Mad Tea Party

Mad Tea brews up rock 'n' roll, garage-pop and honky tonk to create a fresh and intoxicating sound. "It's B-52s meets Buddy Holly with a lot more thump." Musical conspirators Ami Worthen and Jason Krekel serve up an exciting live show to music lovers thirsty for upbeat, original refreshment. Delicious harmonies glide over electrified ukulele, juke-joint guitar, scratchy fiddle and pulsing foot percussion. Catchy songs are steeped in raw rockabilly with shreds of doo wop and devilish blues. Drink deep - Mad Tea concocts a musical recipe that will make you boogie.
The word on the street.
"More a spectacle than a traditional two-person band, Mad Tea consists of vocalist and ukulele strummer Ami Worthen and guitarist, fiddler and drummer Jason Krekel. As Worthen reels out charming and quirky songs with an arch sense of humor, Krekel does double- and triple-duty, creating the illusion of a much bigger band with only two arms and two legs. It's a sight to behold.but Mad Tea''s unique sound is just as worthy of note. A bubbly amalgam of juke-joint blues, pop, tiki exotica and rockabilly, the band has honed an approach that is unique and affecting." - Metro Santa Cruz
"Worthen jump-starts the beat on soprano ukulele while ace musician Krekel fortifies the groove on electric guitar, plus two drums and a cymbal he plays with pedals. The results will have listeners up and dancing." – WNC Magazine
"Who said two people couldn't sound and play like five?" - The Village Idiot
Mad Tea's music "lifts the energy level of the audience into a head-bobbing, foot-tapping, shoulder-squirming frenzy." - Post & Courier
"If The White Stripes and Southern Culture on the Skids mated, had fraternal twins and raised them to rock out with ukulele accompaniment, we would have Asheville, NC's Mad Tea." - Southeast Performer
"The duo from Asheville plays rockabilly, early punk, old time, and 1960s rock and roll (among others) with a Buddy Holly swagger and the authenticity of 1930s street performers." - PopMatters
"A collection of infectious indie stompers and honky-tonk pop tunes that make sitting still not an option…FOUND A REASON is a jaunty, high-speed romp through the theatrical Americana made popular by groups like Southern Culture on the Skids." - Bold Life Magazine
"Hipsters rejoice.Mad Tea, made up of Jason Krekel and Ami Worthen, offer up good ol' raw rock 'n' roll." - On Tap Magazine (Washington, D.C.)
"Garage-rock radness with boy-girl vocals and thumping foot-drums." - KUCI 88.9 FM, California
"When guitarist Jason Krekel climbs up and down the frets of his guitar, he plucks the strings with an energy Elvis would respond to, and their songwriting channels that of Chuck Berry." - Beyond Race Magazine
"You are fantastic!" - Rosanne Cash



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