Boink! Bio

Melding undeniable pop hooks, ball-busting guitar rock and clever lyrics, Boink! is exactly what the world needs now. In a time when regurgitated Nu Metal and remodeled teen cheese prevail, thank God for the relief that new rock bands like The Strokes and The White Stripes have brought to the otherwise grim scene that is modern radio. But where have all the ass-kicking female rockers gone? Well, the LA-based punk-pop band Boink! snagged three of them, and they're stampeding your local radio station as we speak, guitars and guts in tow. Oh, and there are also a couple of dudes going along with them.

Twenty-two-year-old lead singer Antonia Romeo delivers vein-popping vocals that are both raucously raw and polished. Her frenetic energy, feisty Œtude and bawdy sense of humor are the perfect foil to her brown-eyed-girlish appearance. Romeo looks like Gwen Stefani's younger sister with the charisma and sex appeal to match. In the song Re-habit she rants about her addiction to a loser boyfriend, I'd dump you just to spite you, but I think it might excite you, and I wouldn't want to show that I care. Romeo's lyrics cover an eclectic range of subjects, from the hard-rocking Walk of Fame about homeless teens in Hollywood to the frenzied pop anthem Toxic Overload about being held hostage by a hyperactive mind.

Precision harmony vocals sung by rhythm guitarist Kristee Lively push the aural experience past the threshold. Romeo and Lively's vocal synergy is reminiscent of that in the B-52's and Veruca Salt. While Lively resembles Christie Brinkley at 21, Boink!'s bass-player Andrea Zermeno has a tough, but sexy Joan Jett sensibility, and she can play like a mother#@$%er!

Boink!'s male constituency includes lead guitarist and maestro songsmith Tommy Henriksen who also co-produces the band. Henriksen kicks, jumps and flails like an over-caffeinated cartoon character. The play between Henriksen and Romeo is electric and often hilarious. Drummer Glen Sobel, formerly of the band P.O.L. has Dave Grohl-like chops and helps Henriksen cope with all of the estrogen.

Boink! is smashing the mold into pieces with incredible songs, unstoppable energy, and three kick-ass female rockers. Their sound has been described as the B-52's meets the Hives with a touch of Hole. You might also want to throw a little Ramones into the mix. And yes, they sound amazing live. They¹ve been playing around LA since June and have already sold 5,000 copies of their EP.