CASEY SHEA - lead singer, show stopper, stylist.
JEFF JACOBSON - guitar, backing vocals, groupie "coordinator".
WES VERHOEVE - guitar, wack backing vocals, token immigrant
Influences
nothing affects us, we're an island. we are not influenced, we influence. See bands like the Beatles, Led Zep, Radiohead, Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Rolling Stones, The Doors. All list us as an influence. They pretty much jack our shit, but we're not mad, because we're all about sharing the goodness.
Watch a bunch of videos (performance and behind-the-scenes) go to our YouTube channel UndisputedTV and our website BetterThanElvis.com has free downloads! :)
Disclaimer: this is a bot-free myspace and run by the band. If we friended you we did so personally either because you were a band we like, an interesting person we stumbled upon via another friend of ours, or because you're really, really cute. Don't ask which one you were. :p And this may shock you: if you leave a comment we won't reply with a generic advertisement or big obnoxious pictures! We will just reply to what you said! Innovative, we know. ;)
Officially my favorite band to see live in NYC. - Underrated Magazine
The local favorites in the Undisputed Heavyweights come armed with lounge-ready shtick, but they are more than just tongue-in-cheek hipsters. Brandishing acoustic guitars and a horn section, the Heavyweights deliver an accomplished rock/blues/soul hybrid, and their endearingly uninhibited front man, Casey Shea, puts them right in the tradition of vaudevillian showmanship. - The New Yorker
The Undisputed Heavyweights show really is a thing of its own. It's an Vaudevillian acoustic/rock/blues show, or something. Casey's stage persona is equal parts James Brown, Elvis Presley, and Bono. He struts, he preens, his gestures wildly. Heck, the guy wears sunglasses on stage and gets away with it. But then comes the surprise, etched in cursive on the head of a pin. Listen closely, and the songs are beautifully heartfelt, and wrenching. - Benjamin Wagner (MTVNews.com)
They've got some pretty crazy stage antics mixed with beautiful lyrics and talent all around to back it up. It's a heartfelt lounge act, if you can imagine such a thing. - Gothamist
The Undisputed Heavyweigts live up to their name - New York Post
"Frank Sinatra meets the Doors in a way only Stevie Wonder can dream of."
"This NYC group has a song in its heart and a real desire to entertain." - AM New York
I haven't seen such pure joy on people's faces as I did the night the Heavyweights played. - IndieDontDance
These guys know what entertainment is, and they are all stellar musicians as well. I love watching people's reactions when they see the Undisputed Heavyweights for the first time. Priceless. - Jessie Robertson, Local Correspondents
There's a band in NYC that is mixing the late period Elvis lounge act with the earnest folk rock strivings of Bob Dylan. The band is the appropriately named The Undisputed Heavyweights [...]. NYC has it's own vibrant music community of which Casey Shea (solo) and his band The Undisputed Heavyweights are at the forefront. - Songs:Illinois
"Sweltering Blues and Soul with a sense of humor". - CMJ
Like a folkrock lounge explosion, LES trio The Undisputed Heavyweights are a sexy Tom Jones meets Bob Dylan experience not to be missed. - Jenyk.com
"Never trust a big butt and a smile" - Bell Biv Devoe
Check out an interview on GothamistHERE.
Check out an interview on BrooklynVegan.com go HERE.
THE UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHTS - LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY EP
The Bootleg Series Vol. 1! For Sale Now!
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Of course I like you guys, you send me free cds!! (remember? girl from boston, lost wakey cd, sent me lots of goodies.....?)Hope you can make it up to the show this weekend! I will definitely be there :)
Keep it solid doin what your doin rainin all day on dem O's, be sellin out shows and take ya's to dah top no diggity no doubt! Greeeat success wish you lots.-AC ****!
heys guys, what do you do when a chick who digs you tells you that despite the fact that she likes you she still can't get over somebody else?? which way do you lean? Pissed or Friendly?? I've got an idea but second opinions are valued hehe
Just wishing you happy holidays and wondering if we are going to get a chance to see a show sometime soon? I mean c'mon guys.....It's the holidays and all..
Hey there Wes & Casey. Where is Holland in your videoclip? Not that i didn't like it, maar ik verwachtte toch iets van tulpen, klompen of de Limburgse heuvels te zien? In eeder geval unne gooie roetsj meh iers noch gesellige Keersdaog! G.
Heyyy merci pour l'invitation, ça fait plaisir de découvrir de nouveaux univers... Bravo pour ce que vous faites... A bientôt en France j'espère. Gros bisous et bon week-end. Amélie
Well, I'd have to say that the entire part of South Western Pennsylvania is where happiness goes to die so if that's where you were then that guess was right on the money. :D
