2. GENERAL BAND QUESTIONS 2.1 - How long have the Punks been together? 2.2 - Has anyone in the band ever met a member of Van Halen? 2.3 - Did David Lee Roth really mention the Punks in his autiobiography? 2.4 - Have the Punks ever won any awards? 2.5 - What are some places the Punks have played? 2.6 - Does the band have any relation to the "Atomic Punks" credited on several Van Halen bootlegs? 2.7 - How many different band members have the Punks had? 2.8 - Does the band have any merchandise for sale? 2.9 - What kind of guitar does Lance play to get the classic Van Halen sound?
3. WEB SITE 3.1 - Can the band members be contacted through the site? 3.2 - How often will this site be updated? 3.3 - Can I post reviews of Punks shows I've been to? 3.4 - Do you have entire shows available for download? 3.5 - Where are the band's upcoming show dates? 3.6 - Who do I contact if I have site problems and questions? 3.7 - What do I need to view this site properly?
1. GENERAL BAND BOOKING INFO 1.1 - How can a promoter contact the band for booking? The band can be reached by e-mail, phone, or fax. Please visit the Contact/Booking page for more information. » Return To Top 1.2 - Does the band have an available equipment rider? Yes, the Punks' equipment/backline specifications can be viewed and printed online if you need it. » Return To Top 1.3 - Does the band have a logo and photo that can be used for promotion? Yes there are two logos and one phoot you can download. The files are big, so please be patient while they load. The logo measures 8" x 10" and can be downloaded HERE and/or HERE. The band photo can be downloaded HERE. » Return To Top 1.4 - How many members are in the band? The Atomic Punks consist of four members. They are: Vocals, Brian Geller; Guitar, Lance Turner; Bass, Joe Lester; Drums/Percussion, Scott Patterson. More information on the band and its members is available in The Band section. » Return To Top 2. GENERAL BAND QUESTIONS 2.1 - How long have the Punks been together? The Punks have been together since May, 1994. » Return To Top 2.2 - Has anyone in the band ever met a member of Van Halen? Yes. Van Halen bassist, Michael Anthony, got up on stage at the 20/20 Club in Pasadena, CA for an impromptu jam with the band on March 16, 1998. They have also met David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen. Also, founding Punks guitarist Bart Walsh toured with David Lee Roth from 1999-2001, and second guitarist Brian Young hit the road with Dave on his 2002 tour with Sammy Hagar. Michael Anthony again jammed with the Punks at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA, on January 31, 2003. He played nine songs with the band, "Runnin' With The Devil," "Hot For Teacher," "Somebody Get Me A Doctor," "Light Up The Sky," "You Really Got Me," "Panama," "Bottoms Up!," "Mean Street," and "On Fire." Mike also joined the band during a private parrty for Yahoo! on May 31st 2007 » Return To Top 2.3 - Did David Lee Roth really mention the Punks in his autiobiography? Yes he did. In his 1997 autobiography, "Crazy From The Heat," Dave mentions the Punks on page 119 with the following quote, "There is no city on the face of the earth that does not play -religiously- classic old-school Van Halen, and have at least one band whose entire approach is to imitate that, right down to the clothing and the haircuts. The most popular one in LA is called Atomic Punk, and wherever they play it's sold out. I checked. I wanted to go see. Evidently it's hysteria." » Return To Top 2.4 - Have the Punks ever won any awards? Yes, they were voted the #1 tribute band in LA three years in a row, and former lead singer Ralph Saenz was voted the #1 singer in LA four years in a row by "Rock City News Magazine." Also, founding guitarist Bart Walsh was voted "Best Guitarist" by the magazine in 1998. » Return To Top 2.5 - What are some places the Punks have played? The list is very long and always growing. They have played all over Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver, Sacramento, Seattle, Honolulu, Minnesota, Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Kansas City. Some familiar places they've played include, The Whisky a Go Go, House of Blues, Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, The Cajun House, 20/20 Club, Paladino's, Canes Bar & Grill, UMB Bank Pavilion (St. Louis, MO), POV's Sports Bar & Grill (Andover, MN). This is just a small list of many places and venues that the Atomic Punks have played at over the past 15 years. » Return To Top 2.6 - Does the band have any relation to the "Atomic Punks" credited on several Van Halen bootlegs? None whatsoever. » Return To Top 2.7 - How many different band members have the Punks had? The band has had three different bass players, and four different guitar players, and two singers. » Return To Top 2.8 - Does the band have any merchandise for sale? Yes they do. Visit the Merchandise page to see what items they are selling, or come to a show to pick one up! » Return To Top 2.9 - What kind of guitar does Lance play to get the classic Van Halen sound? Lance plays a specially-built red/black/white striped Wayne Guitar, made by world-renowned guitar maker Wayne Charvel. » Return To Top 3. WEB SITE 3.1 - Can the band members be contacted through