Joe Bace - guitar/bass/vocal
Gordon Smith - synth/vocal
Anthony Maulella - edrums
Influences
'80s new wave rock, u name it
Sounds Like
A Flock of Seagulls, A-Ha, Adam Ant, The Beatles, David Bowie, The Cars, Elvis Costello, The Cure, Dead or Alive, Depeche Mode, Devo, Thomas Dolby, Duran Duran, English Beat, Eurythmics, Marianne Faithful, Fine Young Cannibals, The Fixx, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Peter Gabriel, Garbage, Billy Idol, INXS, James Brown, Joe Jackson, Love & Rockets, Men Without Hats, Modern English, Gary Numan, Our Daughter’s Wedding, Robert Palmer, The Police, Iggy Pop, The Pretenders, Psychedelic Furs, The Ramones, The Romantics, Simple Minds, Sly & the Family Stone, The Smiths, Soft Cell, Split Enz, Talking Heads, U2, Van Halen, The Vapors, Violent Femmes, Wall of Voodoo, Wang Chung
A true child of the '80s, The Wavos have followed a twisting path all the way back to their powerpop-with-synth new wave roots. Originally making a big noise as The Privates, at CBGB and other classic New York venues, founding members Joe, Anthony and Gordon continued collaborating in various combinations and with other players, as The Bitter Boys, The Hellbenders, Rubberlegs, *V*I*R*G*O*, and R.U.B. Sifting through a wealth of influences and styles from metallic powerpop and alternative rock to electronica, punk and gothic industrial, and back to new wave, they have always put the SONG front and center.
Hailing from New York, New Jersey and the Carolinas, Wavos members Joe Bace, Gordon Smith and Anthony Maulella established firm roots in the NYC rock music scene of the 80's and 90's. Under different band names, they played frequently at famed rock club CBGBs, on the same bill with acts such as They Might be Giants, Raging Slab, Masters of Reality, Johnny Thunders and others. As powerpop quartet The Privates, they were the house band at Great Gildersleeves, where they headlined regularly and also opened up for the Bush Tetras, Eric Johnson and Joe Perry, and were featured in national publications Billboard and Variety and local papers like the The Village Voice. Joe and Anthony played in 90's trio The Hellbenders, piquing the interest of Bruce Springsteen's longtime personal assistant, Terry Magovern. Gordon and Anthony have performed for the past four years as Rubberlegs, an electro duo that has garnered success with two CD releases, live shows at CBGB, Sullivan Hall, Crash Mansion, The Knitting Factory and Arlene's Grocery, and tour dates in upstate New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Now reunited with Joe as The Wavos, they are unstoppable, pumping out new recordings and pounding the east coast with electrifying live shows.
Thanks for adding GOTHOS! Don't miss Gothic Superstition, Friday the 13th at 10:30pm, a night of goth-rock classics designed to rattle your cage. At The National Underground, 159 E. Houston St., NYC, in the basement lounge.
Thanks for the amazing show at our wedding! You guys were so full of energy and entertainment and all of our guests agreed! It was hard to keep people off the dance floor
Cheers to a talented group of musicians!
Thank you again for all that you have done to make our wedding day as memorable as it was.
You can now buy the CD, That Hole Belongs To Me, directly from my MySpace page. Just click on the BUY NOW button under the CD cover and it will take you to PayPal.
Aloha and thank you for including us in your circle of friends. Please accept our respects and a heartfelt "mahalo" to you for giving the world your beautiful sweet sounds ~ Namaste Sweet Soul. Wishing you well, A, Bia & Dee LaBorte for “Spirit Soul & Friends”
THE WAVOS!!! ALLO LOVES!!! HOW WONDERFUL FOR US TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNE HERE!! THE DEGREES OF SEPARATION ARE CERTAINLY BREAKING DOWN!! WE WISH YOU GOD'S BLESSINGS AND PROSPERITY IN ALL YOUR CURRENT AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS!!! YOU'RE A PART OF OUR CONSTELLATION, BABY YOU'RE A STAR!! PEACE, LOVE & STARS*, ALWAYS & IN ALL WAYS, CONSTELLATION******
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