Get your mp3 copy of Dog St. on iTunes!!!! or a physical copy at: http://cdbaby.com/cd/roisecretpeople
Member Since: 8/24/2005
Band Website: coming soon...
Band Members: About the Band:
Mike Roi grew up in Jupiter, South Florida (amazing girls—too many
gators), moved to Philadelphia for a bit (great time, loooong story)
and is now residing in Brooklyn, NY (not enough gators). After
releasing records out of Florida with Brother Grimm (TALES, Canana
Colony), then with his band Roi out of Philadelphia (Pink Swirl e.p.,
Intergalactic Rodeo-available on iTunes), Mike formed "Roi and the
Secret People" with the help of Joe Roullier (guitar,mandolin), Noel
Rockwood (slide guitar), Dose (Drum,Bass), and Dan Ginden(organ, Keys,
Piano).
Noel Rockwood. A New York City native, Noel formed the band The
Snapdragons in 1989. The Snapdragons were a power trio out of Athens,
Ohio. Signed with Atlantic Records in 1991, they released a self-titled
album that year which climbed the college radio charts and received
much critical acclaim. They toured the United States, opening for Soul
Asylum, The Dead Milkmen, and Superchunk. Noel returned to NYC in 1993.
Since then, he has played in such groups as Shiny Mama and The New
Professionals.
Influences: Tom Petty,Nick Cave,16 horsepower,Bowie,Iron Maiden,Neil Diamond,Waylon Jennings,Tragically Hip,Tom Waits,George Jones,Billy Holiday,Neil Young
View Roi and the Secret People's EPK
VISIT
Roi and the Secret People
follow roibo at http://twitter.com
Sounds Like: Roi and the Secret People-Monday
.. "Soaring high, scraping bottom. Talking trash about cars and girls in a voice bigger than Texas. Whispering about fears. These are the vistas Roi visits."
"Growing up in South Florida I was surrounded by the music of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Tanya Tucker — wives, booze, fights, guns, trucks," says Roi of the character dilemmas that infiltrate the album. "All that just kinda stuck in my head… in a little rusty box, so whenever I’m diggin’ in the backyard of my head for lyrics, my shovel has a tendency to hit that box."
-a.d. amorosi-city paper-Philadelphiacheck out the r.S.p.page at-DOG ST.-LIVE- NYC-Arlene's Grocery-12/01/07
"Mike Roi and his group of talented 'Secret People' perform his
original
material with a classic rock sensibility and a southern soul that
reminds us all what is great about rock and roll in America."April Erin Farrell-
Office of the Director
Museum of Arts & Design---
Record Label: Bookings:Roibomusic at- [email protected]
Type of Label: None