Career
7 Shot Screamers started as a rockabilly cover band while its members were in high school. Their first exposure to a wide audience came with Al Swacker's The Greaser's Lunchbox show on KDHX (88.1 FM) St. Louis community radio. Swacker's praise of the band caught the attention of local venues.
In 1998, 7 Shot Screamers' self-released a 7" single, which sold over 1,500 copies. In 1999, they released their first album, the I Was A Teenage 7 Shot Screamer LP. The album featured music that leaned towards the rockabilly genre. It sold over 2,000 copies on the 7 Shot independent label before being picked up by Hepcat Records.
In 2004, 7 Shot Screamers released their second album Keep The Flame Alive, produced by Levi Dexter of The Rockats and mixed by Paul Roman of The Quakes. It was released under the Chicago-based Haunted Town Records label. It featured many songs that took on a darker tone than I Was A Teenage 7 Shot Screamer, and leaned more towards the rock and roll genre. The sound of the album is more polished than their previous album, albeit with a slightly emptier tone.
In 2006, 7 Shot Screamers left the Haunted Town Records label to join the St. Louis-based Big Muddy Records, which is owned and operated by Johnny-O & the Jerks drummer Chris Baricevic. Between tours, 7 Shot Screamers recorded and released a third album, 7 Shot Screamers In Wonderland. This album features a diverse range of songwriting styles, along with a new array of musical instruments, including brass instruments, string instruments, the flute, the acoustic guitar, and the piano. It has the cleanest sound out of all three 7 Shot Screamers albums.
After releasing three studio albums and going on three national tours, the 7 Shot Screamers have resided in their hometown of St. Louis, playing local shows and touring the nation almost nonstop. As Deano Sabella explains, "There's a great scene here, and there is no reason to go anywhere else."
7 Shot Screamers are regular performers at the The Rockabilly Rebel weekend in Indianapolis, IN, and at and the Heavy Rebel Weekend in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They have opened for several well-known acts, including The Quakes, X, Rancid, The Turbo A.C.'s, The Nekromantix, and Henry Rollins. Quirky covers are a staple of 7 Shot Screamers' concerts.
7 Shot Screamers have been known to play as The Original Sinners with vocalist Exene Cervenka, of the Los Angeles punk rock band X, along with her husband, guitarist Jason Edge. The Original Sinners is made of all the 7 Shot Screamers members except Mike Leahy. The 7 Shot Screamers are the seventh and most long-lasting incarnation of the Original Sinners.
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