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When you think of Rocket, think of driving along an L.A. beach in an open-top, bright pink Cadillac. Rocket is a revolutionary concoction of fun, smiles, candy, bubblegum, and beating hearts. Coquettishness-meets-bombast, kittens-meet-rattlesnakes; Rocket is the launching pad for a new generation of pop flounce. The all-girl band mixes 60's girl group innocence with 70s decibel-damaging boulevard beat and 80s glam wham swagger, a volatile combination that leaves one wondering what the results would be if the Shangri-Las crash landed onstage at the Starwood during an early Motley Crue gig. Starting out as a threesome of Laurens, Rocket released their first album in the summer of 2004. Evolving into a five-piece rock n roll circus in 2005, their first-ever live show was a headlining, sold-out smash at the legendary Viper Room. Nearly two years after stealing the show with the sunburned sugarpop of their debut album Too Hot To Be Bothered, Southern Californias reigning princesses of ...