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The word "pop" is heard a lot in the music business. It is used to describe so many different kinds of artists that the true meaning of the word becomes unclear. "Pop" means "popular" ultimately and there is only one reason why any music becomes popular and that is because that music makes a true connection with its audience. Chicago band GIDGETS GAGA is better than most at making this connection. Their sound is a heady mix of all that has come before and all that is yet to be. Echoes of classic British Invasion pop, Nirvana, and The Replacements can be detected, along with the bands� own take on what it takes to make a 3-minute song matter. They are about punk rock energy and timeless pop melodicism. They are new yet instantly familiar in that �this is my new favorite song� kind of way that true fans live for.
GIDGETS GAGA is comprised of guitarist/vocalist Mike Flores, and drummer Luke Smith. They are a band in the truest sense and need no one else to help them get their point across. From the straight up power pop of �Offer You Can�t Refuse� to the indelible hook of �Sanctuary� (both from their new EP �Don�t Boris� on Bee-Sharp Records) They have spread their word from every major stage in Chicago and are poised to break out to the world at large. They are running on drive, heart, and a belief in their own destiny. Soon, the world may find itself destined to hear GIDGETS GAGA blasting out over the airwaves and taking their rightful place amongst the most popular acts in rock and roll.
Michael Flores is a Midwest native-born musician with rock and roll in his blood. He grew up listening to a variety of musical genres at a very early age. At the age of six he was battling a bout of Beatle mania fever that he has never fully recovered from. He picked up several instruments in his musical youth including drums and bass and eventually settled on the guitar. Michael is a self-taught musician and has appeared with various garage bands in his elementary school days where he carved his musical style and skillful techniques. In no time he had penned his own retro pop style and crafty songs that are now known as the infectious sound of Gidgets Ga Ga. Michael enjoys being the front man for the band and performs his role on a full-time basis.
Luke Smith (pronounced Smyth) is a south suburban Illinois native who grew up in a family of six and was touted Baby Ringo of the bunch. Luke was coerced by his older brothers to play the bass, which he did reluctantly. However, Luke was no easy study, so his brothers decided to teach him how to play the drums instead. Luke fell in love with the new transition into drums and by seventeen he was playing in various clubs even though he was under age at the majority of venues that he played at. Along his musical journey he grabbed skills from his influences like Lars Ulrich and Tommy Lee until the fateful day that his sister played "Off Broadway" which caused him to shift influences to the drum stylings of Ken Hark. This set the path for his venture with the trio Gidgets Ga Ga where he instantly became a natural fit.
Check out Gidgets Ga-Ga at www.gidgetsgaga.com.
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