Friday, August 26, 2011

Summer is winding down and Stolen Rhodes is in high gear!

We have a string of shows in Philadelphia this last week in August, we'd love to see you out there!

We're getting ready to drop our first full length album, Falling Off The Edge. If you want some music for your car or your mp3 player, check out our website, stolenrhodes.com for some free music downloads, show dates and other information.

Until the album drops we have a ton of shows coming up in PA, and NJ. We've been working on new material and can't wait to start a new season on the East Coast!

We'll see you soon!

-SR

Thursday, August 18, 2011

THIS WEEK:

Stolen Rhodes is competing in 102.9 MGK's battle of the bands @ Kildare's in Manayunk. The first round is 8/18 between 8 and 10PM. Come out tonight and support us!

Then we head back to the shore on Saturday: Avalon NJ, Saturday, August 20th @ The 21st Annual Brendan Borek Surf Memorial.

We are having a blast wrapping up summer preparing for our Fall album release of, "Falling of the Edge."

If you're excited to hear some of our new tunes, you can check out a video our friend Joe Belack directed of our unrecorded song, "Lifeline" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfU3MsUb8U4

Also, our last show in Philly for the summer has been scheduled. We will be playing Wednesday, August 31st @ 9:00 PM @ The Legendary Dobbs on South Street with our good friends Pawnshop Roses. We are very excited to make it into this venue again before the end of the season. Can't wait to see you guys at the shows!

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Saturday Night in Manhattan

Welcome back everyone,

Great seeing all of you beautiful New Yorkers out on another awesome Saturday Night! We're so happy to see returning fans at our out of town shows and New York is quickly becoming a hot spot for Stolen Rhodes activity of all sorts-- speaking of which:

SETLIST: Kenny's Castaways : 8/6/11

Intro
Blue Sky
Peacemaker
Life Was Never Finer
The Devil Went Down to Georgia (Daniels)
Keeps Us Moving
Rosalita (Springsteen)
(Encore)
Whipping Post (Allman)

We had a great time playing for you guys and hanging out after the show. Many beers and good times were had by all!!!

If you missed us this weekend, there are plenty of opportunities to see us before the end of the summer! Check out StolenRhodes.com for our shows, just click on the "Show Dates" tab and BOOM, you're informed.

AND.......... Christmas is coming early for Brooklynites- Saturday, December 3rd we will be playing at The Trash Bar... more details to follow as the date approaches.

NEXT STOP: Avalon NJ, Saturday, August 20th @ The 21st Annual Brendan Borek Surf Memorial, See you there!

Monday, August 1, 2011

Sold Out Show @World Cafe Live

Thanks to all of our fans who made it out to the show last Saturday at World Cafe in Philly!! It was a fine night for Rock N' Roll with our good friends The Better Half, Jackson Rider, Willpowerless and Nevertrust. We sold out the venue and had a great time.

We played a short set- 40 minutes. While it's hard to leave the stage after such a short time, the band has come to enjoy the intensity that comes from utilizing such a small interval. The set was high-energy and didn't slow from start to finish.


SET LIST:

Blue Sky
Peacemaker
Lying Low
Lifeline
Keeps Us Moving
Rosalita (Springsteen)

We can't wait to get back to Philadelphia... And if you can't wait either- you can see us this Saturday in Manhattan at Kenny's Castaways @ 10:00pm. See you there!

-SR

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

05.14.11 - Asbury House - Jackson, NJ

Dan here with some good stuff for ya. Hope you enjoy.

This past Saturday Stolen Rhodes might have played in their most unique setting ever, as we played at what is becoming known in certain circles as the Asbury House. For those not in the know, the Asbury House is the home of Jackson, NJ residents Terry & Bee Asbury. About once every two months they open up their home to local bands in the area and even recently an act that tours around the country. Stolen Rhodes was honored to headline the most recent Asbury House Concert this past Saturday along with our great friends Thomas Wesley Stern (check em out...well worth it), and Lindsey Desena (also worth giving a listen to). While the aforementioned bands are primarily acoustic based and used to performing shows like this, a venue like this was foreign to Stolen Rhodes.

I say was because the acoustic setting is foreign no more to us here at SR. The show was new for not only us, but for the hosts. Never before had drums been bought in to the mix, and never had someone brought a PA to amplify the sound, but when all was said and done, all went off without a hitch. Reviews from the audience and the other band were nothing but positive, and we here in the band were quite happy.

The show was also very cool for SR as we got to treat the show as a storytellers type of show. Matt, Kevin, and I got to tell the world where our minds were at, and what the reasoning of our songs were for the first time ever in an intimate setting. The response from the crowd was beautiful and overwhelming and we could not have asked for nothing more.

Because this was such a special show, some special tunes came out of the woodwork, and some world premiers were performed. Amongst the new tunes were a few covers, and two new originals.

The first being "Eddie" which is the first SR song completely penned by Kevin. The song is Kevin's tribute to surf legend Eddie Aikau, and fits Kevin perfectly as Kevin is an avid surfer.

The second new song was my new mysterious love ballad (as I like to call it) "Eyes." As you could judge from the title the subject's eyes were are the main antagonists of the song, because let's face it...there is nothing sexier than a gorgeous set of eyes. Look for each song at future SR shows as both were well received and will be put into the rotation.

Since this was a storyteller/songwriter night I decided to put who the primary songwriters for each SR tune are...usually I don't do that.

