Current Presents: Garage Rocks 3
by Jon Schober
December 07, 2012
For the 3rd installment of Garage Rocks on the Current Presents, "Girls Got Rhythm" co-founder Dana Raidt joins me in the studio for a road trip across the United States. We're stopping in as many states as we can and uncovering past and present bands who have been instrumental in the development and progression of garage rock throughout the decades. Read about each of the artists and utilize a handy interactive map to see just where we're going.
Tune into 89.3 The Current on Sunday night from 9-10 p.m. to hear the freakbeat play out.
Hawaii
Honolulu — Val Richards V: "Dancing With My Girl"
They were one of the top acts in Honolulu at the time and served as the house band at a restaurant in town. We know: garage rock in Hawaii!?
Idaho
Boise — The Warlocks: "You Keep Me Hanging On"
Not to be confused with the contemporary LA-based psych band — or the name used by early incarnations of the Grateful Dead and the Velvet Underground — The Warlocks of Idaho released this cover of the Supremes' hit with a B-side called "Banana Soul."
Thanks to Garage Hangover for providing information on many of the artists we've profiled for this episode of the Current Presents.