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"Golden Girl/Hard-working rocker Goldy Locks brings show to Off The Wagon"

She doesn’t find rock music too hard or the world of pro wrestling too soft.
For Goldy Locks everything is just right.
The singer/song writer/guitarist/pro wrestling personality (who also designs her own line of clothing & sings in five languages) comes to Montgomery on Friday for a show at Off the Wagon.
“I couldn’t be happier,” Goldy Locks says about her career.
Despite making a name for herself in the male-dominated fields of rock music and pro wrestling, Goldy Locks said that she’s very much a woman, but she isn’t going to act like a “girly girl.”
“You can sit and complain about it being hard for a woman and play that card or you can just keep working hard,” she said. “You need a good sense of humor about everything.”
Goldy Locks has always been a woman who has done things her way.
As a child growing up in Minnesota, she didn’t have the money to buy a keyboard, so she bought Ho-Ho pastries that she would sell to students at her Catholic school during Lent.
Goldy Locks started to write and produce her own songs and perform anywhere there was an audience. In the vibrant Minneapolis music scene she wanted to get into any door she could.
Soon she was able to work with alumni of Minnesota music legends, like The Time, The Family and Prince’s Paisley Park crew, in the studio and open for artists like Lil’ Zane and Pink.
“I could have not been more blessed to have grown up there,” Goldy Locks said. “I worked with people who would tell me 13 years of Prince stories, and (they) taught me that it’s not black or white, straight or gay thing-it’s all entertainment.”
Goldy Locks’ magnetic personality caught the attention of wrestling organization NWA/TNA, the second largest wrestling federation in America. She played the role of a bad girl manager who worked with such names as Erik Waats, Abyss and Alex Shelley.
“It was a great experience,” she said about her time in TNA. “I was very lucky to have that opportunity.”
Goldy was able to take some of her wrestling experience and use it in her music career and vice versa.
“I really enjoy the pressure of saying something (on a wrestling show) and see how the crowd reacts,” she said. “I like the music because you do a lot of the same thing.”
The music side is much easier for Goldy Locks thanks to her bandmates, guitarist Bryan Lyon, drummer BJ and bassist Booty.
“I work with three guys that just get it,” she said.
- By Darryn Simmons Montgomery Advertiser


"Their show should be no holds barred"

Remember the fairy tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
Well, this ain't it.
This Goldy Locks may look cute and have a sugary sweet moniker that conjures up images of pigtails, teddy bears and cozy chairs, but this hard-core chick singer/guitar slinger and her three henchmen aren't for the kiddies.
Goldy heads the band that shares her name, and together with Booty (bass), Bryan Lion Man (guitar) and B.J. Anckner (drums), the child actress, teen-pop-queen-turned professional wrestling personality and hard rock 'n' roller brings an entertaining show to town. The group is playing tonight at Sammy T's Music Hall.
"I've always wanted to be good at what I do," Goldy said. "I want to have a reputation of writing great songs and not just as some big-boobed dip s--- out there who is famous. Think of so many of our icons today. What in the hell do they do, anyway? That kind of recognition would upset me. I'm always out to beat the last killer song. I want to do better for myself."
Her group has produced a CD, "Sometimes," a live CD, "Goldy Locks Live from Detroit," and shared the stage with Puddle of Mudd, Three Doors Down and Nickelback. As a wrestling hottie, she's battled TNA rivals Desire and Abyss on pay-per-view shows - including TNA's first in Huntsville three years ago.
On both stages, Goldy loves playing to the audience.
"It's about reaction, good or bad," Goldy said. "In wrestling, especially the bad reactions, if you are a heel and people hate you, it's extremely empowering to know your job is to go out there and get booed and stuff thrown at you. To have people hate you, it strengthens your self-esteem if you can take it.
"Music-wise, I can't especially say I liked to get booed or encourage that. There are sooooo many choices for entertainment these days that if anyone comes out at all to a show and stays? Wow! That makes us as a band feel pretty damn good."
Goldy Locks was a child star of chicken commercials and a teen pop star who shared management with New Kids on the Block and played for tens of thousands of fans on mall tours and in schools. She soon discovered the role model aspect of being a teen superstar was not for her.
"I should never have been doing pop," she said. "I'm no role model like that. I say things like they are, and my sailor's mouth could use improving, but I don't smoke, drink or do drugs so I need some vice. The colorful word was (my vice), and I got in trouble explaining things to kids." - By CHRIS WELCH Times Entertainment Writer


