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Roger Rocha & the Goldenhearts
Rock / Indie / Pop

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SAN FRANCISCO, California
United States

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Member Since8/30/2006
Band Members

ARI GORMAN - cello, double bass, piano

CHAD TASKY - drums, bells & percussion

ROGER ROCHA- vocals, guitar

EMILY PALEN ("On loan" from Dolorata)- Violin

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InfluencesThe Zombies, Willie Nelson, Scott Joplin, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Django Reinhardt, Stephen Grapellie, Love w/ Aurthur Lee, Lonnie Johnston, Howling Wolf, The Beatles, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Daniel Johnston, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, T-Bone Walker, Hank Williams, Elliot Smith, Tom Waits, The Doors, Neil Young, Freddie King, Piano rolls, Late night red wine, AM car radios, Dreams and nightmares, Clocks, Romance, Artists, Skeletons, Dusty books, Beautiful hands, Red headed women, Bourbon with water & a sugar cube, Dangerous insects.
Sounds LikePsychedelic carnival meltdown lullabye.
Type of LabelMajor


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 17 2009 4:00P
Pirate Cat Radio Cafe 87.9 FM San Francisco, California
Jul 28 2009 8:00P
Cafe DuNord San Francisco, California
Aug 1 2009 8:00P
Sunshine Biscuit Factory in Oakland Sunshine Biscuit Factory in Oakland, California

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Past shows include performances at: The Fillmore Poster Room – “An evening with the Goldenhearts” with headlining acts:

Willie Nelson

Smashing Pumpkins

The Mother Hips

Jackie Green

Violent Femmes

Pete Yorn

Frank Black

Travis

Calixeco

Rogue Wave

Blue October

Camper Van Beethoven



________________Biography______________________________________



Roger Rocha is an American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist.

He is perhaps best known as the guitarist for the group 4 Non Blondes who had a hit with “What’s Up?” It reached number fourteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and went gold, was number one in Germany and Ireland and number two in the U.K. and Australia. The band toured with Prince, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Aerosmith, Big Head Todd &the Monsters and did a completely sold out headlining tour of Europe.

Then there was Mockingbirds, who created a classic CD, if you can find it. In 1998 to 2002 Roger played with El Destroyo who toured extensively with Violent Femmes and later made a CD produced by the Femmes Brian Ritchie who also played bass.

Roger is currently singing and playing guitar with the psychedilic blues chamber-pop/rock group the Goldenhearts.

Recently we received a rave review at "The Neave"avant-gard music blog.

________________ …Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts' Living Spirit

______________ " I never thought I'd be sitting in a pleasantly grimy bar/music venue, sipping on a non-alcoholic beverage (since I was working a gig) and hear this shouted above the fray: "Has anyone seen the binkey?! We can't find the binkey!" The "binkey" in reference is, of course, a child's pacifier (for the child-illiterate). But, as usual, I've gotten ahead of myself again; maybe I should take it from the top. Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts know how to set the mood. Before they took the stage, autumnal fake flowers were strewn about and Roger Rocha himself played a lacquered white guitar with a butterfly clipped to the peghead that could not be ignored. Roger Rocha is best known as the guitarist for the 1990s heavy-hitter 4 Non Blondes and his flair for ambience may be attributed to good genetics; Rocha is the grandson of one of the pioneer Color Field painters in the Abstract Expressionism movement, Clyfford Still. When describing his artwork, Still details the fusing together of color, texture, images, and shapes into a living spirit, and that's precisely what The Goldenhearts accomplishes: Rocha's beautifully pitched yet demurely irregular vocals and impeccable guitar skills fuse with Ari Gorman's driving bass, Chad Tasky's delicately bitchin' percussion, and last but certainly not least Emily Palen's commanding violin to create music that is a complete entity in and of itself-all you need is here, all you'll ever want is just waiting for you to find it. One part fifties retro, one part nineties ju-ju and a heaping dose of harmonizing rock 'n roll, this is how pop music should be played-pop music that expects more from itself and raises the bar. Their set was amazing, and Emily positively blew my mind (plus, I'm pretty sure my two male companions at the show want to marry her) with her unparalleled talents. If their song Kiss Me Darling doesn't find it's way onto your top-rated iTunes...well...let's just say I'll be surprised and disappointed in you! ___________________________________________________________

"Cutting through all the chaos and confusion with guitar, violin, cello and drumset seems like a logical solution to the current electronic overload for the Goldenhearts. (No pun intended.)

Acoustic instruments. Ancient, really...think about it - when the pink clouds rise and the sea turns red, what will we have but a bunch of dead wood and guts. And it's all very electric really. The brain is a tempest of lightning and thunder - electrons and sparks. The body a Tesla coil waiting for a good switching.

Check out Roger Rocha & the Goldenhearts for a reminder of the simple beauty that comes with putting a dream down on paper, or CD rather."

