PureVolume

2001-2008 R.I.P

Were not commies, and were definitely not bible salesmen; just three guys in red ties playing punk music the way it should be. No love songs, and no tune over three minutes long. Rooted in 70s punk and 50s rockabilly, if the Ramones got into a barroom brawl with Carl Perkins this is what it would sound like. Combining three chord guitar riffs, melodic bass lines, chain gang sing-a-longs and a rockabilly backbeat, the Red Shift writes and performs all original music. Marky strangles his guitar like a dictator on a rampage and leads the Shift into battle with his commanding vocals while Scotty walks the fret board like its nobodys business and Jerry fills out the rhythm section with his dead-steady backbeats. Themes range from songs about deviants and drunkards to politics and criminals all of which are related in one way or another. Having established themselves with veteran and novice acts alike, the band is converting the masses one show at a time.

The Red Shift play punk the way it's supposed to be played: as a trio. The Shift are like The Ramones or The Queers or some other band that "borrowed generously" from The Ramones plus a wee bit of rock-a-billy. This is rock and roll, people. The Red Shift are like old-school Green Day cross-breeding with a Brian Setzer who's content to keep his songs completely power-chords. They're "not commies," but they do wear white shirts and red ties ... and they kick ass. -Real Detroit Weekly

National bands the Shift has shared the stage with include:

Rancid
H20
the Casualties
Mustard Plug
Citzen Fish
Millions of Dead Cops
Flatfoot 56
Eight Bucks Expierment
The Pink Spiders
The Koffin Kats
The Independents
The Queers
U.S. Bombs
The Eyeliners
Love Equals Death
Twistin Tarantulas
Cash O' Riley
The Boils
Angel City Outcasts
God Awfuls
The Hollow Points