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The Thunderchickens 

You can contact the Thunderchickens at:

 

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thethunderchickens

 

 

 

 

Date formed: 02/14/07

 

MelissaMay: Vocals, violin, guitar, harmonica

Josh Jekel: Guitar, Harmonica

Matt Kramer: Drums, Vocals,

Justin McKinnon: Bass


Biography

 

The ThunderChickens are a 4-piece rock-n-roll band from Saginaw, MI. Fronted by the beautiful, talented,and charismatic, girl named Mel on vocals, violin,harmonica, and guitar, the band delivers an over the top, high-energy rock show.

 

Josh Jekel is on lead guitar with a unique, lightning fast, fingerpickin'style and surf-a-billy blues sound. Justin McKinnon provides the dread-locked bass groove, while Matt Kramer brings the jazzy thunder on the drums.

 

Together they play it loud and sing it proud. The music is dynamic and powerful, it grabs the attention of all in ear shot. The covers that they choose to play are not typical yet they are songs that get everyone groovin'and noticing the twist of originality applied by The Thunderchickens.

 

The originals that The Thunderchickens play are written and played so well that even the first time viewers find themselves dancing, listening, and trying to sing along.. It is impossible to see them perform and not take notice.

 

 

 

10 Questions

 

 

 

Q: Describe your style of music, What band(s) would you compare yourself to?

 

That's really for the listeners to decide.

 

Q: What are your main musical influences?

 

Although cliche, I will have to say"Too many to list"

 

Q: What/Who have been your biggest influences in lifeand on your lyrics?

 

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

 

Q: What's in your CD player, IPod?

 

Janes Addiction,Taraf de Haidouks(multi-generation Romanian gypsyband), The ThunderChickens

 

Q: What other local band would you pay to see play?Why?

 

Really any band. We like to see lots of bands when we have time, especially new bands.

 

Q: How did you meet?

 

Jekel and Mel met doing soloacoustic shows. Jekel and Kramer met at open mic's atwiseguys. We were all in other bands when Kramer came to a Jekel and a girl named acoustic show about getting another project together, shortly after we quit those bands and were playing together.

 

Q: Is there an interesting story behind the name of your band? Who came up with the name?

 

When people ask Mel what her Polish Eagle tattoo is, she says a "thunderchicken"

 

Q. Tell us about your first show together.

 

Hmm, The ThunderChickens first show,on the way home the van with our equipment spun out, tipped over, and burned up with all our equipment inside.

 

Our first show with the current members we rocked out and recorded with a single mic and the day after, it was online, and the song was aired on Z93's Backyard Buzz.

 

Q. What have been the high and low points of theband so far?

 

 See Above.

 

Q: You are the first band to play a song on anotherplanet for aliens that have never heard our music, you can play any song ever written, what would you play? Why?

 

One of ours. Just to see their reaction.