The Randies

Wedged into the seediest block of Highland Park there’s a dilapidated bowling alley turned punk club where you're just as likely to slow dance with a toothless granny as swap tips on mohawk styling. With it’s floors coated with decades of spilled beer and Christmas decorations from 1982 still clinging to the walls, Mr. T’s Bowl is the homey rock hideaway that spawned a close knit community of bands. T’s was the place you came if you wanted to get away from the endless showcases on the Sunset strip or the too-cool-for-school snobbery of Silver Lake.

Laura and Sienna, both regular performers at T’s Tuesday nights, were thrown together when Laura witnessed Sienna dumping a Bud Light on the head of a well deserving scenester and complimented her on her form. Fresh out of a bad break up, Sienna needed an outlet for her angst, and Laura’s infectious EVERYTHING-IS-AWESOME attitude was about to spill over. The girls took their excess of respective emotion to the practice room and The Randies were born. Drawing from their shared love of artists such as the Ramones, Descendents, The Pixies and Pavement (and of course Sienna’s occasional need to throw a drink on someone) the girls developed their own brand of feisty power-pop. For The Randies it’s all about hooks, harmonies and catchy guitar riffs.

Sticking true to rock n’ roll form, Laura and Sienna shuffled through a number of bandmates before finding the perfect compliment to their “better living through rock n’ roll” mantra in miss Laurita Guaico and Southern boy Aaron Polk. Having cut her rock teeth in bands like Relish and The Angoras, Laurita was the guitar slinging goddess the girls had been looking for. Not satisfied with mere guitar playing prowess, she deftly took the drink tossing into her own hands. Laurita brought the band’s live show to a whole new level by acting as some sort of bearer of Karmic retribution and frequently drenching Sienna with multiple beverages on stage.

Hailing from Baton Rouge, LA, Aaron Polk is a living miracle. After one bad day at work, he threw a duffle bag of clothes, some nerdy board games, his drum sticks and $300 into his truck and set out for the West Coast without a word of warning to anyone, least of all himself. Unbeknownst to him, he was responding to a cosmic call Sienna, Laurita and Laura had sent out to the universe, requesting that their dream drummer materialize in Los Angeles. Upon arrival, he endured a Randies baptism of fire as he acclimated to the girls hectic schedule of practice, writing and constant touring. Now fully equipped with a triple threat across the front of the stage and a hurricane of raw power on the drums, The Randies were poised for world domination.

Energized by their new incarnation, The Randies set to work on the follow up album to their first effort At the Friendship Motor Inn. Once again joining forces with Elicit/Majestic Recordings/Navarre to produce and distribute, The Randies second album Saw the Light started to take shape. The Randies continue to infiltrate the popular consciousness through every avenue possible. Songs from At the Friendship Motor Inn have been making audible appearances on major TV shows like the WB’s Jack and Bobby and MTV’s Laguna Beach and There & Back. The girls scored endorsement deals from Dickies Girl and Fender. The band is featured on The Norwalk Distributors Tsunami Aid CD “Of Hearts and Hands” along with artists Annabella Lwin, The Fixx, and Dramarama. And of course, the Randies are touring, touring, touring. After spring tours with like-minded rockers The Rainman Suite, The Randies will once again jump on this summer’s Vans Warped Tour followed by a headlining coast to coast trek. With their inexhaustible optimism and tireless pursuit of the elusive rock and roll dream, The Randies are poised to conquer the world one fan at a time.

THE RANDIES: Laura grew up on a grape and cherry farm in California's Central Valley. She always wanted to play guitar and after much pleading, her parents finally broke down and bought her one for her 12th birthday. After honing her musical skills, Laura wanted to find a band as well as attend art school. Her love of music and painting drove Laura to pack her bags and head to the big city.

Sienna is one of the last L.A. natives. Born and bred in East Hollywood, Sienna dreamed of a glamorous life that did not include wading through used syringes and condoms on the way to the school bus. During college she put her marching band nerdiness to work playing in a ska band and settled on music as the path to her future.

Laurita, the daughter of Chilean immigrants, spent her formative years putting on attendance mandatory musical revues in the Florida trailer park she called home. By the 7th grade she was a full time member of the heavy metal girl gang The Sisters of Sin. By taking the Sisters blood oath, Laurita swore to commit her life to rock n’ roll and has been chasing the dream ever since.

Aaron grew up steeped in the congeniality and mysticism of Baton Rouge, LA. As a kid, his favorite game was enacting a version of Star Wars with his brother in which Luke and Han had to form the ultimate rock band to save the galaxy. He spent the next eight years honing his natural talent for drumming into a finely tuned light saber of rock and has been fighting the good fight ever since.

Contacts:

Publicity-MSO: Libby Henry 818-380-0400 ext. 224 lhenry@msopr.com Kristine Ashton Magnuson 818-380-0400 ext. 233 kashton@msopr.com

Booking-M.O.B.: Joy Collingbourne 323-653-0427 yorkshirejoy@gmail.com

Management: Thomas Westman-Majestic Recordings Inc. 310-621-7876 Wess Westman-Majestic Recordings Inc. 310-621-7876 wess@majesticrecordings.com

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Discography The Randies debut album "At the Friendship Motor Inn" was released Nationally in March 2005. Songs "Boys In Stereo," "Hyperion," and "The Way It Goes" are getting radio airplay across the nation. Also featured on Indie 103.1 local radio shows- morning show and check one two.

2nd album national release on August 29th titled "Saw the Light" quite a departure from their freshman effort...it TOTALLY rocks!!!!