Chasing Carmen official site | Chasing Carmen on Facebook | Chasing Carmen on Twitter
 
Chasing Carmen are 5 guys who love Zelda, Judd Apatow comedies, and turning their amps up to 11. They have toured the country, building lifelong fans along the way. Chasing Carmen was selected to play The Rockstar Uproar Festival, opening for iconic bands such as Alice in Chains, Jane’s Addiction and more. In addition, they were nominated for a New England Music Award for “Best of CT,” and were ranked #1 on ReverbNation for Rock acts in NYC. Other notable performances include SXSW, and shows at legendary venues – The Webster Hall Grand Ballroom, The Gramercy Theatre, Foxwoods Casino, The Webster Theater and Toad’s Place. Lookout for Chasing Carmen in 2015 and beyond as they follow up their latest release with many high profile shows/appearances lined up across the nation.
 
Chasing Carmen has had the honor of opening for such acts as Alice in Chains, Jane’s Addiction, Puddle of Mudd, Hinder, Saving Abel, Coheed and Cambria, The Parlor Mob, Sevendust, Circa Survive, Taproot, Rev Theory, My Darkest Days, Lacuna Coil, Hurt, Charm City Devils, Walking Papers, Coal Chamber, Allele, Stereoside, The Dead Daisies, Stolen Babies, Fall From Grace, Royal Bliss and more. They have played in front of sold-out crowds at The Rockstar Uproar Festival, SXSW, The Comcast Theater, Webster Hall Grand Ballroom, The Gramercy Theatre, The Webster Theater, Toad’s Place, The Studio at Webster Hall, Mercury Lounge, The Bitter End, Foxwoods Casino, The Regina A. Quick Center, The Cutting Room and several other venues, and have received rave reviews across the board.
 
The chase starts here…

January Jane official site | January Jane on Facebook
 
On a cold New York January winter evening in 2013, Pat Via and Mitch Mitchell had not yet met, but were making their way separately through the snow covered West Village streets to a gallery opening on Jane Street, never expecting the twist of fate the night would unveil. Once there, Pat was making the rounds, clad in downtown black from head to toe, weaving through the crowd, whiskey in hand, with one eye on the art and the other on the Soho amazons gathered there that night, when a friend offered to introduce him to a fellow musician, Mitchell C. Mitchell, who was boisterously holding court in a back corner of the gallery, his face hidden beneath a fedora and a mane of unruly hair, his neon colored fingernails weaving nimbly through the air as he spoke. The two immediately hit it off, debating the rumor that Rock and Roll was officially dead, Bach concertos, girls wearing miniskirts in winter, and other such things one discusses on the way to the bottom of a bottle. As they parted ways that night, they agreed that Rock was very much still alive and just needed a swift kick in the ass to get it going again, so they arranged to meet for a jam session the following day, and January Jane was born.
 
Things progressed quickly from there, bassist Cody Darbe and drummer Andre Jevnik soon rounded out the lineup, and they began playing shows around NYC and recorded their first EP.
 
A few months after they released their “No More Last Times” EP, another New York City night cast its spell and delivered yet another surprise, when after wrapping up a show they were invited to a private gathering at a loft in the Meat Packing District: As they walked through the door they heard the sound of a piano rising from the center of a crowd that had gathered in a circle around the source of the music. They were immediately drawn in, and pushed their way past the pack to the grand piano in the center of the room, where they saw Peter Scialla manning the keys from within the eye of the hurricane. Peter seemed to sense their presence and looked up briefly from his keyboard, waving them over, before returning his gaze to the black and white keys in front of him. As the night progressed and they made their way through another bottle, singing and playing together to the impromptu crowd, they all realized they had found the missing piece, and Peter became part of January Jane.
 
Since then, the band hasn’t stopped, signing a deal with Whiskey Vinyl Records, recording tracks in Los Angeles and NY for their soon to be released full length debut, and gearing up for a tour later this year.

Tempest City official site | Tempest City on Facebook | Tempest City on Twitter
 
Tempest City is a throwback to a time when music was built in garages and basements…by musicians. Created off of passed down influences, questionable taste and a shared understanding of where we want to take it to.
 
With all five of their members born and bred right here in the outer boroughs of the city, Tempest City is a true New York Band. Playing rock with no prefixes, and delivering on the promise of their namesake…look it up.
 
The band is anchored by the thunderous virtuostic bass guitar chops of Cops-n-babies mastermind, Eric (the Goob) Ramin, and groove your face off with a kick so hard you feel it in your chest drumming of Ilan Harel.
 
Their twin guitar attack comes compliments of Vincent Degretzia and Walt Ramin. Combining swirling rhythms, powerful riffs and soaring harmony leads, these two players complement each other while ripping it up with their own unique style.
 
Lastly, keeping this ship headed in the right direction and absolutely steam rolling it on lead vocals is Alfredo Venuto. A true “rockstar” frontman with the range to back it up and a presence that instantly captures your full attention.
 
Coming off multiple “hometown” sold out shows (where the band sometimes literally “broke” the stage) of such NYC mainstays as The Gramercy Theater, Webster Hall, and Mercury Lounge. The band is also hard at work cultivating a fast building fanbase up and down the east coast! Having just released their debut full length self titled record, featuring both a “Side 1” (an in your face all out rock feature) and “Side 2” (a straight to tape all live unplugged experience), the record is already seeing rotation on radio stations spanning the Northeast to London, to its radio debut in Perth, Australia! On the heels of their highly acclaimed debut, the band is at the moment carefully entertaining all offers of management and label support.
 
If you are wondering where all the good music has gone, do yourself a serious favor, stop lamenting… get out and see Tempest City rock your face off.

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