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Storming out of East Texas, Rockett Queen has been a force to be reckoned with since bursting onto the scene. Fronted by charismatic, explosive lead vocalist/guitarist Walter Lee, driven by the untamed Jay Scars on lead guitar, Chaz Graves on bass and Keith Crash on drums, Rockett Queen has cultivated immense recognition and rave reviews. "The band formed with one real objective in mind and that was to put together an honest rock band with no gimmicks," Lee explains. "Just a four-on-the-floor, leave-nothing-left-on-the-stage rock 'n' roll band. We all came together out of the desire to do something genuine and not watered down into some small sub-genre of music that people feel the need to do these days. We felt people were really looking for an honest rock band. " Rockett Queen quickly earned the title "Best Unsigned Band in America" by winning a contest that led a spot on the "John Tucker Must Die" soundtrack, as well as being featured in MTV's hit show "Newport Harbor," all while the band was still in it's infancy. The band's debut album, Too Rock for Radio, garnered critical praise at home and abroad, where Too Rock for Radio saw a release through Japan's Little Rock Records and spreads in the country's biggest magazines. Having built a devoted following, Rockett Queen took it's explosive rock 'n' roll show on the road, covering much of the southern United States, both headlining, opening for national acts and even appearing on multiple stops of the Vans Warped Tour. Rockett Queen quickly raced back into the studio to record a sophomore EP, Kiss and Tell. The EP spawned the single "Since You've Been Gone," which gained notoriety and received heavy airplay on Texas Top 40 radio station The Breeze. Soon after Kiss and Tell, the group returned to the studio to begin work on another EP, Goodnight California. Originally released in 2011, Goodnight CaliSoon after Kiss and Tell, the group returned to the studio to begin work on another EP, Goodnight California. Originally released in 2011, Goodnight California is receiving a 2015 re-release, including three new tracks, to tide fans over until the completion of Rockett Queen's sophomore album later this year is receiving a 2015 re-release, including three new tracks, to tide fans over until the completion of Rockett Queen's sophomore album later this year.