Slamdinistas

Rockin' with Slamdinistas

SLAMDINISTAS BIO

Tour Dates to be announced

With a classic rock ‘n’ roll sound as powerful as their band name, Slamdinistas are ready to take a step onto the world stage. The band’s five members have spent their lives writing and performing, and those musical chops are blazingly apparent in their contemporary take on New York glitter trash, Detroit streetpunk, and British Invasion rave-ups.

The name ‘Slamdinistas’ was suggested by Brian,” revealed Molinare. “Besides the great play on words related to the Clash, it tips its hat to anarchy in a political sense, and it’s a powerful name that projects what we envision as our sound.”

The debut album from Slamdinistas, Shoot for the Stars, was released by Rum Bar Records in September 2022. The band played local dates in support and ventured outside California to perform in New York and New Jersey.

The album was quick to win accolades. In a review for The Big Takeover Magazine, Michael Toland wrote, “While the musicians create a backdrop of melodic, country-and-blues-inflected grit rock, Johns comes off like a survivor of a hard life, and his tunes sound like declarations of the joys of coming out of the other side of something other than paradise.” U.S. Rocker cut to the chase with, “If you miss good old-fashioned, no bullshit, 100% rock and roll, then let us introduce you to Slamdinistas.” The album’s focus single, “Brand New Day,” enjoyed heavy rotation on Little Steven’s Underground Garage channel on SiriusXM.

Slamdinistas reconvened in 2024 to record a second album, Wild & Restless, with producer Paul Roessler (the Screamers, 45 Grave) at Kitten Robot Studios in Los Angeles. Ill’s departure before the sessions necessitated the recruitment of a new bass player. Local actor-musician Peter Downing was brought on board, and he contributed two songs to the sessions, with his “Santa’s in a Punk Band Now” released to much acclaim as a holiday single in November.

Molinare gets the last word:

“Los Angeles is a melting pot for musicians, and it certainly was crucial for us finding each other. But we don’t consider ourselves to be a distinctly L.A. band because none of us were born here. Gabriel comes the closest to being a native because his family moved here when he was two years old. The rest of us grew up in the Midwest and on the East Coast. Honestly, I see the Slams as a dirty (NYC) Lower East Side rock ‘n’ roll band that would have hung out down at the pub with Dave Edmunds and the Rolling Stones.”

Gabriel Johns - Lead Vocals

Loren Molinare - Guitar/Vocals

Mike Gavigan - Guitar/Vocals

Brian Irving - Drums

Peter Downing - Bass

Tour Dates to be announced

Catch us live at a venue near you! Check out our tour dates to see when and where we'll be playing next. We're always adding new shows, so be sure to check back often.

Music

Listen to our latest album, '“Wild And Restless” or check out our back catalog of hits. Our music is available on all major streaming platforms, so you can rock out to us whenever and wherever you want. Also, we have Vinyl for Wild & Redtless!

Merchandise

Get your hands on some sweet Slamdinistas merchandise! From t-shirts, vinyl,, CD’s and stickers, we've got everything you need to show your love for our band. Shop now and support independent music. Contact slamdinistas@gmail.com for more info!