FABULOUSLY TRASHY

Stuntman

(FOUR STARS out of FIVE)

Raunchy bad-ass garage-sleaze

A North Carolina combo consisting of one regular guy (that'll be Jimmy) and at least two (it varies) hot alterna-babes in cheerleader outfits (C-Bomb on bass, Super Val drumming), it's of course The Teasers' gleaming riffs which appeal to the reserved British gentleman. Making The Cramps sound wussy and Boss Hog sound like Pinky & Perky, they do dirty rock'n'roll with swagger, sweat and a touch of glammy burlesque. Titles like "Sin-O-Matic", "She Likes Girls" and "She's Slummin' It" tell you it ain't subtle, but in this genre you either kick it or not: The Teasers (patent leather) boot it halfway to hangover heaven. So much fun it's sticky.

CHRIS ROBERTS

FROM THE FACE MAGAZINE, UK

REVIEW FROM GAINSVILLE FLORIDA

Next up Jimmy and the Teasers took the stage. I was kind of wondering how anyone would follow up something as outrageous as Big Oil's performance. Well Jimmy and his two lovely teasers played one of the most energetic southern rock acts I have ever seen. Seriously. These three were having so much fun you could just feel it. Jimmy was explosive. He totally abused the mic. He kicked it off the stage, threw it to the ground, then set it up on the floor in front of the stage. He would play a song out in front of the stage and then fall back onto the stage playing a guitar solo, he looked like a poisoned wasp...kicking his legs up in the air, all balled up. I thought the sound guys would be pissed at how he was abusing their mics, but Jimmy later told me that he was using his own mic. He was a true professional. Solid.

And the teasers....wow. These two fine southern ladies could play. SuperVal, the drummer looked like a happy trucker on payday. She was so energetic that she was just bouncing off the seat and playing flawlessly with a big grin on her face. Seriously, if you missed it...you missed it. C-Bomb was an amazing bassist. And I have to admit...I am in love. This was one of the truest teasers. her hips would sway back and forth and guys were really focused on her bass. Yeah. It was her bass I was thinking about. This girl was so foxy, great hips, and amazing finger action. I talked to both Val and Charity (C-Bomb) after the show and they had the most awesome true southern accents. These were real rock musicians. They loved playing in this band. It was so much fun to them. In a word the teasers were darlin'.

FAB TRASH REVIEW FROM THE CYCLOPS 'ZINE

Jimmy and the Teasers have released "Fabulously Trashy" themselves. Jimmy is Jimmy Brad. He writes all the songs, plays guitar, harp and sings. This is his thing. The Teasers are SuperVal on drums and C-Bomb on bass. There's a good reason they're called the Teasers and it's because they're hot. As the cd title says, Jimmy and the Teasers play some great white trash rock n' roll. They remind me of Nine Pound Hammer. "Billy Hood" is a little punk rocker about the "King of Pittsburgh." Sounds like a true story of Jagermeister and looking for strippers with pimped out Billy Hood in Steel City, USA. "Calvin" has a nice riff and I just love that guitar solo. "Fay" is cool little instrumental with a country flair, courtesy of a banjo part. "She Likes Girls" is a straight-up rock and roller. Love the lyrics, "She's got my mind so twisted, she got me so obsessed. I might try to seduce her in some high heels and a dress. Maybe, if I'm really nice, at least she'll let me watch. She likes girls. She likes girls." I first heard "She's Slummin' It" on WFMU and was instantly hooked. Great rockin' song about rich girls makin' it with down and out guy. As this song illustrates, Jimmy has a way of telling a funny story and rockin' your ass at the same time. "Card Tricks" is a blues number with some slide work and everybody's favorite blues theme, getting taken by Ol' Slew Foot. "Sin-o-matic" is about havin' fun at the local drive-in. It makes you wish you could find a drive-in somewhere. The record ends with "Spooky." It's made to sound like an old Delta blues record with the scratches and everything. It' just Jimmy, his acoustic slide guitar and harp. It's a nice finish. If you like your rock n' roll plenty trashy and with a big ole dose of humor, Jimmy and the Teasers are for you. Somebody give 'em a record deal. Get this album at http://www.jimmyandtheteasers.com/.

