The Young Werewolves

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The Young Werewolves
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Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres Rockabilly
Psychobilly
Garage rock
Surf rock
Horror punk
Years active20022015
Members Nick Falcon
Shewolf Dana Kain
Jonny Wolf
Website http://theyoungwerewolves.com/

The Young Werewolves are a Philadelphia rock band formed in 2002. The trio have been labeled rockabilly, psychobilly, punk, garage, and surf by publications such as Allmusic, [1] Fangoria, The Village Voice, [2] Maximum RocknRoll, [3] assorted Horror, Tattoo, Hot Rod magazines, [4] [5] [6] [7] several alternative weeklies [8] [9] [10] and international fanzines. [11] [12] [13] The band is distributed through Cargo Music. [14]

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History

The trio met after guitarist Nick Falcon posted ads on the internet and in music shops searching for "musicians interested in forming a band with a sound like The Ramones-meets-Buddy Holly at a Beef-and-Beer. All greasers please apply." [15] Attracting attention from the underground press and steady airplay on specialty radio [16] [17] have enabled a frequent touring schedule.

In 2004, their music was licensed for broadcast on the fifteenth season of MTV's popular reality television series The Real World based in Philadelphia. [18] AMC licensed music from the band for broadcast during the network's annual Monsterfest programming during Halloween season in 2007. [19] In 2011, Showtime used The Young Werewolves’ music during an episode of Shameless starring William H. Macy. [20] USA Network and Spike TV have also incorporated music from the band in Burn Notice and Blue Mountain State respectively. [21] [22]

Their second full-length recording, Cheat The Devil, was released in 2008. Sid Haig is the executive producer and is featured on the cover artwork. He also provides the introductory narration on the track Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. [23] Their third recording, Sins of The Past., [24] was released in 2011 and included saxophones. [25] In 2015 VH1 listed The Young Werewolves as a defining band within the Horror Rock genre. [26]

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Footnotes

  1. "Cheat The Devil". Allmusic . July 1, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  2. Chuck Eddy, Voice Choices-Music, The Village Voice, Vol. XLIX, No. 17, April 28-May 4, 2004, p. 102.
  3. HM The Young Werewolves-Evil Soul, Maximum RocknRoll, January 2005, No. 260 (MRR does not number its pages)
  4. "Young Werewolves Cheat The Devil". FEARnet . April 28, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  5. "Young Werewolves Review". Legends Magazine . October 1, 2005. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  6. Richard Davis, Kar Tunes, Ol' Skool Rodz, Issue No. 29, September 2008, p. 76.
  7. "The Young Werewolves". Prick . September 1, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  8. "Hip-O-Meter: IN". Philadelphia Weekly . September 8, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
  9. "The Short List: Friday". Baltimore City Paper . August 3, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  10. "Local Support/Icepack". Philadelphia City Paper . July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  11. "Latest News". Side-line.com. May 1, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  12. Obsküre.com (in French)
  13. "Young Werewolves Cheat the Devil". March 30, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
  14. "Young Werewolves Cheat the Devil". Nobrainszine.com. July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
  15. "Interview Young Werewolves". Legends Magazine . September 1, 2005. Archived from the original on October 25, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  16. "Playlists". WFMU . July 1, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  17. "Rue Morgue Radio". Rue Morgue Radio . May 23, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
  18. "Holiday Guide 2004". Philadelphia Weekly . November 17, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
  19. "Young Werewolves Interview". MusicArtery. December 5, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  20. "Shameless". March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  21. "USA Network". USA Network . August 22, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  22. "Spike TV". Blue Mountain State . July 19, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  23. "The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde – Interview". May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  24. "The Young Werewolves - Sins of the Past". January 3, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  25. "The Young Werewolves - Sins of the Past CD Review". May 13, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  26. "Horror Rock A to Z". October 28, 2015. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  27. "This is Horror Punk 2 The Terror Continues". 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  28. "Innocence is Bliss". July 2, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  29. "Innocence Is Bliss (A Female Frenzy of Sensational Sounds)". Allmusic . November 26, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  30. "Welcome to Circus Punk A Billy Vol. 2". Nervous Records . July 1, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  31. "Double Crown Records: Modern Surf Music Record Label". March 2, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  32. "Psychobilly Goes Pop | Rockabilly & Psychobilly Madness". June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.

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