Antiseen Invades Asheville Causing Panic, Disarray and Chaos

The Planet of the Apes, the Bad Will Ambassadors, The Boys From Brutalsville and more affectionately known far and wide as Antiseen, will be invading the metropolis of Asheville, North Carolina on March 17th. Be prepared you mountain folk as this will be a rowdy show and we have been hearing great things about the opener Zombie Queen.

Antiseen invades Asheville, NC on March 17th 2012

Why not pick up some Antiseen vinyl while you are there!

Antiseen and Flat Tires split 7" vinyl - Hail To The Chief

Antiseen 7" vinyl - Sweet Blood Call

Fast Women, Fast Cars and A Bank Heist, Need More?

Vimeo never ceases to be a great source of entertainment, especially when it comes to high end film making and more specifically music videos. In one of our many random searches we found this video by Puretone and the hottie singer, Amiel. Keystone cops chasing gorgeous females is easy on the eyes, so dive in, as Mad Max lives on in the chase seen...

Is Mad Max just a character played by Mel Gibson or his true self?

Puretone | Addicted To Bass | Music Video from Fastback Films on Vimeo.

Link to more on Amiel Daemion

Amiel Daemion, Australian actress and singer

KNCY Country - Digs Jay Berndt And Hellbound Glory

We are damn stoked to be working with such a station as KNCY Country in Nebraska City, Nebraska and especially their morning DJ and Program Director Patrick Monaghan. In a time when its hard as hell to cut through the clutter, getting the bands we work with to be heard on the airwaves is an uphill battle. Progressive stations such as KNCY are putting artists such as Hellbound Glory and Jay Berndt in steady rotation and proving that great Country and Americana doesn't have to come from Nashville. Thanks to Patrick for believing in the music and playing great acts that are helping to shape the airwaves.

Patrick Monaghan, morning DJ and Program Director of KNCY Country, Nebraska City, NE

If you are a college station, mainstream radio, blogger or podcaster, we are glad to get our music out to ya in any format needed for promotion. The bands we work with are breaking through the clutter, but we need the fans help, to open many more doors which will fill clubs far and wide. Become active and help to promote quality music. Get in touch and we would dig talking with those interested in helping out with our upcoming street team. Whether it be bands in the punk or country genre, Rusty Knuckles is about true grit, get in touch.

ralph.knuckles at gmail.com

Hellbound Glory © Juan Two Three photography 2011

Jay Berndt in his studio in Providence, Rhode Island

Journey - Circa 197? - Qball's Biker Photography from Living The Life

“Journey” circa 197? from “Living The Life”, biker photography book.

It’s been said “It aint the destination, but the journey”. When it came to my old club “Dirt That Moves MC” it got even more involved than that. We couldn’t even keep it together at a cross road. Some would go right, some left, some straight ahead, while others did a 180. A couple of hundred miles could take all day and into the night. A trip to Daytona Bike Week took nine days. We had break downs within 50 miles of home, flat tires, bar stops, stripped gears, beer runs, fried wires, piss stops, more beer runs, side trips to visit old friends, broken chains, beer runs, piss stops, well you get the picture. Damn, I nearly forgot the best part, fights. It was said the only way to get us from stop fighting each other was to have an outsider step in, and get pounded. We fought over women, beer, bikes, or just being bored. We would party all night long, fall down in the dirt, get up the next morning with wicked hangovers and attitudes to match, then ride off in the wrong direction. Damn, I love my brothers and miss those aimless times.

Long May You Ride, Q-Ball

Buy the book "Living the Life"

Qball aka Doug Barber with "Journey" circa 197? From "Living The Life" biker photography book

News And Updates From Banjo Buck Thrailkill

Our good buddy Buck Thrailkill recently posted up his newsletter and after reading it, we realized just how much cool stuff he has going on and wanted to get it out to the masses. If you haven't heard much of Buck's banjo pickin', you are in for some amazing songs this year. With feature releases coming up with us and Farmageddon this year, Buck will be hitting stages across the country and showing how a banjo should be played.

