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September 2003 - The Tremors are invited to Brooklyn, NY
to play the Gray vs. Blue Rock ‘N’ Roll festival.
April 2004 - The Tremors release their debut LP, “The
Scourge of the South,” with rave reviews.
May 2004 - Tremors spawn the “Chicken Pickin’ Rock ‘N’
Roll Revue”, a yearly event featuring 7 bands representing
the best in today’s original rock.
June 2004 - The Tremors win 1st Place in Greensboro’s
“Home Grown Music Competition” sponsored by TheGreensboro News & Record.
June 2004 - The Tremors open two shows
for legendary rockabilly wildman Hasil
Adkins.
July 2004 - The Tremors
perform live on Fox 8
morning news, and are
interviewed by anchor,
Shannon Smith.
July 2004 - The Tremors 1st CD, “The
Scourge of the South” is picked up for
distribution in the U.S. and Europe, to
include Raucous Records (England), and
Nervous Records (England).
August 2004 - The Tremors take over the
University of North Carolina’s (Greensboro)
radio waves for 2 1/2 hours with their own
live radio show. The band quickly
becomes frequent guests among local radio shows.
August 2004 - An interview with the Tremors in Rock-N-RollPurgatory magazine.
September 2004 - The boys team up with the Reverend
Horton Heat in a Rockabilly Ambush at Ziggy’s in Winston-
Salem, NC.
October 2004 - Tremors share the
stage with internationally renowned
Southern Culture on the Skids.
December 2004 - GoTriad Magazine
lists “The Scourge of the South” as one of the best regional
releases of 2004.
April 2005 - The Tremors are invited to
share the stage with the Killer himself,
Jerry Lee Lewis at the Annual “Rockin
50’s Fest” in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This
year’s bill also features many of
yesterday’s and today’s most famous
Rock and Rockabilly acts such as Ike
Turner, Wanda Jackson, Link Wray, Billy
Lee Riley, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite
Boys, and Los Straightjackets, to
name a few!
January 2005 - The Tremors
receive national exposure in
Rockabilly Monthly magazine.
April 2005 - The Tremors partner
with Slave Audio Documents to
release the “Uranium Rock EP” in
‘glow-in-the-dark’ 7” vinyl & CD formats.
July 2005 - The Tremors are featured
in The Horse magazine.
September 2005 - The Tremors are
featured on UNC-TV’s “North
Carolina Weekend.”
August 2005 - The Tremors perform at The Horse Magazine’s2005 Smoke out at the Rowan County Fairgrounds.
October 2005 - The Tremors appear
on Turner South's “Yokel TV.”
2006 - The Tremors open several
shows in their local area with
notable acts such as Southern Culture on the Skids, The
Reverend Horton Heat, and The
Legendary Shack Shakers.
December 2006 - The first run of
“The Scourge of the South” completely
sells out.
January 2007 - The Tremors release their
2nd full length, “Invasion of the
Saucermen” with 3-D packing, disc and
free 3-D glasses.
July 2007 - “Invasion of the Saucermen” gets a great
review in German Horror/Psychobilly magazine, Virus.Although the interview is entirely in
German, we know they were impressed
given the 4 out of 5 stars rating.
April 2007 - Rod Kulture Magazinefeatures The Tremors in their Spring
2007 issue.
September 2007 - The Tremors perform
at the Legendary 7th Annual Rhythm
and Roots Reunion in Bristol, TN.
Although not opposed to the idea of representation, The Tremors continue tocapture media attention, and grow their fan base, without any form of bandrepresentation to date.
The Tremors’ fan base spans far and
wide, across all types of people.
Whether the crowd is full of college
students, swing dance enthusiasts, or
Hell’s Angles, you can bet The Tremors
will have the crowd jumping with their
brand of high-octane rockabilly as pure,
authentic and strong as Tennessee sour
mash.
Through passionate research and
exploration into rock'n'roll history, the
band has created their own unique blend
of style by combining classic Sun
Records era rockabilly with the reckless
abandon of late 70’s punk rock.
Rockabilly music has a universal
appeal. It's the music of Elvis Presley,
Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie
Feathers and countless others who plied
their trade in the neon-soaked, late-night
dives and juke-joints across the new
south when pharohs ruled from
Memphis like in days of old. Its effect on
popular music can still be heard to this
day. No living soul can resist its appeal.
Photo: Annette Crespo
THE TREMORS ARE A HIGH-ENERGY ROCKABILLY RIOT!
