Formed in 2018 by the unique family team of Chip Dominick & then 16-year old Maleena Dominick, Pittsburgh’s Chip & The Charge Ups quickly created an electrifying buzz.  Powerhouse drummer, Nolan Allen, joined the band in 2022 and the trio developed a unique style "that effortlessly meshes metal riffs with pop-punk choruses” (Beaver County Times).  

 

Chip & The Charge Ups captivates audiences with infectious songs, a swaggy wardrobe, fun choreography, and ingenious mashups.  In early 2025, the band was voted “Best Alternative Band” for the third consecutive year in the 14th annual Iron City Rocks Pittsburgh Music Awards.  Chip & The Charge Ups legacy and latest album, "What Happened to the Boy Next Door?," has earned the band its most effusive reviews to date, such as:

 

• “This is an album that shows off a few clever tricks musically.  You’re not sure if you’re getting 1970’s anarchy or modern day teenagers.  Either way, it works, and gives the whole album the originality that it’s going to be remembered for.  Music like this is exactly what is needed right now.” – Power Play Magazine

• "An acclaimed work that mixes contemporary and retro, capable of conquering the most nostalgic audience and those looking for a newer sound" – Headbangers News (Brazil)

• “Pittsburgh icons” – Pittsburgh City Paper

• One of “the city’s marquee acts” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

Some of the band's most electrifying performances have been delivered at prominent music festivals and while opening for national acts including Dirty Honey, Dee Snider, Nita Strauss, and Liliac.

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Chip & The Charge Ups’ Pittsburgh-themed holiday song, “Black and Gold Christmas” has been featured on three network television stations, put into rotation on three radio stations, reviewed by countless print and online publications, and received hundreds of thousands of views of its music video.  “Paying Back the Devil” - the leadoff single from What Happened to the Boy Next Door? – has been in regular rotation on 10 radio stations in three states.  With the airplay from the latest album, this raised the total of Chip Dominick – one of Pennsylvania’s most prolific songwriters – to 32 songs having received FM radio airplay.  ,

 

The band took their new sound further than ever in 2024, performing shows across Pennsylvania and Ohio, including as a co-headliner in Cincinnati’s 17th annual – and sold out - Kenny Ozzfest.  The band’s goals for 2025 are to play the biggest shows in its hometown while expanding its footprint further across the US and to also release multiple singles.

 

Chip & The Charge Ups are:

• Chip Dominick:  Vocals/Guitar

• Maleena Dominick:  Vocals/Bass

• Nolan Allen:  Drums