1/2 cup of pop punk, 1/2 cup of rock 'n roll, a pinch of crack sprinkled on top.
The Perfect Recipe
Now, here's a very cool rock band that, first of all, gets a gazillion points for their name, and while we're at it, another gazillion for their music! With the raw, let's-get-in-the-van-and-tour attitude, The Rockvilles have
crafted one of the year's best albums! All low-fi, mean, lean barnburners like "Danger," "Long Way Home," and "Never Again" rise above the run-of-the-mill records that are out there now. Mosh-worthy pop punk, the lyrics are potent teen angst dynamos, propelled by meaty, melodic riffing, charging the band's electric locomotive with lethal, occasional, accurate soloing. "Danger" is a mix of crunch and radio-wise punk (think: Ramones). It has everything the seasoned or novice punk rocker looks for in a complete, competent band.
"You've Really Got Me This Time," with its raunchy Betty Page vibe and rock around the clock, never ending cadence, is another reason why The Rockvilles are oiled and armed with excellent songs for a good year on tour! - Phil Rainone, Jersey Beat
The Rockvilles
I never liked "band bios". It all seems like it's always 'this is how good we are, this is what we've done, we're better than your band'. So I'm gonna make this short and sweet. Even though we have some of the bands we've played with at the bottom haha...whatever. AHEM, Started in 2001 in a garage in Bowie, Maryland by longtime hockey goons Robby and Chris. Went through a slew of bass players, a slew of guitar players, recorded a ton of demos, played a ton of shows, made a ton of friends, and had tons of fun (not a fat joke). Fast forward to 2007. The Rockvilles release the album "Danger" on indie label, Poor Boy Records. Cut ties with Poor Boy about 3 months later and are currently shopping for a label for their upcoming release, which has yet to be titled. Josh Blackway (aka Jonny Huntington) and Wes Griffith (aka Wesley Griffith) step in and agree to both rock out with the boys on the 2008 Summer tour. There it is, folks. Enjoy.
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Over the course of their 7 year history, the band has been lucky enough to share stages with Mustard Plug, Voodoo Glowskulls, Left Alone, River City Rebels, Count The Stars (rip), The Independents, Brian Adams, Relient K, Darlington, Fall Out Boy, Richard Marx, The Apers, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Copyrights, Johnie 3, The Ratchets, Motion City Soundtrack, The Huntingtons (rip) and many many others.
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guys im so pissed off, i missed the show for of course, no ride. hope you guys had fun, and i hope chris and robby had an awesome b-day! i'll try to make it out next time, and im really sorry once again.
hey guys im super siked for the sidebar show, although its not fully confirmed if i can go because of a lack of a ride, but hopefully i can! so i got super bored and i ended up making a flyer!....i know it really sucks but just for kicks! enjoy! :)
Dude, I almost passed the fuck out during Sloppy Seconds. Had to friggin' recover outside. Missed The Queers too, dammit! Ah well, we ahd to be at work friggin' early anyways! Alright, we'll see ya's next month! - King
