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The Stranger's review of Cassie's Junior Varsity Make Out Squad:(Crocodile) Local preppy pop punks Tennis Pro take a swing at some lofty predecessors on their new disc, Cassie's Junior Varsity Make-Out Squad. Elements of Weezer, the Beach Boys, and Fountains of Wayne ("Taking Your Mom Home Tonight," the least inspired concept of the bunch) get served snotty attitude, sweet keyboard licks, and subtle distortion as the Pro turn out a few ace power-pop tracks in the process. Indie-boy irony also finds a home here and works best when it's more clever than clumsy. "We Put the Punk in the Punctuation" is one of Cassie's more imaginative offerings, with the addition of both a horn section and such droll plays on words as "I'm planting kisses on your sweet ellipses." As the album moves along, Tennis Pro develop an increasing proclivity toward experimentation, unraveling an otherwise straightforward pop structure and pushing Tennis Pro out of the shadows of their obvious pop idols. JENNIFER MAERZ See also preview, page 35.

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Member Since: 21/10/2004
Band Website: www.tennispromusic.com
Band Members: David Drury Phil Peterson Sean Lowry
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Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

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Lots of Cool Tennis Pro Stuff

Hey Everyone, lot's of cool Tennis Pro Stuff going on in the next couple of weeks. Here they are, don't miss them: Saturday, June 14th we'll be playing the Georgetown Music Festival! This ...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:48:00 GMT

Tennis Pro CD Release Show!

Hey Everyone,We’re proud to be releasing our 3rd album "Are You There God? It’s Me, Tennis Pro" this Saturday at King Cobra. It’s going to be a great night with a solid lineup....
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:20:00 GMT

Benefit Show @ The Showbox 9-27 all ages/bar w/id

Tennis Pro is going to be bringing it this Thursday, Sept 27th! We'll be playing some new material as well as old. And we'll be playing with our good friends We Wrote the Book on Connector...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:03:00 GMT

Tennis Pro @ The Georgetown Music Festival Saturday June 2nd!

Tennis Pro will warming up the second annual Georgetown Music Festivalthis Saturday, June 2nd. It's a pretty sweet lineup this year with fourstages, and music from 12-9pm. There'll be 30 d...
Posted by on Wed, 30 May 2007 11:31:00 GMT

Check out this event: Tennis Pro at The Crocodile

Hosted By: Tennis Pro When: Saturday Mar 31, 2007 at 9:00 PMWhere: The CrocodileSeattle, All 98117United StatesDescription:Tennis Pro Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:28:00 GMT

CDBaby!!

So it's been a long time in coming, but our second cd is now available on CD Baby. Check it out:http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tennispromusic
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:06:00 GMT

Portland Mercury Interview

Hey Pro fans, Check out the interview we did with the Portland Mercury's lovely Christine Blystone! Listen to it here!
Posted by on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:15:00 GMT

Thanks for your Love!

Thanks for everyone who represented and went out to vote for the Stranger's Big Shot competition. Your love has boosted us into the top 3 which means we get to play an awesome show at Neumo's wh...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:08:00 GMT

The Stranger's Big Shot Competition

Hey People, Its time for the Stranger's annual Big Shot local music appreciation contest! And Tennis Pro is on the ballet! We need your vote, your mom's vote, and any other person with a pulse vote. ...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:15:00 GMT