Radkey

Radkey
Origin St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
Genres Garage punk, garage rock, punk rock, indie rock
Years active 2010 (2010)-present
Labels Wreckroom, Little Man Records
Associated acts Fishbone
Website www.radkey.net
Members
  • Isaiah Radke
  • Solomon Radke
  • Dee Radke

Radkey is an American garage punk band.

History

Radkey consists of three home-schooled brothers from St. Joseph, Missouri. Isaiah Radke (bass), Solomon Radke (drums), and Dee Radke (lead vocals and guitar) who formed their family-titled band in 2010, and played their first show in 2011 when they opened for Fishbone.[1] With their dad, Matt Radke, as their manager, they have since played with the likes of The Offspring, Local H, Black Joe Lewis, Titus Andronicus[2] and performed at festivals like SXSW,[3] Riot Fest,[4] Afropunk,[5] the U.K.’s Download Festival[6] and Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[7] They have released two EPs since their inception: 2012’s Cat & Mouse with Adrian Grenier’s Wreckroom Records[8] and 2013’s Devil Fruit on Little Man Records.[9] The band worked with Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, Drenge) to release their latest single, "Feed My Brain" and the team released their debut LP Dark Black Makeup in August 2015[10] The music video for their song "Glore" was featured as the ending for the episode "Shapes" of Off the Air (TV series) on Adult Swim.[11]

Performances

Discography

LPs

EPs

Singles

References

  1. Snider, Mike (October 12, 2013). "On The Verge: Radkey's refreshing reboot of punk rock". USA Today. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  2. Spacek, Nick (November 23, 2012). "Titus Andronicus at the Jackpot". Nuthouse Productions. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  3. 1 2 McKinley Jr., James (March 16, 2013). "SXSW Music: For 3 Teenage Brothers, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  4. Graef, Jon (September 15, 2013). "Review: Saturday At Riot Fest". Chicagoist. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  5. Spacek, Nick (August 24, 2011). "Radkey playing this weekend's Afropunk Festival". The Pitch (newspaper). Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  6. Bychawski, Adam (January 15, 2014). "Radkey announce UK tour". NME. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  7. Dalton, Tom (January 6, 2015). "Coachella 2015 line-up features the local band, Radkey". AXS. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  8. Brown, Emma (October 11, 2013). "Discover: Radkey". Interview (magazine). Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  9. McGovern, Kyle (August 29, 2013). "Hear Radkey's Misfits-Fueled Inferno 'Romance Dawn'". Spin (magazine). Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  10. Crane, Matt (February 6, 2014). "Radkey release new single, "Feed My Brain"". Alternative Press. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  11. Adult Swim (2016-05-24), Shapes | Off the Air | Adult Swim, retrieved 2016-12-05
  12. 1 2 "Afro-Punk Fest cancelled (according to artists)". BrooklynVegan. August 26, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  13. "Radkey 7" REPLAY RECORDS RELEASE! / Stiff Middle Fingers". lawrence.com. April 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  14. "Zane Lowe". BBC Radio. May 2, 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  15. "Cat & Mouse". Bandcamp. June 4, 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  16. Haynes, Gavin (July 19, 2013). "Radar Band Of The Week - Radkey". NME. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  17. "What's going on Sunday? (The Sword, Doldrums, Radical Dads, Jim Bentley memorial, Naam, Spook Houses & more)". BrooklynVegan. August 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  18. "Video Premiere - Radkey, 'Romance Dawn'". NME. September 24, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

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