WYOMING — The recent passing of ‘Teenage Bottlerocket’ founding member and drummer Brandon Carlisle left a hole in many hearts and left the band’s future uncertain.
On January 18th, the fate of the world-famous punk rock band ‘Teenage Bottlerocket’ was decided. The group announced their decision to continue performing with Darren Chewka of Edmonton, Alberta behind the drum kit and the memory of Brandon Carlisle in their hearts.
The decision as to whether or not to continue playing as Teenage Bottlerocket has been a very heavy one for sure. We know we can never replace our brother, that there will always be a void in our lives without him. However, it all came down to one deciding factor. We kept asking ourselves and each other: What would Brandon want us to do? And we all knew the answer immediately. There’s no way Brandon would want us to throw in the towel, to let this band that he spent his life building just end. F*** no. Brandon would want us to keep playing, always. He loved this band. The decision was made based on that, and so here we are. We’re still a band. We’re going to keep rocking and we’re going to do it with Brandon in our hearts.”
– Miguel Chen, Ray Carlisle, Kody Templeman and Teenage Bottlerocket
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Chewka has played in many Edmonton-based bands including the ‘Old Wives’.
Chewka and ‘Teenage Bottlerocket’ reported instant musical chemistry during a tryout session. “We’re already talking about our next move, so stay tuned and see what happens next!”
