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Rotary Downs
Gothic / Zouk / Chinese pop

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Rotary Downs: General Info

Member Since	12/3/2004
Band Website	http://www.rotarydowns.com
Band Members	James Marler, Chris Colombo, Zack Smith, Jason Rhein, Cory Schultz, Tiffany Lamson, Mr. Michael Girardot
Influences	Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Neil Young, Neil Hamburger, Vince Neal
Sounds Like	*BRAND NEW DJINNI STOMP* MUSIC VIDEO!** Check out Rotary Downs live at Hot Rocks Party at The Delancey in NYC:
Record Label	Rookery
Type of Label	Major

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Nov 27 2009

10:30P

Le Bon Temps

New Orleans, Louisiana

Dec 18 2009

8:00P

The Republic

New Orleans, Louisiana

Feb 13 2010

9:00P

Not So Super Super Hero - venue TBA

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Watch a live semi-acoustic version of Sing Like the Sun performed in April on New Orleans PBS show "Greater New Orleans" on WLAE.

Check out Rotary Downs on CurrentTV!

"The rebirth of the New Orleans music scene has lifted the spirits of a city that has fallen on hard times. Leading the charge, bands like Rotary Downs have been touring to packed houses in Louisiana and around the country. Their sound is a good mix of soulful NOLA jazz rhythms, modern guitar and inspired lyrics." - CurrentTV

Check out the Rotary Downs music video for "B/W"!

Some recent press clippings about Rotary Downs:

"Taking a page from pre-millennial, post-modern poppers like Beck and Soul Coughing, Rotary Downs reels freely between quizzical and intellectual. Chained to the Chariot, the New Orleans quartet's third full-length, pivots pedal steel, trumpet and organ on top of grandly unpredictable arrangements; the fun is watching which way these songs fall. Singer James Marler sounds like has been taking double shots of thesaurus, unraveling densely packed rhymes in his abstracted lyrics. Too lo-fi to be baroque, too catchy to be experimental, songs like "G-7 Hit!" and "A Feast in Squalor" swerve into woozy grooves but don't stay for long."
- Jonathan Zwickel, Rhapsody.com

"...it was hard to imagine that I’d see a more adventurous and accessible performance than Rotary Downs (and I didn’t). The band’s melodic indie rock was tested with a dissonant guitar at times, energized by changing textures throughout, and defined by song structures that constantly surprised... a far more interesting, more human tension between cool and passion, between clarity and privacy, and between contact and distance. The set suggested New Orleans really ought to be paying a lot more attention to Rotary Downs."
- Alex Rawls, Offbeat Magazine

“Local space-rockers Rotary Downs have been together since 1999, and as one of the driving stalwarts in the under-praised genre of experimental New Orleans indie-pop... After three wildly eclectic self-released offerings, they’ve emerged from their Katrina experience with a new 14-song opus, Chained to the Chariot, that’s pretty much aces... The addition of more drums, more assertive basslines and especially the presence of Matt Aguiluz ..boards and trumpet, gives their formerly soft fuzz-guitar and pedal-steel-driven sound an extra dose of texture; the rich layers of sound also make it great with the headphones. “g-7 hit!” is a sunny, sloppy, psychedelic march that’s the gold-star track for the album. Marler’s laconic vocals and Smith’s upbeat drumming on “A Feast in Squalor” evoke Brendan Benson’s warm power-pop. The stormy Western ballad “Body of an Outlaw” is a black cosmic gunfight with a dash of creepy circus music. It’s a diverse album that ricochets from roots-tinged psychedelia to edgier synth-pop to excursions along the spaceways, but with a sure hand on the wheel.”
- Alison Fensterstock, Gambit Weekly

"There is a new sound emerging from the rebirth of New Orleans. There's an element of that classic NOLA brass in this new sound, but these ain't no jazzy brass bands... Rotary Downs began with a two hour set that lit the bar on fire... RD played several new songs and just about every track from their incredible 2006 release Chained To The Chariot. If Pavement and Beck had some sort of love baby and raised him in New Orleans after Katrina, this is what it would sound like. There's a massive buzz building behind Rotary Downs, and if their shows Saturday at the Fairgrounds and Saturday night at The Saturn Bar are any indication, the world will soon find out what the new New Orleans sounds like."
- Kayceman, Jambase.com

