Frickin\' A To Perform at Home Opener
March 22, 2005 - National Indoor Football League (NIFL)
The Marshals News Release
Cincinnati, OH â National recording artist Frickin' A will highlight a night of excitement as the Cincinnati Marshals open the 2005 season against the Beaumont Drillers this Saturday at 7:30pm. Frickin' A recently completed their debut album Big Egos....No Ideas and are currently seeing success with their single "Jessie's Girl", a remake of the Rick Springfield classic. The single was recently added to VH1's playlist.
Frickin' A creates music that reflects the world we live in today -- power pop rock full of mischief, melody and heartache. On their debut CD on Toucan Cove, Big Egos....No Ideas, "Frickin' A mix the brightness of the best power pop with the energy of punk and an attitude that's all fun, all the time." according to Cosmik.com. With a tour that's taking them across the country playing to enthusiastic fans, a hit single with a cover of Rick Springfield's mega-hit "Jessie's Girl", and the band's website (www.frickina.com) receiving 1.7 million hits last December alone, the fun is only beginning.
Frickin' A's "Jessie's Girl" is a hit. Twenty-four years after the original made it to #1 and became an 80's pop classic, the remake has already sold over 20,000 copies, after being rushed into stores last November when early feedback from all radio formats including Top 40, Hot AC and Alternative pegged it as a hit. In December, the single peaked at #2 on the Billboard Single Sales chart, staying there for the entire month. When the single was released to radio in January, it zoomed to #2 Most Added song at Top 40 Radio in its first week. Less than two weeks later, Billboard Magazine's âHit Predictor Billboard Radio Monitor' named it as a âFuture Hit' on Mainstream Radio.
Currently "Jessie's Girl" is getting airplay across the country, and the song was chosen for a coveted spot on NOW That's What I Call Music! 18, the latest disc in the multi-million selling series of hit singles, solidifying it as a smash success. The first and only independent label band to land a spot on a NOW compilation, Frickin' A are in good company on the CD with artists such as U2, Gwen Stefani and Snoop Dog.
Based in Cincinnati, Frickin' A was formed by lead singer Jason Phelps (Frickin' A) and guitarist Dave Harris (Frickin' B). The two had played together in other bands but were never quite satisfied with the energy and direction. A and B began experimenting as they played acoustic shows around the Midwest before adding the rhythm section anchored by bassist Jason Short and drummer Scott McCann. "We just want to do something fun," says J. "This isn't rocket science."
FRICKIN' A is committed to taking themselves and their audience on a ride they won't soon forget.
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