Maryanne Ventrice captured the April 13th show on film. Kidrockers presents Rogue Wave, The Epochs and Wakey!Wakey!. Hosted by Seth Herzog and Craig Baldo.
Click here to see pix by Maryanne Ventrice from the show.
Rogue Wave
Rogue Wave creates “blissful indie-pop tunes [that] are as affecting as they are catchy.” Dusted Magazine. The band’s thoughtful, acoustic guitar driven songs have a dreamy quality reminiscent of former label mates The Shins and touring partner Nada Surf (whose singer appears on the new record).
Rogue Wave songs appear in many movies and TV shows, including Weeds, The O.C., Friday Night Lights and the soundtracks for Superman 3 and Napoleon Dynamite.
The band headlines Irving Plaza, April 12th (the night before the April 13th Kidrockers show) as part of a US and European tour in support of its latest album, Asleep at Heaven’s Gate, which was released recently by Jack Johnson’s Brushfire. Records.
Led by brothers Hays and Ryan Holladay, The Epochs, on their recently released debut album, “blend electronic textures and samples with decidedly analog pleasures: strummed acoustic guitar, vintage keyboard sounds, a small string section, inviting blue-eyed soul singing. The songs are cohesive, with melodies and arrangements that belong to each other. For all their modern touches, these songs have vintage virtues.”The Epochs music
coming soon - www.myspace.com/theepochs
Wakey!Wakey!
Wakey!Wakey! has been described as "Bob Dylan with a sense of humor or Ray Davies with and American accent. (Roman Games Diary) "... when he plays, there is this energy in the air that can't really be described - he sings with such raw emotion, he pulls every single person in the room into the story he tells with each song." (Gig Apple)
"Mike Grubbs could speak for each and every one of us when he pulls at our heartstrings with tales of lost love and broken spirits. But he's more than just another poetic, tortured soul. Grubbs' combines some beautifully played piano with a voice so striking it resonates around the room galvanising everybody within earshot - both painful and beautiful in equal measure."
- Joel Crane (NME)
Wakey!Wakey! Music
coming soon - http://www.myspace.com/wakeywakeymusic
JASPER HEARTS WREN CLOTHING
Jasper Hearts Wren will be on hand with some of their cute, comfortable and colorful kids clothes. Jasper Hearts Wren is a two skirt cooperative based in Oakland, CA. Designers Heather Jennings and Lisa Schwartz (Zach Rogue’s wife) are self-taught creative types who after years of working for the man, decided to give it all up to work for the babes.
