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Back in 1975, Steve Grimm, Joey LaVie, John Marcelli and Lars Hanson started a band called Crossfire. As their popularity grew, they evolved into what would become known as "the legendary" Bad Boy. Following the trend of bands like Off Broadway and Cheap Trick, they achieved regional success, as well as a two-record deal with United Artists Records. At that time, the club scene for straight-ahead rock acts was vibrant, and the boys took advantage, playing non-stop and releasing what would become known as classic local records like Private Party and Back to Back.
Through the years, many changes occurred, the most significant being the addition of the original Cheap Trick singer, Xeno. Scenes have changed, clubs and bands have come and gone, but somehow Bad Boy has stood the test of time, still managing good turnouts and a busy schedule. Their latest release, We Should've Been Dead By Now, is a collection of new material that while reminiscent of the style that gave them their success, shows the kind of musical growth that comes with experience.
Bad Boy performs 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at Snappers in Richfield, and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in the Bradley Center Atrium before the Milwaukee Bucks game.
Milwaukee's veteran hard rockers Bad Boy perform at 10 p.m. Saturday at the Limit, formerly Illusions, at Highway 100 and Loomis Road ($5).
Bad Boy has been together since 1976; lead singer Randy "Xeno" Hogan, the original early '70s front man for Cheap Trick until he was replaced by Robin Zander, has been at the helm of Bad Boy since 1982.
For quite a while now, Bad Boy has provided both laughs and legendary tales to Milwaukee's hard-rock history, and the group nowadays enjoys playing up its mixed legacy; the title of its last CD, released in summer, is "We Should've Been Dead By Now."
The 2002 edition of Bad Boy has founding members Xeno on guitar and lead vocals and Steve Grimm playing guitar and keyboards, alongside drummer Scott Berendt and bassist Craig Evans.
"Each of us has gone off on tangents over the years and developed our own solo projects and side bands," Xeno says. "But we all know each other's playing styles so well and live fairly close to each other, it's easy to keep things together - so the band lives on."
Other Sites Of Interest:
Shepherd Express Article "Milwaukee's Bad Boy Rockers"
milwaukeerocks.com Band Page
Garageband Records Band Page
Steve Grimm Interview Click Here