Now we're cooking with gas! The 66ers are a pop-punk and punk rock all-star team playing '60s-style garage, surf, and bubblegum pop. The band's songwriter Steven Brookfield (The 99ers) is on guitar and vocals. Joe freaking Queer is also on guitar and vocals. Amy Heronemus (TA-80) is on bass and vocals. Ron "Pete Sake" Mullens (Rubber City Rebels) is on keyboards. Andy Wilson (Billy Batts and the Made Men) is on drums. You see a roster of talent like that and can't help but think, "Holy shit!" And the music is everything you would expect it to be. Out on Rum Bar Records, Have More Fun is the band's debut album. This is definitely a case where the title says it all. This is a fun record and a throwback to one of the greatest eras in the history of rock 'n' roll. Rather than sounding like the Ramones, The 66ers sound like all the bands that influenced the Ramones. Think upbeat, organ-driven tunes with lyrics bout girls, summertime, the sun, and surfing. And I love how those call-and-response lead vocals contribute to the party atmosphere. These songs really capture the unbridled joy and wild-eyed innocence of the teenage pop of yesteryear. If you grew up listening to the oldies stations or were already around in the mid-to-late '60s, you're gonna be feeling what The 66ers are dealing.
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