To celebrate the release of Andy and the Rattlesnakes’ long awaited-album, Last Summer to Dance, Andy Krikun has assembled an all-star band of East Coast musicians to revisit the music of the seminal L.A. rock band premiering at the newly founded RIVERSPACE Arts in Nyack, New York on Friday, June 15th 2007.
“Andy Krikun’s Rattlesnakes were one of the great lost, eclectic underground rock & roll bands in L.A. in the early 80s…” - L.A. Weekly
“Last Summer to Dance made me get up and dance! Literally! Asbury Park ain’t got nothin’ on L.A. in the 80s. Andy & the Rattlesnakes were shakin’ it up on this coast just as “The Boss” was stirring up the East Coast boardwalk. Put on your blue suede shoes, and dig it!” – John Densmore , The Doors
"Too punk!" "Too mainstream!" I can hear the catcalls now -- but in 2006, I can hear the music better. At some point in the last 25 years, their CD turned into classic rock." - Jim Cushing, KCPR-FMIn the late 70s and early 80s, Andy and the Rattlesnakes captivated L.A. music fans with their exciting live performances. Audiences quickly understood that a Snakes performance was not going to be just another rock-n-roll evening. The band's song list for the night would range from twisted social political punk overtones to solid original R&B songs that stick. Last Summer to Dance is the band's first full-length album, consisting of twelve re-mastered tracks from studio sessions, demos, and live performances at the Taurus Tavern, Venice, California.
2006
CD Listening Party - August 5th 2006
Santa Monica, California
Andy and the Rattlesnakes reunited for new release of CD with
special guest John Densmore
photo credit - Zox
"Long ago in a place that is no more the legendary Taurus Tavern in Venice, California - a band called Andy and the Rattlesnakes showed up. They played a tough, streetwise, worldly-wise music. This guy Andy had been around and musically he had something to say about it all - something that included all of it, and included all of us other musicians listened, and the Rattlesnakes had their influence on L.A.s music". - Michael Ventura
"The group has worked numerous city clubs and built a reputation as rockers with an intriguing mix of originals and rock and soul standards."
- Bill Bentley, L.A. Weekly 1980
"The band does high-energy, solid rock and includes some very intriguing original material. The quality of Andys lyrics, the richness of the music is a lot to digest at first; but Andy sings from his heart and with conviction". - Valerie Geller, Pro-Fun
"Solitary Man" chosen as a 45 Pick by L.A. Weekly,1980
"Third World Wives" featured on the "Ten of Americas Best New Groups of the 80s" compilation by D.I.Y. magazine. The album also included selections by Black Flag, the Red Rockers, and the Dreamers (Johnette Napolitano with Jim and Earle Mankey)
"Patience" featured on USA Networks TV show "New Wave Theater", hosted by Peter Ivers. The show featured cutting-edge bands of the era including X and many more Los Angeles bands of the early 1980's.
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