Welcome to the official Sunshine Riot website! Sunshine Riot is one of Boston's most celebrated rock acts. With a live show that delivers searing music and incredible energy, this old school get-up-and-go-wild rock and roll foursome has established itself as one of the premier bands in the North East's vibrant music scene. A potent mix of punk cool and pop hooks, their undeniably original blend of punk, country and blues promises to make Sunshine Riot one of your new favorite bands. |
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East Coast Tour Dates Being Released
Stay tuned - some up, more to come!
Love. Jonny Reading is for losers: From Writer Jeff Sullivan
Yeah so, I'm sorry. We haven't been keeping up with the blog. Sue us. But really if you wanted to see how we were doing, you would've come out to a show, so, either way, fuck it. I don't think anyone really reads anyway right?
Anyway, I just wanted to say, if you're reading this, that's awesome. We've been up to some pretty fucking cool stuff. The music is becoming something that really hits me, and I can tell the other guys are really struck by it as well. There's just something there that wasn't before, some real emotion that I can't really put my finger on. Anyway I'm droning on. The album is finally coming at a reasonable pace, and should be out by the end of the world(discounted price, we'll have to sell em quick bitches!) and it will be nearly as awesome. We're playing middle east again, third time this year at the downstairs. I'm enamoured with that place, there's just something amazing about it, i don't know, i wish I was a writer and could explaiin it to you. Oh shit! I am a writer! You know when you're a kid and you have that magical place? For me it was the toy train museum. I was horriblely obsessed with trains, especially steam engines, and that place was just my mecca. Everyone has a place like that, a favorite bar, a special space, something, and the middle east downstairs is slowly becoming that (for me at least). Hope to see you there Till then, keeping thinkin, keep drinking, and get into a fight. -Jeff P.S. Carl's voice is an act of God. New Song
New Song: Elizabeth Stone
New Show Just Announced - Sat June 18 w/ TAB The Band & Baylock!
Hey Gang,
We're thrilled to announce a new date on our one night providnce RI tour. Our good friends TAB The Band (www.TabTheBand.com) and Baylock (myspace.com/baylockmusic) will be joining us Saturday June 18 @ Firehouse 13 in Providence RI for a night of loud rock, warm people, and cheap booze. The party starts @ 9, so get there early and have a little summer time fun with us! TAB the band is an incredible rock act on North Street Records. They've played with the likes of STP, Modest Mouse, Marcy Playground, Aerosmith, and more. Baylock is one of the most exciting bands to come out of Providence in a long time. They put on a tremendous live show that duses elements of reggae, rock, and indie. More details to come. - Jonny New Songs = New Life
So talk about a busy last couple months for Sunshine Riot ?!? Here it is monday after a weekend in the studio and might I say that what this new material along with some revised works has just brought a breath of fresh air for us. Finally getting to record Old Soul Blues was a beautiful thing. From the moment of creation I felt that the song was a wonderful new direction for the band to head in. Between Mr. Ortons haunting lyrics and the overall ghostly vibe to the guitar I feel we really out did ourselves. If anything the song proves all you need is a simple idea and little bit of time. It was interesting to say the least to go from this nice slow powerful song to the upbeat demands of Boxcar Cowboy - but were Sunshine Riot we cant be sad all the time! Boxcar not only blew our wonderful producers mind but the end result captured every ounce of energy that we put into creating it. The dance beat pattern to deafening over driven guitar, it has proven to be a favorite to not only us but to everyone that would listen to it. One eight hour session - two fantastically different songs. Great time had by all.
