Downtown Cocoa Village to welcome Blues Traveler and ROXY ROCA
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Published by Sareth Ney on Dec. 24, 2015 at 3:52 p.m.
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Photo credit: bluestraveler.com
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Photo credit: ROXY ROCA's Facebook page
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COCOA, Fla. – Blues Traveler’s travels will take them to Downtown Cocoa Village, on Feb. 20. ROXY ROCA will be the direct support on the bill.
John Popper plays the harmonica and is the lead vocalist, Chan Kinchla is the guitarist, Brendan Hill is the drummer, Tad Kinchla is the bassist and Ben Wilson is the keyboardist of Blues Traveler. They will be on tour promoting their album, “Blow Up The Moon”.
“Blow Up The Moon” features songs with Thompson Square, Plain White T’s, 3OH!3, Dirty Heads, Rome Ramirez of Sublime, Hanson, Jewel, Secondhand Serenade, JC Chasez (formerly of *NSync), Bowling for Soup, New Hollow and Thomas Ian Nicholas. Plain White T’s and Blues Traveler joined forces through Twitter. Popper and Plain White T’s vocalist, Tom Higgenson, bonded over Quentin Tarantino’s films, “Kill Bill Vol. 1” and “Kill Bill Vol. 2”.
The idea for the cooperative album happened when Blues Travelers celebrated the 20th anniversary of their album, “Four”. It is the first collaborative effort Blues Traveler made and with artists from different genres including: country, pop, reggae and hip-hop.
To visit Blues Traveler’s official website, please click here. To like them on Facebook, please click here. To follow them on Twitter, please click here.
Taye Cannon is the lead vocalist, Errol Siegel is the guitarist and backup vocalist, Erik Muench is the bassist, Ryan Greenblatt is the drummer, Austin Johanning is the trumpeter and Royce Phillips, Jr. is the alto saxophonist of ROXY ROCA. They are a soul and funk group from Austin, Texas and are part of the Stag Records roster.
ROXY ROCA debuted at Austin City Limits Festival’s after-party and it was after a year of “recruiting, woodshedding and writing”. Buzz generated quickly, since they made their first appearance.
They have shared the stage with B.B. King, Bone Thugs -N- Harmony, Tom Jones, Mayer Hawthorne Ludacris and many more. They have performed at festivals including: South By Southwest, Alabama BayFest, Old Settlers Music Festival, Rhymes and Vines and Art Outside.
On Feb. 24—ROXY ROCA released their album, “Ain’t Nothin’ Fancy”. It was recorded at EAR Studio in Austin, Texas and was produced by Lars Goransson.
Please click here, to visit ROXY ROCA’s official website. To like them on Facebook, please click here. To follow them on Instagram, please click here. To subscribe to their RSS Feed, please click here. To follow them on Twitter, please click here.
John Popper plays the harmonica and is the lead vocalist, Chan Kinchla is the guitarist, Brendan Hill is the drummer, Tad Kinchla is the bassist and Ben Wilson is the keyboardist of Blues Traveler. They will be on tour promoting their album, “Blow Up The Moon”.
“Blow Up The Moon” features songs with Thompson Square, Plain White T’s, 3OH!3, Dirty Heads, Rome Ramirez of Sublime, Hanson, Jewel, Secondhand Serenade, JC Chasez (formerly of *NSync), Bowling for Soup, New Hollow and Thomas Ian Nicholas. Plain White T’s and Blues Traveler joined forces through Twitter. Popper and Plain White T’s vocalist, Tom Higgenson, bonded over Quentin Tarantino’s films, “Kill Bill Vol. 1” and “Kill Bill Vol. 2”.
The idea for the cooperative album happened when Blues Travelers celebrated the 20th anniversary of their album, “Four”. It is the first collaborative effort Blues Traveler made and with artists from different genres including: country, pop, reggae and hip-hop.
To visit Blues Traveler’s official website, please click here. To like them on Facebook, please click here. To follow them on Twitter, please click here.
