Big Bad Johns
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 emember "roots rock" the first time around, circa early 1980's? The Blasters, Jason and the
Scorchers, the Gun Club, early Cramps and Tav Falco? If you were a hipster back then, the
Clash and X were still spinning on your turntable, in between Gene Vincent and Lefty Frizzell.
Those roots bands didn't play too many ballads, they were more than just slightly to the left
of Nashville, and they sure as hell didn't fit into any radio format at the time. |
 ig Bad Johns took their inspiration from that scene. In 1995, they released a CD called
"Plymouth Rock" on Feralette Records to much critical acclaim; the Boston Phoenix called
it "low frills / big heart rock and roll, with hot-licks guitar and a fat flat-four beat....
a dirty-assed rock and roll gem..." They're back with a new set of recordings for their
yet-unnamed new CD, recorded at the East Coast mecca of country punk and rig rock, Coyote
Studios in Brooklyn, NY. This time they enlisted the help of drummer extrordinaire Will
Rigby (db's, Matthew Sweet) and producer James Mastro (Health and Happiness Show, Bongos's).
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 he new material ranges from tequila-soaked Tex-Mex to NYC punk straight from the glory
days of Max's Kansas City to raucous drinking anthems (with a nod to their pals, the late,
lamented Beat Farmers). The Johns have big instrumental chops as well as big attitude, and
their scorchers (which is most of 'em) really burn. In addition to having a large and dedicated
following in their home town of New Haven, CT, they play frequently in NYC and have done
numerous other successful gigs from Richmond to Toronto.
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Hear the Big Bad Johns CD "Plymouth Rock" |
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