Gothic Theatre
Teenage Harlets
who could have predicted that five unplanned pregnancies separated at birth and then individually raised on tv and government cheese would later meet and form teenage harlets?
not me anyway, since that’s not what really happened… but there really is no better explanation for the sonic assault of revved up short attention span surf punkrock that these nuts have been spewing out since 1999. with the vintage gear you might mistake them for a garage band but as soon as the first note hits it’s clear that you’re not listening to your fathers rock and roll. harlet style rock and roll has no politics, no tiresome monologs, no talking, no tuning, and no fancy knobs, dials or effects. they play non-stop four on the floor rock that you could drink, dance, fuck or fight to (for the record the harlets prefer the first three). maybe it’s the west coast tone mixed with east coast aggression or maybe just a dash of genius floating on a gallon of insanity.. or maybe it’s just the government cheese.
teenage harlets were a part of Warped Tour 2004 (which i swear is way more punk rock than it sounds). they played with The Phenomenauts, Groovie Ghoulies, River City Rebels, The Goons and some new bands called “NOFX” and “Bad Religion” that they’ve never heard of but seem to somehow have a following.
the harlets have 8 CD and 7" releases to date and summer of 2005 will see the release of their new full length CD that will be so good you will pee yourself.
harlets fans include such notable celebrities as Barbara Bush, John O’Neil, Imelda Marcos and you, the reader. proudly declare your harlets fandom with an inexpensive crossbone armband, thrill your senses by watching a live harlets set and irritate your neighbors by playing the latest harlets single at full volume each morning when you wake. you’ll be glad you did, but most importantly we’ll be glad you did.
Johnny Dismal = Vocals
Chris Van Dyke = Guitar
Mikey Quatro = Bass
Dynamic-D = Organs
Atom Bomb = Drums
