Photo by Adam Hajnos
August 26, 2008 Don't forget you can follow our adventures, see pictures, hear about cool art and music I discover out on the road, and much more on my blog: www.ukulelerockstar.com. We're in Blacksburg and Richmond this week. Can't wait. Ami "Mad Tea Party's FOUND A REASON is a delicious juke joint jaunt, with emphasis on the "uke". 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 (click to read the whole review) “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 Party, made up of Jason Krekel and Ami Worthen, offer up good ol’ raw rock ‘n’ roll. This Ashville, North Carolina duo really hit the mark on their new album FOUND A REASON their fourth overall. Krekel has the chops on electric guitar, fiddle, bass and foot drums. Worthen’s sweet voice goes with her steady acoustic guitar and ukulele. Think classic rock/blues riffs." - On Tap Magazine "Garage-rock radness with boy-girl vocals and thumping foot-drums." - KUCI 88.9 FM "Their sound, filled with retro ease, is southern rockabilly meets country blues meets Ami Worthen's electric ukulele. On the album, entitled FOUND A REASON, Mad Tea Party channels the earliest genres of American music, and adds a dose of alternative fun, spirit, and spunk to them. 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 "From the opening rollicking opening chords of 'Blues Slip In', the album stomps and glides with a toe-tapping catchiness...The stomp is natural, unrestrained, and always on the verge of being sloppy. The gap between the backbeat and floor-walloping strut is primitive but perfect...It’s too easy to call up comparisons to other dynamic duos currently bashing it out on the scene; rather, Mad Tea Party is more like where Flat Duo Jets meets Flatt and Scruggs." - Unbound Culture (click to read more)
Save the Date: October 4
On Saturday, October 4, Mad Tea Party will celebrate our 5 Year Anniversary at the Grey Eagle in lovely Asheville, NC. We’ll be joined by Howlies and Jem Crossland. Rockabilly and rock ‘n’ roll all night! If we get inspired, there might even be a cake….
August 11, 2008
FOUND A REASON - Reviews and Radio
Mad Tea Party couldn't be more pleased with the reviews we've been getting of our new CD, FOUND A REASON. I have posted some quotes and links below, check 'em out! We've also been getting lots of great radio airplay across the country. We're asking folks to help us keep the ball rolling and to request it on your local station. To see a list of stations that we know have the new CD, click here. I hope you are having a wonderful summer, we sure are! - Ami
What critics are saying about FOUND A REASON...
"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 Party. The newly-minted duo’s new release FOUND A REASON is playful old school rock that is both straightforward and wonderfully melodic. It’s B-52s meets Buddy Holly with a lot more thump; Americana with a funky fire underneath the plaintiveness of Jason Krekel’s smooth vocals and Ami Worthen’s jukebox-era delivery...FOUND A REASON shows Mad Tea Party to be a band with more to offer than retro artifices. The group takes traditional styles of playing and puts a good, fresh coat of paint on it." - Southeast Performer
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Friday, August 29, 2008
Triple
Richmond, VA
11:00 PM
http://www.myspace.com/triplerva
Friday, September 19, 2008
Bohemian Cafe
Greenville, SC
10:00 PM
http://www.thebohemiancafe.com
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Boom Days Festival
Fort Payne, AL
3:00 PM
http://www.myspace.com/boomdays