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Hopped Up!

About Me

Look out for Hopped Up! a Northern California 5-piece serving up high-octane rockabilly guaranteed to bust a hole in your boppin’ shoes. Hot-rodders & hipsters alike are wiggin & diggin’ on the rockabilly sounds that emanate from this band like open headers on a Flathead Ford. You don’t need a lot of money, just grab your honey and check out the next shindig for Hopped Up! a band that always leaves you hollerin’ for more!

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Member Since: 21/09/2004
Band Website: http://www.hoppedup.com
Band Members: Scotty Shanks-Bruemmer - Vocals, Ralph Rodriguez - Guitar and Vocals, Justin Barr - Lead Guitar, Shawn Burrell - Upright Bass, Gary Daly - Drums.
Influences: all old roots, country and rockabilly.
Sounds Like: Authentic rockabilly with a twist.
Record Label: Rhythm Bomb Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

- Backwood Beach Party gives 'Get Gone' 5 stars

Hopped Up! 'Get Gone' Review BackwoodsBeachParty.com
Posted by on Fri, 24 Dec 2004 07:58:00 GMT

- H. Barry Zimmerman SKRATCH MAGAZINE

HOPPED UP! GET GONE RHYTHM BOMB RECORDS Hopped Up! is an honest-to-God rockabilly band. Guitarists Justin Barr and Ralph Rodriguez are so authentically and emotionally nailing the original Sun Reco...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Dec 2004 07:54:00 GMT

- Dr Leon Berman Shake the Shack 90.3 fm KEXP Seattle

"The 2004 Rockabilly Ball was a packed house thriller all three nights. The surprise of the weekend was the band Hopped Up! from Santa Rosa. They kicked ass&"
Posted by on Tue, 05 Oct 2004 11:35:00 GMT

- Mr. Firecreek, 2004 BlackCat Rockabilly Europe

Hopped Up! has been described as "Roots Rockabilly with a Twist"! &. Bursting into the scene in 2002, Hopped Up! has had the pleasure of supporting U.S. acts such as Wayne Hancock, Deke Dickerson, Cav...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:04:00 GMT

- dx SPEEDYS WIG CITY S.F.

HOPPED UP is a mighty fine outfit from Santa Rosa made up of four talented fellas and one swell chick who's gotta big voice and knows how to use it! so step back when she steps up!! whether they're sm...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:03:00 GMT

- Shelley Shepherd Klaner THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

HOPPED UP BAND DEFIES CATEGORIZATION Describing country music or rock 'n' roll isn't too difficult, but people might find it hard to describe the rockabilly sound that local band Hopped Up! belts o...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:02:00 GMT

- Marc Bristol BLUE SUEDE NEWS

Hopped Up hails from the North San Francisco Bay area and features two guitars, upright bass, drums and a female singer. The single has her ("Scotty") singing lead on the hot "Get Gone" on side A, and...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:01:00 GMT