---(Jed Ribbkins 2008, Musty Sorie, NC, by the south lake at midnight)










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Apr 30 2009 5:29 AM

Thanks for the add and greetings from a girl guitarist in Oakland!
Vagabond Nic





May 6 2009 12:49 AM

A bit of press has been leveraged in your favor by me, Vagabond Nic, at www.theneave.com.

Hope you approve!!
Victoria and the Vaudevillains





Apr 30 2009 7:50 AM

May 2 is the first of many Oakland Steam Punk events: Skeleton Key





Don't miss a grand ol time!
Courtney Nicole





Mar 30 2009 4:24 PM

It was awesome seeing you with the band the other night. I am gonna try and make it to the Utah tonight, but if I don't I will definitely be there for your feat.
next week :)
obedient waves





Jan 30 2009 5:34 AM

Hi Hi Hi... Remember when we used to make a video every week? We took em all down last year. Some fans got pissed. We put back some of the faves. And now... We're gonna do it again! Not once a week, for god's sake, that was STOOPiD. But every once in a while.... Next up? "I'm BiPolar Cuzz Of You". Should arrive some time in the next week. Peace! -Obedient Waves
Kristine





Jan 23 2009 9:29 PM

Ya...well I have the KKUP on cassette recored off my killer boom box!!! So there.
Shatterdaddy





Jan 23 2009 2:50 AM

Ay doobie- Happy late new year. I've got the Tempest KKUP session on disc now. When I come see you, the disc be yours, homey.
Aloha-Jas
eileen





Dec 22 2008 6:16 AM

thank you Roger for being in my life you mean the world.
have a very merry christmas if i do not see you before then.
love always e
Mr. Trick





Dec 11 2008 2:51 AM

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND BEST WISHES!!
JAIME , ZEKE, TODD AND GEO
CANTON, OHIO
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pete





Dec 11 2008 3:01 AM

Hey cuz, happy holidays!

Poots McGhee

pete





Nov 25 2008 3:59 PM

Hey cuz! How's life? I'm loving ur music! I love the blues. Me and the wife would love to come out to san francisco sometime. She's been already so she's one up on me.
Any plans for thanksgiving?

Poots McGhee

rebecca





Nov 21 2008 7:20 PM

The Goldenhearts rocked the Stork club last nite! One of the best shows yet...bring on the psychedelica!
Mach Four - Cyberpunks





Nov 1 2008 1:47 AM

You're right on time Mr. Rocha!

Great stuff!
Dave G





Oct 31 2008 5:41 PM

Great job last night! Always impressive, and the trumpet player was a great addition.
Tell Ari to add me; he's one of my favorite bassists in the world!
Ken LaCosse - Mujitsu/Taimu Shakuhachi





Oct 20 2008 10:24 PM

OOzing slide guitar from Roger!
October 3rd at the Riptide in San Francisco!

DownTown Mystic





Oct 15 2008 5:48 AM

Hi Roger...it's gr8 2 have U as 1 of R Guitar Heroes 2day...cheers!
MARKY FRIGHTS





Oct 14 2008 12:14 AM

hope all is well Roger....you need to come down to San Antonio to play!
Frights v^v
Brian Ritchie





Oct 9 2008 1:45 AM

Hey Roger the blues were oozing out of every pore of your Gretsch at the Riptide.
Do guitars have pores? Anyway thanks a lot!
Ken LaCosse - Mujitsu/Taimu Shakuhachi





Oct 6 2008 3:53 PM

Yeah! Friday was a blast! Thanks for all your help Roger.

Ken
Ken LaCosse - Mujitsu/Taimu Shakuhachi





Oct 2 2008 7:33 AM

Just wanted to let everyone know that we'll be broadcasting the Brian Tairaku Ritchie and Shakuhachi Club SFO rehearsal on Thursday, October 2, at around 2:30 or 3:00 PM Pacific Standard time. Raw and natural! Tune in and say hi!!!

This will be on my Mujitsu channel on Justin TV at:

http://www. justin. tv/mujitsu

See you then!

Ken

(See Roger space out with effects from beyond sanity!)
Cody WhiteTrash o W (Dabliù) por los amigos





Sep 22 2008 12:48 PM

Ciao, sei un mio amico Myspace, forse pure un mio Amico, quindi volevo informarti che da buon vecchietto son finito a fare il consulente e, stai attento, il Presidente Onorario del Dress:Code....una specie di rinco, in pensione, al quale chiedono consigli e poi gli dan la pacca sulla spalla, magari pure un dolcetto, ma morbido, per via dei problemi di masticazione! e la cosa bella è che son contento! basta menate...FINALMENTE! yahoo.....da Dabliù!!
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Sep 11 2008 5:11 AM

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Aug 30 2008 11:34 PM

Hi Roger,

My beer may not have been as happy as yours, but at least my tummy was!

Cheers,

Miriam :)

Roger's Happy Beer
Ma Damn





Aug 29 2008 5:31 AM

Hope you can come!

Vicki Rock Benefit
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