the site? Yes the band can be contacted directly at band@theatomicpunks.com » Return To Top 3.2 - How often will this site be updated? As often and regularly as necessary. When there is new band news, it will be posted on the front of the site, and in The News forum. When show dates are added by the band, the Show Calendar will be updated. When new audio and video selections become available, they will be added to the Audio and Video sections. » Return To Top 3.3 - Can I post reviews of Punks shows I've been to? Absolutely. Simply enter the Fan Reviews section, fill out a few form fields, and your comments will be added. Please make sure you only put band reviews in this area. » Return To Top 3.4 - Do you have entire shows available for download? It depends. If there is a reason to have entire shows available for download, we will have them. However, most of the time, downloads will be individual audio and video from a wide-variety of sources. » Return To Top 3.5 - Where are the band's upcoming show dates? The Punks' updated show schedule is available from the Show Calendar, which also contains gig dates for other band member projects as well. Also, at the top of the site in the right corner is a quick list of the next two Atomic Punks' gig dates. » Return To Top 3.6 - Who do I contact if I have site problems and questions? If you have any questions, comments, love letters, hate mail about this site, you can contact either of the webmasters, Brett at brett@theatomicpunks.com or Tim at toptimmy@theatomicpunks.com. » Return To Top 3.7 - What do I need to view this site properly? This site works best with Internet Explorer 5 and higher, with screen resolution set to 1024 x 768 pixels. If you have another browser, such as Firefox, Netscape Navigator, WebTV, Opera, or AOL, the site might not look the way it was intended to be, although we're trying our best to make it look good in as many browsers as possible. Our suggestion is that if you CAN upgrade to Internet Explorer, please do so in order to view this site the way it was intended to look. Other software/plug-ins you might need are the following products: · Nullsoft Winamp or MusicMatch (for MP3 files) · Windows Media Player (for Windows Media files) · RealPlayer (for RealMedia files) · Windows Media Player (for Windows Media files) · Adobe Acrobat Reader (for PDF logo and band photo) » Return To To
2. GENERAL BAND QUESTIONS 2.1 - How long have the Punks been together? The Punks have been together since May, 1994. » Return To Top 2.2 - Has anyone in the band ever met a member of Van Halen? Yes. Van Halen bassist, Michael Anthony, got up on stage at the 20/20 Club in Pasadena, CA for an impromptu jam with the band on March 16, 1998. They have also met David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen. Also, founding Punks guitarist Bart Walsh toured with David Lee Roth from 1999-2001, and second guitarist Brian Young hit the road with Dave on his 2002 tour with Sammy Hagar. Michael Anthony again jammed with the Punks at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA, on January 31, 2003. He played nine songs with the band, "Runnin' With The Devil," "Hot For Teacher," "Somebody Get Me A Doctor," "Light Up The Sky," "You Really Got Me," "Panama," "Bottoms Up!," "Mean Street," and "On Fire." Mike also joined the band during a private parrty for Yahoo! on May 31st 2007 » Return To Top 2.3 - Did David Lee Roth really mention the Punks in his autiobiography? Yes he did. In his 1997 autobiography, "Crazy From The Heat," Dave mentions the Punks on page 119 with the following quote, "There is no city on the face of the earth that does not play -religiously- classic old-school Van Halen, and have at least one band whose entire approach is to imitate that, right down to the clothing and the haircuts. The most popular one in LA is called Atomic Punk, and wherever they play it's sold out. I checked. I wanted to go see. Evidently it's hysteria." » Return To Top 2.4 - Have the Punks ever won any awards? Yes, they were voted the #1 tribute band in LA three years in a row, and former lead singer Ralph Saenz was voted the #1 singer in LA four years in a row by "Rock City News Magazine." Also, founding guitarist Bart Walsh was voted "Best Guitarist" by the magazine in 1998. » Return To Top 2.5 - What are some places the Punks have played? The list is very long and always growing. They have played all over Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver, Sacramento, Seattle, Honolulu, Minnesota, Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Kansas City. Some familiar places they've played include, The Whisky a Go Go, House of Blues, Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, The Cajun House, 20/20 Club, Paladino's, Canes Bar & Grill, UMB Bank Pavilion (St. Louis, MO), POV's Sports Bar & Grill (Andover, MN). This is just a small list of many places and venues that the Atomic Punks have played at over the past 15 years. » Return To Top 2.6 - Does the band have any relation to the "Atomic Punks" credited on several Van Halen bootlegs? None whatsoever. » Return To Top 2.7 - How many different band members have the Punks had? The band has had three different bass players, and four different guitar players, and two singers. » Return