Baby Shakes

Baby Shakes
Baby Shakes
Background information
Origin	New York City, USA
Genres	Rock, power pop, punk
Years active	2005-present
Labels	Douchemaster Records, Lil' Chewy Records, Dimple Discs
Members	Mary Blount ; Judy Lindsay ; Claudia Gonzalez ; Ryan McHale
Past members	Dave Rahn
Website	http://www.babyshakes.com

Baby Shakes is an American rock band from New York City. They define their music as rock 'n' roll, power pop, punk, and glam rock.

History[edit]

Baby Shakes were founded 2005 in New York City by Mary Blount, Judy Lindsay and Claudia Gonzalez. They first performed as a group in February 2005. They have toured the U.S., U.K., Europe (September 2007, November 2009, September 2015, July 2016, October 2016, Fall 2017), China (July 2016) and Japan (February 2009, February 2016, March 2017). Baby Shakes released their second full-length album, Starry Eyes, in August 2015 and released their third full-length album, Turn It Up, in May 2017.

Their current and permanent drummer (since 2015) is Ryan McHale (New York), and their former drummer was Dave Rahn from Atlanta (Gentleman Jesse & His Men, Carbons) who also played the drums on all Baby Shakes recordings prior to 2016. Their drummer during their February 2009 Japanese tour was Travis Ramin (Nikki Corvette, Fevers) and Shingo Nishimaru was their drummer during their 2009 European tour.

Bio taken from www.babyshakes.com:

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 5 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, Iggy Pop, Shadows of Knight, The Undertones (with the band's Damian O'Neill issuing some of their songs via his Dimple Discs label),^[2]^[3] Barracudas, Protex, Guitar Wolf, Black Lips, Paul Collin's Beat, among others.

Band members[edit]

Current members

Mary Blount – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2005–present)
Judy Lindsay – lead guitar, vocals (2005–present)
Claudia Gonzalez – bass, vocals (2005–present)
Ryan McHale – drums (2015–present)

Former members

Dave Rahn – drums (2005-2015)

Touring members

Travis Ramin – drums (2009)
Shingo Nishimaru – drums (2009)

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

The First One (2008; Douchemaster Records)
Starry Eyes (2015; self-published/Chewy Records, Ltd. CD on Japanese label Base Records)
Turn It Up (2017; LP/CD self-published/Chewy Records, cassette on Burger Records, Ltd. CD on Base Records)
Cause A Scene (2019; LP/CD self published, CD on Base Records)

EP[edit]

Tell Me Now (2007; Rob's House Records), heart-shaped red vinyl

Singles[edit]

Shake Shake (2006; Douchemaster Records)
Stuck on Blue (2006; Shit Sandwich Records)
With You Around/Too Much Time (2009, self-published/Chewy Records)
She's a Star/Gimme Your Love (2015; split label release from Surfin' Ki (Italy) and Record Shop Base (Japan))
Turn It Up/Lonely Nights (2017; split label release from Surfin' Ki (Italy) and Record Shop Base (Japan))

Compilation album[edit]

Singles Collection (2012; mixed labels), digital release on iTunes

Reception[edit]

Mark Deming of AllMusic in his review of The First One referred to the group as "three good-looking gals who can write great pop tunes with a dash of punk rock energy and girl group harmonies to boot" he goes on to call their songs "as refreshing as a tall glass of lemonade on a hot day". Deming does lament that "the production by Dave Rahn...could use a bit more body" but goes on to conclude "the music's good enough that you can play the album two or three times in a row without it wearing out its welcome".^[4] J. Edward Keyes of Rolling Stone refers to the group as "the new sound of old punk".^[5]

Notes[edit]

^ "Home". damian-oneill.com.
^ "News".
^ "Home". damian-oneill.com.
^ Deming, Mark. "Review The First One". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
^ Keyes, J. Edward (25 June 2009). "Hype Monitor: Sunset Rubdown, Target Market, Baby Shakes". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.

External links[edit]

[1] "Home". damian-oneill.com.

[2] "News".

[3] "Home". damian-oneill.com.

[4] Deming, Mark. "Review The First One". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2010.

[5] Keyes, J. Edward (25 June 2009). "Hype Monitor: Sunset Rubdown, Target Market, Baby Shakes". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.

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