Its after midnight, you have been driving for hours in the hundred-degree heat. The moon has shotgun. You’re almost out of gas and you haven't seen anything since you left who knows where. All of a sudden, in the distance you see a neon sign. Then you see it’s hovering above a roadhouse and the parking lot is packed. You pull in and park. As soon as you get out of the car the music hits you and you think… "Who the hell is that?” You walk in. The place is jammed. Everyone’s either dancing or getting drunk. The vibe is like a cross between a David Lynch movie and the birth of Rock-N-Roll! You order a PBR in a can and make your way to the front of the stage. The band is killing it. The band, you will find out, is called Lara Hope & The Champtones. They sound like the Johnny Burnette Trio, Hank Williams, and Etta James froze Elvis back in ‘56 and spit them out into a ball of fire on to the stage. This female-fronted band sounds like a lot like yesterday, but they are definitely not a throwback. They do Rock-N-Roll their way, in a way that today needs so bad! This four-piece band from the Catskills combines Rockabilly and Rock-N-Roll with a little bit of badass. The formula is the perfect mix of screaming vocals, doghouse bass, pounding drums, and the twang of a Tele. You will love them. You will dance with a stranger. You will howl!! We need Rock-N-Roll now more then ever. I’m talking REAL Rock-N-Roll... WE NEED Lara Hope & The Champtones! -Tim Sutton Musician and Howler