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A plan was hatched in a bar in Washington Heights in late 2013. To bring high-energy, catchy, punk rock and roll tunes to the masses of NYC and beyond was the mission outlined. The inspirations were many. Ramones, The Who; The Replacements, and Husker Du. The Jam, The Rolling Stones; The Velvet Underground, and The Undertones. The Beatles, The Clash; Chuck Berry, and Johnny Cash. Just to name a few. The list goes on….
Guy knew how to rock the stage and studio from his years with The Figgs. Chris had rocked the cities of the USA and Europe doing Kowalskis gigs. Great songs, energy, and coolness: this was the Three Legged Stool of Rock that the endeavor was to be founded on. Blockhouses was born.
During the next few years, the plan came together. Recordings were made and gigs were played. The line-up of this trio was finalized. A joyful noise was raised. A hiatus was taken. Then, in 2018, at long last, the band’s first official album was completed. Guy Lyons, Christopher Peifer, and Jim Balga were ready to bring their collective decades of on-stage pop, punk, and rock and roll performance experience to the stage once again. Gentlemen will raise their fists and bang their heads. Ladies will dance and swoon. Children will shout with joy. The world shall be right again!
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"Blockhouses is a revved-up rock and roll trio from New York City. The guitar-bass-and-drums combo got its name from the Blockhouse in Central Park, a fort built to protect New York City from British invasion. Like that Manhattan landmark, Blockhouses is rock-solid, delivering their own take on New York City rock and roll. Think catchy melodies with driving guitars and sweaty live energy. Blockhouses front man Guy Lyons was lead guitarist of The Figgs back in the day. With a batch of new tunes -- and a stable of old classics -- he formed Blockhouses in 2013 with bassist Christopher Peifer (The Kowalskis) and drummer Jim Balga. The guys share a mutual love for bare-bones rock and roll -- from the Ramones to the blistering pop-punk of today." - Jetpack
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“Blockhouses just released a new single, "One More Time To Get Home" b/w "Little Sweetie". It's actually the New York City trio's third single this year, and of course it's totally killer! A band named after a fort should be rock solid, and that's clearly the point. This single delivers that perfect blend of muscular guitars and catchy melodies on a pair of high quality tracks ... an absolutely dynamite band. Check out all of Blockhouses' singles over at their Bandcamp - and let's hope for more from this band in 2015!”
Lord Rutledge - Faster and Louder
fasterandlouderblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/meet-blockhouses.html
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“Blockhouses is a trio from New York City with bare-bones, lo-fi blistering pop-punk. There won't be a more rock 'n' roll party.”
David Malachowski - Albany Times Union
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“A fantastic bit of ass-kicking rock and roll from Blockhouses!”
Wayne Lundqvist Ford - The Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More (Sweden)
icecreammanpowerpop1967.podomatic.com/entry/2015-01-17T05_49_03-08_00
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credits

released February 21, 2018

Guy Lyons: Guitar, vocals
Christopher Peifer: Bass, keys, vocals
Jim Balga: Drums


Additional keys by Pete Donnelly
Recorded at Kawari Sound, Philadelphia
Mixed at Westmont Station, NJ
Produced by Pete Donnelly
(c) Lyons, 2018
(p) BMI

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Power pop-punk rock & roll from New York City.

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