In November of 2008 th'EMPIRES emerged, after the mysterious disappearance of the Phantom Cruisers (Southern Indiana Rockabilly). Emperial commander Eddy Price (Cruisers former front-man), mentally damaged and homeless, yet still as handsome as ever has led th'EMPIRES through over 90 battles with only minor damage (loss of 1 drummer). th'EMPIRES have battled next to, on top of and under such bands as .357 Stringband, Joe Buck, The Woes, Surfer Blood, Screaming Females, Shannon and The ...  read more

In November of 2008 th'EMPIRES emerged, after the mysterious disappearance of the Phantom Cruisers (Southern Indiana Rockabilly). Emperial commander Eddy Price (Cruisers former front-man), mentally damaged and homeless, yet still as handsome as ever has led th'EMPIRES through over 90 battles with only minor damage (loss of 1 drummer). th'EMPIRES have battled next to, on top of and under such bands as .357 Stringband, Joe Buck, The Woes, Surfer Blood, Screaming Females, Shannon and The Clams, Free Energy, The Dyes, The Afterdarks, Dex Romweber Duo, The Boy Toys, Humans, The Reluctant Aquanauts, The Howlies, Andy D, and the list goes on.

Releases include 2010 EP - (Limited Edition /100 CD) th'EMPIRES - Go Crazy (SOLD OUT)

here's what a couple people said:
"...sounds like whiskey and cocaine..." Austin M.
"...their douche of a lead singer blows chunks..." Anonymous (found in Craigslist Rants and Raves)
"The Empires play a badass brand of Rockabilly that sounds like it came out of the Sun Records vault..." Wayne 'Barfly' Bertsch (Nuvo Newsweekly - Indy's Alternative Voice)

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