What if Don McLean was wrong and the music didn't really die? What if the spirit of the music that inspired rebellious young America in the 1950s survived underground all these years, with musicians meeting at late-night jam sessions to trade licks and tell stories, the old guys showing the young guys how it's done, while mainstream commercial music marched ahead? If that happened, you would hear music that is vibrant and energetic, you'd see people doing the bop and shaking it for all it's worth on the dancefloor, you'd hear some old songs but they wouldn't be dragging you back to re-live the past, they'd be forcing you into the present, challenging you to live your life at full speed right now! You would hear The Colliders. The Colliders are Jim Kennedy on guitar, David Cohen on bass, and Hank Burnett on drums, three guys who have played a whole lotta years, if you added them up. They've done the Top-40 gigs, they've recorded and hustled original songs, played the concert halls and the honky-tonks, they've fronted bands and played behind other people, and now they are lucky enough to play the music they love. The material is classic rockabilly, blues and honky-tonk from back in the day, mostly rockabilly-ish tunes with a big beat. Most of the songs date back to the days before the Beatles showed up on Ed Sullivan, back before guys in suits figured out there were millions to be made out of this rowdy noise the kids called "rock and roll." Back when the music was real. Where are The Colliders playing? Check the band's Performance schedule Here is an approximate list of the songs The Colliders perform: Song list You can see The Colliders' bios and stuff at the band's MySpace page. Some people collect The Collders' posters. Download some of them here: Posters Fans and friends take pictures. See some amateur photos of the band here: Photos The Colliders recorded a few songs for a demo -- you want to hear them? All Shook Up I Fought the Law Rave On Be-bop a-Lula Crazy Little Thing Called Love You're So Square To get in touch with The Colliders, email TheColliders at Yahoo dot Com (that's a clickable link).

The Colliders on stage at the Quarry House. This is cool, software makes a digital image look like a worn-out Polaroid. It even added rust to Hank's van!