The Mad Doctors * The Guillotines * Giant Kitty * The Killer Hearts

Rudyard’s presents The Mad Doctors * The Guillotines * Giant Kitty * The Killer Hearts.

The Mad Doctors (Brooklyn, NY)
https://www.facebook.com/TheMadDoctors

The maddest garage punk from the annals of Brooklyn!  Three bearded, lab-coated creeps strung out on a dumpster beach, hi-fiving the sun. Two parts fuzz, one part reverb, and a jigger of formaldehyde.

The Guillotines (Houston, TX)
http://www.reverbnation.com/guillotines

“Rudyard’s will have the Turbojugend Deathpunk Slursdays show, this time featuring the metal hardcore sounds of Supergrave. For those who don’t know, Turbojugend or “Turbo Youth” is the fan club arm of matching jacket wearing Turbonegro fans. Houston has like four or five chapters, though this is the Bayou City one’s show……. The garage rock punk of the Robert Conn lead The Guillotines will also be on the bill. Conn may be best known for his work with The Pagans, but this band has just as much power with a better crafted sound……” — Free Press Houston

“I think The Guillotines has a chemistry that bands strive for. We are going to put this record out soon. It is going to be a record that you will want to play LOUD. We are going to bring some bad ass guitar rock to you all!!” — Janet Hammer, Punk Globe

“…. lead man, Conn was one of the original members of The Pagans from Cleveland, OH. Robert was also on The Plague “Just Say No” classic thrash punk album.” — Steven Blythe, AUSTIN POST

Giant Kitty (Houston, TX)
http://www.giantkitty.com/

Often described as a combination of Bikini Kill, L-7, and the Sex Pistols, Giant Kitty is breaking new ground in the world of female fronted post punk bands. “I’ll tell you that I’m pretty sure Giant Kitty made my ears pop when I saw them play live, and they have this crazy stage presence that doesn’t occur nowadays, as often as it should. If you’re lucky, you catch their truly amazing cover of Devo’s “Gates of Steel.” says David Garrick of Free Press Houston. Giant Kitty lights up the crowd with a high energy stage presence, sense of humor, and hard driving sound.  Cassandra’s long-time partner Trinity Quirk filled in the role as drummer. “I have so many influences from new wave bands like Devo, to more obscure bands like Japan’s Shonen Knife it’s hard to say what direction we might end up going to in any given song,” according to Cassandra, “that’s what makes the process of creating art with other people so exciting.” “It’s pretty amazing how far we’ve come, and I’m excited to see what the future holds for us,” says Trinity.

Founded in late 2013, we finally found the right mix of members in early 2014. All four members bring a cool personality and different set of skills to the band while also meshing together sonic vibes and generally amazing pownding beats for the fans. Highlights of 2014 include: playing out of town dates in Austin, Memphis, and Nashville, release of a 5 song EP, playing over 20 live shows, and opening for legendary punk band Shonen Knife. Giant Kitty also won both a Houston Press Best of 2014 award, and a “Band to Watch in 2015? award from Free Press Houston. in 2015 they were nominated for a Houston Press Music Award as “Best Punk Act” They are currently recording an 11 track LP to be released in late 2015 under Carrot Girl Records. The LP is produced by Mark White (Spin Doctors), and being mixed and mastered by Roman Klun (Anthrax, Norah Jones, Sarah McLachlan, and George Michael)

The Killer Hearts (Houston, TX)
https://www.facebook.com/TheKillerHearts

The new band featuring members of Electric Frankenstein, Texas Terri & The Stiff Ones, Down & Dirties and The Wrong Ones.  Killer Hearts play rock ‘n’ roll. Loud, sleazy, crass rock ‘n’ roll with a bratty tinge that only guys with their pedigree can.