March 23, 2007

For fans of Little Steven's Underground Garage, or even if you aren't, we urge you to give a listen this Sunday night to check out a great show. This week in Segment 1, Steven will be playing "When I Look In Your Eyes," sandwiched in between The Yardbirds and Johnny Kidd and The Pirates. Segment 2 features the real version of "Come See Me" by The Pretty Things.


February 12, 2007

 The Sheila Witkin Benefit Reunion Concert was held at
Club Cinema in Pompano Beach, FL on Sun., Jan. 28th, 2007.

The Memorial Reunion Concert in Sheila's honor raised
money to benefit both the Dan Marino and Sheila Witkin
Foundations. Many of the hottest bands from the
Fort Lauderdale area during the late 70's and 80's were
reunited onstage in Sheila's memory. The lineup included
Z-Cars, The Kids, Critical Mass, Slyder, Tight Squeeze,
Charley Pickett, and members of The Romantics.
The entire concert was filmed to be included in a feature
length documentary, "A Night At The Agora". 
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February 01, 2007



Listen to The Romantics Interview
from their Santiago, Chile tour
featuring unplugged songs by
The Romantics.






January 15, 2007

Classic Tracks: The Romantics' "What I Like About You"
By Gary Eskow

Dec 1, 2006 12:00 PM
 
“…Today, when each tossed mane seems market-tested, it may be hard to recall a time when everything about a band was an honest reflection of the environment that spawned them, the territory they were staking out, or both. In fact, by the late 1970s, when a small herd of misfits formed a group in their hometown of Detroit, those days were already numbered. But The Romantics, strongly influenced by both the British Invasion and the hard rock that sprang from the streets of…”
 
 
http://mixonline.com/recording/projects/audio_romantics/index.html


December 3, 2006

New Year’s Show:
Orange County Fairgrounds
Featuring: Blondie, The Violent Femmes, Soul Asylum, Everclear, Brett Michaels of Poison, JR Richards of Dishwalla, Buckcherry, Berlin, The English Beat, The Romantics, The Knack, The Tubes, Tommy TuTone and more special guests to be announced.


November 18, 2006

Little Steven’s Underground Garage Presents
the Rolling Rock and Roll Show with

THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT
+THE ROMANTICS
+THE CHARMS
+THE SENTIMENT
The Black Cat, Washington, DC

October 22, 2006

By DOUG SHEPPARD
 “Not even the crappy intro could spoil the Romantics, the third band on the bill. Twenty-two years removed from their occasionally maligned ’80s hits (“Talking in Your Sleep” and “One in a Million”), the reformed, refocused Romantics have returned to their roots as streetwise Detroit rock ’n’ rollers brandishing their MC5, Rationals, and Detroit Wheels influences on their power-pop-stained sleeves. They in fact covered the MC5 (“Tonight”), as well as the Pretty Things -- twice, with “Midnight to Six Man” and “Come See Me.” Propelled by the tiger-toothed drumming of Brad Elvis, the original core of Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, and Coz Canler ripped through the finest cuts from their last album (2003’s underrated 61/49) like the gritty “61/49” and the power pop of “Devil in Me” and “New Kinda Pain.” They also rocked up “Talking in Your Sleep” as if the ’80s never happened and banged out old favorites like “Tom Boy” and “First in Line” (their second single) as if there were no tomorrow. When they drafted Charms bassist Mark Nigro for the triumphant finale of (you guessed it) “What I Like About You,” it was as if the crowd needed to express the song’s sentiment to them.”


A virtual Bar and e-zine bringing you Rock Action from Sydney, Australia,
via The Bowery and the Motor City
 
http://www.i94bar.com/gigreviews/undergroundgarage.html

VH1 is interviewing and filming The Romantics for inclusion on their show “The Best Songs of the ‘80’s” to be aired in October 2006.  A crew is coming from LA to film Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Coz Canler and Brad Elvis to discuss their careers and other hit songs of that decade. 
 
The Romantics are performing at South Coast Resort Casino in Las Vegas on August 26, at “On the Waterfront” in Rockford, Illinois on September 2 and at Corpus Christi, TX on September 29th for their “Bayfest”.