Link to Buck Thrailkill on Facebook

Banjo Buck Thrailkill

"Hi Everyone, I hope you all had an AWESOME February... 

The NEWS just keeps coming for you so here we go...

There will be a lot of new recordings coming out this spring and fall with all of the groups I am involved with. There is also bunches and bunches of new merch, t-shirts, mugs, and more coming in. Almost have the song list finished for the SOLO Album. I have one more piece to finish writing, which will also be on the new album with Ronnie Hymes and Frank Ehlinger this summer from Rusty Knuckles Record Label. I also had the honor be being asked to record a track for upcoming artist Larry Frick for his new album. Check his band out. They are awesome.... And a true honor is going to be to record with my dear friend Erik Smallwood this year. His latest album 'You Love' just came out in January so please go check his incredible sound out with Neil Ray and many other guest artist.

Still want to make this year big on getting my ReverbNation page and Facebook Pages out and I will need your help getting as many email addresses as I can here, as well as the Venue's and other Band's ReverbNation pages. So help get the word out for the News Letters, Seasonal Letters, Gig Updates for Special shows, and so folks have an easy way to access me to send ideas for music, merch, or whatever. You can also contact my good friend Sheila Barker at Ready to Roll Street Team on Reverb or Facebook for information as well.

Working in 'Ronnie Hymes and Carolina Freight', with Ronnie Hymes and Frank Ehlinger, we finished and released a brand new demo CD called '5 Tracks' back in January. You can go to our ReverbNation page to have a listen or on the Reverb Store and purchase the song and/or ringtone for any of the tracks you like. We just finished up recording our New Album coming our summer via The Rusty Knuckles Record Label with almost all new original tunes written by us and a few friends. We also have some great GIG dates coming in March and April around the Carolina's. 

Ronnie Hymes & Carolina Freight, Rusty Knuckles © 2012

Coming up:

Thu Mar 1 2012 - Hellbound Glory

The Black Cat Lounge-Fayetteville, NC

Sat Mar 10 2012 - Ronnie Hymes & Carolina Freight

Puckett’s Farm Equipment- Charlotte, NC

Sat Mar 24 2012 -  D.B. Bryant Band

Buckshot’s-Salisbury, NC

Fri Mar 30 2012 -  Billy Don Burns

The Black Cat Lounge-Fayetteville, NC

Sat Apr 7 2012 - Polecat Fisher & The Rank Strangers

Main Street Pub & Deli-Marion, NC

Fri Apr 20 2012 - Ronnie Hymes & Carolina Freight

The Twisted Spoke-Pendleton, SC

Be sure to check the show dates on my ReverbNation page as well as RH&CF's ReverbNation Page. There is also new merch from the Freight as well so check us out...

Working in 'JB Beverley and The Wayward Drifters', with JB Beverley and Frank Ehlinger, we have a brand new CD in the recording works right now of all originals that will be available from Farmageddon Records by the spring/summer as well as some really awesome GIG dates coming up. Farmageddon Music Fest 2012 in Montana is coing up this year for the first annual. Already have an incredible line up. Also the 3rd Annual Muddy Roots Music Fest in Tennessee in September. BIG NEWS HERE. Dr. Ralph Stanley will be preforming at MRMF 2012. One of my all-time banjo hero's!!! 

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this mail and please fell free to send to your friends and ask them to check out some or all the projects for 2012.

Have a BANJOWONDERFUL Day...... Buck sends..."

Antiseen At Tremont Music Hall With Belmont Playboys and Chow Tiger

This past Saturday another legendary show went down in Charlotte with Antiseen, The Belmont Playboys and Chow Tiger. Peep some of these great photos by King Johnson. More can be found on Antiseen's Facebook page.