"Can a rock ‘n roll band save a sunken city? Hurricane Katrina and her aftermath seized many souls from the beloved city of New Orleans... We all know how powerful music can be in its ability to affect social change and expedite healing. The history of New Orleans is so deeply rooted in its music that it only makes sense the rebuilding would start with the artists... But it’s not only the sound of brass and blues that are bubbling back up in this aftermath. An unlikely sound from the Crescent City is emerging to do its part to revitalize the city’s music scene — indie rock. Rotary Downs is a band that is rising to this challenge."
- Superdee, GlideMagazine

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Alexis Babini	Nov 25 2009 5:54 AM hey man, hope you dig my music! rock on ps - if you sign up for my mailing list, you get a free song! http://alexisbabini.fanbridge.com find me on FACEBOOK - http://www.facebook.com/alexisbabini follow me on TWITTER - http://www.twitter.com/alexisbabini
Kacie;	Nov 24 2009 4:03 PM I love the music! Thanks for the friend request8)
Estelle	Nov 21 2009 4:17 AM No problem! I've seen you preform a few times, and I enjoyed each time :)
michele	Nov 19 2009 5:26 PM THANKS FOR THE ADD, BUT I WILL BE IN VIRGINIA FOR A WHOLE WEEK!! I HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT
laurenpullen	Nov 18 2009 12:42 AM you're welcome :) the music is greatt.
Good Enough For Good Times	Nov 16 2009 8:45 PM we are going to be giving the hometown love this weekend! Friday, Nov 20th @ Maple Leaf Bar (gravy to open) saturday, Nov 21st @ DBA all NOLA !!!
Robin	Nov 7 2009 12:49 AM
Debauche	Nov 4 2009 7:12 PM Greets from theRUSSIAN M A F I A band !
Jonathan	Nov 2 2009 11:31 PM You all were awesome at Voodoo! Can't wait to see you all somewhere else!
Good Enough For Good Times	Oct 29 2009 9:34 PM playing sunday night --NOVEMBER 1st DBA--new orleans, LA 10pm with special guests COREY HENRY on trombone!
Darrick Patrick	Oct 26 2009 6:58 AM Likewise - very much appreciated
Steve Eck And The Midnight Still	Oct 23 2009 7:53 AM
Kayla	Oct 23 2009 3:42 AM This Nola girl loooooves some RD. Cant wait til VOODOO weekend :)
Amanda G.	Oct 15 2009 6:14 AM Aw, I wish I could. Thanks for the invite though.
Jesse Brooks	Oct 14 2009 3:53 AM no, thank you!
Jesse Brooks	Oct 14 2009 3:48 AM Thanks for the add! Enjoy the music! http://twitter.com/jessecbrooks -jb
Tyco	Oct 9 2009 3:34 AM haha thanx for the add! I love you guys! when you headed over to the west coast?
Good Enough For Good Times	Oct 8 2009 11:57 PM BIG HOLIDAY WEEKEND OF SHOWS FOR GOOD ENOUGH! friday, oct 9th JACKSON, MS @ Martins saturday, oct 10th BATON ROUGE @ Bogie's sunday, oct 11th NEW ORLEANS @ DBA 9-11pm bring it and be good!
Ponytess	Sep 28 2009 1:00 PM cool new flier
Shotgun Party	Sep 27 2009 12:24 AM Thanks for the funnest night in NOLA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we heart you!
Brittney	Sep 22 2009 6:09 PM Thank you for being a friend!
Caddywhompus	Sep 21 2009 8:55 PM
Sexy Tiger	Sep 19 2009 11:22 PM Oh man you missed me by about a year. I used to live right next to le bon temps. Now I live 2 hours away
Jamie Lynn Noon	Sep 17 2009 4:11 PM Hey! Thank you so much. You can find my EP, A Moment to Break, on iTunes and Amazon-- I couldn't be more grateful for the love and support! :) Always, Jamie -- www.jamielynnnoon.com www.twitter.com/jamielynnnoon www.facebook.com/jamielynnnoon
Good Enough For Good Times	Sep 17 2009 5:18 AM come check out out this weekend! FRIDAY, Sept 18th @ The Maple Leaf Bar uptown New Orleans, LA Gravy will be opening up the show! be there and be good (enough)

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