Good music, no matter what genre, endures all fads. It doesn’t have a shelf life. It has to have groove; it needs layers, texture, and visceral energy. And you have to be able to bring it alive when it comes time to get onstage. BANTAM’s singer/guitarist GINA VOLPE knows this. She had plenty of time to practice with her other band, the seminal NYC punk rock band the LUNACHICKS. Now she takes a new turn and brings it up a few notches with her NYC power trio BANTAM. Making heavy rock n roll that you’ll keep coming back to, after all the glitter and grime wears off of the other stuff. BANTAM’s latest release, “Suicide Tourist” (and follow up to their self titled debut release 2002) is further proof of the bands growth since forming in 2001. 13 songs that span a wide range of raw emotion and blunt aggression “... Marrying brute force with bewitching melodies, the songs drop like an anvil-a sexy anvil…”- Village Voice. BANTAM’s other key ingredients are made up of drummer Pete, hitting the drums like they owe him money (which he always gets) and bassist Doug whose angelic vocals contrasted with his deep booming bass completes the trio's sonic punch. People routinely flock to BANTAM shows, pack clubs wall-to-wall, and bang their heads in unison to monolithic tunes. BANTAM’s rock is self-sustaining. Sharing the stage with High On Fire, Eagles of Death Metal, Nashville Pussy, Tribe 8, and The Butchies, to name a few. With songs that are equal parts bruising and blushing, BANTAM is out to light a flame under the ass of rock-n-roll. More albums. More shows. More sore necks, broken strings, crumbling drum kits, frenetic fans. MORE ROCK. It has to happen. It just does.