Off to Blazes to play a good old hometown sorta show with the boys from Chowda and Ghost of Otis. Then return to one of our favorite sites - The Middle East with TAB the Band and the Rhode Island favorites Fairhaven.Talk about a night of energy and creativity. Both shows worked out beautifully and reminded us that our hard work is actually paying off. Not to mention our wonderful fans who are there with us through everything. Not only have we been asked back to Blazes but we are also booked for the Middle East downstairs. Jonny said it best in his text to the band - " Welcome to the big leagues boys." And how can I forget this past weekend in the studio again with George. The aim was to attack Rags to Pearl and then go after Sweet Kerosene. I must admit that it took me a couple takes to really get the drums together for Rags. I cant explain it - its not the first time weve recorded it , infact it was the third time weve done it so maybe my sense of confidence got the best of me. Five takes later and a couple cigarettes we got it down only to have the rest of the band fly through there tracks. Oh well - what was to come of the song was well worth the effort. Between the added Piano and gritty bass we managed to accomplish a totally original version of the song that has been dying to show its ugly face. Half way through it was time for Sweet Kerosene and I came at it with a sick case of vengeance. George said the first take was it but due to my superstition I never take the first take . George was nice enough to let me give it another crack with the rule that if it wasnt better then the first it was over and I had to throw in the towel. So I kicked the songs ass the second time around and both Nick and George told me that I had nailed it and there was no topping it. Shakes 1 - Nerves 0. It felt good as a drummer who puts his heart and soul into every movement to have a man whose made a living with music ( as well as a man who only compliments me with sarcasm ) tell me that I had surprised them. What ended up coming out of Nicks soloing was perfect. The highs and lows of the song move swimmingly to Jonnys painful lyrics and the bass chugging by Swamp Thing sewed the song together. The song has this passive aggressive sense of rage makes you question self worth as much as it makes you see the beauty in life . So how did we do ? I think the direction Sunshine Riot is heading in is the right one - what say you? Are our days of teen angst and three chord punk rock fuck you and the horse you rode in on songs more your thing? Or is this group of four guys who have no business writing beautiful music actually writing heart driven - rock oriented with a slap of country type mature music ? As for me , and I'm only the drummer, the last two months has brought a sense of new life to Sunshine Riot that we were desperately reaching out for and maybe that is why our music has taken the angle that it has. We've always known we wanted it - and now this Sunshine Riot version 2.0 is done with waiting for things to happen and finally MAKING them happen. 2011 is the year of Sunshine Riot - I can feel it. - Brian 'Shakes" Tvelia Drums New Songs!!!!!
You heard him!
shows shows shows
Alrighty, we got this great gig with Chowda bob says and Ghost of Otis/Bomb Strapped Chest. I can't fucking wait. I used to chill with tgoo all the time back in the day, and although I cant remember half of it(great pot had they) they're fuckin bitchin. Sweet guitars, sweet bari sax, and sweet fuckin William S. Burroughs type poetry. This guys are awesome. And, oh yeah, did I mention we're playing too? its like an orgy in your ears, just you wait Rhode Island, just you wait....
We're playin in Boston too, on the 20th up at the middle east, with WBRU rock hunt winners FAirhaven(got the better timespot though HAHAHA!), build a machine(who fuckin rock btw) and Tab the band, who has played with Stone Temple Pilots and Aerosmith. This should be a fuck ass bitch of a show. See you there and sometime in Feb we will be playing Chowda's cd release party, would have been this month, but they're finding out how much studios suck. Anyway, that show will be with metal band Acer Rose, and that should be fun too. We're shooting for the Ruins in Prov, so we'll keep you posted. -Jeff, the motherfucking bassist P.S. High school reunion tonight. I'm going naked. Whoah, what's a web log?
Yeah, its been a while, but here's the skinny:
We've just returned from a weekend of shows, one in manhatten and one in warwick. Both went swimingly, and have gotten us ins in each area. We''ve been in the studio for what seems like all summer. We've got two songs completely mastered, and four more on the way. It's almost like giving birth, but more of a mental pain of playing the same songs for what seem like a hellish eternity. But anyway, they'll be done by feb at the latest. Anyway, we've got a middle east show coming up on jan 20th, and hope to see you all there. There are other shows in the works, but no stable dates as of yet. We'll keep you posted. also: contact Jeff if you want one of our new tshirts. They're bitchin, and we'll have hoodies soon as well. hell of a show
we love the middle east, and loved playing there tonight. fucking awesome venue, awesome crowd, hell of a line up, and free drinks. fuck yeah. don't worry though, i know some of you working fucks who won't come out on a sunday might've missed it, BUT we'll be at club Church soon, and ya'll can catch up with us then. Drink hard, fuck quick and listen to Sunshine Riot.
your sweetest friend -nick Recording recording recording
So yeah , we're going into the studio this sat to put some new tracks down. For all those who have been at our shows lately, Gun Hill Road and Surely Temple are the two we're going to be focusing on. you guys have been loving em since we started playin em and we feel they best represent our playing so far. So we're going to brookline to record, sorry nighttrain studios, you just weren't doin it for us.
Anyway, we hope to see you guys at our next show, we're doin a weekend bonanza, starting in New York on March 27 and then coming back to Boston for the 28th. hope to see all you guys there! 
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