Catch up with Antiseen on Facebook

Jeff Clayton of Antiseen, photo taken by King Johnson 2012

Jeff Clayton of Antiseen, photo taken by King Johnson 2012

Chow Tiger, photo taken by King Johnson 2012

Mike Hendrix of Belmont Playboys, photo taken by King Johnson 2012

Antiseen at Tremont Music Hall, photo taken by King Johnson 2012

Antiseen at Tremont Music Hall, photo taken by King Johnson 2012

photo by King Johnson 2012

photo by King Johnson 2012

photo by King Johnson 2012

Anatomical Diagrams Of Japanese Monsters And Blue Oyster Cult

Leave it to the Japanese to make something so kitschy and cool as these posters. Do we have any translators that can equate this to English? Would really dig having these on the office and shop walls. We researched them and apparently they are quite old and rare to actually obtain a physical copy of each poster.

These images popped up over on Buzzfeed

Oil Filters As Canned Track Lighting

We saw these posted up the other day on Etsy and thought what a great idea. Not sure about the price tag though at $87 bucks. If they are trying to appeal to your DIY motor crowd I kinda think we will just make our own being that a brand new filter in a variety of sizes runs in under $10, depending on make and size. The track lighting rig and light definitely are the pricier points of this setup, but damn is it a simple and clever idea, really dig it.

Buy Oil Filter lights on Etsy

"Oil filter Track light. Line voltage. Approximate measurements: 7 x 3 1/2 x 5". Filter diameter is 3 1/2". Made from UL listed electrical components. The track head is a single circuit 3-wire ("H") system. Many current projects require or specify a 3-wire system. It is easier to ground, and has more accessories than the other systems. Also, it is 100% compatible with HALO, which makes substituting really easy. Made from Fram brand automotive oil filter. Other brands/colors available. Possible slight variations from pictured item. Made-to-order in approximately 2-3 weeks. Quantities available. PAR20 50W 120V halogen flood light bulb (dimmable) included. This listing is for one unit."

Fram Oil Filter as track lighting

Fram Oil Filter as track lighting, front view

Fram Oil Filter as track lighting, side view

Google Music Not Living Up To Expectations, Is Justin Timberlake The Saviour?

All the signs are pointing to another huge cash influx about to enter the music streaming business. Rumors are that Microsoft is sniffing around to what is possible, even after their failed attempt with Zune. Spotify is making waves with their streaming service and Myspace is claiming to have their numbers rising due to "significant" improvements to their music player. Not sure if Myspace realizes it or not, but their interface still is way too busy. If Myspace were to die off or completely, revamp their approach with a whole new influx of ideas and potentially a new name, maybe they could shed their old skin and start anew. Sorry Justin Timberlake, not even your amazing SNL appearances can save your investment in Myspace, unless it has a game changing overhaul.

Is Pandora a patsy for the major labels? What about Last.FM, Rdio and the litany of others who have provided streaming services? Do any of them have a solid presence or unique aspect which we as music fans crave?

In terms of streaming music, many huge players are entering the arena and looking to compete with Itunes after the strides created by Spotify. Some will create a decent presence, but soon every major entity within social media will have some sort of proprietary music player, especially Facebook. 

We honestly think this is the best thing for bands as a whole. Competition breeds a better system and forget your big box package stores for buying music anymore. Its all going to be digital or directly to fans from the bands.

Link to original article on CNET 

Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga on Saturday Night Live

"Three months after launching, Google Music hasn't lived up to expectations, CNET has learned. Google's managers have told counterparts at the labels that customer adoption and revenue are below what they expected, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the talks. 

Google Music has been live for barely a full quarter, so nobody is panicking. Google has yet to throw the full force of its marketing muscle behind the service, and managers have told the record companies that they are trying to correct certain issues. Still, the numbers are low enough for some in the music sector to be concerned, the sources said.

A Google representative declined to comment. 

Google Music was supposed to be a music powerhouse. As a companion service to Android-powered mobile devices, the service has a massive potential user base. At the time of Google Music's November launch, there were more than 200 million activated Android phones and tablets. 

If Google managed to convert just 10 percent of those device owners, it would mean 20 million customers. Google Music sells downloads, and also streams songs to users who store their music libraries on the company's servers. The service sells tracks from a host of indie labels as well as three of the four top major record companies. Google has yet to license tracks from Warner Music Group. 

Google campus in the bay area

Google managers have told label executives that the service will get a boost once Google implements its hardware strategy, the sources said. Google plans to start competing against Apple by building an array of consumer devices.

