Part 3 of 5 in the Teen Beat 26 Anniversary Showcase: Teen Beat Week!
As noted in the pre-Teen Beat showcase show as featured on TSOI, The Rondelles were one of the big surprise treats for me. These cats beat Best Coast to the punky ’60s girl-group styled paeans to boys, romance, and fast cars by a solid decade. If you are currently groovin’ to the new Best Coast album Crazy for You (and you should), you owe it to yourself to take a look at Fiction Romance, Fast Machines and The Fox by The Rondelles.
The previous Rondelle’s post featured a live track from Fiction Romance, Fast Machines, “Mission Irresistible”. Included here is a track from their second album, The Fox.
Download: The Rondelles – Rediscover Fire (Live)
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Washington DC’s Teenbeat Records, one of the all-time best and now longest running indie labels out there, hosted a small showcase tour celebrating 26 years of continual raddness. Unrest, Tuscadero and others were brought out of hibernation making it among the major music events of the year. For me though, the highest of the many highlights might be the reformation of The Rondelles, a band I saw several times at Brownies, back in the day. I caught their first (pre-Teenbeat showcase) show at the Rock Shop in Brooklyn – which turned out to be the first (unofficial) show hosted by the new venue.
