Rock City Crimewave was formed in the dark days of 1998, rising from the ashes of legendary Boston greaserbilly band 8 Ball Shifter. Ian "EEE" Adams cut his impossibly sharp teeth on. 8 Ball Shifter's garage punk/rockabilly sound and their affection for low-brow culture which seamlessly carried over into Rock City Crimewave, only RCCW upped the ante with Detroit styled motor-scorch (think MC5 and the Stooges) and even tossed in some 60's pop and R&B to sweeten the deal. Live shows were legendary, shambolic, violent and fun as hell, and Rock City Crimewave rose to the top of the local rock heap. There were a few singles dropped along the way, as well a split EP with thunderboogie kings Lamont, and three full-length CDs, ("Sounds from the Underworld" (2001), "Sealed With a Curse" (2003), and "Infinite Midnight" (2006)). The band has also shared stages with L7, the Dictators, Mudhoney, the MC5, and the Black Halos, among others over the years.
Frontman E Adams is also an accomplished graphic artist and cartoonist, and his signature artwork has provided the band's releases and merchandise with an instantly recognizable look, one rife with go-going ghouls, vampire brides, and hot rods from Hell. Coupled with their penchant for writing songs aboutwell, ghouls, vampires, and hellish hot rods, and you just might get the crazy notion that Rock City Crimewave is a horror rock band. Don't lump 'em in with the generic ghoulpunk crowd, though. Sure, they're as creepy as a party clown in a porn flick, but that's more of a collective personality quirk than a band philosophy. Junky old b-movies with boobs, fangs, and Vincent Price are some of their biggest inspirations, but let us not forget lust, jealousy, and an insatiable thirst for revenge. Against who? You never know. Better stay on their good side.
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