Two weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that Google is building a wireless entertainment system that will stream music throughout the home. 

The troubled start for Google Music comes as the music sector shifts attention away from downloads and onto subscription services, such as Spotify, Rhapsody, and Rdio. These companies sell consumers access to huge pools of songs for a monthly fee. 

Handset manufacturers and network providers, such as Research In Motion, T-Mobile, Cricket, and MetroPCS have bolstered their music offerings. 

Just last week, CNET reported that Microsoft has held talks with some of the record companies about creating a new digital music store that would serve owners of the Xbox gaming console as well as buyers of an upcoming Windows-based phone. The parties have discussed the possibility of streaming music as well as selling downloads. 

Phones are important to the labels. They see a future where subscription services offer unlimited access to music and the fees are wrapped into phone bills. The thinking here is that this will make the consumer's buying experience much more painless. 

So is Google Music out of step with current music tastes? 

The record companies didn't think so when Google first approached them in 2010. The recording sector couldn't be happier that a company with Google's money and marketing might would be taking on iTunes. Because of Apple's domination of music sales, Apple has been able at times to dictate terms to the labels. 

Despite all the excitement surrounding subscription services, it remains to be seen whether these services are very profitable. 

The music industry is still too much in flux to say who the winners or losers are" 

Green Lady Killers At Hollywood Alley, Phoenix Arizona - March 9th 2012

The Green Lady Killers will be invading their home turf of Phoenix, Arizona on March 9th. Get out to the show and see what the buzz is all about in Los Angeles surrounding these femme fatales.

The Green Lady Killers on Facebook

Green Lady Killers play Hollywood Alley on March 9th, Phoenix, AZ

CherryBomb behind the drums and melting hearts

Ivy Rose in the studio prepping some new bass tracks

Lady Van Buren staring down the crowd at a recent Los Angeles show

In The Studio With Rory Kelly...

Over the weekend we rolled out to Rory Kelly's studio to film some tracks being laid down and to work on ideas for the album. To say that this album is going to be smoking hot southern rock is an understatement. This is an album that you need to hear and one for which many new doors are about to be kicked open by a pair of worn in size 11 boots. The fellas are lock step in their sound and road bound for much of 2012. With dates at SXSW coming up in March and a European tour being booked as we speak, be prepared for the rock n' roll invasion.

Check out Rory Kelly on Facebook

Rory Kelly album (Don't Shake My) Family Tree out May 22nd world wide

Rory Kelly and the fellas in the studio finalizing some tracks - © Rusty Knuckles Music 2012

Rory Kelly, Mike Kelly & Billy Miller by the studio in western North Carolina - © Rusty Knuckles Music 2012

Rory Kelly, Billy Miller and Mike Kelly - © Rusty Knuckles Music 2012

Rory Kelly in the studio - © Rusty Knuckles Music 2012

Rory Kelly Bio

Blame it on the heady highs in the air that permeate the Black Mountains of North Carolina, but the state has produced an artist in Rory Kelly that will surely bring new dimension to the tour de force that is America’s beloved Southern Rock. Possessing a playing ability in league with prodigies, Kelly is a self-taught musician that picked up the guitar as a boy and cut his chops in the rural town of Marion. While his mother slung drinks behind the bar, Rory strummed alongside his father, drummer Mike Kelly, in a family dominated house band in a local music dive. Mike Kelly has quite the backstory in thrash metal as well, being part of the infamous Old Bridge Militia of thrash metal fame.

Tapped a few years later, first by heavy metal outfit Intethod and later by Asheville based sleaze masters, the Crank County Daredevils, who found success both in the US and abroad; Kelly developed a keen ear, and playing ability to match, for what would develop into an ever widening spectrum of rock n roll sensibilities. After the unforeseen dissolution of Crank County, in 2010 Rory Kelly began to hone his own dirty rock n' roll based signature sound and recruited his former musical partner and father Mike to form two-thirds of what would ultimately become their current band. Together they recorded, and Rory Kelly produced, what critics deemed a “swamp rock” sound in their first release, Better Than The Blues.

