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Cheetah
Whores began in the winter of 2006 after a vision of a seven piece,
all original female band was had by the founding members: Meg(guitar),
Joey(drums), Liz(vocals and lyrics).
Meg and Joey worked at a Mexican Restaurant together and Liz was Joey's neighbor. Each had been in the music business for a few years prior and these ladies were ready to make something that the world had never seen.
Liz's sister, Therese decided to learn how to play the lap steel for the psychedelic aspect of the band, and the girls had a keyboard player, a tambourine girl and a rotation of bass players for a few months.... until Pearl O'Dis aka Shalonda Simpson appeared with her 5 string bass, ready to ROCK! The girls developed a large fan base in their hometown of Rochester, NY and became known for their live shows. Full of raucous mayhem, soul and vigor, sensuality and really great song. The Cheetah Whores packed the house at each small venue they played. The
Cheetahs have a way of making the audience feel as though they are a participant at an "event", and the fans hang onto each lyric, each lick, each beat as if it were the last thing they'd ever hear. Influences for the band are broad, but most agree that the sounds echo those of '70's punk, rock, glam, and r&b. Whew... that's broad! Specifically, the members like Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Cramps, Rolling Stones, Suzi Quatro, the Who, more and more. The Cheetah Whores have incorporated parts of everything hip in music and have magnificently created their own original sound that is at once strangely familiar, yet enticingly new and refreshing. "Addictive" - as described by a fan on Twitter.
Tragedy befell the band in August of 2007 as Shalonda Simpson (bassist) was walking home from band practice and was shot and killed in a random robbery. This loss has incorporated into the energy of the band, and the Cheetahs resolve to carry Shalonda's spirit with them forever. * The murderer was finally found and sentenced to 3 life terms for his crime in September 2010.* Months passed before the Cheetah Whores were able to play again. No one was ever able to fill Shalonda's shoes.
In comes Gary Archer, bass phenom and life long friend. His addition to the Cheetahs made them whole again, and allowed them to rock on to the next stage of their career. Many shows around New York State, supportive fans everywhere, releasing a most excellent debut CD, "Bang Bang Baby" and gaining international exposure by having 2 songs in SyFy movie "Sharktopus", have made the Cheetah Whores a force to be reckoned with, and on the path to being "The Next Big Thing"!! Cheetah Whores are the real deal. Like every band that has provided the soundtrack for the lives of people everywhere, Cheetah Whores bare their souls, keep it raw and do it with skill.
Meg and Joey worked at a Mexican Restaurant together and Liz was Joey's neighbor. Each had been in the music business for a few years prior and these ladies were ready to make something that the world had never seen.
Liz's sister, Therese decided to learn how to play the lap steel for the psychedelic aspect of the band, and the girls had a keyboard player, a tambourine girl and a rotation of bass players for a few months.... until Pearl O'Dis aka Shalonda Simpson appeared with her 5 string bass, ready to ROCK! The girls developed a large fan base in their hometown of Rochester, NY and became known for their live shows. Full of raucous mayhem, soul and vigor, sensuality and really great song. The Cheetah Whores packed the house at each small venue they played. The
Cheetahs have a way of making the audience feel as though they are a participant at an "event", and the fans hang onto each lyric, each lick, each beat as if it were the last thing they'd ever hear. Influences for the band are broad, but most agree that the sounds echo those of '70's punk, rock, glam, and r&b. Whew... that's broad! Specifically, the members like Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Cramps, Rolling Stones, Suzi Quatro, the Who, more and more. The Cheetah Whores have incorporated parts of everything hip in music and have magnificently created their own original sound that is at once strangely familiar, yet enticingly new and refreshing. "Addictive" - as described by a fan on Twitter.
Tragedy befell the band in August of 2007 as Shalonda Simpson (bassist) was walking home from band practice and was shot and killed in a random robbery. This loss has incorporated into the energy of the band, and the Cheetahs resolve to carry Shalonda's spirit with them forever. * The murderer was finally found and sentenced to 3 life terms for his crime in September 2010.* Months passed before the Cheetah Whores were able to play again. No one was ever able to fill Shalonda's shoes.
In comes Gary Archer, bass phenom and life long friend. His addition to the Cheetahs made them whole again, and allowed them to rock on to the next stage of their career. Many shows around New York State, supportive fans everywhere, releasing a most excellent debut CD, "Bang Bang Baby" and gaining international exposure by having 2 songs in SyFy movie "Sharktopus", have made the Cheetah Whores a force to be reckoned with, and on the path to being "The Next Big Thing"!! Cheetah Whores are the real deal. Like every band that has provided the soundtrack for the lives of people everywhere, Cheetah Whores bare their souls, keep it raw and do it with skill.
The Cheetah Whores are
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Lizzy O - vocals
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Joey Pitts - drums
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Therese O - lap steel
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Meg Austin - guitar
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Heather Jones - rhythm guitar
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Gary Archer - bass
The Cheetah Whores singer Liz O'Brien oozes the kind of lust I like. She cruised a coupla gears over sultry as the band rolled beneath her at the Bug Jar Saturday night. It was definitely her party, if you know what I mean. There's just something about a woman losing her voice that sends me. The band is obviously a little new, still waiting for the music to tell it what to do. The various aspects of the group that dominate, however, are incredible. Joey Pitts is one of the most maniacal, unconventional, fascinating drummers I know. She doesn't play the drums, she pounds them. She loves and believes every beat. El Destructo's fingerprints are all over this band and he brings in an understated cool that bridges the gap between the swagger and the power. His cheap guitar feedback fed the chaos; a chaos the rest of the band will enjoy as it matures, I'm sure. The Cheetah Whores is a big band for such a primitive strain --- like The Brian Jonestown Massacre, for instance. Once the nuance sprouts, The Cheetah Whores will become one big wall of shake.
By Frank De Blase
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