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Tied For Last: Hailing NYC Punk Rock Band Performs at Shillelagh Tavern

New York City based prominent punk rock band Tied For Last will cross the East River and rock the shamrock with a powerful resurgence this Friday night at Shillelagh Tavern in Astoria.

Tied for Last band members include Westchester natives Steve Scollard (lead vocals, guitars), Tommy D’Angelo (lead guitars, vocals), Jen Chappell (bass, vocals) and Andrew Busone (drums, vocals). Created in 2001 by Scollard and D’Angelo, this hard-edged, yet urbane seasoned quartet is currently circuiting the metropolitan area promoting a jam-packed playlist containing self-penned power cord anthems and a host of new tunes from their anticipated third studio release.

While spectators can count on Tied For Last to promise and deliver their typical in-your-face crowd-pleasing gig Friday night, they can also count on the band to drop conspicuous hints of musical maturity and progression when staging new songs from their forthcoming CD. Granted, “Starring at the Bottom,” “Lead You On,” to “Jimi’s on the Radio,” undeniably mimic the band’s signature PDQ sound; however, “Can’t Stop Drinking (About You),” “Hi Honey I’m Home,” and “That’s How She Rolls,” are some of their latest singles that clearly cue just how much this band has artistically evolved and overlapped across varying and sub-genres without losing a firm grip on their punk rock roots.

“Some of the new songs invoke a bit of country, ’50s style rockabilly, ’60s garage rock and some have more of a raw, fast classic punk sound.  Almost all of the lyrics [to these songs] have a tongue-in-cheek quality… [And] range from a tribute to roller derby girls, to sitcom dads wreaking havoc, to the Cold War, to alcohol. Thematically, there are some Cold War/Pop Culture connections and nuclear bomb/nuclear family juxtapositions as well,” explained Scollard. “We’re a little more sure of ourselves and our writing, so you can tell we’ve grown a bit musically on the newer material. But, we also wanted to keep the same fun attitude we’ve had in the past.”

Their infectious “fun attitude” parlayed into lyrical hooks against a backdrop of intense stage energy is what initially helped punctuate the burgeoning band in New York City’s underground punk rock music scene. In 2004, Tied For Last released their debut CD, Sorta Live , a recorded live studio demo that impressively sold out multiple pressings due to fan demand and spawned “Eve of Destruction,” a classic protest song that is the bands biggest international hit to date.