In the summer of 2003, singer-songwriter Jason Ludwig decided to elevate his award-winning solo effort into something now bigger, louder, and more expansive than before. Helping to drive the growling engine he calls noctaluca are rhythmic onslaughters the Schlunt brothers and award-winning guitarist Aaron Almashy, three adept players who possess the creative grease to power smoothly through Ludwig's gear-shifting style of writing.
Classic Rock Magazine calls noctaluca "the cream of some of the new talent emerging today in terms of songsmithery...There are echoes of Floyd, Radiohead...GN'R." Through innovative lyrics, deep rhythmic pockets and progressive exploration noctaluca add their own unique twists, delivering an uncontrived hit-list of all the greatest capstones from the classic rock genre. Recently noctaluca turned the heads of Alan and Heather Niven of Tru-B-Dor Records who gave their accolades by saying that noctaluca is "intelligent, inspired, and in our humble opinion the best band we have heard in a very long time. noctaluca is definitely a creative light in the contemporary industry darkness." Alan Niven was manager of Guns N' Roses for the first six years of the band's successful world-wide career.
Following the cult-like success of their 2006 debut Towering the Sum, noctaluca's latest release Still the Wicked Rest unabashedly embarks into the deeper and darker reaches of America's post-traumatic psyche, holding no punches along the way. From controversial cover art to politically spearheaded lyricism to an overall sound redolent of Vietnam-era rock, Wicked blows the dust from one of rock 'n roll's greatest forgotten inventions, the protest song, and hot-wires it for its own retributive aims. But is the album simply a last-ditch effort to throw stones at retreating tanks, to chide an unaffected leadership already on its way out the door? Or is it more ominously a musical siren sounding off what is just the end of the beginning of our journey towards Huxley's brave new world? You can only listen and, while you still can, decide for yourself.
"Many to Many" has received critics choice awards for Best Melody, Best Alternative Rock, and now, Track of the Day at garageband.com
Would love for you guys to attend and/or tell your female friends! Info below for our cool program kick-off! Hoping that Kara can drag some of you out - your welcome to party and spend the night!
Girls Rock @ Hannon's Camp America is hosting our kick-off event and movie screening next Saturday 11/14 @ 7 PM. Join us for the movie, music and information! It's free. Guests are welcome to party and spend the night - RSVP required! Looking for female role models and rock icons - men and children are welcome this Saturday!
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Hey guys, hope all is well.... You should know that you all are truly an unique musical experience. Your fans and friends need you, but this industry needs you as well. Keep challenging the business and yourselves. You are doing the right thing. Peace on Earth.... (Although it may not be tonight)
Heeeeyyyyy Noctaluca...thanks a million for the add. Hope you got enough strength for another cazy german fan lol. Got any duplos left or are you all out haha? You guys are simply awesome!!!! Love...birgie
Danced to noc all night long! Had on their hoodie. JeniMom :) Can't go to Columbus show tonight :( Bringin' a friend home from Dayton airport :) Wish we could just stay north for that fun show Hope ya'all go! noc rocks! I love you!
