Kamikaze Queens

Genre: Rock
Secondary Genre: Cabaret Berlin, Not Applicable Germany Contact

The Kamikaze Queens are a saucy, tough and tantalizing female fronted rock’n’roll performance band. These crazy creatures are Berlin Punk Cabaret.

Artist Information

Biography

The Kamikaze Queens are a saucy, tough and tantalizing female fronted rock’n’roll performance band from Berlin self defined as "Berlin Punk Cabaret." Soon to debut their second full length album, Automatic Life, the Queens take their original one-of-a-kind show on the road with 14 new tracks—once again showing their many colors and musical influences in an explosive package of Punkrock, Garage, Swing, Burlesque, tales of night life, sea creatures, and good times gone bad. Don't let the upright-bass fool you, ‘cause this ain't no Rockabilly ... Kamikaze Queens are a wild mis-behavin’ mix; kickin’, screamin’ and rockin’ out of this world!

Fronted by two dazzling American female singers, Trinity Sarratt and Kathryn "Mad Kate" Fischer take turns at being sweet & sour, dancing, kicking, and playing percussion, together with one of Germany's hottest Guitar Players, Tex Morton (Mad Sin, Sunny Domestozs, Chip Hanna), Acrobatic Upright Bass Player "Luscious Lloyd" Clark (Sin City Circus Ladies) from Upstate New York, and Nico "Lipps" Lippolis from Bella Italia on Drums, the Kamikaze Queens live experience is "like a suicide pilot dive- bombing your Rock'n'Roll senses" ... and pushing up daisies.

With the release of their debut album "Voluptuous Panic" (Sounds of Subterrania/Cargo 2009) they have toured all over Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and the USA at SXSW 2009. From Punk Clubs to Theaters, Psycho Shows to Heavy Metal Festivals, to the Tiniest Bar in Texas, the Kamikaze Queens conquer and titillate any and every situation with their unique and one of a kind ensemble, made in Berlin.

Their brand new full length album, Automatic Life (Sounds Of Subterrania/Rough Trade/Autumn 2011), embodies the breadth of style that the Kamikaze Queens deliver, from a 24 hour Southern stomper at the Tastee 29 to the dark and mysterious call of Night Life. Snagged on My Stiletto is a cocktail of switchblade cool and punk-rock attitude. Strap in for a night of breaking hearts and raging Rock'n'Roll—Hell hath no fury like a strong woman in stilettos with a cat o’ nine tails! Good Times is the hit that’s engine don’t run on gasoline. It’s got all the lust, glamour, broken glass, bloody knees, booze and heartache that leaves you torn and frayed … but comin’ back for more. The story twists and dives deep into the sea with Sweet Geraldine and I Was a Teenage Mermaid. They tell the tale of the mermaid Geraldine who has to leave everything she knows to follow her nagging curiosity and her rebellious spirit. Though her family might kill her, she’s drawn to the rough and tumble, whores and trannies, punks and freaks that await her on land. Add to that a little John Waters-esque absurdity with a 60's dance-craze number, Do The Crab—which is actually the first song Tex Morton ever wrote the music AND lyrics to—and you’re hooked, line and sinker! Joined by special guests on horns, singing saw and cello, as well as guest vocals, kazoos, whistles, The Kamikaze Queens take a whole new approach to Rock'n'Roll.

Instrumentation

Trinity Sarratt - Feature Vocalist
Kathryn Fischer (Mad Kate) - Feature Vocalist
Tex Morton - Lead Guitar
Lloyd Clark - Upright Bass
Nico Lippolis - Drums

Discography

•Automatic Life LP & CD
(Sounds of Subterrania/Rough Trade/Autumn 2011)

•Kamikaze Queens & The Legendary Kid Combo Split 7" (Tornado Ride Records 2011)

•"Tastee 29/ 3 Strikes" 7" single (Heptown Records 2010)

•"Voluptuous Panic" LP & CD
(Sounds of Subterrania/ Cargo/ March 2009)

• Limited Edition silk screened "Voluptuous Panic" LP (Sewn on 3 sides, with Photo Cards inside)

•Limited Edition silk screened
"Don't Look Back/I Wanna Know You" 7" Single With Garter Belt (Artwork by Antoine Bernhard & Bongout/ Sounds of Subterrania/ 2007)

• Kamikaze Queens- 4 track EP (2006)

Links

Audio

Lyrics

Video

2minutefuck

Live at Roma Burlesque Festival 2010

Photo Gallery

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  • Photo: Daria Marchek

  • Photo: Tally Tupelo

  • Photo by Daria Marchek

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Press

  • Eagles of Death Metal, The Spores, Kamikaze Queens [+ Show ]

    04.02.07 Bochum, Matrix Die EAGLES OF DEATH METAL sind an diesem Abend ganz augenscheinlich anget...

  • Gestriges Queens of the Stone Age Konzert [+ Show ]

    Weil mich die Supportband der Queens of the Stone Age so beeindruckt hat, gibts hier nen Extra-Eintr...

  • Kamikaze Queens: Voluptuous Panic, Sick Inside [+ Show ]

    While pinpointing a bands genre can be dumb and sometimes dumber, I find it refreshing when you can’...

  • Voluptuous Panic Review [+ Show ]

    SLAM MAGAZINE- APRIL AUSGABE 2009 Kamikaze Queens Voluptuous Panic Sounds Of Subterrania!/Cargo...

  • Visions Album Review [+ Show ]

    VISIONS 04/09 Kamikaze Queens Voluptuous Panic Sounds Of Subterrania/Cargo "Charmanter Bubb...

  • 5 STARS IN TATTOOWIERER

  • KINKATS Quickie mit... [+ Show ]

    "...Bissige Königinnen Moulin Rouge trifft Punkabilly: Die Kamikaze Queens aus Berlin zocken auf ihr...

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  • ZILLO REVIEW [+ Show ]

    "Wer sich eine temperamentvolle Mischung aus The Dresden Dolls, The Cramps, und the Ramones vorstell...

  • Kamikaze Queens im Berliner Clash Club [+ Show ]

    "...oder ein bisschen Punkrock, ein bisschen Billy, ein bisschen Cabaret und ganz viel gute Laune......

  • Sponge Pix - Live Review Wild at Heart Berlin [+ Show ]

    "...then it was off to the Wild at Heart to catch the incredible 'Berlin Punk Rock Cabaret band', th...

Setlist

Our sets can be 45 minutes to 1 hour,
which is 13- 15 songs or so...

Might throw in one or two covers of Blondie, Siouxsie, or Wanda, but mostly originals.

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Calendar

There are no upcoming dates at this time.