When demand for that record began to outweigh supply, Rory Kelly began to branch out regionally, playing live with a hired gun on bass and gaining footholds with venues and audiences throughout both the Carolinas. In March of 2011 they scored a coveted series of showcases with Texas Rockfest, which takes place in the heart of downtown Austin, Texas each year during the world famous South By Southwest music conference. Those showcases brought Kelly interest from endorsement companies and rekindled a connection between him and Rusty Knuckles, his former label from the Crank County days, that was in the midst of successfully developing its’ own niche signing renegade artists from within the ranks of southern sleaze. Summer ’11 brought more recognition to Rory Kelly as they were thrust into and embraced by the Southern biker circuit and a permanent bass player joined their ranks. Billy Miller, also a seasoned musician from touring gigs with Voodou and Super Sport, brought the final element needed to round out this dirty rock n' roll trio, forming a mercurial rhythm section with the elder Kelly to compliment the smoldering swagger of Kelly’s rock riffs.

The addition of Miller has brought a new dynamic into the band and, with that, an ever evolving definition of what Southern Rock means to Rory Kelly and how they intend to translate that to their followers. The new album is done and scheduled for release in late Spring of 2012, and has captured the interest of well-known NC radio personality Steve Blanton who will assist Kelly in the production of their second effort. Revealing a band edging toward a harder sound, (Don't Shake My) Family Tree, will be released to world-wide distribution through Rusty Knuckles with both US and European tours planned for early 2012 in support of the record. 

- Tammy Moore

Update on Erik Buell Via Cyril Huze Blog

If ya haven't ridden a Buell, well ya haven't ridden a modern sport bike built right here in America. Forget about taking a sportster motor out of the older tube frame models and popping it into a chopper frame. You are basically robbing yourself of one of the best riding torque beasts in existence. Erik Buell has been an amazing innovator in the Harley realm and we can thank him for many innovations. Its great news to see that he is carrying on after the debacle with corporate Harley Davidson and hopefully many more racing championships and innvoation will be coming the way of Erik Buell Racing.

Link to original post on Cyril Huze Blog

175 HP 389-pound EBR 1190RS

On October 15, 2009 Harley-Davidson announced that production of Buell motorcycles were immediately discontinued. The economy started to tank in 2008 and in 2009 sales of new motorcycles crashed. At the time, Harley-Davidson CEO Keith Wandell statement to the media was “The fact is, we must focus both our effort and our investment on the Harley-Davidson brand, as we believe this provides an optimal path to sustained, meaningful, long-term growth”. In a press conference a couple of hours later, a very emotional Erik Buell confirmed the sad news he received from Harley-Davidson. What was not disclosed at the time and that only Erik knew was that he had lost it all, even the rights to the Buell Motorcycle name. A musician, Erik turned to his guitar for therapy, then decided to start a new independent venture called Erik Buell Racing (EBR)

175 HP 389-pound EBR 11, aiming for championships in 2012

From the liquidation sale of Buell Motorcycles Company, Erik kept a small building in East Troy, a 40-minute drive from Milwaukee. Erik Buell Racing is financed by his own money and other small private investments. To help cash flow, some income comes from design consulting jobs for other companies. Erik is now looking for a $20 million investment to finance development and production The goal with Erik Buell Racing is to focus on being an American manufacturer of race bikes and parts to challenge foreign manufacturers with invention and intellectual property. To go beyond by doing radical things that the rest of the racing world has never done. Last summer at the Superbike series in Lexington, Ohio, Buell debuted a pro racing version of the 1190RS, the first offering from his new company. The rider finished a respectable 10th. Later, at the German Superbike Championship, an early customer entered with an EBR bike and won, beating out established competitors on Ducatis, BMWs and KTMs…




