Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Cindy Wasserman) - Los Angeles band, Dead Rock West, has recently signed an exclusive U.S. booking deal with international booking agency, The Agency Group. Dead Rock West joins a roster of many groundbreaking artists such as The White Stripes, The Pogues, The
Raconteurs and Rickie Lee Jones, and is thrilled to be a part of this highly respected agency.
The members of Dead Rock West are all experienced musicians and are no strangers to touring. Lead vocalist Cindy Wasserman has toured and/or recorded with Grant Lee Phillips, John Doe, Rickie Lee Jones and Mark Olson. Guitarist/lead vocalist, Frank Lee Drennen, has spent time in a number of groups including Loam and Stewboss, and has also worked with troubadour Gregory Page and Dave Sharp of The Alarm. Drummer Bryan Head has toured and/or recorded with Shelby Lynne, The Plimsouls, John Doe, AM, Peter Case and Abandoned Pools to name a new; while bassist David J. Carpenter has toured and/or recorded with Grant Lee Phillips, Jill Sobule, Mark Olson, John Doe, etc. Multi-instrumentalist, Phil Parlapiano, formerly of Brothers Figaro, has toured and recorded with heavyweights like Rod Stewart, John Prine, Tracy Chapman and Social Distortion. Together they make sweet sounds as Dead Rock West.
Dead Rock West's debut album, Honey and Salt, was mixed by Grammy Award Winner Richard Dodd (Dixie Chicks, Wilco, Johnny Cash). The album has been hailed as having "packed a career's worth of potential hit songs onto a single disc" (Amplifier Magazine). Honey and Salt is a remarkably impressive debut, and the recent signing to The Agency Group is the next step in the band's flourishing career.
Catch Dead Rock West at a venue near you:
June 20 - Neurolux - Boise, ID (w/ John Doe)
June 22 - Lion's Lair - Denver, CO (w/ John Doe)
June 23 - Trilogy - Boulder, CO (w/ John Doe)
June 24 - Steve's Guitar Shop - Carbondale, CO (w/ John Doe)
June 26 - Blue Lamp - Sacramento, CA (w/ John Doe)
June 27 - 12 Galaxies - San Francisco, CA (w/ John Doe)
June 28 - The Attic - Santa Cruz, CA (w/ John Doe)
July 07 - Hootenanny Festival Orange County (w/ John Doe)
July 08 - The Casbah - San Diego, CA (w/ John Doe)
July 09 - Plush - Tucson, AZ (w/ John Doe)
July 11 - Cactus Cafe - Austin, TX (w/ John Doe)
July 12 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX (w/ John Doe)
July 15 - The Abby Pub - Chicago, IL (w/ John Doe)
July 16 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI (w/ John Doe)
July 17 - Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA (w/ John Doe)
July 18 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN (w/ John Doe)
July 19 - The Mill - Iowa City, IA (w/ John Doe)
July 20 - The Reverb - Cedar Falls, IA (w/ John Doe)
July 23 - Club Café - Pittsburgh, PA (w/ John Doe)
July 24 - 8x10 - Baltimore, MD (w/John Doe)
July 25 - World Café Live - Philadelphia, PA (w/John Doe)
July 26 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY (w/John Doe)
July 27 - T.T. the Bear's - Cambridge, MA (w/John Doe)
July 28 - Jake's Bar & Grille - Providence, RI (w/John Doe)
July 31 - Iota Club & Café - Arlington, VA (w/John Doe)
August 2 - Capitol Ale House - Richmond, VA (w/John Doe)
August 3 - Hideaway BBQ - Raleigh, NC (w/John Doe)
August 5 - Smith's Olde Bar - Atlanta, GA (w/John Doe)
