FEMALE-FRONTED FINEST JACKROCK
MATHES (b) SANNI WEA (g) SHIRLEY GOLIGHTLY (v) THEUS CASTER (g)
Say hello to WHY AMNESIA: The female-fronted five-piece from North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, represent dirty rock´n´roll with kick-ass-attitude, groovy riffs and catchy lyrics. With their black leather jackets and dark retro sunglasses those dudes might remind you of a biker gang - which is somehow fitting, as their music is the perfect soundtrack for a long ride on a winding and dusty road. Since 2014, WHY AMNESIA consist - after a few personell changes - of outstanding singer Shirley Golightly, lead guitarist Theus Caster, Sanni Wea on rhythm guitar and Mathes on bassguitar. The band is currently being reinforced by drummer Rob, who already recorded the album „Jacks´n´Hearts“, and now has temporarily taker over the drums again.
A European tour supporting US hard rockers HOUSE OF LORDS was canceled due to the corona pandemic in 2022. Recent highlights have included festival shows at ROCK AM BAHNWERK, BISMARCKER ROCKTAGE, ROCK IM GARTEN, and ROCK FOR ANIMAL RIGHT, where they hit the stage with HOLY MOSES. The band has also played opening shows for THE UNITY, COBRA SPELL and THE DIRTY DENIMS. In 2024 they toured Germany and Switzerland as opening act for German hard rock legends VICTORY, and were on stage at the Wassenrock Open Air with THE NEW ROSES, MOTORJESUS and GHOSTHER.
Recently WHY AMNESIA have started writing songs for a new album, but they burn for playing live and want to hit the stages as often as possible.