Best New Bands » Rocky Votolato http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Weekend Playlist – March 4, 2011 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-march-4-2011/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-march-4-2011/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Start your Friday off right with a selection of music from this week’s featured artists on BestNewBands.com “White Daisy Passing” – Rocky Votolato Laurel Kathleen caught the “truly gifted lyricist and vocalist” at the Troubador last Saturday. Laurel wrote, “Though I had never heard of the soft-spoken Rocky Votolato before last week, it was clear

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-march-4-2011/feed/ 0 Rocky Votolato: A truly gifted lyricist and vocalist performs at The Troubadour http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/rocky-votolato-a-truly-gifted-lyricist-and-vocalist-at-the-troubadour/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/rocky-votolato-a-truly-gifted-lyricist-and-vocalist-at-the-troubadour/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:00:00 +0000 Though I had never heard of the soft-spoken Rocky Votolato before last week, it was clear that he had plenty of fans in the audience when he walked onstage at The Troubadour Saturday night, and the room erupted in cheers and girls’ screams. With the trifecta of a scruffy beard, flannel, and tattooed forearms, he looked

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