WORDS BY DAVID WEST
It’s easy to feel optimistic about the future of music when watching teen rock’n’rollers Die Boogie Banausen
Die Boogie Banausen are the fast-rising teenage rock’n’roll sensation from Germany. Well, two-thirds of them are teenagers anyway. Saxophonist Lorenz Knauft is 16, pianist/ vocalist Dennis Taubner is 18, while drummer Michael Seyfarth is the veteran of the trio. “Michael is 19-plus, so he’s still a teen too,” laughs Lorenz, who was introduced to the rockin’ scene through his dad’s love of vintage cars. Signed to the label run by The Firebirds, Die Boogie Banausen released their debut album, Don’t Talk Around, this year and they’ve been rocking dancefloors from the Summer Jamboree to the Rhythm Riot and Viva Las Vegas.