THE BACKYARD BAND (D)

The Backyard Band from Cologne is back! And this band has it all! Their music is too punk for the blues – and too bluesy for punk. But punks and blues lovers still line up in the audience at their concerts.
Their sound is as dirty and raw as ever – rock ‘n’ roll and blues merge with a healthy dose of punk rock attitude to create a garage sound somewhere between Little Richard and The Sonics. It’s a true listening pleasure!
Driving guitars and distinctive harmonica sounds emerge from the rock-solid foundation of drums and bass, with singer Moritz Zergiebel’s powerful, snotty voice towering above. Simply brilliant!

Their first official album, “Second Hand,” was released in 2016 on the indie label of Toten Hosen drummer Vom Ritchie. Since then, the band has toured clubs and festival stages throughout Germany and its neighboring countries, cementing their now legendary reputation as a formidable live act.

In 2024, the band released their third album, “Shake It Up.” They were able to secure top-class musicians as guests for the album. DIE TOTEN HOSEN guitarist KUDDEL played on the songs “Haltet mal die Fresse” and “Amphetamin.” His colleague ELF from SLIME contributed guitar parts to the track “LKA.” Torben Wesche (King Khan & His Shrines, among others) joins them on saxophone on two other songs (“Don’t Tell Mama” and “Shake It Up”).