Member Since: 5/25/2005
Band Members:
Tristan - Guitar/Vocals
Boney - Bass/Vocals
Jake - Drums
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Influences: 5Bucks, The Bouncing Souls, Johnny Cash, The Clash, Cock Sparrer, Sam Cooke, Elvis Costello, Crash Test Dummies, The Cure, The Dance Hall Crashers, The Del Fuegos, Digger, Dirty Water, Drexel, Dwarves, The Goops, Green Day, Jawbreaker, Kicked In the Head, Lagwagon, The Lazardos, Lucero, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Naked Raygun, NOFX, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, The Pillows, The Pogues, The Primitives, The Ramones, The Replacements, Rich Kids on LSD, Save Ferris, Coyote Shivers, The Smoking Popes, Stiff Little Fingers, Supertramp, They Might Be Giants, The Vibrators, The Vigilantes, Tom Waits, The Weakerthans, Hank Williams, Zeke's Garage
Sounds Like: "This feisty trio has not only logged a lot of miles, but graduated to headlining their frequent Boston shows in just a few years, bringing fans a slaphappy mixture of big hooks, singalong choruses, and heartfelt lyrics about the girls who got away. Boney, 22, is the pug-faced, heavily-tattooed pop-punk heartthrob on bass and vocals; Tristan, 20, lanky and loose-limbed, represents the bespectacled punk-nerd quotient; and the bandâ€--s new drummer, Jake, is only 19 but brings a veteran's presence behind the kit.."
-Jim Testa
The Noise. Dec 2007
"These New Hampshire guys surprised me. When I first got this demo it was a CD-R with a Xeroxed picture of a cat hiding in a toilet. Strike one (I thought). But when I first listened to Track One, which with later research I learned was a song called “The Park, I was amazed."
-Jon Robinson
Jersey Beat Jan 2008
"The New Hampshire-based pop-punk band will not stop the show so one of its members can suck on an inhaler. In fact, the Asthmatics plow through a 45-minute set at breakneck speed. The energetic Asthmatics are reminiscent of the Ramones — they only know one way to go, and that's nonstop."
- Ed Condran
Asbury Park Press Mar 2008
"...I guess I've become an Asthmatics fan."
- Ben Weasel
Weasel Radio Apr 2008
Record Label: Bastard Smash Records
Type of Label: None