Derringer | zh

1. HULK HOGAN THEME SONG 2. Although there is the occasional light hearted song, the majority of lyrics revolve around the darker aspects of human nature. Tunes regarding hate, death, jealousy, betrayal, and fear can all be heard flowing out of the amplifiers when Derringer takes the stage. All bands rally their inspiration from somewhere, and not surprisingly, the late and great Mr John R. Cash is on Derringers list. Others include 16 Horsepower, Madrugada, Ryan Adams, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Leonard Cohen. To define their sound is not an easy task. Rock is to vague, and country fails to...

Jeff Derringer is the resident DJ and creative director of Oktave. With the Oktave project, the last year has seen Jeff host and play alongside Techno’s cutting edge: Silent Servant, Par Grindvik, Claro Intelecto, DVS1, Samuli Kemppi, Cio D’or, Three and a host of New York’s homegrown talent like Eric Cloutier and Derek Plaslaiko. Recently Jeff relocated to Chicago and opened a 2nd incarnation of Oktave, which debuted on Nov. 5th with Silent Servant and DVS1 at Smart Bar. Jeff's new EP will be released via Perc Trax on December 17th. 'Tarantula' features Jeff's original mix and remixes by Claro...

Young guitar great, vocalist and entertainer Rick Derringer was just 17 when his band The McCoys recorded the No.1 hit "Hang On Sloopy" in the summer of 1965, knocking "Yesterday" by The Beatles out of the top spot. "The McCoys" had enjoyed four years of successful touring, when Rick merged his talents with Johnny Winter in 1969 forming "Johnny Winter And" ("And" referring to "The McCoys"). Rick was the only producer of all gold and platinum Winter Brothers recordings. In '71 Rick was featured on three records, "Johnny Winter And", "Johnny Winter And-Live" and "Edgar Winter's White Trash". "And" featured...