Rocko Dorsey (playing Taste of Syracuse 6/7!)

About Me

Hailing from Upstate NY the three members of Rocko Dorsey are not a group of guy's trying to scare you, they want you to be scared of what you might miss. Combining an in-your-face live show with catchy melodies, tight arrangements, and the return of guitar solos, their mission is to entertain the audience by any means necessary. Drawing comparisons to acts such as: Jimmy Eat World, Green Day, The Living End, and The Clash the band has created a sound that is both familiar and completely unique. Although Rocko Dorsey is appealing to those who look for an image first, it is their substance that sets them apart. Forming in 1998 with a simple love for music, Rocko Dorsey has grown into their life's work. With a keen mind for business as well as music the band now averages over 100 shows a year all of which are self booked and promoted. With a won't take no for an answer attitude, the band has played this year alone with Australia's The Living End (Adeline/Reprise Records), The Lashes (Capitol Records), Moth (Hey Domino), Wheatus (Montauk Mantis), Th' Legendary Shack Shakers (Yep Roc), Murder By Death (East West) and many others. With such a broad resume and list of influences it's guaranteed that you won't walk away without new hope for rock and roll.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/21/2004
Band Website: myspace.com/rockodorsey
Band Members: Rocko Dorsey- Guitar, Lead Vox / D.D. Mancuso-Drums, Backing Vox / Jeff Walker -Bass, Backing Vox
Influences: The Living End, Jimmy eat world, Butch Walker, the Clash and Pissed off Bands from Boston
Sounds Like: Rock and Roll without the Pretense
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Taste of Syracuse Saturday!

Hosted By: Rocko Dorsey (playing Taste of Syracuse 6/7!) When: Saturday Jun 07, 2008 at 9:00 PMWhere: Subcat Studios/Aux Records StageClinton Square (Downtown)Syracuse, NY 13202United StatesDescriptio...
Posted by Rocko Dorsey (playing Taste of Syracuse 6/7!) on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:00:00 PST

Taste of Rocko in Syracuse

Hello everyone, I just wanted to remind all of you in the Upstate NY area to come out to Taste of Syracuse this Sat night and see your freinds Rocko Dorsey on the Sub Cat main stage. New Merch will be...
Posted by Rocko Dorsey (playing Taste of Syracuse 6/7!) on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:09:00 PST

Rocko Dorsey tour with rapper T-Pain

Exciting news out of the Rocko Dorsey camp today, we have agreed to terms with grammy award winner T-Pain and a sample from our song "Across the Sea" will be featued on his new single "I Gotsta get wi...
Posted by Rocko Dorsey (playing Taste of Syracuse 6/7!) on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:05:00 PST

Reel Big Fish and RD April 24th Ithaca NY

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that Reel Big Fish (and of course your friends Rocko Dorsey) will be playing at the Haunt in Ithaca on April 24th. Also as a special treat the Pilfers wi...
Posted by Rocko Dorsey (playing Taste of Syracuse 6/7!) on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:11:00 PST

Happy Holidays from Rocko Dorsey!

Hey everyone, happy holidays! I know we haven't posted too many updates as of late but rest assured we have been taking some time to put together some great shows for 2008 and we've been laying d...
Posted by Rocko Dorsey (playing Taste of Syracuse 6/7!) on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:06:00 PST

Rocko Dorseys Boston Weekend!

Hosted By: Rocko Dorsey When: Saturday Nov 10, 2007 at 9:00 PMWhere: Tommy Doyle's96 Winthrop StreetCambridge, Massachusetts|22 02138United StatesDescription:Rocko Dorsey Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Rocko Dorsey (playing Taste of Syracuse 6/7!) on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:28:00 PST

Ithaca show this Sunday NOVEMBER 4TH!

For some reason the myspace isn't posting that our Nov 4th show with th* Legendary Shack Shakers in Ithaca NY is at Castaways located at 413-415 Taughannock Blvd. This is going to be a great sho...
Posted by Rocko Dorsey (playing Taste of Syracuse 6/7!) on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:33:00 PST

Rocko in Ithaca Thursday!

Hosted By: Rocko Dorsey When: Thursday Oct 04, 2007 at 9:00 PMWhere: The Haunt702 Willow Ave Ithaca, NY 14850United StatesDescription:Rocko Dorsey Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Rocko Dorsey (playing Taste of Syracuse 6/7!) on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:58:00 PST

Fall= Recording. New music coming soon!!!!

I hate to say it, but Fall is here. The days are shorter, the nights are colder, and some trees (which I think are defective and not quite on time) are already starting to lose their leaves. Anot...
Posted by Rocko Dorsey (playing Taste of Syracuse 6/7!) on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:40:00 PST

Across the Sea the Video now up!

Our brand new video for "Across the Sea" off of the somewhere better EP has just been uploaded to myspace videos as well as you tube so check it out and let us know what you think! Cheers, D.D. the li...
Posted by Rocko Dorsey (playing Taste of Syracuse 6/7!) on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:05:00 PST