Member Since: 6/4/2005
Band Website: shellyknight.com
Band Members: Shelly Knight - [vocals & guitar] Vox populi, Fire-breather, Storyteller
Fred Schultz - [lead guitar] Screeches, Snarls, Euphonics
Eric Leikam - [bass] Rumbles, Growls, Jives
Andrew Wood -[drums] Booms, Bangs, Groves
Influences: Joan Jett, Led Zeppelin, Heart, Pat Benatar, Janis Joplin, L7, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple
Sounds Like: "In a time devoid of the female rocker, the Joan Jetts and Lita Fords of the world, something comes along that is refreshing new, yet strangely familiar. Shelly Knight just might the oasis we've been thirsting for." - Jonathan Pond - Warner Bros...Reprise Records
"Seventies era-rock with a Heart like edge...Shelly's tough vocals and unabashed love of classic rhythms make for air-punching sing-alongs that rawk," -Margaret Moser, The Austin Chronicle
"A rockin' debut from Austin's Lone Star."- Alan Rommelfanger- Daybreak Entertainment Radio Promotion
"A tough retro-rock chick influenced by Pat Benatar."- Austin American Statesman
"This chick can rock!" - Carrie Benjamin Assistant Program Director KAMX-FM
For 2006 Blues charts placed 18 for "Lyin' Lady," by Blues Bunny. !"
"Voted 'Best Blues Band' in Austin the readers of Edge Magazine!"
Sounds like: Pat Benatar, Janis Joplin, Melissa Etheridge, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, Deep Purple, Heart
Record Label: Right-On! Records
Type of Label: Indie