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Rolla is:Fuzz - Vocals, guitarsCarrie - Vocals, guitarsDavis Shuman - Bass Marc Balling - Drums/ PercussionThe Rolla Story:And to think, he almost didn’t make the gig...Call it fate, call it a coincidence, call it a series of fortunate events, but three years, two records, and one wedding later, Rolla can only call it their good luck that Fuzz's booking agent forgot to cancel what would prove to be a most fateful gig. It was a cold December night in Burlington, Vermont. Fuzz (Tom Tom Club, Deep BananaBlackout) made the show at Nectar's, and it was there he met his future wife, bandmate and soulmate, Carrie Ernst, a newly local singer-songwriter who remembered Fuzz from his earlier bands. She decided to say hello... The chemistry was undeniable, and that night the two stayed up 'til sunrise talking and playing songs to one another.Their live debut together was as spontaneous as their meeting, during an acoustic set by Fuzz supporting Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers Band). Encouraged by a warm audience response (and as an excuse to spend more quality time together) they decided that they should take their musical relationship seriously. As the collaboration became their main focus, they realized something was missing - a rhythm section - and recruited longtime Fuzz associates bassist David Shuman (The Lilys, MayKate O’Neil Band)) and drummer Marc Balling to the cause. Rolla was born.A band born of love, Rolla's first record, La La Land, naturally has a romantic persuasion. Though the musicians' backgrounds encompass jazz, funk, R&B and folk, Rolla draws inspiration from the players' common ground in timeless pop and rock (the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan), and from the contemporary artists they admire (The Shins, Wilco, Modest Mouse). The centerpiece of Rolla's music is Fuzz and Carrie's vocal harmonies, weaving bright, but laid-back pop melodies over clean and to-the-point electric and acoustic arrangements.In the past year since Rolla has been touring and supporting their debut release La La Land, which was awarded “Best Cd of 2005” by the Indie Acoustic Project, the band has gained regional buzz and has shared the stage with many other artists such as Blues Traveler, Kenny Rankin and The Weepies. Its amazing that during all this, the band found time to write and record their second album, Fits & Starts, which has just been released in November of 2006.www.rollaband.comwww.myspace.com/rollabandContact:Management: Chris Cofoni - Ccofoni2003@yahoo.comPublicity: Kaytea McIntosh – Kaytea@xopublicity.com La La Land Music | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Pop | | Label | Rolla | | Orig Year | 2005 | | CD Universe Part number | 7151519 | | Catalog number | 32369 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 09, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 31 minutes |
Rolla La La Land Songs | 1. | Give Upthe Ghost |
| 2. | Salvation |
| 3. | You Were Mine |
| 4. | Traffic in the Cosmos |
| 5. | This Day |
| 6. | Too Late |
| 7. | Waiting in Vain |
| 8. | End of Time |
| 9. | Stuck in a Daydream |
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The results are finally in.Local Irish rock band Con has decided on a winner for its Web-based "name the CD" contest. The entries ranged from high-brow musical terms like "Con Motto" and "Con Espressione" to the well-meaning but rather bland "Pride" to the intentionally deviant "O'Lingus" and "Stipated."Understandably, the members of Con chose none of the above. Rather, they allowed fate to lead the way.So, with the band slated to unveil its new compilation of nine original songs during a CD release party at Finnigan's Wake on Wednesday night, Aug. 10, the label will say, simply enough, "Nine Songs."The four members of the year-old lineup, led by singer-songwriter Frank Daly, hope that the new recording - regardless of its name - will help them revive a rock 'n' roll spirit not often seen on Philadelphia's live circuit.After all, original acts around the city are definitely a minority. And those who sound straight off of late-1980s, early-'90s alternative college radio are rarer still."From what I've seen in Philadelphia, it's going back to the garage sound mixed with 'eighties metal," Daly said.By contrast, Con's four-piece combo is more reminiscent of acts like REM (the old version), Dave Matthews Band and Pennsylvania's own Live. In fact, Daly's voice is a dead ringer for the latter band's front man, Ed Kowalczyk.Daly, 30, is a Mayfair native and Roman Catholic graduate who also plays electric guitar. The rest of the lineup includes South Jerseyans Wes Mekosh, 24, on acoustic guitar, and James Duffy, 21, on bass; as well as Kennett Square native Sean Callaghan, 32, on drums.The foursome defies definition."Everybody asks you what kind of band you are, and I can never say," Mekosh said."We get booked as an Irish band, but I think of us as a rock band," Daly said. "If the Pixies learned to place Clancy Brothers songs, they might sound like us."The Irish label is not a misnomer, however. All band members have Irish roots, while Daly's lyrics are largely pro-Republican."On the CD, of the nine songs, more than half are Irish themed - though they may not sound like it - and something political," Daly said. "That's where I come from."The prose often refers to the fight for a free Irish state historically and the ongoing relationship between Loyalists and Republicans in Northern Ireland today.That's nothing new for Daly, who cut his teeth on the local live scene fronting the now-disbanded Spirit of '16. He's been to Ireland several times and has seen the human suffering caused by decades of conflict.The Irish Republican Army's recent pledge of disarmament held special meaning for Daly."I never thought I'd see that from being over there and knowing people," he said.The upbeat sound of Con's music belies the underlying politics, however. After seven years with Spirit, Daly decided about three years ago that he wanted to play more than all ...
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