For those that like the early music of famed hair band Van Halen, then The Boardwalk is the place you will want to be Saturday. The Atomic Punks are bringing their well reviewed tribute to the 80’s rockers to the stage to and will surely live up to the Orangevale venue’s mantra of “rocking the Boardwalk.”
The Atomic Punks are a tribute to early Van Halen, the David Lee Roth era. Formed in 1994, the Atomic Punks have performed well over 300 shows in places like Hollywood,, San Diego, Las Vegas, NV, Phoenix, AZ, Scottsdale, AZ, Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, Honolulu, HI, Andover, MN, St. Louis, MO, Pittsburgh, PA, most recently Salt Lake City, UT, and most importantly, Pasadena, where Van Halen started their meteoric rise to stardom, according The Boardwalk show billing.
They were voted “Best Tribute Band” by LA’s “Rock City News” three years in a row, the Atomic Punks have created a national following that continues to grow by leaps and bounds all the time.Nationally syndicated radio host Howard Stern stated on his show, “The Atomic Punks become Van Halen. It’s the total experience, they do Van Halen better than Van Halen themselves.”
The band’s music bio recalls that in his 1997 auto-biography “Crazy from the Heat,” former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth referred to the Atomic Punks as “The best tribute to Van Halen ever!” Dave cemented his admiration and appreciation for the Punks’ talents by hiring original axe man Bart Walsh to play guitar on his “DLR Band” tours from 1999-2001. Bart’s replacement, Brian Young, recreated Eddie Van Halen’s sound and furious guitar playing so precisely, that Dave again looked to the Punks, and took the guitarist out on the road in 2002 for his national tour with fellow ex-Van Halen frontman, Sammy Hagar.
Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony performed a set with the Atomic Punks in Pasadena, CA, and said “I feel like I am back in 1982 performing with the old band!” Anthony added, “The Atomic Punks rock!” Anthony recently joined the band again on stage, at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA on January 31, 2003. He played nine Van Halen classics with the band including, “Runnin’ With The Devil,” “Hot For Teacher,” “Somebody Get Me A Doctor,” “Light Up The Sky,” “You Really Got Me,” “Panama,” “Bottoms Up!,” “Mean Street,” and “On Fire.”
There is one important point the band always always makes clear at their shows. They let their audience known that they don’t in any way, think they are Van Halen, they simply love to play old Van Halen and it shows in their amazingly realistic, power-packed stage show. No Van Halen tribute band captures the note for note performance and feel of an old show like the Atomic Punks. If you love vintage Van Halen, The Boardwalk is the place you want to be Saturday.
Prior to the Atomic Punks hitting the stage, Take Cover will open the evening up. This band features members of Papa Roach, Unwritten Law, Mower, GP and Rat Damage playing heavy hits, tasty tidbits, and more, as they put it.
The show hits the stage at 8:00 p.m. Saturday. Tickets prices start priced at $20 and can be purchased at the venue’s website, www.rocktheboardwalk.com. Don’t miss out on this electrifying showcase of local talent, located at 9426 Greenback Lane in Orangevale.
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