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  • Danny Knapp Featured in Canvas Rebel’s “Meet Danny” Interview

    Danny Knapp Featured in Canvas Rebel’s “Meet Danny” Interview

    Canvas Rebel has published “Meet Danny,” an interview with Southern California bass guitarist Danny Knapp.

    In the conversation, Danny looks back on his first paid gig at sixteen in Flagstaff, Arizona, and describes how he balances a career in software engineering with a full schedule of live performances. He also talks about the planning and logistics that go on behind a show, and about how fans can support working musicians.

    Read the full interview at Canvas Rebel →

    More press and interviews are collected on the Press page.

  • The Goodwin Club Are The Bee’s Knees at Garden Amp

    The Goodwin Club Are The Bee’s Knees at Garden Amp

    OC Music News covered Mad Caddies’ September 11th show at the Garden Amp in Garden Grove, and reviewer Kevin Gomez called out The Goodwin Club’s opening set as one of the night’s highlights.

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  • The Goodwin Club Owns the Room at Ska Smackdown II

    The lead singer of The Goodwin Club in a costume with gray curly hair and sunglasses sings passionately into a microphone, wearing a leopard-print top. The guitarist with an orange wig stands blurred in the background on stage.

    OC Music News was in attendance for Ska Smackdown II on January 10th at the Garden Amp in Garden Grove, and reviewer Kevin Gomez had plenty to say about The Goodwin Club’s opening set.

    The band showed up dressed as a bunch of elderly women, with singer Tami Demaree joking, “We’re The Golden Girls!” ocmusicnews The crowd loved every second of it. Classics like “Everything” and “Sorry Not Sorry” had the whole crowd skanking and singing along to every word, while guitarist Charles Grey delivered a standout solo to close out “Little Girl.” ocmusicnews

    The set only got wilder from there. The band nailed a ska cover of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off,” then closed with “Turkey Tit,” which featured a brief nod to Op Ivy’s “Sound System” as trumpeter Chris Graue played his way through the pit and into the stands. ocmusicnews

    Read the full live report on OC Music News

  • The Goodwin Club Opens Ska Smackdown II in Style

    The ska band The Goodwin Club in costumes, including wigs and dresses, performs on an outdoor stage. The backdrop displays The Goodwin Club with a ghost illustration. The audience watches from behind a barrier.

    The Indy Review was on the ground at Ska Smackdown II on January 10th at the Garden Amp in Garden Grove, CA — and The Goodwin Club set the tone for the entire night.

    Reviewer b.liebman noted that the band took the stage dressed as The Golden Girls, blasting confetti poppers into the air theindyreview — and the energy never let up from there. The set included feel-good originals like “See All Color,” oldies like “Everything” and “Little Girl,” and a ska cover of Taylor Swift, closing with the singalong anthem “Join the Club” to get the audience’s vocal cords warmed up for the festive evening ahead. theindyreview

    The reviewer also noted that the O.C. has a knack for breeding great female-fronted ska-influenced bands — citing The Goodwin Club alongside No Doubt and others as part of that proud local tradition. theindyreview

    Read the full live report on The Indy Review

  • The Goodwin Club Returns — And They’re Bringing the Party

    The ska band The Goodwin Club in colorful costume dresses sings and plays instruments on stage, with a sign reading The Goodwin Club in the background, as an audience watches.

    The Goodwin Club turned heads at Ska Smackdown 2, held January 10th at the Garden Amp in Garden Grove, CA.

    Writing for Skanking News!, reviewer Jacob “Jack” Armas gave the recently reunited band some of the night’s highest praise, calling their set “the most fun of the night” and describing it as a performance that “screamed 3rd wave ska.” The Goodwin Club brought the full package: a six-piece horn section (three trumpets, two trombones, and one alto sax), confetti cannons firing on the opening song, and a setlist mixing originals with covers of The Aquabats! and Taylor Swift.

    Armas noted that the band — originally known for their teenage energy back in the early ’90s — arrived thirty years later having “not skipped a beat.”

    Read the full review on Skanking News!

  • The Goodwin Club Featured on History of L.A. Ska Podcast

    The ska band The Goodwin Club in colorful animal onesies performs on stage with instruments. A large screen behind them shows a person in a cap and sunglasses pointing at the camera. The audience watches from below.

    The Goodwin Club sat down with the History of L.A. Ska podcast for Episode 105 of their One On One Sessions, with singer Tami Demaree, saxophonist Dean Medford, and guitarist Jesse Wilder sharing stories about the band’s history and reunion.

    Host Eric Kohler noted that despite only being together for a few years in the ’90s, the band built a dedicated following — largely thanks to their reputation for unique and high-energy live shows.

    Watch the full episode on YouTube

  • Maiden United Featured in Voyage LA Magazine

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    The Los Angeles-based Iron Maiden tribute band Maiden United was recently featured in Voyage LA Magazine. The spotlight came through an interview with vocalist Rich Abronson, who discussed the band’s origins, mission, and growth.Bass guitarist Danny Knapp, known in the band as ‘Steve Hairless’, was also mentioned as a key contributor to the group’s authenticity and thunderous sound.

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  • Bass Guitarist Danny Knapp Named Featured Artist for Schroeder Cabinets

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    Renowned bass guitarist Danny Knapp is now a featured artist for Schroeder Cabinets, the boutique amplifier and cabinet manufacturer known for delivering high-performance gear to working musicians and tone connoisseurs alike. With a career spanning multiple genres and a reputation for commanding stage presence, Knapp’s precision and punchy low-end sound make him a natural fit for Schroeder’s signature craftsmanship.

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  • Punknews Premieres “Join the Club” Music Video

    The ska band The Goodwin Club in colorful, quirky outfits are mid-air, jumping into a backyard pool, laughing and making playful gestures. A house and yard are visible in the background.

    Punknews.org gave The Goodwin Club a full exclusive premiere for the music video for their single “Join the Club,” directed by trumpeter Chris Graue.

    The video is for their song “Join the Club” and was directed by Chris Graue. Lead vocalist Tami Demaree told Punknews, “The Goodwin Club is so excited to share our video for our new single. We are nerds and if you are too, give it a watch and a listen!” Punknews.org

    “Join the Club” is off the band’s album of the same name, released September 20 via Wiretap Records. Punknews.org

    Watch the video on Punknews.org

  • Ska Punk Daily Spotlights “Join the Club”

    A young person wearing a black cap and T-shirt stretches their arms outward, energetically singing outdoors with other people and musical instruments visible in the background including bass guitarist Danny Knapp. The scene is framed vertically like a phone video.

    Ska Punk Daily — one of the most followed ska music pages on social media — gave The Goodwin Club a shoutout when the band dropped their title track and music video for “Join the Club.”

    The page shared the video with their audience, noting that The Goodwin Club had reformed and were releasing new music “for the first time in… well, eons,” and encouraged fans to “celebrate your inner (or outer) nerd” — a nod to the video’s Revenge of the Nerds theme.

    The EP Join the Club is out now on Wiretap Records, with vinyl available through their webstore.

    Watch the video on Ska Punk Daily’s Facebook