URANIUMROCK EPA special
collectors
edition,
pressed in
glow in the
dark 7” vinyl
THE TREMORS BREAKDOWN:STRETCH ARMSTRONG - DRUMSSLIM PERKINS - UPRIGHT BASS, VOCALSJIMMY TREMOR - GUITAR, VOCALS
DISCOGRAPHY:2004 - “The Scourge of the South” - CD / Brain Drain Records
2005 - “Uranium Rock EP” - 7” Vinyl & CD formatsSlave Audio Documents
2006 - V/A "Sub Rosa" CD / WUAG& Gate City NoiseV/A "Carolina Rockabilly"CD / Rockstar MediaV/A "RockabillyShowdown"CD / HumTone RecordsV/A "Santa Cruz Live"CD / Santa Cruz Sentinel
2007 - “Invasion ofthe Saucermen”CD / BrainDrain Records
Invading Europe from North
Carolina (USA) with their own
kind of original stomping
rockabilly sounds, here are
Jimmy, Slim & Stretch. The
Tremors are something out your
mamas worst nightmare, mixing
the pill poppin' style of Carl
Perkins and the sex appeal of
Elvis these boys will charm you
with a little dixie fried rock 'n' roll
and send you straight to Mars
with its original alien rock: "The
Scourge of the South."
Their dedication to the
musical roots of rock 'n' roll
comes through in every whipsaw
atomic blast. Through passionate
research and exploration into
rock 'n' roll history, the band has
assembled the finest and most
legendary songs of the 50s.
Throw in some of their own
rockin' original material and
you've got rockabilly as pure,
authentic and strong as
Tennessee sour mash. I guess
you have to be a US Southerner
to know what Tennessee Sour
Mash is, but I think I got the
message here.
Starting off with a hard
pounding, fast paced rockabilly
bopper titled "100 Proof Blues
Boogie", you'll know immediatly
that these guys mean business.
Rockabilly business that is, fast
and loud. Actually, what caught
my attention first was the cover
of this new album "The Scourge
Of The South", 'cause it looks
like 50s horror comic book, not to
mention the looks of the
bandmembers themselves on the
inlay picture... Guitarist Jimmy
looks as if he just had his fingers
in a 220 volt socket, chubby Slim
(how about that contradiction)
appears to have escaped from a
ZZ Top fanclub night, and Stretch
tries hard to tear up yet another
one of his skins. Superb design,
great pictures, and a magnificent
re-design of the Sun Records
label. Very well done!
Only 2 cover songs on this
album, Jerry Lee's "It'll Be Me"
and Warren Smith's "Who Took
My Baby", both these original
Sun tracks got the Tremors
treatment, just as they did to the
Sun label. The Tremors' self-
penned tracks vary from
authentic 50s rockabilly ("My
Kitten is Up a Tree"), to hard
knocking neo-rockabilly with
scorchy lead guitar breaks ("Pill
Popper"), and a little of
everything else in between. Not
for the faint-hearted rockabilly
fan, but great rockin' music, with
a touch of horror, all the way.
SOUND ADVICEJeff Hahne, Staff WriterGo Triad! (Greensboro News & Record)
Thursday, May 13, 2004
THE TREMORS - "THE SCOURGE OF THE SOUTH" BRAIN DRAIN RECORDS ���� OF 5 STARS
After playing together
for just two years, The
Tremors debut CD, "The
Scourge of the South," is a
sign of good things to come
for this Greensboro trio.
Founded in the roots of
rock n' roll, The Tremors
serve up a healthy serving
of rockabilly. Music this
good shows that the Gate
City does have a musical
soul. That is, if you look for
it.
Meet The Tremors at
their Chicken Pickin' Rock
'n' Roll Revue and CD-
release party 8 p.m.,
Saturday at Ziggy's.
From the opening track,
"100 Proof Blues Boogie,"
to the final "Tremors Bop,"
The Tremors get revved up
and never slow down.
Guitarist Jimmy Tremor
(formerly of the
Greensboro-based Ubangi
Stomp), bassist Slim
Perkins and drummer
Stretch Armstrong show off
their musical chops by
getting back down to the
nitty gritty of rockabilly.
Sure, the lyrics won't
win any Pulitzer Prizes. But
hey, they don't need to. The
music is about having fun,
and The Tremors pull it off
with ease. While most
songs are originals, there
are a few covers thrown
into the mix including, "It'll
Be Me" and "Who Took My
Baby?"
