It almost happened that the new folk songs, some of which singer/songwriter Rocky Votolato will present live during his Germany tour over eleven nights in November, would never have existed – and his fans would have longed for new, beautiful melodies from the Seattle musician for the rest of their lives!
Exhausted from life on the road, hurt by the words of some critics, and falling into deep self-doubt, Rocky Votolato realized after the release of his last album "Television of Saints" and a corresponding tour in 2012 that he hadn’t written a song in over a year and didn’t want to write any more. He pulled the emergency brake. A steady job, a stable life – all of that seemed much more desirable to the artist with a creative block than more years of uncertainty on stages around the world.
However, there are people for whom "routine" and "stability" in life simply do not work, and fortunately for his fans, Rocky Votolato is one of them. After a six-month separation from music, first the hunger for more and then the creativity returned to him. Since then, he has been tirelessly working on his new album and, like before, can’t get enough of making music. With over 20 finished songs in his notebook, he can hardly wait to record in October at the "Halls of Justice" studios in Seattle with his old friend Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie) and share the work with his friends in early 2015.
ROCKY VOTOLATO - Live
support: Mat Reetz (Blackmail)
07.11. DE - Wiesbaden - Wallhalla
08.11. DE - Oberhausen - Druckluft
09.11. DE - Berlin - Roadrunner's Paradise
10.11. DE - Hannover - Bei Chez Heinz
11.11. DE - Hamburg - Rockcafé
12.11. DE - Bremen - Etage 3
13.11. DE - Dresden - Beatpol
14.11. DE - Münster - Skaters Palace / The M-Pire Strikes Back Fest*
15.11. DE - Trier - Exhaus / The M-Pire Strikes Back Fest*
16.11. DE - Karlsruhe - Alte Hackerei
17.11. DE - Düsseldorf - The Tube
*without Mat Reetz, but with Rob Lynch, Joe McMahon, and other special guests
Exhausted from life on the road, hurt by the words of some critics, and falling into deep self-doubt, Rocky Votolato realized after the release of his last album "Television of Saints" and a corresponding tour in 2012 that he hadn’t written a song in over a year and didn’t want to write any more. He pulled the emergency brake. A steady job, a stable life – all of that seemed much more desirable to the artist with a creative block than more years of uncertainty on stages around the world.
However, there are people for whom "routine" and "stability" in life simply do not work, and fortunately for his fans, Rocky Votolato is one of them. After a six-month separation from music, first the hunger for more and then the creativity returned to him. Since then, he has been tirelessly working on his new album and, like before, can’t get enough of making music. With over 20 finished songs in his notebook, he can hardly wait to record in October at the "Halls of Justice" studios in Seattle with his old friend Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie) and share the work with his friends in early 2015.
ROCKY VOTOLATO - Live
support: Mat Reetz (Blackmail)
07.11. DE - Wiesbaden - Wallhalla
08.11. DE - Oberhausen - Druckluft
09.11. DE - Berlin - Roadrunner's Paradise
10.11. DE - Hannover - Bei Chez Heinz
11.11. DE - Hamburg - Rockcafé
12.11. DE - Bremen - Etage 3
13.11. DE - Dresden - Beatpol
14.11. DE - Münster - Skaters Palace / The M-Pire Strikes Back Fest*
15.11. DE - Trier - Exhaus / The M-Pire Strikes Back Fest*
16.11. DE - Karlsruhe - Alte Hackerei
17.11. DE - Düsseldorf - The Tube
*without Mat Reetz, but with Rob Lynch, Joe McMahon, and other special guests
