MM:Rockin' Lady & Her Rivertown Boys

Monday, September 12, 2011

MM:Rockin' Lady & Her Rivertown Boys

Hi! Guess it's time for another Music Monday. I know, I know, it's so unoriginal, but it seems to work for me, having some sort of a system :)  And "Music Monday" sounds much better than "Music Thursday" (or other days, hehe). Anyway...
Dear Reader, whoever you are! Do you like rockabilly music? If so, let me introduce you to a great (young) band from Estonia: Rockin' Lady & Her Rivertown Boys.

Rockin’ Lady and her Rivertown Boys is a band from Estonia that plays old-school rockabilly music. We try to do it like it was done in 50’s, but we have slight influences from blues, country, swing, neo-rockabilly, twist and surf. The main goal is to play and sing the music from world-famous rockabilly ladies and to live and promote rockabilly lifestyle.

(from their website)

What can I add?`They mostly play good, clean old-school rockabilly style with nice female vocals and a beat that will make you dance. And dance. And dance. :)

Photo by Valev Nielson, taken at Valga Cruising 2011.

The band consists of 5 members:  Ermo on lead guitar (and backing vocals), Andero on saxophone (and rhythm guitar and backing vocals, depending on the song), Tõnu on Drums, Remo on double bass and ever-so-beautiful lead singer Jaanika aka Rockin' Lady. HERE you can take a look on them all if you're interested and also read the band bio.
 UPDATE: Just found out, there's a new drummer now, named Reeno Sopp. I haven't heard the band with the new drummer yet, so nothing more to add, but it's quite exciting though. There actually should be a new sound as well, but I believe it'll be even better.


They're quite new in music world (the band was created about 3 years ago), but already quite successful and I can not hide I'm really happy for them, because I think they really are worth it.
 Hear for yourself:

  "Black Cadillac" was their first single, but at the moment the band has released an EP, which you can order on the band's website.

 You can also listen to track samples here and on their Myspace page. The songs released are all covers, but I'm pretty sure there are/will be also original songs later. With a full-lenght album coming up, I'm pretty sure there's a lot to look forward to! :) Plus, I don't really think covering old hits is a bad thing. You just have to do it properly,  and with passion, otherwise it could sound quite "off" - can't explain, but I have heard also some god-awful covers in my life, trust me on this one! ;) I don't think this band is anyhting like those. They actually know what they're doing.






One more song:

Valga Cruising 2011, by Valev Nielson.

 (This video is actually about an event called Vintage Tallinn 3, sort of a vintage fair taking place in Tallinn. Vol. 4 is soon to take place and I can't wait :)  But the song in the video is "Mercy" performed by Rockin' Lady and Her Rivertown Boys. You can also see the band in the video and  small overview of the event as well. Not a bad thing or is it? )


So, go give these guys a listen and I hope you'll find them awesome too :)

Jaanika aka Rockin' Lady

*** All the photos in this post are from the band's website unless stated otherwise***


*Eestikeelset juttu täna ei tule, kõik on niigi arusaadav :P * 


Oh and... Have a rockin' week!