Dragstrip Riot

Rockabilly is not dead. Do you hear me? Rockabilly is not dead because Dragstrip Riot is alive, performing and recording. Booze, sex, fast cars and crime are the themes explored by this Seattle-based quartet, and if you expect anything other than that, then you’re as slow as an AMC Gremlin three-speed. Lead singer and lead guitarist Knuck has a voice made in rockabilly heaven, if there is such a thing; it’s part Gene Vincent, part Buddy Knox and all Knuck. Drummer Jason “Frosty” Frost tippy-taps his drums like a foothills tweaker waiting to find out if he passed his handgun permit test. This isn’t a pretty CD; you can smell the engine grime on it, and every member of the band probably could and would kick your ass in three seconds. In short, it’s just like rockabilly should be.