NEWS

04-05-08

Thanks so much for your help with the colleges everyone! I will be announcing more shows soon as I get them confirmed but here is the first:

04.14.08 Worcester, MA @ Worcester Polytechnic Institute

I've also just confirmed a show in Bremerton on Sat. May 3rd. Hope you can make it out:

05.03.08 Silverdale, WA @ Jackson Hall

Working on a routing for a west coast summer tour right now as well. Details will be coming shortly!

Rocky

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03-07-08

Hello Everyone,

I'm writing to you to let you all know that I'm home safe from Europe and had an amazing time over there. Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows and supported me. Since it was my first time in a lot of the cities and countries I played in, I really didn't expect such a huge response from everyone and can't tell you how thankful I am to all of you for coming out to the shows!

Now that I'm home my plan is just to keep working on another record and writing what comes to me. I'm really not sure how long it will take at this point...I'm gonna try and be patient and make sure I'm happy with all the songs before going into the studio.

In the meantime I'd love to come out to your town and play a show at any college or university that puts on shows here in the US. If you go to college and would like me to come play on your campus just search out your Music Supervisor or Music Program Director for the university and ask them to get in touch with me. They can e-mail my booking agent Justin Bridgewater at:

JustinBridgewater@theagencygroup.com

I really appreciate your help with that! Thanks again for supporting independent music,
Rocky

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01-13-2008

Hello Everyone,

The show in Cologne has been moved to a bigger venue! It was going to be at the Metropolis Cinema, but will now be at the Rex am Ring Kino. Hope to see you there!

12.02.08 Germany - Köln, Rex am Ring Kino (seated)
Address: Hohenzollernring 60, 50672 Köln

Also - I'm playing at UCLA in Los Angeles on Thurs. January 24th.

01.24.08 Los Angeles, CA @ Kerckhoff Grand Salon (UCLA SHOW)

Thx,
Rocky

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11-25-2007

Rocky Votolato - Europe February 2008

11.02.08 Germany - Berlin, Bassy
12.02.08 Germany - Köln, Rex am Ring Kino (seated)
13.02.08 Germany - Münster, Gleis 22
14.02.08 Germany - Bremen, Spedition
15.02.08 Germany - Erlangen, E-Werk
16.02.08 Germany - München, Orangehouse @ Feierwerk
17.02.08 Austria - Wien, B72
18.02.08 Switzerland - Zürich, Hafenkneipe
19.02.08 Germany - Karlsruhe, Cafe Nun
20.02.08 France - Paris, Mains d'Oeuvres
21.02.08 Belgium - Antwerpen, Trix
22.02.08 Germany - Giessen, MuK
23.02.08 Germany - Braunschweig, Nexus
24.02.08 Netherlands - Rotterdam, Rotown

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10-27-2007

Slender Means has been added to the Seattle Show! Doors are at 8PM and Whalebones will go on at 8:30 so show up early!!!

THURSDAY NOV. 1st @ THE SHOWBOX

ROCKY VOTOLATO
JESSE SYKES & THE SWEET HEREAFTER
SLENDER MEANS
WHALEBONES

Buy Tickets Here

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10-16-2007

Hello Everyone,

Here are the links to get tickets for the rest of the shows on this tour. Thanks again to everyone who has been coming out to the shows and to everyone who is planning to. This will be my last headlining tour for a really long time so I hope to see you out at a show sometime soon!!

Wed. 10.17.07 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
Buy Tickets Here
Thu. 10.18.07 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues/Cambridge Rm
Buy Tickets Here
Fri. 10.19.07 San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom Bar
No Advance Tickets
Sat. 10.20.07 Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ
Buy Tickets Here
Mon. 10.22.07 Albuqerque, NM @ Launchpad
Buy Tickets Here
Tue. 10.23.07 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
Buy Tickets Here
Wed. 10.24.07 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
Buy Tickets Here
Thu. 10.25.07 San Luis Obisbo, CA @ Steynberg Gallery
Buy Tickets Here
Fri. 10.26.07 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Buy Tickets Here
Sun. 10.28.07 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
Buy Tickets Here
Mon. 10.29.07 Reno, NV @ Club Underground
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Wed. 10.31.07 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Buy Tickets Here
Thu. 11.01.07 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Buy Tickets Here
Fri. 11.02.07 Bellingham, WA @ The Nightlight
Buy Tickets Here

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09-27-2007

Hello! Thanks to everyone who has been coming out to the shows on this tour and to everyone who is planning to. I'm heading to Canada today and looking forward to playing in Toronto and Montreal. I'm excited to announce that Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter will be supporting me on the west coast portion of this tour along with Slender Means. Here are the dates they will be along for:

Mon. 10.22.07 Albuqerque, NM @ Launchpad
Tue. 10.23.07 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
Wed. 10.24.07 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
Thu. 10.25.07 San Luis Obisbo, CA @ Steynberg Gallery
Fri. 10.26.07 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Sat. 10.27.07 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Sun. 10.28.07 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
Mon. 10.29.07 Reno, NV @ Club Underground
Wed. 10.31.07 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Thu. 11.01.07 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox **Whalebones opens NOT Slender Means**
Fri. 11.02.07 Bellingham, WA @ The Nightlight

The tour will wrap up with a show in Seattle at the Showbox on Nov 1st and in Bellingham at the Nightlight on Nov 2nd. You can buy tickets for the Showbox show here:

www.ticketmaster.com


Hope to see you at a show sometime soon!

Rocky


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05-08-2007

The CD Release Show for "THE BRAG & CUSS" will be on Thursday, June 21st @ The Triple Door!! Night Canopy will be opening the show. You can buy tickets online at www.thetripledoor.com

The first Single from the Album, "Postcard From Kentucky" is now available for free download from the Barsuk website:
www.barsuk.com/shop/bark064

Rocky will be playing Live on 90.3 KEXP, 107.7 THE END, and playing a FREE in-store at Easy Street Records in Seattle in support of the new record.