To Top 2.8 - Does the band have any merchandise for sale? Yes they do. Visit the Merchandise page to see what items they are selling, or come to a show to pick one up! » Return To Top 2.9 - What kind of guitar does Lance play to get the classic Van Halen sound? Lance plays a specially-built red/black/white striped Wayne Guitar, made by world-renowned guitar maker Wayne Charvel. » Return To Top 3. WEB SITE 3.1 - Can the band members be contacted through the site? Yes the band can be contacted directly at band@theatomicpunks.com » Return To Top 3.2 - How often will this site be updated? As often and regularly as necessary. When there is new band news, it will be posted on the front of the site, and in The News forum. When show dates are added by the band, the Show Calendar will be updated. When new audio and video selections become available, they will be added to the Audio and Video sections. » Return To Top 3.3 - Can I post reviews of Punks shows I've been to? Absolutely. Simply enter the Fan Reviews section, fill out a few form fields, and your comments will be added. Please make sure you only put band reviews in this area. » Return To Top 3.4 - Do you have entire shows available for download? It depends. If there is a reason to have entire shows available for download, we will have them. However, most of the time, downloads will be individual audio and video from a wide-variety of sources. » Return To Top 3.5 - Where are the band's upcoming show dates? The Punks' updated show schedule is available from the Show Calendar, which also contains gig dates for other band member projects as well. Also, at the top of the site in the right corner is a quick list of the next two Atomic Punks' gig dates. » Return To Top 3.6 - Who do I contact if I have site problems and questions? If you have any questions, comments, love letters, hate mail about this site, you can contact either of the webmasters, Brett at brett@theatomicpunks.com or Tim at toptimmy@theatomicpunks.com. » Return To Top 3.7 - What do I need to view this site properly? This site works best with Internet Explorer 5 and higher, with screen resolution set to 1024 x 768 pixels. If you have another browser, such as Firefox, Netscape Navigator, WebTV, Opera, or AOL, the site might not look the way it was intended to be, although we're trying our best to make it look good in as many browsers as possible. Our suggestion is that if you CAN upgrade to Internet Explorer, please do so in order to view this site the way it was intended to look. Other software/plug-ins you might need are the following products: · Nullsoft Winamp or MusicMatch (for MP3 files) · Windows Media Player (for Windows Media files) · RealPlayer (for RealMedia files) · Windows Media Player (for Windows Media files) · Adobe Acrobat Reader (for PDF logo and band photo) » Return To To
3. WEB SITE 3.1 - Can the band members be contacted through the site? Yes the band can be contacted directly at band@theatomicpunks.com » Return To Top 3.2 - How often will this site be updated? As often and regularly as necessary. When there is new band news, it will be posted on the front of the site, and in The News forum. When show dates are added by the band, the Show Calendar will be updated. When new audio and video selections become available, they will be added to the Audio and Video sections. » Return To Top 3.3 - Can I post reviews of Punks shows I've been to? Absolutely. Simply enter the Fan Reviews section, fill out a few form fields, and your comments will be added. Please make sure you only put band reviews in this area. » Return To Top 3.4 - Do you have entire shows available for download? It depends. If there is a reason to have entire shows available for download, we will have them. However, most of the time, downloads will be individual audio and video from a wide-variety of sources. » Return To Top 3.5 - Where are the band's upcoming show dates? The Punks' updated show schedule is available from the Show Calendar, which also contains gig dates for other band member projects as well. Also, at the top of the site in the right corner is a quick list of the next two Atomic Punks' gig dates. » Return To Top 3.6 - Who do I contact if I have site problems and questions? If you have any questions, comments, love letters, hate mail about this site, you can contact either of the webmasters, Brett at brett@theatomicpunks.com or Tim at toptimmy@theatomicpunks.com. » Return To Top 3.7 - What do I need to view this site properly? This site works best with Internet Explorer 5 and higher, with screen resolution set to 1024 x 768 pixels. If you have another browser, such as Firefox, Netscape Navigator, WebTV, Opera, or AOL, the site might not look the way it was intended to be, although we're trying our best to make it look good in as many browsers as possible. Our suggestion is that if you CAN upgrade to Internet Explorer, please do so in order to view this site the way it was intended to look. Other software/plug-ins you might need are the following products: · Nullsoft Winamp or MusicMatch (for MP3 files) · Windows Media Player (for Windows Media files) · RealPlayer (for RealMedia files) · Windows Media Player (for Windows Media files) · Adobe Acrobat Reader (for PDF logo and band photo) » Return To To
