Tokyo Rose ~ Desoto Jones ~ Days Like These ~ Grip on the World

AGE RESTRICTION: Only Ages 21+ can purchase tickets for this show. NO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES for anyone underage who purchases or attempts to use these tickets.

Doors: 6:00 PM

Show: 6:30 PM

TOKYO ROSE
An emo-influenced pop-punk band from New Jersey, Tokyo Rose was formed in 2001, while singer and guitarist Ryan Dominguez and bassist Chris Poulsen were both students at Rutgers University. Though both were playing with other bands, the two shared similar musical interests and decided to launch a band of their own. Tokyo Rose played local shows when the members’ busy schedules permitted and they booked tours to coincide with vacations and between-term breaks. Tokyo Rose also recorded a self-released EP, Chasing Fireflies, which became the band’s calling card after Dominguez and Poulsen graduated and made the band a full-time priority. Following a number of personnel changes, the band had a solid lineup with the addition of Greg Doran on guitar and Jon Smith on drums, and in 2003, during a tour of California, the band signed a deal with the independent label Sidecho Records, who released the group’s first full-length album, Reinventing a Lost Art, in July 2003. Extensive touring followed, including playing the 2003 CMJ Festival, the 2004 South by Southwest Music Conference, and the 2004 Warped Tour. In 2005, after returning home from a tour of Japan, Tokyo Rose began work on their second album, New American Saint, which was released in October 2005 and featured a new lineup, with Josh Lurie taking over for Doran on guitar and Tom Roslak replacing Smith as drummer. Lots more touring followed, both in America and abroad, and by the time Tokyo Rose began work on their third album, Lurie and Roslak were out of the band, with Tokyo Rose reshaping themselves as a trio and Jake Margolis on board as their new drummer. The third album, Promise in Compromise, was released by Sidecho in July 2007. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7faY5PGn1D0uQ2HTfBPmn9?si=hgr_2MASQmGUfmRgCoAWwA

DESOTO JONES
Rock & Roll is still very much alive. You can feel it in the raw energy of Desoto Jones, a band which blends contemporary sound with the roots of American Rock.

The ragged intensity of Desoto Jones is reminiscent of the early days of grunge and alternative, but is also pleasantly sophisticated; the band skillfully fuses ear-grabbing melodies with soulful, introspective lyrics. Their music is an inquest of candid expression, but the band doesn’t try to wax philosophic; the lyrics grow from real, relatable experiences.

Their music invokes a sense of nostalgia for the past, travelling deep to touch the most basic human emotions.
https://desotojones.bandcamp.com/

DAYS LIKE THESE
Days Like These is from Vineland, New Jersey. They signed to California based punk rock favorite Lobster Records in 2002. This pop rock power outfit has played hundreds of shows all over the U.S. and Canada including the entire 2004 Vans Warped Tour. The band or their music have been featured on MTV, Vans Warped Tour, Xbox 360, Mountain Dew, Alternative Press, UFC fighter Philipe Lins and many more. Days Like These craft high-energy tunes with larger than life choruses.
https://www.facebook.com/daysliketheseband/ 

GRIP ON THE WORLD
Philly Punk.
https://www.facebook.com/people/Grip-On-The-World-%EF%B8%8F/100089764736266/