Buell’s innovation include: Zero Torsional Load (ZTL) brake, which lightens wheel weight by eliminating the need for hubs, the underslung mufflers placed under the engine to limit noise and maintain a lower center of gravity, a fuel tank integrated within the bike frame with optional carbon fiber version which reduces vibrations and shaves off even more weight from the frame. Tthe 175 HP 389-pound EBR 1190RS is a full 50 pounds lighter than some competing bikes. The bike has been a hit in motorcycle shows here and abroad with Erik Buell signing 1 and 3-year sponsorship agreements for two riders to race in the American Superbike Championship. EBR is currently building out an international dealer network, and at the end of year 2012 the company plans to reach a production level of about 850 bikes with 50% expected to be exported. The 1190RS will be racing in Daytona in 3 weeks (March 15-17) at the 2012 Superbike Championship. “We found an additional 10 mph in the post season, and the bike can reach 213 mph in race trim,” Buell says. It would make the 1190RS the fastest motorcycle manufactured in the U.S…

Yesterday evening Feb. 22, 2012, Erik Buell Racing announced that it has partnered with Hero MotoCorp. The deal sees Hero becoming the title sponsor for two teams in the AMA Pro Racing National Guard Superbikes Championship — Team Hero and AMSOIL Hero, while Erik Buell Racing will give Hero design and technology inputs for bikes destined for the Indian market.

RIP Mike Davis of MC5 and Destroy All Monsters

Really sad to hear the news on Mike Davis passing on but in the few times that I was able to hang out with him and talk music and art, he was truly a stand up individual. Mucho thoughts go out to his wife Angela and their kids.

Below is a great write up from Billboard about Mike Davis and his legacy.

RIP Mike Davis, long live Rock N Fuckin' Roll

Link to original article on Billboard.com

As word of his Feb. 17 death spread, musical colleagues remembered MC5 bassist Michael Davis of the MC5 as a key ingredient in the group's "Kick Out the Jams" chemistry that combined ferocity with creative ambition, creating a template for punk rock during the late 60s.

"Michael was a major force in shaping the sound and attitude of Detroit's foremost band of the 1960s and beyond," said Dick Wagner, whose bands the Frost and Ursa Major hailed from the same southeast Michigan scene. "The MC5 was a Detroit music leader and scene-maker, and Michael Davis played his role as foundational driving force as the band's bass player. His place in rock history is firmly held." 

Wayne Kramer, the MC5's guitarist, said that, "Michael and I experienced so much together over our nearly fifty years of friendship. We shared great adventures when we were young and even had a few when we grew up. Despite life's twists and turns, and there were many, we maintained our connection. "I loved him dearly and told him so the last time we spoke."

Ted Nugent, whose Amboy Dukes tread the same territory, noted that, "The MC5 were such a powerful musical/spirit force to reckon with, and so very influential to all who witnessed their might, that it is a sad day when half of their incredible rhythm section is gone. Michael was a dedicated musician and a good man. In our Motor City musical wind, he will always be alive and kickin' out the jams."

Davis, 68, died in Chico, Calif., after being hospitalized during the past month with liver disease. His wife, Angela, announced his death on Feb. 18. He's the third member of the MC5 to pass away, following singer Rob Tyner in 1991 and guitarist Fred Smith in 1994.

Davis was studying fine arts at Wayne State University when he dropped out of school to join the MC5, replacing the group's original bassist Pat Burrows. He played on all three of the group's albums and stayed with the band until it ended in 1972. He took part in a 1992 tribute concert to Tyner in Detroit and was part of the DKT/MC5 with Kramer and drummer Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson as well as guest musicians.

"It was always like a huge fantasy that there would be another day in the sun," Davis said when the group began touring in 2004. We've been sitting on the sidelines watching the legendary status of the MC5 grow over the decades.

Now it's not a fantasy anymore. The call is out. People want to see the real deal, and they want the MC5, or what's left of it, to show up in their town and play.

"I'm just happy to carry on the thing that I started."

Between the MC5 and DKT/MC5, Thompson played in the bands Destroy All Monsters and, after moving to Arizona, in Blood Orange and Rich Hopkins & Luminarios. He also worked as a producer and, after surviving a May 2006 motorcycle accident in Los Angeles, set up the Music Is Revolution Foundation support public school music programs. He had also returned to painting in recent years.

