Carbonas

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CARBONAS

After a string of sold out singles and two full length albums, the Carbonas spent two years fine tuning their eponymous debut on Goner Records. The result is a hook-laden punk rock blitzkrieg worthy of the Undertones, Eater, Testors or Ramones. In an age where skinny-tied new wavers and male model hipster garage rockers are getting major label contracts, the Carbonas are refreshingly repugnant.

The release is self-titled because, as singer Greg King quips, "We couldn't agree on a title." So the record doesn't have a title. The band members don't have silly pseudonyms. They don't wear matching outfits. They just have a sound that fake punk bands would, and have, died for- 70s/80s-style punk that is melodic and delivered at a breakneck speed. Any of the tracks of this Goner debut could end up on some Bloodstains Across Dixie compilation in the future, except that this music is not destined to reside under some record collector's stained mattress. The Carbonas are here NOW.

BABY SHAKES

Baby Shakes are a rock n’ roll-punk band from New York City. Mary on lead vocals and guitar, Judy on lead guitar and vocals, Claudia on bass and vocals, and Ryan on drums. With catchy melodic vocals over dirty guitars and a killer rhythm section, their influences range from The Ramones and Slade to Chuck Berry and 60’s Motown girl groups. Formed in 2005, they’ve released 6 singles, a 10” heart-shaped EP, a singles collection, and 3 full length albums. They have toured the US, Japan, China, Ireland, UK and Europe. Baby Shakes have shared the stage with The Romantics, The Boys, Shadows of Knight, The Undertones, Buzzcocks, Barracudas, Protex, Black Lips, Rubinoos, Flamin' Groovies, Paul Collin’s Beat, Derv Gordon (The Equals), Iggy Pop, among others.