Yolanda Thomas is no stranger to
Rock n’ Roll, ever since she can
remember she’s been drawn to the
sound of screaming guitars, black
jeans and hair products. The late
nights of hedonism and raw
expression that the genre is famous
for have left a deep imprint on
Yolanda and sent her on a quest… to
make some of the best Rock music
she can. Armed with her band ‘The
Stolen Boys’ they have been playing
the regular haunts of Sydney &
Melbourne for quite some time now
and it’s paid off as they are getting
some great feedback and their
material has been received with open
arms and flying hair.
Before embarking on her own
projects she has sung backing vocals
for among others PowderFinger,
Wendy Matthews and Vanessa
Amorosi. Yolanda has also
choreographed for MTV, Video Hits,
Music Max. Her live performances
have been played on Channel 10,
The Music Jungle and Foxtel’s Aurora
channel.
With one EP ‘Lock Up Your Sons’
already under her belt it seems that
Yolanda is the one behind bars this
time. ‘Left Me Doing Time’ is a Rock
masterpiece that surpasses anything
she’s done before. The four tracker
includes a guitar driven rocker
“Fragile Girl” with some serious
lead solos from Luke Cuerden that
leave you hungry more. The title
track “Left Me Doing Time” has a
strong vocal presence that
showcases Yolanda’s range and
craft, perfectly backed up with
some ridiculously good playing by
Joseph Calderazzo. “Lock Up Your
Sons” is a favourite that appeared
on Yolanda’s previous release, but
this new production with the
formidable rhythm section of Dave
Kirby (drums) and Matt Hunter
(bass), really brings it into it’s own.
And although “Oh Lover” appears
to be a much more sultry affair with
some weeping guitar work, the
dark lyric content reveals another
story.
Further a field, Yolanda has been
an L.A Music Award winner not
once but twice! and her love of the
USA took her back last year for the
mastering of ‘Left Me Doing Time’
EP in New York by Tom Coyne from
Sterling Sound, who also recently
mastered Pinks latest album
“Funhouse”. The album was mixed
and produced on home shores by
the legendary Anton Hagop, who
won an ARIA for engineering
Silverchair’s “Diarama”. The sound
is polished and well produced but
still gritty and doesn’t stray from
her roots and honest energy that
defines her style.
This year the engines are firing for
Yolanda & The Stolen Boys with live
performance dates filling up and a
promotional tour scheduled to
promote ‘Left Me Doing Time’. Keep
an eye on the radar and an ear to
the radio because you are going to
hearing a lot from this band from
now on!
CLICK to buy Yolanda's first CD "Lock up your sons" from CDBABY *US$10.00 This 7 track hardcopy includes a multimedia bonus with pictures/bio, full video of "breaking in Hollywood" live and more.
**Yolanda is famous for a fiery onstage energy that almost knocks an audience off its feet. Songs of heartache and passion take you on a rollercoaster journey and have helped make her an award winning songwriter, recently winning 2 L.A Music Awards.
Performing her brand of "chick/rock" at legendary venues such as Arlene's Grocery & CBGB's in New York and The Knitting Factory in L.A, she has also worked as a backing vocalist for Wendy Matthews and Powderfinger. Her band ‘The Stolen Boys’ include guitar legends Peter Northcote and Joseph Calderazzo.
** Yolanda was featured on 'ROAD TO ROCKSTAR' on Fox8 hosted by Lowie from 2DAYFM, gaining her a national audience.
** Yolanda was the understudy to Danni Minogue's Rizzo in GREASE the Arena Spectacular, including a solo song, with minimum crowds of 10,000 in Australia and 40,000 in New Zealand.
**A passionate performer with proven strength as a vocalist choreographer & songwriter.
Hi my Family, Friends and Work Colleagues, Please Vote one last time for Benjamin semi-finalist "C" www.vaig.com.au also if you can get a few others to vote that would be greatly appreciated. Remember you are helping Benjamin Win a $26,000 Photoshoot in Paris and you will be in the draw to Win a trip for 2 to Paris. With much thanks, Benjamin Voting ends 28th nov midnight!
Hi that’s cool to support us, and welcome in our electric universe for a good amount of rock'n'roll energy…We hope that we can count on you to spread the news…if you have any questions we’re here for you, don ‘t hesitate…And see you soon…Rock n roll is the way ;)
Hi that’s cool to support us, and welcome in our electric univers for a good amount of rock'n'roll energy…We hope that we can count on you to spread the news…if you have any questions we’re here for you, don ‘t hesitate…And see you soon…Rock n roll is the way ;)
No I haven't heard of kings, queens and fairytales but I take your word for it they're good!! No need for me to piss myself...but I will try and make it to your gig on the 28th.
Hey man! You live in Sydney yea? Just wanted to let you kno about our gig coming up on This Sunday. It’s at the Factory Theatre in Sydney on Victoria Road, We go on stage @ 8pm and we’re sharing the stage with a massive band called Enspier! Tickets are $18 thru us and $22 on the door. If we play well enough we get put on the list to go play festivals in Germany and its totally dependant on crowd voting. So please come down and help us show the world our music!! Thanks so much for your support thus far mate! Nath [Pure Heir]
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Hi Yolanda, I wanted to let you know that the Alien Graffiti "Lyrics-to-Song" project is ending with the third song built around the lyrics by Mike "Bass" Geren. If you enjoyed the first two songs, you may also want to listen to the final project song called "If You Were A Song".
The widget on my profile includes all 3 songs of the project which initially started on August 14th as "Your Lyrics + My Music = OUR SONG!" (see blog):
- Crazy Hat (Lyrics by Tiffanie Stevenson - posted on August 15th) - The Strangers Face (Lyrics by Jamie Watson posted on September 13th) - If You Were A Song (Lyrics by Mike "Bass" Geren sent on September 14th)
It was a honor to write the songs!
I thank you for your support and interest in this project!
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