With solid, entertaining
music like this, The
Tremors are sure to kick
some life into the Triad's
music scene. You can see
why Saturday night at their
CD release party — a
seven-band lineup Perkins
put together that he calls
Chicken Pickin' Rock 'n'
Roll Revue at Ziggy's.
Free chicken. Good
music. You can't beat that.
— Jeffrey Hahne.
BLACK CATROCKABILLY EUROPEhttp://www.rockabilly.nl/reviews/tremors.htm
TRADITIONALROD &KULTUREILLUSTRATEDThe Tremors
"Invasion of
the Saucermen"
(Full Length CD) 2006
Brain Drain Records
"Note: red lens should be worn over left eye" that's a quote
from the liner notes of the Tremors latest release "Invasion of
the Saucermen" and for good reason too; the CD comes with 3-
D glasses. The artwork all over the fold out and the CD itself are
all retro looking 3-D "tremorvision" with rockets, spacemen"
planets and all. Very cool to look at and the fun doesn't stop
there... the record is good to listen to as well. Fourteen tracks of
true rockabilly from another planet is what this three piece from
North Carolina deliver; from the first guitar riff through the last
crescendo the record covers it all. The instumental "World War
III Boogie" has a fast paced and all too familiar guitar riff that the
drums and bass have to run fast to keep up with. Then on to the
title track of the record with it's campy B-movie style horror
intro that leads right into their trademark high-octane rockabilly.
The slap bass is upfront and oustanding through out the tune
and the guitar keeps pace right with. i'm not to sure what the
song "Atomic Jesus" is about and it's kinda hard to catch all the
lyrics (plus there's no lyric sheet with the record) and I'm quite
frankly sure if I like the song either but I still wanna listen to it
over and over. I am however a big fan of the song "Jungle
Fever" it's got a cool drum beat intro with a subtle bass line
complimenting it, and the vocal and guitar kick in to make it all
complete. I also dig the tune "The State Patrol" with its cool
stop and go verse about a state policeman with "an itchy trigger
finger" and the troubles had from being pulled over by him. The
swamp boogie song is compliments of "Late Night Drive-in
Monster Show" this is modern rockabilly at it's best; the bass is
great, the backing vocals are spot on (with the monster growl).
The simple and minimaslist guitar on "Devil's Eyes" really lets
the drum and bass shine on this one, not to take away from the
guitar at all, it's just a well written no fluff song. It's got a Big
Blue (Lee Rockers old band) sound to it kinda bluesy and
definitely danceable. My favorite track on the record by far
would have to be "Workin" Overtime" a funny story about a
guys "Gal" that keeps him in the red and he needs to work
overtime to keep with her and her needs. I'm thinking that the
"gal" is more than likely a "gal-axie" or some other form of
automobile.
Over all the Tremors are a great example of modern rockabilly
with a huge retro/roots rock'n'roll influence, they probably grew
up listening to the likes of Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dickey
Lee & the Collegiates, and the whole Sun Records line up from
back in the day. If your looking for a rockabilly band that doesn't
stretch outside of the roots style and get too deep into zombies,
blood and whiskey like a lot of the new psychobilly groups, give
the Tremors a shot they deserve it! www.tremorsrockabilly.com
ROCKABILLY BABE.COMThe Tremors
Invasion of the Saucermen
Something fell out of the sky today and it wasn’t part of
a dilapidated space station. It wasn’t some object from a
rickety old plane. It was truly a UFO. That is what I
thought until I ripped it open. There I was holding an
object with hints of the past, yet laden with futuristic
visions. Yep, it was the new Tremors CD, Invasion of the
Saucermen. The Tremors have stepped up to the
microphone and taken their upbeat, grownup punkabilly
mixed with retro-horror rockabilly to a new level.
Saucermen kicks off with World War III Boogie. In
traditional Tremors style, Slim, Jimmy and Stretch
reintroduce themselves to the masses with this hopped-
up instrumental. The self-entitled track invades the
airwaves next. Invasion of the Saucermen is a doghouse
driven, fear for you life, ass-kicking testament to the little
men in the sky. Somatose makes it’s way through the
cosmos knocking you out of your chair. This drug-laden
ditty pays tribute to all the things, legal and illegal, that
make us all feel good and giddy about life. This is just
one of many songs that really make this CD a must-have!
Let me introduce you to the infamous Tremors. Slim
Perkins is one of the Southeast’s most notorious and
notable doghouse destroyers. Stretch Armstrong stands
tall and strong as one of the best drummers on the circuit.
