Turbo 350

Roots & rhythm

If you're looking for a rock 'n' roll pedigree, Turbo 350 has one. The band was formed five years ago in Memphis, Tenn., by a couple of guys who spent lots of time around Sun Studios. Adam Reynolds (guitar, vocals) and Aaron Covington (upright bass) worked as studio musicians at the fabled recording facility. Covington also was a Sun sound engineer.

Though the band regularly worked Beale Street in Memphis, Turbo 350 in 2005 opted to move to Austin. Shortly after the relocation, the Reynolds/Covington tandem added San Antonio drummer Jeremy Jacob to the mix. The trio is a rock-solid outfit with a repertoire built on hardcore rockabilly but isn't afraid to veer off into a ballad or high-energy, straight-up rock.

Saturday night at Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar, Turbo 350 will celebrate the release of "Too Fast." The Ju Ju Beans and Mr. Lewis and the Funeral Five will open.

Turbo 350 does not fool around. The CD, engineered by Stuart Sullivan (Reverend Horton Heat, Sublime, Meat Puppets), has a fat sound that matches the band's revved-up approach.

"We like the idea that not every song sounds the same," Jacobs said. "Our main thing is our music is just a good view of what rock 'n' roll used to be, of what rock 'n' roll has lost."

While the traditional rockabilly is in place ("I Won't Go Home," "Fight Fight"), Turbo 350 also delves into a smoking surf-rock instrumental ("Goliath") and a hip ballad ("You Said").

"When we have shows, we want to have a good time and we want our fans to have a good time," Jacobs said.

Turbo 350 succeeds. Memphis' loss is Texas' gain.

Jim Beal Jr.'s Night Lights covers the area music scene Wednesdays in S.A. Life and Fridays in Weekender. He also plays bass in the local band Miss Neesie & the Ear Food Orchestra. Send e-mail to jbeal@express-news.net. Beal is the host of "Third Coast Music Network" from 3-7 p.m. Thursdays on KSYM, 90.1 FM. - San Antonio Express

WARNING: CATEGORY 5 ROCK'N'ROLL. The merry terrorists of Turbo 350 lurk on the same audio real estate as the Reverend Horton Heat. Neo -rockabilly, psychobilly, punk - all are speed-stitched into a rampaging monster. Faster than fast and louder than loud, the group storms single-purposedly through a maniacal original set. Fortified with a double shot of feral attitude, they mean no good. And it sounds great.

RECOMMENDED TRACKS "Oaxaca," "Drink To Fall Down," "Chicks With Guitars," "High Roller"

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FIVE STARS - Rockabilly Magazine

Ok, kids, if traditional rockabilly is your bag, then these fellas prabably are “Too Fast”. However, if you’re looking for an old school sound with a touch of the new shit, look no further. This unbelievably talented group has truly delivered a treat for your ears with this one. Every element of great music is here; just see for yourself. From the minute I pushed play, I was absolutely hooked. You can find it in my cd player on any given day. Most of the songs make me want to move, but a couple actually give me chills. Call me sick, but “Murder” is my unchallenged favorite. If you are reading this don’t cheat yourself; GET THIS CD. - Subculture Collective

Turbo 350
Get Lucky

Out of the gate, after the obligatory instrumental, Turbo 350 hits the ground running It’s like a baseball game in hell where AC/DC is pitching to the Reverend Horton Heat while the Supersuckers are calling the shots behind the plate. It is good mix of all of our favorite genres. Get Lucky kicks off with Drink to Fall Down. Drink is a hard driving tune about drinking to excess like a professional. The Elvis-style Saturday Drag is a straight-up traditional rockabilly instruction manual into the art of picking up Betties and dragging the town.
High Roller rolls in to describe all of us gamblers who are born to lose in every aspect of life. Turbo 350’s music is high-paced and intense, yet they manage to keep the rockabilly edge. Vocalist, Adam, uses his intense voice to get the point across, while doghouse-ist, Aaron and drummer Joseph, engineer the steady rhythm train.
Chicks with Guitars is a punk-geared tune that leaves a trail of money well spent while checking out the girls in the band. My favorite track, Nothing Good to Say, rolls into play as a slow-burning, honky tonk view of a hate/hate relationship. “I guess I got the message when you burned my old guitar and you cut me out of your pictures while I was at the bar,” Adam moans.
D.D. is an abbreviation for Designated Driver, but in Turbo 350 terms, it means Drunk Driver. And not surprisingly this hard hitter is exactly the song to do it to. In the end of it all, out come the clowns for a super funny, slow picking tribute to Bob Barker. To wrap up the song a fitting ending quote goes as said, “Help control the pet population, have your pets spade or neutered”.
Turbo 350 is a must for your rockabilly CD collection. Pick up you copy of Get Lucky at www.Turbo350.com - Rockabillybabe.com