"All That Rocks Online Forum"

"They definately rock, but I couldn't find a piegeon hole to put them in. I've never seen or heard a band like them. Quite refreshing and welcome in this copy and paste music world that we live in." - Mike Borne 5/31/05


"Girls Who Rock Gazette"

"The biggest problem this band has is finding a stage big enough to contain them" - Allison Warrant


"Underground Music Studios"

"I had been hearing the name around town for a few months, and told by a number of people that I had to check them out.... All I can say is that I'm happy I'll be able to say, "I knew them when....." - James Novak 3/31/05


"Chicago Muzyk Scene"

"Where have they been hiding? This band is not lacking for talent, creativity, songs, sheer energy, or anything else for that matter. They are extremely entertaining and fun to watch. I woke up this morning singing their song "Sometimes". It stuck, that's the sign of a great song." - Marie Wisnia 5/12/05


"Booty s band a golden opportunity"

So I have this friend Booty, and Booty has a new band. I generally try not to write about friend's bands because I m always afraid I won t like them. If I don t like bands, I won t write about them, and then I have to come up with a creative way to explain why the article never appears in the paper. I used to be able to say, The dog ate my notes or I forgot to push the button on the top of the pen to make it work. I mean, it is generally dark and I suppose that could happen, right? But those excuses would never work on Booty. He lives across the street and knows my dogs aren t big enough to eat my notes and that I have a nifty little pen with a light on top. To this point, I kind of side-stepped seeing Booty play out. Not that Booty isn t a superb bass player; it s just that I m a chicken. Ugh, I thought. What can I do? Leave my pen at home? Pretend like I broke my hand? He plays with Goldylocks, whose real name (no joke) is Moonshadow and is a wrestler by tradeand rock singer by hobby. I thought, Great, so if I don t like her band, she s gonna beat me up.

Well, lucky me. I thought she put on a stellar rock performance, and I m not just saying that because I fear for my health. We got to the venue and there was this tiny, muscular woman running around the bar asking patrons if they would be offended if she swore on stage. I ve been to tons of rock shows and heard tons of people swear, and this was the first show any singer was courteous enough to ask the audience before she climbed on stage. Of course, it was a bar and no one objected.

Then all of her wrestler friends walked in. I never realized how big people can get. They had forearms bigger than my head and I m talking about the women. Booty s parents also showed up, and the concert kicked off. We pulled our chairs to the front of the room and, within two minutes, I must admit, I was a bit embarrassed. I was sitting beside Booty s dad, Goldy was singing this fairly sexually explicit song, and I wanted to crawl under my chair. Luckily it got better, much better. And I m told if people object, she doesn t perform those types of songs and abstains from swearing on stage.

Much of the rest of her show is empowering girl rock. I thought it was splendid to see a strong, confident woman on stage, not afraid of who she is or the fact she is female. She has a lusty, solid voice, and she doesn t attempt to make herself appealing by appearing fragile. She also has a sense of humor that s apparent on stage, and she s well in tune with the band. They work well as a team, and Goldy is more than willing to share the spotlight with all the members in her band.

In the end, I could honestly have done without the explicitness of the first couple of songs. But at the conclusion of the show, I walked out of the venue proud to be a woman. Richie-poo wasn t complaining, either. I think he liked her leather pants. So I m happy Booty s playing for a new talented band and Booty s happy because now he gets to ride on private jets, do record signings at Tower Records and on July 4 he gets to fly to Iowa to open for Nickelback. I think it s great, as long as Booty still makes time for margarita night, and maybe now with the new band he could pick up the tab.

For more information on Goldylocks, including upcoming tour dates and to hear samples of her music, log on to www.goldylocks.com. The band s five-song EP Sometimes is available at Tower Records. (Cindy Watts is an entertainment writer for The Daily News Journal.) - Cindy Watts / Columnist 2005-06-24


"The New Bedford Times"

"If any record execs have a clue as to where the future of rock music is going, they will sign this band." - Robert Schaffer 2/05/05


"Music Matters"

"I am so glad to see a band that can rock as good as any and put on a stage show that's second to none in today's rock scene. These guys (and gal) are obviously having so much fun on stage and not just staring at their shoes as they play." - Matthew Drower 3/31/05


"Rocks! On-line forum"

"Yes! This band has all the ingredients...hooks, energy and great looks! I can't believe I haven't heard of them until last night. I will definitely see them again when they come back through." - Amy Tyson 5/08/05


Discography

Kiss ~ Goldy Locks (Audio CD)
TNA Theme Songs Vol II (Audio CD)
Proximity Effect (Audio CD)
Sometimes [EP] ~ Goldy Locks (Audio CD)
Live From Detroit ~ Goldy lockS (DVD)

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“It’s been said we are the best-looking and most entertaining band in rock ’n’ roll, I’ll take that.”
— Goldy Locks

Goldy Locks may have a sugary sweet moniker that conjures up images of pigtails, teddy bears and cozy chairs, but this self-dubbed, hard-core, chick singer/guitar slinger and her three henchmen are up for anything, except maybe skipping merrily through the forest.

