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The Elevator Parade

About Me

THE ELEVATOR PARADE is Rocco Renzetti's rampaging wooly mammoth of psychedelic noise pop!
Once just a 4 track project, now a full blown live freak-out, Rocco Renzetti's songs are as much influenced by 1960s England and San Francisco psychedelia and soul as the high fuzz noise of Sonic youth/Dinosaur jr era SST. With live sets that have had as many as 11 member orchestras to a 3 man mega fuzz trio, THE ELEVATOR PARADE is about excess in all it's forms!
The band has shared stages with the likes of: ELF POWER/THE GERBILS/OF MONTREAL/ J.MASCIS AND THE FOG/ APOLINAIR RAVE/ SMOG/ BRENDAN BENSON/ CASS MCCOMBS/ OKAY GO/ WASHINGTON SOCIAL CLUB/ as well as countless fantastic Philly bands. Recordings include: "SHE INCLUDES YOU"(2000) and "CHIMES-BELLS-AND-WHISTLES"(2003), as well as the online-exclusive 2006 release of "BYPASS".
Recently, the ELEVATOR PARADE has been busy recording and mixing their upcoming "THE HEADPHONE REVOLUTION" album, as well as assembling a powerhouse lineup of the most ass-kicking indie-rock musicians in the city.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/25/2005
Band Website: This is it baby
Band Members: ROCCO RENZETTI
DAN PUTRINO
ALEC MELTZER
ADAM HERNDON
DAVID POPE
GIANNI BANGKOK
Influences: Psychedelic pop,Noise rock, The Beach Boys,Phil Spector,Albert Ayler, neu!,Captain Beefheart,etc etc
Sounds Like: PSYCHEDELIC-FUZZY-NOISE-SPACE-POP
Record Label: LA CASA FAMILE/AUDIO 67
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Check Us Out On Y-Rock On XPN!

Can you believe it? Someone over there must really like the Parade :)I just found out from a buddy of mine that the fine folks over at Y-Rock On XPN have decide to add Grey Sky Scene to their rotation...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:35:00 GMT

SIX HEADS IS BETTER THAN ONE

So, We have just finished putting together our NEW roster. This one is by far the best yet. In the time since I blah blah blogged last we had the pleasure of  having not only the wonderful JOE BO...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:12:00 GMT

IN JUST A FEW SHORT DAYS

So, I am currently gearing up for the next chapter in THE ELEVATOR PARADE world take-over plot! By this I mean that we will be dragging out the big amps to play this friday in a very small room. THE F...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:49:00 GMT

A BEAUTIFUL EVENING

So, the other night was amazing! I can't even begin to express the thanks and wonder I felt to see so many people in the crowd. We didn't wanna have a show so much as we wanted to have a party...and t...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jan 2006 05:15:00 GMT

DON'T CALL IT A....OH NO WAIT...IT'S A COMEBACK!

So, We have but 5 short days until the return of THE ELEVATOR PARADE! I am super excited for this gig. Normally a gig is a good thing.In that, You show up,load in, drink , see friends, see friend's ba...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:20:00 GMT

HERE IT COMES....

So,this is the blah blah blog I have been waiting to write for some time now!  I am happy to announce that on the 20th of January 2006, we will be hosting THE ELEVATOR PARADE COME BACK SPECIAL!!!...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:46:00 GMT

EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!

So I have been a a new kick this past week or so. That "kick" is STONER ROCK. I have been into bands like the Melvins and Earth for a long long time but, Never really delved deep into the realm of sto...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:30:00 GMT

IT'S ALMOST TIME

So, the band has been working hard in seclusion to try get the whole thing together and i must say...its working! We had a few snags along the way. And by snags I mean that two people just left withou...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:35:00 GMT

MUSIC MUSIC EVERYWHERE......

So, I go through these phases where I get really into something and I can't stop digging it! Right at this moment it is two bands. 1. Dungen They are a fantastic outfit brought to us by the good peopl...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:53:00 GMT

IT'S BEEN SO LONG....I ALMOST FORGET HOW

So, I haven't written a blah blah blog in quite some time. What with all the crazy things happening. Now that the store is open and my life has some order again i feel as though I can begin to communi...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Oct 2005 23:49:00 GMT