rockabilly

Boston's Racketeers are the band whose name has come to mean explosive rock and roll energy. Their wild stage show has attracted loyal fans from all corners of this country, and their debut EP - released in England - brought the irresistibly rocking rhythms of the Racketeers to the dance floors and airwaves of Europe. The moment their audience has most eagerly been awaiting has now arrived with their first full-length release.

Often tagged as garage-rock revivalists, the Fleshtones mix the fuzz-guitar and Farfisa organ sounds of that genre with rockabilly, '50s and '60s R&B, and surf into a potent retro stew the group likes to call "Super Rock." The group formed in 1976 in Queens with vocalist/keyboardist Peter Zaremba, guitarist Keith Streng, bassist Jan Marek Pukulski, and drummer Bill Milhizer and aimed to return rock and roll to the simplicity and unself-consciousness of the '50s and early-'60s. (The group was often joined on-stage and in the studio by sax player Gordon Spaeth, who passed on in 2005.

Billy the Kid is a moniker currently referring to four musical acts: 1) Billy the Kid is a hardcore band from San Jose, Costa Rica. Formed in 2007 by members of Ablaze The Embers, A Sangre Fría, xTiempos de Gloriax and Código Penal. We are Straight Edge but respect every type of belief. We’re here to party! Formada en el 2007 por miembros de Ablaze the Embers, A Sangre Fría, xTiempos de Gloriax y Código Penal. Somos Straight Edge pero respetamos todo tipo de creencias e ideologías.

Bill Kirchen (1948- ) plays a diverse style of American roots music. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he currently lives in the Washington DC area. In addition to his own band, Kirchen appears on recordings by dozens of other artists. Most notably, he served as the guitarist for Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen in the late 60s and early 70s.