Rounding off this cult of personalities is the mastermind
of this futuristic, 1950’s crowd-eating band, Jimmy
Tremor. Jimmy’s unmistakable, frantic voice and manic
style make this band a powerhouse of subhuman
proportions. Catch them live and you’ll know what I
mean. Slim takes control of the situation with, Atomic
Jesus. This double-time anthem plays tribute to a nuclear
savior destroying and saving lives at the same time. Slim
does an excellent job for his debut behind the mike and
the boys pile in for the joyride. (I Ain’t No) Two Timin’ Man
spins by as very upbeat explanation of the touring
lifestyle and the devotion to keeping the little man in your
pants when you have a little Bettie at home. “We keep
blasting out
our crazy rockin’ songs, I’m having fun but just can’t wait
to bring myself back home,” Jimmy clarifies. This is one
of the standout tunes on this saucer. This gang of
degenerates brings it down a notch with the rockabilly
ditty, Treat Me Right. Treat Me Right captures the rhythm
and stylin’ that the Tremors bring to the scene and the
superb songmanship that goes on at their planet.
Shaken’ From Seizures is one of my faves as Jimmy and
the boys get into the groove of the music and gives you
the album’s toe-tapping icing on the cake. I’m not going to
ruin the rest of this CD for you. I will say that it is a rare
occasion that a band can top their debut CD. But the
Tremors pull it off, keeping it real and in that same
loveable Tremor’s fashion, all the way down to the 3-D
artwork on the album.
Somewhere, Hank, Elvis and Joey are all standing
around nodding to the rocking sounds of Tremors.
BLUE SUEDE NEWSSUMMER 2005North Carolina's hard rockin' trio the Tremors
deliver earth shakin' Rockabilly on their latest mini-
CD. The cool thing is vinyl lovers can snatch up an
explosive (looking) 4-song EP made out of glow in
the dark vinyl! That's a limited pressing of 500. The
CD also glows and boasts two bonus tracks, the
fuzz guitar Cramps style original "Pill Popper" with
wild screams ans Carl Perkins' "Her Love Rubbed
Off" in a Neo-Billy version. Both vinyl and CD
contain Warren Smith's "Uranium Rock" in a fast
version and Mack Vickery's entergetic "Drive-In".
Their own "Lovin' on My Mind" and "Make with the
Shake" are fun, high energy rockers. Mix the
coolest SUN Rockabilly with the Cramps early
Rockabilly covers and you'll come up with a style
that the Tremors have down. -GMB
ROCKABILLY MONTHLYJUNE 2005Tremors "Uranium Rock" (Slave)
By D.C. Larson (Rockabilly Monthly)
Profiled in Rockabilly Monthly in January, North
Carolina's bone-rattling Tremors are back with an
incendiary 6-song CD that is also available as a cool
glow-in-the-dark green 45 with picture sleeve.
Split half/half between choice covers and must-hear originals, this disc is a
fine complement to their earlier "Scourge of the South" CD. Jimmy Tremor
(guitar/vocals) Slim Perkins (stand up) and Stretch Armstrong (drums)
collaborated in penning addictive boppers "Lovin' on My Mind" and "Make with
the Shake". As is to be expected from the Tremors, loose-jointed rockabilly is
heavily laced with toxic slam-bang punk fever, and let sparks fly where they
may. The frantic "Pill Popper" first appeared on “Scourge” and is a worthy
addition.
Well-picked and somewhat obscure covers include the title song (Sun's Warren
Smith), "Drive-In" by Mack Vickery and Carl Perkins' winking “Her Love
Rubbed Off.” That this CD contains only six songs may have kept it from
"Editor's Wallet" distinction, but then 6 are enough to hold us until the next full-
length Tremors release. Soon, guys.
BLACK CAT ROCKABILLYwww.rockabilly.nl/ reviews/uraniumrock.htm
The Scourge of the South is back with a vengence. With another great
design in black & white on Slave Audio Documents. If you haven't heard
of the Tremors before, you must read their bio and review of their
previous CD release first...
This new mini-album is something special, apart from the fabulous
cover design and the superb tremulous music, it's released on CD as
well as vinyl. The EP contains 4 tracks and is pressed on mint green
"glow in the dark" vinyl. Looks sharp! The inside is a large folded
collage of band pictures, very well done.
The mini-CD contains 2 bonus tracks. One is an alternate of the
smash hit from their prevoius album "Pill Popper", the second a
version of Carl Perkins' "Her Love Rubbed Off". It all starts with the title
song, Warren Smith's "Uranium Rock", brought to you Horror Bop
Tremors style. This always was a great song, and this new revived
version... well you just gotta rock!
