Storm's powerhouse vocals and runway model looks have made her a household name. Storm ranges from blistering rock to steamy cabaret backed by her world-class Balls. It's a one of a kind show that's been packing west coast clubs for two years. This ball is definitely rolling, with the lead-off single "Ladylike" debuting at #5 on the Billboard hot singles chart, #1 in Iceland for 4 weeks running and of course getting spins in the States . Storm has found an international audience with tv appearances on CBS, the E-network, the Ellen DeGeneres show, Howard Stern and more. Storm and the Balls have arrived. Best Of Portland 2004 Byron Beck for Willamette Week Best gen-x jazz babies Any band with the word "balls" in its name should be, well, ballsy, and one-of-a-kind torch singer Storm Large and her three-man backing band the Balls don't disappoint. The commanding, 6-foot blond vixen cleverly twists rock and heavy-metal hits, American classics and everything in between into absurd and poignant renditions best described as loungecore. In Storm's world, Abba and Iron Butterfly coexist harmoniously in "Abba-Gadda-Davida," and it's perfectly normal to revisit Metallica, the Cramps and "The Star-Spangled Banner" in one raucous evening. Of course, it doesn't hurt that Storm's Balls consist of skilled ex-members of Everclear and Motherload. THE BAND: Storm Large alongside her three balls, Brian Parnell, James Beaton, and Davey Nipples, came together 2002 in Portland. Motivated at least entirely by nothing but "If they can't take a joke, Fuck 'Em", and "Hey, let's put on a Show", complete with a banner reading "Laziest Band Ever", The (originally titled) "Hellfire Anti-Social Club" was born and the angels rejoiced. Soon thereafter, having discovered a mutual appreciation for each other and the attention, the now more accurately renamed "STORM & THE BALLS" became a fixture in Portland's totally bizarre music scene, as it was meant to be. The twisted city provides the perfect environment for the nurturing of such a twisted musical offering. Difficult to describe yet impossible to forget, STORM & THE BALLS stomp and sway through brilliant originals and cover combo's, more than generously laced with the outbursts of the fearless and eye poppingly honest Storm. Songs and stories of love and loss and whatever the fuck she's thinking about that day. Always compelling, confounding, creative. Unparalled, Unforgettable, Inappropriate, Impossible. Brilliant. STORM & THE BALLS rule their very own genre of "Loungecore" . It is crazy , sexy punkrock jazz . They run the gamut of live metal mash-up , to heart wrenching torch songs. The band is super tight and if the sight of vocalist Storm Large doesn't bring you to your knees , (she looks like she could be Charlize Therons big , ex-con sister ), her voice will.