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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, USA |
| Genres | Rock, power pop, punk |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Labels | Douchemaster Records, Lil' Chewy Records, Dimple Discs [1] |
| 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.
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.
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