Ryan Rolig/Vocals, Guitar
Bill Todd III/Lead Guitar
Tyler Rolig/Bass
Ernie Emerson Jr./Drums
Influences
In no particular order: Led Zeppelin, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Allman Bros, Rick Bowman, 311, Nirvana/Grohl, The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Dead, Incubus, Pink Floyd, Sublime, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Buddy Rich, Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, Pennywise, James Brown, The Doors, Santana, The Funky Meters, Black Sabbath, The Cars, Jeff Beck, early Green Day, Neil Young, Yes, The Rapture, Beck, Muddy Waters, Stevie Wonder, Parliment, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Toots and the Maytals, the Beatles, the Police, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sly Stone, Velvet Underground, NOFX, U.S. Bombs, Peter Tosh, White Stripes, Mars Volta, Misfits, John Coltrane, Steve Miller, Rage against the Machine and so fucking many more.
If you think the only good thing to come out of Ocean City, Maryland is a killer tan and some fun vacation memories, then you’ve yet to be blown away by by the hurricane impact that is O.C.’s own LOWER CLASS CITIZENS.
Together nearly ten years, this once underground, locals favorite, tour de force has come screamin’ onto the east coast music scene, making waves performing from New York to Florida. Opening for hard core acts like heavy metal national recording artists, Clutch, and the incomparable guitar legend, Rick Derringer, LOWER CLASS CITIZENS have proven they can fire up the crown and bring down the house.
With influences as diverse as Hendrix, Zappa, and the Allman Brothers, as well as Parliament, Zeppelin, Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, Deep Purple, Muddy Waters, Misfits & Black Sabbath (just to name a few, and a very few at that), LOWER CLASS CITIZENS has crafted their sound like a lightning bolt struck hot from the hands of the rock gods themselves, in a furious storm of ear-shattering thunder that will make your little sister cry and your grandma run for cover.
Fronted by the raw, haunting vocals of lead singer Ryan Rolig, LOWER CLASS CITIZENS boasts a powerhouse of homegrown, Eastern Shore talent. Where Ryan brings shades of Robert Plant, Jim Morrison, & Jack White to his microphone, guitar phenomenon, Bill Todd, delivers explosive energy with his Stratocaster--whether by his cool hand or his red hot shredding--channeling the greatest axe men that have come before him.
Bassist, Tyler Rolig is the ideal charismatic wing man with his commanding John Paul Jones dynamic, and in-your-face diversity. On the skins, drummer Ernie Emerson is the driving force of aggressive domination & dexterity, in pounding inventive echoes of Buddy Rich and Keith Moon.
Pantie-meltin’, eyeball-burstin’, mushroom cloud-layin’ rock-&-fucking-roll is what we’ve got here.
When it comes to music, you gotta get Lower to get higher, and from this misfit group of genuine, rockin’, shit-kicker musicians comes an elite new high in rock & roll society: LOWER CLASS CITIZENS.
Lower Class Citizens, well.. did we need to write something to make you think differnetly?
Lower Class Citizens... Lower Class Citizens...
In Baltimore Tomorrow- Friday, October 2nd at Rams Head Live! with Sons of the Radio, Dirt Cheap, Stranger Inside, and Orphan Project. Come out and check it if you're in the area, our set is from 9 p.m. - 9:35 p. m.
Hello There!!! It's almost the weekend and you know what that means.... PARTY TIME!!!!!!! Sing your Heart out!! Plays those guitars and bang those drums!!!!! Keep it Loud and make me Proud..... TTYS R-n-R
Aloha guys! Thanks so much for bringing your awesome Rock N roll to WheelieFest this past weekend! We dug your set... love your sound! Hope you had a blast! Would love to see you guys play NYC sometime, maybe with The Cheaters! ROCK!!!
Making my way around to thank you for your great music.. We as fans are proud to have you as our friend. Thanks again for being mine. R-n-R Keep it Loud
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