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The Go-Going-Gone Girls are a live act, a sensory experience that defies auditory limits. Oh sure, they sound, but the G4s are holistic practitioners on pink pedestals, transcending form and fashion, time and technology. Their performances are not just seen and heard, but felt at a visceral -- even primal -- level. And though this trio of hair-hopping hoofers may worship at the alter of their frolicking forbearers, they are nothing if not au courant. Their three-part harmonies and synchronized choreography are backed by an all-star four-piece lineup, delivering a dexterous and distinctive blend of 60s go-go, soul, bubblegum, girl-group, and garage. Hear them sing, wail, scream, harmonize, plead, beg, and shout from atop their totemic pedestals. See them shimmy, shake, twist, dog, monkey, duck, bird, funky chicken, and pony like their ancestors of yore. Smell the musk generated by their fans as they wiggle, jerk, groove, watusi, peel, hully gully, hand jive, and slop to the ancient rhythms. Taste the sweat on your own lips as you are swept away by the sacred rituals of the mashed potato, the Madison, the hanky panky, the frug, the popcorn, and the bugaloo. Feel the band camelwalk, locomotion, skate, swim, stroll, and hitchhike their way into your heart.





My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/19/2005
Band Website: www.gogoinggonegirls.com
Band Members:

Silver-tongued lead singer and hotshot hoofer Carla "Iron Lung" Lease (formerly of PMS, Cockpit, and lounge sensation Frenchy)

Vocalist and dancer Debbie "Twinkle Toes" Horn (former speed-metal tap dancer in Chicken John's Circus Ridiculous, hula dancer in The Other, and front woman of Mexican punk band Los Chorizos Enllamas)Singer-songwriter and dancer-choreographer Audrey "Hippy-Shake" Wackerly Menconi (who may be remembered from her work in ska band Gangbusters, pop band Itchy Kitty, her singing/baton twirling/tap interpretations in evil rockin band Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Evil, and her cheerleading for Bride of Ozzy)Vocal stylist and dancer Claire "Make Mine a Double" Thuesen (famous for her work in Wink, the Teeth, and delta blues duo Voodoo Chilli)Saxophone stylist and keyboard ace Adrian "the Potentate" Gormley (of Doc Wor Miran, Frenchy, Two Feet Tall, the Adrian Gormley Group, Voodoo Aisle 9, the Rhythm Doctors, the Mike Sloan Big Band, and the Ambassador of Trouts)Guitarist Klaus "Peace Love" Fluoride (from the Dead Kennedys, Jumbo Shrimp, the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, and back-up to Preston Epps, "the Bongo King")Bass player Paul "Daddy Rocks" Bergmann (instrumentalist of Mingo 2000, SF's Famous Burlesque Orchestra, Fisherman's Burlesque, Merchants of the New Bizarre, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, Barbara Manning's SF Seals, Pink Gravy, and many more)Drummer Dave "Boom Chicka Boom" Lichtenstein (known for his stick work with John Cale)
Influences: MUSIC:The Angels, The Apollas, Baby Jane and the Rockabyes, The Blossoms, The Bobbettes, The Bonnie Sisters, The Bouquets, The Breakaways, Brenda and the Tabulations, The Bunnies/Goodies, The Butterflys, More Candy and the Kisses, The Caravelles, The Chantels, The Chantelles, The Chiffons, The Cookies, The Crystals, The Daughters Of Eve, The Delicates, TheDeltairs, The Dixie Cups, Dixiebelles, Donays, The Exciters, The Fascinations, The Honeybees, The Honeys, The Jaynetts, The Jelly Beans, The Lovelites, The Marvelettes, The Murmaids, The Orchids, The Orlons, The Percells, Pixies 3, The Poni-Tails, The Quin-Tones, The Raindrops, Diane Renay, Reparata and the Delrons, The Ronettes, Rosie and the Originals, The Royalettes, The Sapphires, The Secrets, The Sensations, The Shamettes, The Shangri-Las, The Sherrys, The Shirelles, The Starlets, The Swans, The Sweet Inspirations, The Tammys, The Teardrops, The Toys, The Three Bells, The Velvelettes, The Vernons Girls, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, The Kinks, The Sonics, The Troggs, The Seeds, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Leaves, Count Five, Castaways, Music Machine, Shadows Of Knight, Electric Prunes, The Gants, Nightcrawlers, Palace Guard, Remains, Daily Flash, The Lost, Lazy Eggs, Keggs, Alarm Clocks, Tonto &; The Renegades, Larry &; The Blue Notes, The Byrds, Lovin' Spoonful, Association, Buffalo Springfield, The Turtles, The Monkees, The Standells, The Supremes, The Tempations, The Spinners, Otis Redding, James Brown, Jacklie Wilson... etc.MOVIES:Teenage Caveman, Sex Kittens Go to College, Monster A-Go-Go, Where the Action Is, Pajama Party, Psych Out, Lord Love a Duck, Gidget, Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Viva Las Vegas, Diabolique, Village of the Giants, Ride the Wild Surf, Riot on Sunset Strip, Rockabilly Baby, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, Beach Ball, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Girls and the Monster, Beach Party, Bikini Beach, Girls on the Beach, Muscle Beach Party, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini, It's a Bikini World, Horror of Beach Party, Blood of Dracula, How to Make a Monster, Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory, Blue Denim, College Confidential, Concrete Angels, Going Steady, Impossible Years, Hound Dog Man, Dead Man's Curve, Diary of a High School Bride, Doctor Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs, Love and Kisses, Earth vs the Spider, Teenagers From Outer Space, Explosive Generation, Hallucination Generation, Love Ins, Maryjane, Finders Keepers, Fireball 500, Monster and the Stipper, Monkey's Uncle, The First Time, For Those Who Think Young, Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, The Restless Ones, Wild Wild Winter, Senior Prom, Sgt. Deadhead, Swingin' Summer, Surf Party, Strawberry Statement, Teenage Monster, Wild on the Beach, Winter A-Go-GoTV:The Munsters, Gidget, Get Smart, Hullabaloo, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Beech-Nut Show, The Donna Reed Show, My Three Sons, The Avengers, The Patty Duke Show, Mr. Ed, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Perry Mason, Dragnet, Hawaii Five-O, The Flying Nun, The Flintstones, Batman, The Adams Family, I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, Shinedig, Teen Town, Ready Steady Go
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My Blog