"(The MC5) really was a band, so everyone contributed -- Michael as much as anyone else," said Scott Morgan, who led the Rationals and once lived at Davis' house in Detroit. "He was a really solid bass player and a totally good guy."

Destroy All Monsters frontwoman Niagra says Davis was recruited for that band by the late Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton. Davis, according to Niagra, "was sly and funny, rock 'n' roll savvy and witty with lots of energy. A true Gemini....But like most musicians, he wasn't really a tough. It was a convenient pose, a test and a game. He was suave and charming, a drifter and a grifter. He was always gentlemanly to me." 

Niagra adds that Davis "used to put his amp on like 10 just for practice. The guys made me tell him to turn down. He made them nervous."

Davis also played in Sillies leader Scott Campbell's band during the late 80s, and Campbell remembered that "Mike's abilities as a bassist barely scratched the surface in the MC5...Mike was the one guy I knew and played with who could dance around the fundamental of a chord and never lose sight of the actual melody. He could complicate the hell out of a bass line, and it always worked in the context of the song."

Iggy Pop, whose Stooges paired with the MC5 as the twin titans of the Michigan rock scene at that time, posted a simple "R.I.P. Brother" on his Facebook page, while Johnny "Bee" Badanjek, drummer for Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels and the Rockets, wrote "We had many good times on the road together. You were part of the Detroit Music Scene and all the World knows it. Much love. God bless you." The Romantics' Mike Skill addressed his Facebook note to the MC5 in general, noting that "you guys were a huge influence...I grew up with your music...Thank you."

David Draiman, frontman of the hard rock band Disturbed, was among the scores of fans who posted Twitter messages about Davis' passing.

Davis is survived by his wife, their three sons and a daughter from a previous marriage. Funeral and memorial plans have not yet been announced.

She Rides US Tour Dates

She Rides US Spring Tour 2012

SXSW AND MORE TOUR 2012

3/2/12 Providence, RI @ local 121 w/mastehead & the silks

3/3/12 NYC @ ABC no RIO (day show)

3/3/12 Brooklyn, NY @ the archeron

3/4/12 Philly, PA @kung fu necktie w/ halo of snakes, american speedway

3/5/12 Raleigh, NC @ deep elm

3/6/12 Fayetteville, NC @ the black cat

3/7/12 Greensboro, NC @ TBA

3/8/12 Atlanta, GA @ The Highlander w/ campaign & the party pirates

3/9/12 HELP! somewhere between atlanta and New Oleans

3/10/12 New Orleans, LA @ HELP!

3/11/12 Off to hang/Baton Rouge, LA/anywhere along RT 10 @ HELP

3/12/12 Anywhere between NOLA and Houston @ HELP

3/13/12 houston, TX @ TBA

3/14/12 SXSW @ we're available/going to see a storm of light

3/15/12 SXSW @ the annex 1808

3/16/12 SXSW @ we're available/going to hot water music

3/17/12 SXSW @ we're available/going to see torche

3/18/12 El paso, TX @ sleepless nights (houseshow)

3/19/12 Tucson, AZ @ HELP!!!!

3/20/12 Tucson, AZ @ HELP!!!

3/21/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Wallstreet 

3/22/12 San diego, CA @ bar 11

3/23/12 Los angeles, CA @ dollhut

3/24/12 Los angeles, CA @ redwood bar and grill

3/25/12 Fresno, CA @ HELP!

3/26/12 Las Vegas, NV @ HELP!/day off to party

3/27/12 Flagstaff, AZ @ HELP!

3/28/12 Albuquerque, NM @ amped

3/29/12 Amarillo, TX @ TBA warehouse

3/30/12 Tulsa, OK @ Downtown lounge

3/31/12 Decatur, IL @ Donnies Homespun w/soy city stranglers

4/1/12 Columbus, OH @ The shrunken head

4/2/12 Cleveland, OH @ now that's class

4/3/12 buffalo, NY @ TBA/HELP!

4/4/12 Albany, NY @ valentine's

4/5/12 Pittsfield, MA @ TBA

4/6/12 Springfield, MA @ HELP!

4/7/12 Wallingford, CT @ cherry st station w/ flesh hammer