Miss Locks heads the band that shares her name, and together with Booty (bass), Bryan Lion Man (guitar) and B.J. Anckner (drums), the child actress, teen-pop-queen-turned- professional-wrestling personality and hard-ass rock ’n’ roller is ready to take the country by storm.

To ride the wind, all fans have to do is buy a concert ticket, turn on the radio, click on the television, pick up the band’s CD “Sometimes” or its new DVD GoldyLocks Live from Detroit and hold on tight. And remember, this won’t be a trip for the faint of heart or the weak stomached.

Up to this point Goldy lockS has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the music industry. Puddle of Mudd, Three Doors Down and Nickelback have all shared stages with these throw-down, up-and-comers. When the band isn’t on stage, Goldy Locks (the singer) is kicking butt in wrestling rings on national television. While the two fields may seem an unlikely combination, the NWA/TNA, pay-per-view, body-slamming star says the rock world and the wrestling ring aren’t that far apart.

“I had no idea how much entertainment pulls from wrestling,” she states. “It is by no means fake. I don’t ever want to hear another soul say that because I’ll bash their face in. These guys are trained athletes who do this out of love. There is a tremendous amount of ‘show’ in the show. It’s called working the crowd. I think more artists need to get back to that. No, scratch that. Leave that for our band. That is the absolute first thing said to us after the show, ‘You guys are so entertaining.’”

Not bad for a band who, in present form, has only been together a year.
Goldy met guitarist Bryan while on the NWA/TNA wrestling circuit. Goldy was throwing punches and Bryan was running sound, but as the story goes it was music at first sight, and not because Goldy got hit with a cheap shot.

“She saw him and said, ‘Hey, you look like a guitar player. Do you want to play guitar in my band?’" recalls Booty, the bassist. “And he was a guitar player and they started working together after that.”

From there Goldy found drummer B.J. Anckner through a series of auditions. When Anckner joined the band, he introduced his new band mates to bass player, Booty. And the rest is anything but history.

Bryan, BJ and Booty all had rich backgrounds in the entertainment industry. Once upon a time, the New Zealand born Bryan hosted his own rock video show. When he wasn’t on television rockin’ out with Van Halen, he might be found playing one of 3 other instruments on which he is proficient or studying for one of his two college degrees.

Bj, the oft times clown in the group, has anything but a comical background in music. The drummer graduated cum laude from the prestigious jazz program at the University of North Florida. After graduating he soon moved to Nashville to pursue a professional career as a drummer. After all, nothing meshes quite like the wrestling world, jazz music and rock ’n’ roll.

Then there’s Booty. While in college, the recording industry major hosted a morning radio show and did a five-year stint in the loud, obnoxious rock band The Boodogs. Upon graduation Booty started playing with fire. Not really, but he did tour the world with Playboy Bunnies twirling Zippo cigarette lighters. The “playing with fire” part was just the excuse the NFPA cited for shutting down the “Zippotricks” marketing campaign. This left Booty void of income and eventually led him to Goldy.

“We’ve all dedicated our lives to our craft,” explains Anckner. “We want to make the best music possible no matter how long it takes to get heard. And what makes us special? We all rode the short bus in school.”

Well there’s that, and their singer.

Goldy Locks was a child star of chicken commercials, a teen pop queen who shared management with New Kids on the Block and played for tens of thousands of fans on mall tours and in schools. She says she soon discovered the role model aspect of being a teen superstar is not for her, and she quickly chose to take her career in another direction.

“I should never have been doing pop,” she explains. “I’m no role model like that. I say things like they are and my sailor’s mouth could use improving, but I don’t smoke, drink or do drugs so I need some vice. The colorful word was (my vice) and I got in trouble explaining things to kids. I would really get into the after-show talks and generally say something inappropriate. I started moving more into the rock direction musically.”

That was also around the time Goldy got involved in wrestling, but she never lost si