The Rock*A*Teens

The Rock*A*Teens

Infobox musical artist |
Name = The Rock*A*Teens
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Cabbagetown, GA, U.S.A.
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 1994 – 2002
Label = Daemon Records
Merge Records
Associated_acts =
Current_members = Justin Davis Hughes
William Joiner
Ballard Lesemann
Christopher Lopez
Past_members = Kelly Hogan
Chris Verene
William Brandon Smith

The Rock*A*Teens were an indie rock band from Cabbagetown in Atlanta, Georgia who were active during most of the 1990s.

History

The Rock*A*Teens began work on April 1, 1994 in Cabbagetown. The lineup consisted of Chris Lopez (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard), Justin David Hughes (guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals), Kelly Hogan (guitar , backing vocals) and Chris Verene (drums). They were later signed to Daemon Records and released two records, the self-titled debut and "Cry". Kelly Hogan and Chris Verene quit in the summer of 1997 and were replaced by Jeff Patch and Brandon Smith. The band signed to Merge Records, and two singles were released, one on Merge and the other on Kill Rock Stars. (All four songs were re-recorded for the first Merge full length "Baby A Little Rain Must Fall" by the trio of Lopez, Smith and Hughes. The two separate versions of "Ether Sunday", when played simultaneously, sync up perfectly). Jeff Patch offered his resignation during the return from the first west coast tour with new friends Superchunk, after having blown the transmission of their van "Big Gary" during a side trip to Yellowstone. Subsequently, Chris Verene returned to the band for a brief period, including a SXSW performance in 1998 and related visits to Houston and New Orleans. He was replaced by T. Ballard Lesemann III in early summer 1998, after he had demonstrated his ability to perform most songs from memory without having practiced them. He was immediately signed up for a summer 1998 tour headlining the entire country. Afterwards, this line up recorded the second Merge album, "Golden Time". Following an exhausting national tour with Man Or Astroman, Brandon Smith exited the group, originally to be replaced by Hayden from Servotron, who turned out to be wanted by the law. A few weeks before a tour with Superchuck, a soon to be prominent local lawyer named William Joiner joined the group and stayed the last few years of the band, recording "Sweet Bird of Youth", their last full length, and an EP for Atlanta label Moodswing Records called "Noon Under the Trees", as well as going on multiple tours. [http://www.mergerecords.com/band.php?band_id=74&]

Chris Lopez now plays in Tenement Halls, also on Merge. [http://www.mergerecords.com/band.php?band_id=105&]

Discography

*"The Rock*A*Teens" (January 23, 1996)
*"Cry" (February 18, 1997)
*"Baby, A Little Rain Must Fall" (April 21, 1998)
*"Golden Time" (March 23, 1999)
*"Sweet Bird of Youth" (October 3, 2000)
*"Noon Under the Trees" EP (2003)

External links

* [http://www.daemonrecords.com/ Daemon Records]
* [http://www.mergerecords.com/ Merge Records]
* [http://www.mergerecords.com/band.php?band_id=105&/ Tenement Halls]


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