B-Movie Rats full length album is out on Rank Outsider Records and available through CD Baby! A record release show/party is being scheduled for Los Angeles Spring 2008 and an attack on South By South West 2008! .
Hey, Rich, great minds think alike, eh? We've just been goin' back to things we haven't listened to in awhile....and then thinkin', "man, why haven't we listened to this lately?" So far the holidaze are merry and bright, hope you guys are swell and well out Vegas way!
Hey Rich, my friend! How are u doin' man? I hope everything is fine! I talked with Roger Ward in Greece
(when he joined the drumkit with The Fuzztones), about u!!! Nothing special my friend! I run a new promise fanzine "Rumble Skunk"! The second issue will be out soon... I drop you a line! Do you have a new band? Lemme know... Have fun and good times all the time! I talk soon...
Ahh....those great blurry memories of small clubs like the Shamrock, Raji's, the Gaslight....Tommyknockers, Ferrets, Cowgirls, Creamers, garage rock, rock & roll....seeing Girl Trouble for the first time at the Shamrock.....a very exciting time for me!