PREVIEW FOR FREAKY TIKI WEEKEND IN CHAPEL HILL

INDEPENDENT WEEKLY

The local wild card in the Freaky Tiki Weekend is Burlington's Jimmy and the Teasers. Although the band is a Sleazefest staple, they can be considered garage as well. Critics accuse the band of sounding rockabilly, but frontman Jimmy Ray doesn't agree. "I like rockabilly, but I don't hear rockabilly in our music all that much except for patterns it might share. I tend more towards the term garage or punk."

The guitarist says he might go for punkabilly, but "it's more garage music to me because some of our stuff doesn't have an a-billy to it at all if you ask me. It might be more of a garage blues background."

"It's simple music," Jimmy Ray explains. "It's not supposed to challenge the listener, it's supposed to encourage them to jump up and down with us."

The guitarist often takes jumping up and down to extremes. He's got a falling down thing going on onstage to the extent that some previews even warn fans to watch out for falling mike stands during the show. "Between playing guitar and having a couple of drinks and trying to sing, you become a pawn of gravity," he laughs. "I never intended to be a singer. I was still doing my crazy guitar thing. When I started singing, it (the mikestand) was just an occupational hazard."

The guitarist says he tries not to defy gravity so much after a couple of show-stopping falls, including one over the top of the drum set that took him offstage and left him on the floor bloodied. "At least at The Cave for the Freaky, there's not a stage for me to fall off of, cause the stage is the floor."

The teaser part of the outfit is supplied by skimpily clad bassist Charity C Bomb Quick and drummer Super Val. "People like the girls," says Jimmy Ray. "I like the girls. They rock. It's not just a shtick. There's a lot of shtick involved, but I'd like to think the music is keeping people around."

Degenerate Press Review, Independent Georgia Festival ATLANTA

Jimmy and the Teasers came all the way from Chapel Hill to lurk in the shade behind their van, eying the small gathering. Jimmy slugged down a beer and said, "I was taking it easy, but it's only 10 people that are gonna see me fall down I might as well have another."
There were more than 10 people watching, but not a lot more. Too bad, 'cause Jimmy can play fuckin' guitar. I wish Jimmy would get the Teasers to sing, at least as backup, so he'd get that mix of male/female voices that works so well, but it doesn't matter, the guy rocks hard. You get the impression that he's not actually in control of the guitar or the fingers playing it or even his arms and legs, he's just hanging on for the ride and enjoying it. Check 'em out online at www.jimmyandtheteasers.com

Review from OKC 66 Bowl Show

North Carolina Crisco ' Roll band infamous for their hot and bothered Sleazefest shows. JATT are Chapel Hill greasy teasy. Brought west by buds Billy Joe Winghead, they played dirty boogie and backed it up hard against a stunned audience. The songs have a wet theme: Suds, panties and Rocket 88 Hi-Test. " I like it when it hurts…" Jimmy howled to Super-Val's merciless tattoo drumbeat. For jumping around as much as they did, JATT's music was glove tight. An uninhibited, rowdy Tar-Heel treat.

Jimmy and the Teasers, a somewhat goofy guy-fronted/girl rhythm section rock band turned out to be brilliant. Killer songs with awesome punch lines powerfully delivered by a sweaty girl heavy band stumbling around drunkenly and pouring beer on each other. I can't say enough good stuff about them. I wanted their drummer. Yum.

Athens, GA.

Sleazy and Sexy garage rockabilly naughtiness that was a highlight of this year's experiment into hillbilly hedonism, Sleazefest.

Asheville, NC

JATT open the show, offering their singular brand of burlesque-driven garage rock with a rockabilly flavor.