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31: 199:' online music guide praised the A-Bones' "new levels of sloppy enthusiasm" and stated that the band's "joyously cruddy sound is built on Linna's simple but effective pounding, Miller's manly grunt, and Bruce Bennett's unexpectedly inventive guitar work." The Village Voice declared that a 2009 A-Bones recording "may be the missing link between 194:
described the band solely in terms of its label, calling the group "dedicated rock revivalists", and noting "The A-Bones include Miriam Linna and Billy Miller, proprietors of Norton Records, which worships rockabilly, 1960s garage and anything having to do with that most cartoonish rock archetype:
263:' Roy Loney and Cyril Jordan and many others. Though the band broke up in 1994, the A-Bones reunited in 2004 and performed gigs in North America, Europe, and Japan with their core line-up of Linna, Miller, Bennett and Natale. The group was occasionally augmented live by Yo La Tengo's 174:. Guitarist Bruce Bennett replaced original guitarist Mike Mariconda shortly after the band was formed. Marcus "The Carcass" Natale replaced founding bass player Mike Lewis (a one time member of both the 364: 211:'s own Beware of The Blog blogsite, the band's choice of cover material has ranged from songs by no-hit obscurities like Mike Waggoner and the Bops, to covers of 639: 674: 597: 460: 239:
Aside from recording five albums, two EPs and roughly a dozen 45s on various labels, the A-Bones also served as a backup band for acts such as
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in 1988. Tenor sax player Lars Espensen further filled out the group from 1990 until 2010.
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the juvenile delinquent in a leather jacket." In its overview of the band the
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Daddy Rockin Strong: A Tribute to Nolan Strong & The Diablos
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I Hate CD's: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection, Vol. 1
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Crash the Party: The Wild, Wild Sounds of Benny Joy
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Index

A-Bones, August 2009, Tokyo
Brooklyn
New York
Garage rock
garage punk
rockabilly
Norton Records
Miriam Linna
Billy Miller
Ira Kaplan
garage rock
Brooklyn
New York
The Trashmen
Billy Miller
Miriam Linna
fanzine
Norton Records
Lyres
Yo La Tengo
The New York Times
Trouser Press
Andre Williams
Jay Reatard
WFMU
The Troggs
Larry Williams
The Velvet Underground
The Rolling Stones
MC5

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