Check out this event: The Dickies vs. the Go-Going-Gone Girls and Turbonegra!

Hosted By:The Go-Going-Gone GirlsWhen:Saturday, April 11, 2009Where:The Uptown1928 Telegraph Ave.Oakland94612Description:It's a superhero face-off the likes of which haven't been seen since Stan Lee d...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:37:00 GMT

11 Things You Didnt Know About the Go-Going-Gone Girls

1. The Go-Going Gone Girls are the happiest band on earth. They hug each other in greeting and parting at every band practice and have been known to cry in their shot glasses at shows over how much th...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:14:00 GMT

Live! Onstage! For the first time ever!

All four Go-Going-Gone Girls are united in happy harmony and will appear for the first time as a go-go-licious quartet of singing and dancing babes in an eight (count 'em! Eight! That's a lot of drink...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:03:00 GMT

Add the H back to Ear for Bodie!

  If you love dogs, or you love someone who loves dogs, or you love someone who looks like a dog, or you love the music of someone who loves or looks like a dog, or if you hate all of the above ...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:52:00 GMT

Four is the Magic Number!

Well, you've heard us called the G4s (relating to the number of 'G's in Go-Going-Gone Girls, that is), but at last, we are indeed four. Audrey's back from mommyhood, Deb's back from Europe, and Carla ...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:38:00 GMT

Back to the (Bump and) Grindstone!

That's right, you can't keep a good band down for long! We've come back from hiatus rejuvinated and ready to rock! Not only are we expecting a brand new addition in Baby Cleo any day now (Au...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:46:00 GMT

GO-GOING-GONE GIRLS' LAST SHOW!!!!

That's right, pull out your hankies. The Go-Going-Gone Girls are go-going-gone. Two of them, anyway. Audrey and Deb are hanging up their go-go boots, at least temporarily, if not for good. Howeve...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:03:00 GMT

OPEN CALL - NOW AUDITIONING!!!

Do you love 60s go-go, soul, bubblegum, girl-group, and garage music? Has it always been your secret fantasy to be an Ikette, Raylette, Ronnette, Bobette, Velvette, or Marvelette? Do you actually know...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:20:00 GMT

BEACH PARTY BASH at the El Rio this Saturday!

BEACH PARTY BASH at the El Rio! Bands start at 10pm SHARP!!!!! Featuring the Go-Going-Gone Girls, Pineapple Princess, the Aquamen, and the Coppertones. Don't miss it!   When:Saturday Aug 19, 200...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:22:00 GMT

G4s Merch

On the horizon is G4s merchandise! We've got plans for days-of-the week panties (each pair featuring a different band member -- scratch 'n' sniff?) and, of course, the obligatory T-shirts (Boots not B...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:20:00 GMT