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ROCKING HORSE

...when everything else is pop-bullshit.

About Me

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Fusing the soul of the blues, improv of jam music, and the swagger of hard rock, Rocking Horse is a no-frills take, a stripped down approach, and a throwback’s homage to influences such as Soundgarden, The Black Crowes, Gov’t Mule, Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/18/2005
Band Members:
Photo courtesy of JJKei (From L to R) Merlin Yazzie Jr, Jerald Cleveland, Bronson Yazzie
Influences: Gov't Mule, Soundgarden, Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Black Crowes, The Doors, The Allman Brothers Band, Derek Trucks, Greenhaven, Coalition, Fu Manchu, Downplay, Ethnic Degeneration, Swell Chemistry, Native Reign, Existence A.D.
Sounds Like: something you'd want to strip to.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

WHEN INSPIRATION STRIKES...

It's crazy.I was trying to get a little rest tonight, and goddamn, it hit me like waves...and there's really no other way to describe the feeling. it caves in on you. And you're caught literally strug...
Posted by ROCKING HORSE on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:47:00 PST

"ROAD TO BABYLON", SCHOOL’S OUT FEST, THE NEW VENUE, ETC.

First off...let me just say this: By far, this is the best venue on the reservation. WIth theatre-style seating, superb house lighting, a dressing room area, meet and greet room, pre-staging area and ...
Posted by ROCKING HORSE on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:34:00 PST

GUEST-SPOT RECORDING WITH "MONEY".

Well, this past Saturday afternoon was very productive as we tracked guitars for another tight, uptempo tune called Mine Again. Long time friend of the band, Marcellus "Money" drove up from Phoenix-AZ...
Posted by ROCKING HORSE on Mon, 12 May 2008 01:33:00 PST

BABYLON BLISS. PRODUCING. INSPIRATION.

Well first off, thank you, to all the listeners here who've stopped in to check out our latest tune. And a friggin' "HELL YEAH!" to those of you who added it as your profile song. Those who are down, ...
Posted by ROCKING HORSE on Mon, 12 May 2008 01:19:00 PST

@ THE ’9, RECORDING TALKS, AZ-ROCK INVASION.

Well, where do we begin? I guess we should we really thank the host bands Saving Damsels and The Old Main, and their respective front men, JJ Otero and Rod Lacy who organized and headed the entire ev...
Posted by ROCKING HORSE on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:10:00 PST

MAKING THE SPREAD, A LITTLE SOMETHING...

Hey Southwest-fans, hope you got your copy of this previous Saturday's Edition of the Gallup Independent newspaper. We had the treat of sitting down with reporter Karen Francis, who dropped the skinny...
Posted by ROCKING HORSE on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:20:00 PST

RECORDING, BASS CLUSTER-F**K ACTION, A BIT OF MAGIC, ETC.

Greetings, everyone! We've been working like crazy on the recording and all is stellar. Since the drum tracks are now completed, it frees us up a lot more so we can finally pack them up, go out play s...
Posted by ROCKING HORSE on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:09:00 PST

SMOKING THE JOINT...

It'd been some time since playing Flagstaff-AZ. If memory serves me right, the last time we did it up downtown was NYE, circa 1995-ish, back in the day at the Club 111-Mad Italian...I could be wrong, ...
Posted by ROCKING HORSE on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:09:00 PST

HOOWEE!!! ANNA YAZZIE HELL YEAH!!!

Wow! Wild, crazy fun is about all that can sum up this stint. Imagine 3 musicians with road hardened instruments in-hand, over 40 of their favorite songs at their disposal, 10 hours spanning over two ...
Posted by ROCKING HORSE on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:08:00 PST

EDG’s "Bloodland"

The brothers from Kayenta-AZ now have their music waxed. "Bloodland" Check it out!Congrats Billy, and to the entire EDG-crew, you did it! We're behind you all. Hell Yeah! You had a good rockin' show l...
Posted by ROCKING HORSE on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:29:00 PST