Check Out What These Wise Sages Have Said About The Sharpies...

Jeremy Smith - Program Director KRZQ
"The sharpies have more energy, kitsch, talent and panache than any band to come out of this area, ever. Good things are definitely going to happen for this outfit."

Nina Ski - Artist / Promoter
"Drag Racing is the closest thing I know to sex... and the Sharpies are pretty close to drag racing!"

The Lowdown - July 2005
"Tahoe Rock Sensation - The Sharpies To describe The Sharpies sound would be like describing Superman's powers. To have someone explain it to you does it little justice; you need to see the show for yourself."

The Bot - Summer 2003
A Miss Merry Zine
I saw The Sharpies back in March of this year. These guys are straight out of Cut and Shoot, Texas....These guys are so Tom-Cruise-Risky-Business-Core it boggles the mind.....
They all sport bleached denim jackets with The Sharpies spray painted on their backs. But hey! Enough about the grand image that is The Sharpies. Let's get into the rock. These guys are definitely musicians. The lyrics are just so.... "Hi, I'm from Texas. I like to rock 'n' roll." You'll find them irresistible, infectious and just fun. Check them out. You'll understand.

Random Bar Lady
"You guys are sooooo Kvam Imad!"

The Union 10/22/03
When RocknRoll Dons Denim-
It’s time to put on jeans, bleach your denim jacket, and hit the streets because The Sharpies are coming to town! The trio of brothers who all sport bleached denim jackets with "the Sharpies" spray-painted on their backs put on a show that’s all RocknRoll... Weather it’s Seth’s guitar playing, or the fact that the bassist looks and plays like Lurch from the Addam’s family - ‘They’re guaranteed to raise a smile.’

Doug from Whitey's Work
"You guys are like Metallica or something...!"

Garage Rockers Mark Up Scene
North Tahoe Action - Dec 18, 2003
by Tripp Mickle
With Quadrophenia, The Who created a fictional rock opera of the world of mods and rockers. With their garage rock band, The Sharpies, a local act from Truckee, bring an Australian version of that gang era to life...
The name, taken from Australian gang groups who dressed sharp, acted tough and played life cool during the 1970's stuck.
They all sport bleached denim jackets with "the Sharpies" spray-painted on their backs.
When the uniforms go on, expect a classic garage rock sound laced with punk and blues influences. It's not heavy and it's not pop. It's really just high-energy, fun, stripped-down rock n' roll... it's tough to beat them live.

Reno News and Review - 11/27/2003
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The Sharpies - by Brad Bynum
The band has a classic garage rock sound: minimal, dirty, attitudinal fun with just a touch of punk and blues influences. The songs sound like classic rock fist-pumpers dressed up in dirty punk clothing. The songs rock, but are much more danceable and infectious than ferocious or noisy. The tunes exude a bit of cooler-than-thou rock 'n' roll arrogance, but the band is humble, good-humored and casual about their energetic music.
"We're a rock 'n' roll band," says Seth. "Our only rules for songs are that they can't be too serious and they all have to be fun and high energy." The band is essentially out to have a good time and to create a good time for their audiences, who should no doubt appreciate their brotherly charms...
The song "Bomb Drop" seems to have both lyrical and musical allusions to AC/DC. It's built around a "Thunderstruck"-like riff and Seth, singing in a garage band yelp, mentions "TNT" and "dynamite."
The pyromaniac seduction song "On Fire" highlights the band's rhythm section. Whitey's bass lines are propulsive and overdriven...
Seth's guitar solos, which start out dramatically and veer toward the edge of falling apart before returning to big sloppy rock riffs, are another of the band's strengths. He points to classic early Kinks singles like "You Really Got Me" as a big influence on the band as a whole and his guitar-playing in particular.
The band has an EP, CSCR, and has plans to record a full-length soon. They have a nice Web site, with pictures and audio files, at www.thesharpies.com but this is a band that's primarily about playing live and making sure drunken people go home with big grins and ringing ears.

This article can be viewed at the following location:
http://www.newsreview.com/issues/reno/2003-11-27/music.asp