Set List

Set I
Lyin' Low (Pillion)
All I Need (Pillion)
Freight Train (Pillion/Cunningham)
California (Pillion)
Casey Jones (Garcia/Hunter)
Dead Flowers (Jagger/Richards)
Blue Sky (Haase)
Rearviewmirror (Vedder/Ament/McCready/Gossard/Abbruzzese
Falling Off The Edge (Pillion/Haase)

Set II
Old Man (Young)
American Tune (Simon)
Something (Harrison)
Eddie (Cunningham)
Growin' Up (Springsteen)
Folsom Prison Blues (Cash)
Eyes (Haase)
The Devil Went Down to Georgia (Daniels/Crain/DiGregorio/Edwards/Hayward/Marshall)

The night was very special, and we look forward to being able to do something like this again very soon.

For those of you that want to see SR plugged back in and rockin' and rollin' cmon out to TD Bank Amphitheater in Bensalem this Saturday afternoon as SR takes part in Soberstock 2011...yup that's right, Soberstock. We will be opening up former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler's band Adler's Appetite. Adler's Appetite and Stolen Rhodes on a bill called Soberstock...awesome. SR hits the stage somewheres around 1:30

We will then immediately be heading to the Laketon in Lakewood for our monthly visit to our favorite watering hole. Show starts at 8 PM.

Post production for the album is moving along and we have some of the rough mixes in our possession. Excitement is not adequate enough an adjective to describe how we feel. Look for an end of summer release.

Rock on
SR

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

04.23.11 - The Laketon Inn - Lakewood, NJ

Howdy, Dan here reporting on all the happenings in our little world of rock and roll. First off we as usual would love to thank all the SR fans who came out to our last show at the Laketon this past Saturday. It always nice when myself and Matt get to return to our home town to rock out for our fans that have been supporting us since the beginning. These shows we do at the Laketon are for you guys, and we appreciate you're support.

Last Saturday's show at "The Tin" was one of the best in a while. The weather is starting to warm and people are starting to come out of hibernation with an itch to scratch. We here at Stolen Rhodes are always more than willing to scratch your itch for epic rock and roll. Saturday's show was a two and a half hour long, two set extravaganza, that featured an old SR tune that we haven't played since the summer (Take Me Home), and the return to the set list of Pearl Jam's Rearviewmirrior. A raucous set indeed that also included a sing along to Keeps Us Moving and the bombastic 1-2 closing punch of One Day Everyday and the Springsteen classic Rosalita. The show also featured myself rolling around on the ground acting out the final verse to Spirit In The Night. Matt's new song Lying Low is quickly working its way into solid rotation, and Dan's forthcoming new song Eyes should be joining the set list rotation shortly.

Make sure you are around this weekend as SR plays two shows in three days. In the early afternoon on Saturday SR will be playing at Communiversity on the campus of Princeton University, and later that afternoon we will be performing Surf Taco Jackson's annual Cinco de Taco Festival. The show in Princeton is scheduled to start at 1:15 while the time for our show at Surf Taco will be announced very shortly. Keep an eye on facebook.com/stolenrhodes for that set time. On Sunday we will be playing an early morning show at the Spring Fling in Westfield, NJ. SR hits the stage at 11:30 AM. hope to see you all for this run of shows.

04.23.11 - Laketon Inn - Lakewood, NJ

Set I
Brand New Cadillac
Wild Night
All Night Long
Spirit In The Night
Time of the Season
Take Me Home
Freight Train
Lifeline
Champagne and Reefer
Rearviewmirror
Falling Off The Edge

Set II
Blue/Peace Intro
Blue Sky
Life Was Never Finer
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Up On Cripple Creek
Keeps Us Moving
Idle Ways
Vultures
Lying Low
Faded Pictures and Stories
Little Wing
One Day Everyday
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

On another side note, post production for our upcoming album is moving along well. We have already received some of the rough mixes and they sound great. We cannot wait to unleash our first full length studio album on the world this summer.

Until we meet again, rock on, and we hope to see you all this weekend in Princeton, Jackson, or Westfield...or all three.

SR

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

04.02.11 - Triumph Brewery - Princeton

What's up everyone? Dan here, and I am going to try and make the SR blog something that is going to happen once again. The blog will not only consist of set lists, but opinion articles by not only myself, but by Kevin, Matt, and JT also. It may be music, it may be sports, and it may be pro wrestling (only by myself). All in all we hope you enjoy what we're laying down, and thanks for all of your support.

Saturday's show at Princeton was a two+ hour extravaganza that not only featured SR's original music, but a handful of our favorite covers also. While we have to turn down our amps at Triumph, we made sure to keep the energy up at all times. Matt's new tune Lying Low is quickly working its way into a steady spot on our set list rotations. It's a great tune and keep your ears open for it at future shows. Pictures will be posted on Facebook shortly.

Brand New Cadillac
Blue Sky
Wild Night
All Night Long
Spirit In The Night
Beautiful Way
Superstition
Champagne and Reefer
Up On Cripple Creek
Keeps Us Moving (Whole Lotta Love Interlude)
Life Was Never Finer
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Vultures
Blackbird
Lying Low
Faded Pictures And Stories
Little Wing
One Day Every Day
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

Stolen Rhodes is off from the live circuit this week as Matt and Dan are heading to sunny Los Angeles to finish our debut album. We will be back in New York City on April 16 as we will be playing a set at Kenny's Castaways. We'll see you then.