Band Bio

If Jerry Lee Lewis had married Appetite For Destruction instead of his cousin, his kids would've been The Sleepers. Whether it is stranger to marry an album than a cousin is debatable, but the fact that The Sleepers play some lowdown, dirty, rock n roll is not. Coming from Chicago with one foot in the blues and the other kicking the ass of bands that forgot what rock music is, they have created a sound that is at once both familiar and unique. Combining the fire of the MC5 and Clash, the swagger of The Faces and Stones, and the atomic energy of The Stooges and AC/DC, The Sleepers sound is hard to ignore and impossible to forget. The thunderous backbone of Johnny Action (drums) and Chris Cormier (bass) lays a foundation for Kevin Bannon's driving riffs and pounding rhythms. Tony Manno's nasty licks cut through the rhythms, recalling the days when guitarists were gods, and remind anybody in earshot that gods still walk among us. And above it all, Tommy Richied's gritty vocals drive the dirty sound of this band right into the mind of anybody lucky enough to experience it.

If CBGB had been a honky tonk, The Sleepers woulda been the house band.




Releases

EP - 2004
(Rocksauce Records)
4-Song EP CD

Push It Nationwide - 2005
(Rocksauce Records)
Full Length CD


Singles
From Full Length PUSH IT NATIONWIDE

1. Jet Set Trash
2. Jacknife Judy
3. Last Cowboy
4. I Will Destroy You


Recent Press



"You want some action? They're gonna put your back in traction." - Richard Milne, Local Anesthetic 93.1 WXRT

"The Sleepers are an almost legendary Chicago rock troupe that combines boogie-woogie, punk, metal and old-school rock for a sound that is recognizable yet unclassifiable by today’s genre standards." - Reverend Chad Wells, Dayton City Paper

"The Sleepers' four-song, self-titled demo makes for a short but rollicking party. Guitarists Kevin Bannon and Tony Manno rampage through "Jet Set Trash" and "Filthy Ways," catchy rockers that also feature John Fields' powerful drumming. Tom Richied's vocals are a brash mix of punk and glam, which helps evoke The Rolling Stones on barroom romp "Jackknife Judy." Bassist Chris Cormier gets his turn in the spotlight on the energetic "The Detroit Ride." -Illinois Entertainer, June 2005