The Needles

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The Needles do dirty, smoky, Beam-soaked, batter-fried, late-night rock-n-roll —meant to be played loud as it spits a thick, brown sonic loogie right in your face. The Needles are little pricks. They pierce your skin and draw blood upon impact, sending a jolt of rock right through your dome. Their sting is infinitely more effective—unable to be ignored, and similarly unable to be forgotten. If you don’t believe that, get a load of the names of some of the festivals these guys have become favorite regulars at: The Low Down Ho Down, Sleazefest, Heavy Rebel Weekender, Elvisfest, The Hotrod Thrills and Kustom Kills Shindig, and the Mob Town Grease Ball.

The Needles come from a hotbed of culture- Wilmington, North Carolina (aka Cape Fear) where world-class surfers, skaters, and a powerful cult of rock and roll call home sweet home. Their music does show shades of punk (the real kind, pre ‘85) but the band’s loyalty to an un-dissected rock-and-roll calling is obvious. Their influences are as colorful as each of The Needles’ personae- from The Clash to Muddy Waters, to AC/DC, The Damned, and Keith Richards to name a few. – www.theneedlesrock.com