Taye Cannon is the lead vocalist, Errol Siegel is the guitarist and backup vocalist, Erik Muench is the bassist, Ryan Greenblatt is the drummer, Austin Johanning is the trumpeter and Royce Phillips, Jr. is the alto saxophonist of ROXY ROCA. They are a soul and funk group from Austin, Texas and are part of the Stag Records roster.
ROXY ROCA debuted at Austin City Limits Festival’s after-party and it was after a year of “recruiting, woodshedding and writing”. Buzz generated quickly, since they made their first appearance.
They have shared the stage with B.B. King, Bone Thugs -N- Harmony, Tom Jones, Mayer Hawthorne Ludacris and many more. They have performed at festivals including: South By Southwest, Alabama BayFest, Old Settlers Music Festival, Rhymes and Vines and Art Outside.
On Feb. 24—ROXY ROCA released their album, “Ain’t Nothin’ Fancy”. It was recorded at EAR Studio in Austin, Texas and was produced by Lars Goransson.
Please click here, to visit ROXY ROCA’s official website. To like them on Facebook, please click here. To follow them on Instagram, please click here. To subscribe to their RSS Feed, please click here. To follow them on Twitter, please click here.
Blues Traveler Concert Dates:
Feb. 15 - Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea II, Miami to Cozumel, Mexico
Feb. 20 - Downtown Cocoa Village, Cocoa, Fla.
Roxy Roca Tour Dates:
Dec. 30 - Granada Theater, Dallas
Dec. 31 - The Monnalisa Room at Hotel Sorella CityCentre, Houston
Jan. 01 - The Monnalisa Room at Hotel Sorella CityCentre, Houston
Jan. 02 - Speakeasy, Austin, Texas
Jan. 08 - Duling Hall, Jackson, Miss.
Jan. 09 - The Grouse Room, Lafayette, La.
Jan. 15 - Cypress Creek Café, Wimberley, Texas
Jan. 16 - Luna Fine Music Club, San Antonio
Jan. 22 - Craftsman, Austin, Texas
Jan. 27 - Chelsea Street Pub, Abilene, Texas
Jan. 28 - Leftwoods, Amarillo, Texas
Jan. 29 - Taos Mesa Brewing Company, Taos, Mo.
Jan. 30 - Fly Me To The Moon Saloon, Telluride, Colo.
Feb. 05 - The Barkley Ballroom, Frisco, Colo.
Feb. 13 - The Nick, Birmingham, Ala.
Feb. 20 - Downtown Cocoa Village, Cocoa, Fla.
Feb. 15 - Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea II, Miami to Cozumel, Mexico
Feb. 20 - Downtown Cocoa Village, Cocoa, Fla.
Roxy Roca Tour Dates:
Dec. 30 - Granada Theater, Dallas
Dec. 31 - The Monnalisa Room at Hotel Sorella CityCentre, Houston
Jan. 01 - The Monnalisa Room at Hotel Sorella CityCentre, Houston
Jan. 02 - Speakeasy, Austin, Texas
Jan. 08 - Duling Hall, Jackson, Miss.
Jan. 09 - The Grouse Room, Lafayette, La.
Jan. 15 - Cypress Creek Café, Wimberley, Texas
Jan. 16 - Luna Fine Music Club, San Antonio
Jan. 22 - Craftsman, Austin, Texas
Jan. 27 - Chelsea Street Pub, Abilene, Texas
Jan. 28 - Leftwoods, Amarillo, Texas
Jan. 29 - Taos Mesa Brewing Company, Taos, Mo.
Jan. 30 - Fly Me To The Moon Saloon, Telluride, Colo.
Feb. 05 - The Barkley Ballroom, Frisco, Colo.
Feb. 13 - The Nick, Birmingham, Ala.
Feb. 20 - Downtown Cocoa Village, Cocoa, Fla.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the entertainment journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is known as the journalist/superhero, Wu-Man Chu, after meeting some members of Wu-Tang Clan. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts artists into his hall of fame, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.