All of this will be followed by select dates on both the East and West Coast. I'm excited to announce that Langhorne Slim will be main support for all of these shows!! Dates and times are listed in the Show section.

Also, check out the Tour announcement made on Spin.com!!

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03-27-2007

I'm in Philadelphia tonight playing at the First Unitarian Church. The tour has been going great and I want to say thanks to everyone who has come out to support the shows so far!

I also wanted to let everyone know about 2 releases that I have scheduled to come out on Second Nature Recordings April 24th. The 1st is a re-release of my debut EP called "A BREIF HISTORY". I recorded it back in 1999 and its 7 of the very first songs I ever went into a studio with.

The 2nd is an iTunes only release of the 3 B-sides left over from the Makers sessions. It's called "End Like This", and more information about both of these releases can be found at:

Second Nature Recordings

Thanks again for the support everyone and hope to see you all out at one of the remaining shows on this tour. I'll be back home in Seattle playing at Neumo's on April 20th.

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01-13-2007

I've just posted all of the tour dates for my upcoming headling tour.

I'm playing with some really great bands on this trip. Slender Means will be with me on the way down to Texas, and I'll be hooking up with Drag the River after that.

I'm also excited to share the stage with Owen, The Great Depression, and Street to Nowhere for different portions of the tour. Thanks for all your messages!! Even though I don't always get a chance to respond I do read them all and really appreciate the support.

Take good care and I hope to see you all at the shows!
Rocky

ps. The dates just swaped on St. Louis and Memphis.
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11-14-2006

Hello Everyone,

This tour has been fucking amazing!! I want to thank Lucero and William Elliott Whitmore for one of the best string of shows I've ever been a part of. I also want to say thanks to all of you who came out to the shows and showed your support for what I'm doing.

Unfortuantely I've had to cancel these two shows for personal reasons. Sorry for the inconvenience.


::CANCELLED:: Rocky is no longer playing this show., 21+
All other bands still playing
1/17/06
CHARLESTON, SC
Cumberland's
with Lucero, Drag the River Trio


::CANCELLED:: Rocky is no longer playing this show., 21+
All other bands still playing
11/18/06
ATLANTA, GA
Variety Playhouse
with Lucero, Drag the River Trio

Rocky
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09-30-2006

Hey Everyone,

Thanks so much for all of the amazing messages I've been getting. I'm trying my best to keep up with everything that's going on and wish I had time to write back to everyone...but I really appreciate everyone who takes the time to send a message.

I'm really excited about the tour I'm on right now with Lucero and William Elliott Whitmore. It's an honor to play on the same stage as them every night - and I'm defintely traveling with a kick ass bunch of dudes. I don't think I could have picked out a better tour package than this one and the first few shows have been amazing. Thanks so much to everyone who has come out so far and to everyone who's planning to when we get your part of the country!

I'll be heading into the studio when I get home in late november to start work on a follow up to Makers. The schedule is still tenative, but I'm hoping to have a new record out by the fall of next year. Wish me luck.

Thanks again and take care,
Rocky

p.s. My roadie Spencer is busting his ass on this tour - so don't be shy with the drinks and kisses:)
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08-15-2006

Lot's of shows coming us soon. Bumbershoot, 2 shows at the Austin City Limits festival, and a full US tour with Lucero. The dates will be posted soon for the Lucero tour so keep checking back!

Rocky
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06-01-2006

Here's a link to check out the new Video for White Daisy Passing!!

www.barsuk.com/bands/rockyvotolato

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03-13-2006
Hello Everyone,

Check out this great write up for Makers on Rollingstone.com!!
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03-01-2006

Thanks to everyone who came out and supported me on my East Coast fly out shows as well as the dates in L.A. I'm heading out for 4 weeks of shows this Friday. If I'm coming to a town near you I hope you can make it out! Check the show listing to get an updated schedule.

Take care,
Rocky
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02-23-2006

I just want to let you all know that I will be playing the Sasquach Festival at the Gorge on Sunday May 28th. You can find more information on the Sasquach website.
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02-05-2006


The LP version of "Makers" is available for order from Riptide Recordings out of Germany. Thanks Timo!!
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02-05-2006

There are a couple things going on this Thursday that I wanted to let everyone know about:

My song "White Daisy Passing" is going to be played on the next episode of The OC. Tune in this Thursday Feb. 9th and see if you can catch it in the background:]

I'm also playing one song at a Magnetic Fields Cover night at the Crocodile Cafe. I'll be preforming with my brother Sonny Votolato and it should be a lot of fun. Here are the details:

WHAT: Three Imaginary Girls "69 Love Songs" Pre-Valentine's Day Bash. Co-sponsored by 90.3 KEXP and Barsuk Records.
WHERE: The Crocodile Café, 2200 2nd Avenue. Seattle, WA
WHEN: Thursday, February 9, 2006. Doors open 8p. 21+.
COST: $7. Advance tickets available through Ticketweb
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1-29-2006

I just wanted to say thanks to everone who came out and supported the show last night!! I can't thank Slender Means, Josh Tillman, and everyone at The Crocodile enough for helping me make the CD release even better than I could of hoped for.

I have quite a few shows lined up over the next few months so I hope to see you all again very soon!

Take care,
Rocky
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11-23-2005

My CD Release Shows for 'Makers' will be on Saturday, January 28th at the Crocodile Cafe!! You can buy tickets online at www.thecrocodile.com

There will be an early All Ages show and a 21 + show later. I'm excited to say that Slender Means and Josh Tillman will be playing on both of these shows!! Hope to see you there!