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It’s been said that timing is everything, so it is that on November 3, rock-a-billy quartet Roy Rapid and the Rhythm Rock Trio will finally host a CD release show for their self released debut album, One Last Chance, at Tio Leo’s. The album was actually released in April, receiving a nomination in this year’s San Diego Music Awards in the "Best Americana or Country" Album category. “We never got around to hosting an official release party, better late than never,” said band manager Jessica Geddes. “In a way at this point it’s more of a ‘celebration’ of the album, but we definitely wanted to do something before the end of the year.”
The event will actually be a dual release show, as openers the Side-Wynders, from Los Angeles, will also be celebrating the release of a split 7” single with BIFF!BAM!BOOM!, released on local imprint, That’s A Dilly Records, not coincidentally run by Fernando Hermosillo (Roy Rapid's Drummer) and David Vazquez (Roy Rapid's upright bass player). One Last Chance includes 15 originals and a choice cover of Hank Thompson’s 1952 country classic “Wild Side of Life.” “(Unfortunately) the physical CD makes no mention of the above country music legend or songwriters, and this, Roy Rapid and the Rhythm Rock Trio truly regret. So be it,” said Geddes. The album was recorded and mixed by Chris Grundy at his studio, 'The House of Plenty’ in El Cajon, CA. “(I’m) pretty sure it was one of the last albums he recorded at his studio, before he moved his family and studio to Texas,” Geddes noted.
The first 25 attendees at the release show will receive a free copy of the Roy Rapid CD, but collectors may want to take note that five rare test pressings of the Side-Wynders single will be given to every fifth attendee after the first 25 make it through the door. “Only a handful of these were made, they are small hole 45’s done for reference,” Geddes pointed out.
While 2012 has been good for Roy Rapid and his crew, including winning the West Coast Rockabilly Showdown held in July at the Orange County Marketplace, indications are that 2013 will be a banner year for the group. They will perform on March 28 at the 16th Annual Viva Las Vegas festival, in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the band has come to the attention of music fans in Europe, recently signing to Malaga, Spain based label, Sleazy Records band for a four track vinyl EP, due this spring. To date the band has only toured the Southwest, but is hoping to branch out to Europe after this next release. “There is nothing on the books yet,” Geddes said. “But that’s a possibility that we’re really excited about.”
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It’s been said that timing is everything, so it is that on November 3, rock-a-billy quartet Roy Rapid and the Rhythm Rock Trio will finally host a CD release show for their self released debut album, One Last Chance, at Tio Leo’s. The album was actually released in April, receiving a nomination in this year’s San Diego Music Awards in the "Best Americana or Country" Album category. “We never got around to hosting an official release party, better late than never,” said band manager Jessica Geddes. “In a way at this point it’s more of a ‘celebration’ of the album, but we definitely wanted to do something before the end of the year.”
The event will actually be a dual release show, as openers the Side-Wynders, from Los Angeles, will also be celebrating the release of a split 7” single with BIFF!BAM!BOOM!, released on local imprint, That’s A Dilly Records, not coincidentally run by Fernando Hermosillo (Roy Rapid's Drummer) and David Vazquez (Roy Rapid's upright bass player). One Last Chance includes 15 originals and a choice cover of Hank Thompson’s 1952 country classic “Wild Side of Life.” “(Unfortunately) the physical CD makes no mention of the above country music legend or songwriters, and this, Roy Rapid and the Rhythm Rock Trio truly regret. So be it,” said Geddes. The album was recorded and mixed by Chris Grundy at his studio, 'The House of Plenty’ in El Cajon, CA. “(I’m) pretty sure it was one of the last albums he recorded at his studio, before he moved his family and studio to Texas,” Geddes noted.
The first 25 attendees at the release show will receive a free copy of the Roy Rapid CD, but collectors may want to take note that five rare test pressings of the Side-Wynders single will be given to every fifth attendee after the first 25 make it through the door. “Only a handful of these were made, they are small hole 45’s done for reference,” Geddes pointed out.
While 2012 has been good for Roy Rapid and his crew, including winning the West Coast Rockabilly Showdown held in July at the Orange County Marketplace, indications are that 2013 will be a banner year for the group. They will perform on March 28 at the 16th Annual Viva Las Vegas festival, in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the band has come to the attention of music fans in Europe, recently signing to Malaga, Spain based label, Sleazy Records band for a four track vinyl EP, due this spring. To date the band has only toured the Southwest, but is hoping to branch out to Europe after this next release. “There is nothing on the books yet,” Geddes said. “But that’s a possibility that we’re really excited about.”
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