"Make with the Shake" and "Lovin' on My Mind" are both Tremors
originals, written by Tremor, Perkins & Armstrong. Two great fast paced
rockabilly songs with superb slapping by Slim Perkins (don't you just
love this guy). Jimmy Tremor's slightly distorted guitar makes the
unique Tremor sound that'll make you're skin crawl.
Last but certainly not least is a very fast rendition of Mack Vickery's
"Drive-In" that'll knock you off your feet. As with the "Scourge of the
South" album, not for the faint-hearted rockabilly fan, but damn good
rock'n'roll music.
BLUE SUEDE NEWSFALL 2004The Tremors / "The Scourge of the
South" / Brain Drain Records BD-6
Primitive, right in your face punked up
hillbilly - The trio's revved-up Rockabilly
has the determination and attitude of
Psychobilly paired with unpolished
hillbilly charm. The CD certainly sounds
like a genuine home recording. Their
influences span from SUN artists (the only
two non-originals are SUN Records
songs) to Esquerita and Reverend Horton
Heat. Lotsa fun after a few beers, I can
imagine. -GMB
GO TRIAD MAGAZINEThe Tremors
"Invasion of the Saucermen"
(Brain Drain Records)
On their second full-length album,
"Invasion of the Saucermen,"
Greensboro's favorite rockabilly sons
are in their finest form yet, causing more
up-tempo commotion than you might
expect and certainly more than should
be allowed. Nearly every song here is
meant to rattle the rafters in traditional
rockabilly fashion, and what might be lost in variety is made up for
in spades by the primordial goodness of the band's vintage rock
boogie. The Tremors is based in Greensboro, but the band hasn't
limited itself to tearing up the Triad. If the band's consistently
spastic live show doesn't net it the title of best rockabilly outfit
working, then this latest release should seal the deal. The Tremors
has never been bashful about its love of '50s kitsch, and "Invasion
of the Saucermen" finds this in full-effect with extra-terrestrial
artwork in full 3-D (glasses included). It somehow manages to
surpass even the nuclear coolness of the amazing glow-in-the-
dark "Uranium Rock" EP. But although the packaging on this
album is top-notch, it wouldn't be worth much if the tunes didn't
appropriately shimmy and shake. Not to worry; "Saucermen"
brings the rockabilly goods. Jimmy Tremor's strung-out yelp has
the nervous jump of Carl Perkins on his way to rehab, and his lean
guitar attack gives these songs the sparse intensity of your
favorite Sun Records cuts. As for the rhythm section, it's firing on
all eight whiskey-fueled cylinders as Slim Perkins' slap bass goes
toe-to-toe with snare-acrobatics of drummer Stretch Armstrong.
The Tremors are equally at home reworking the familiar Southern
traditional "Crawdad Song" or on one of the 11 originals found
here. "Atomic Jesus," for example, is textbook Tremors: Southern
spirituality meets a radioactive 1950s mentality in a head-on
rockabilly rave-up. In short, "Invasion of the Saucermen" does
double time from start to finish and rarely lets up. The Tremors'
rockabilly express train will keep on a-rollin' in 2007 with
performances Friday at Elvisfest at Local 506 in Chapel Hill. Be
there or be square.
JUMPING FROM 6 TO 6Invasion Of The Saucermen
Brain Drain Records - BD08
How can I resist a band that shares its name with one of
my favourite movie (yes I admit I love “arty” movies
ahahaha), an attractive 3D designed cover with glasses
and songs called “Invasion Of The Saucermen”, “Atomic
Jesus” and “World War III Boogie”? I simply just can’t.
The album opens with an instrumental and then you’re
bound to a journey through this trio’s own brand of
traditional (Idle Hands, Kenny Parchman’s Treat Me Right),
fast (Somatose) and super-fast rockabilly (Atomic Jesus)
with predominant slap bass. “Late Night Drive-In Monster
Show” has a tempo similar to the “Munster Theme” and
could be coined as psychobilly while Two Timin’ Man is
their own vision of a hillbilly tune. Apart of “Treat Me
Right” the other covers are Charlie Feather’s Jungle Fever
(great haunting jungle beat) and the traditional “The
Crawdad Song” which receives the Tremors treatment :
fast, raw and wild. Fourteen songs in thirty minutes
(almost half of the songs are under the two minute mark),
no time to loose and everything is said.