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Rocky Graziano

Lullabyes sung alone sound just like the blues

About Me

To some, music is a temple. A foundation. The ground beneath your feet, the air in your lungs. To others, music is background noise. Hums and chatter that fade in and out of everyday life. I am SOME as opposed to others.

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Member Since: 2/3/2006
Band Website: rockygraz.com
Influences: Joe Strummer, Tom Waits, Counting Crows, Elvis Costello, Lisa Romano, Prince, Richard Ashcroft, Chris Cornell, U2, Alan Morphew, David Gray, Pete Yorn, Robbie Williams, Train, The Cure, Pearl Jam, Nick Cave, Ryan Blakeman, Johnny Cash, Incubus, G N'R, Paul Westerberg, Echo & the Bunnymen, Bush, The Reuben James, Jeff Buckley, John Prine, Wilco, Mike Ness, Brian Eno, Zero 7, Andrew Wood, Minibar, Stereophonics, Violent Femmes, Ryan Adams, Radiohead, Bright Eyes
Sounds Like: 'It's Only Thunder' w/Alan Morphew 13-Sep-07 Cafe Acoustic, St. Joseph, MO'Map of My Bones' w/Alan Morphew 13-Sep-07 Cafe Acoustic, St. Joseph, MO2006 video for 'Ferris Wheel'Get MySpace Layouts from nUCLEArcENTURy .COM OR create your own using MySpace profile editor !!!
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Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Liars, Doubters and $hit-talkers....

...and you know who you all are....GET A REAL LIFE!Don't settle for an online MySpace/Facebook/cyberworld identity.As my Mom would say if she were still alive....'go DO something!'If you have a real o...
Posted by Rocky Graziano on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:12:00 PST

Article in Utica OD

The following article appeared in the Utica Observer Dispatch on Jan 3, 2008. Thanks again to Cassaundra Baber! Submitted photoRocky Graziano has been crating recording the production opportunities f...
Posted by Rocky Graziano on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:38:00 PST

The truth about Halloween...

October 31st. Halloween. Costumes, Jack o' lanterns, trick or treat, bonfires. Some people see it as a harmless children's celebration. And it is&.Now. The history of Halloween, however, dates back ...
Posted by Rocky Graziano on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:38:00 PST

If youre going to try...

If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs. And maybe your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four day...
Posted by Rocky Graziano on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:17:00 PST

The Bourbon Mothers

This past August 24th was my CD release party for my latest CD 'Simple & Cold' at the Devereux in downtown Utica, NY. I assembled a band to play my music for the first time ever. That includes son...
Posted by Rocky Graziano on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:22:00 PST

No More Drama

You gotta love drama, don't you? It sells movies, television shows, and even theater tickets. It wins Oscars, Emmys and Tonys. But it also ends friendships and creates rifts. Sometimes in the form of...
Posted by Rocky Graziano on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:30:00 PST

Id Like That....

So yeah, I was thinkin' about relationships and it occurred to me that I figured out the key to a relationship and how to make it work. When you first meet somebody, you find out they like you first ...
Posted by Rocky Graziano on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:21:00 PST

A Classic 'Poo' Story. . .

This still brings tears to my eyes 2 years later. I originally penned this March 23, 2005, and I did the exact same thing this afternoon, with the exception of the messy result. Warning: Not for the f...
Posted by Rocky Graziano on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:57:00 PST

Friends, Wine and Music with Ember and Lyndell

Once again, Nick and Jennifer Katona have opened their wonderful hearts and home to out of town artists, and brought some amazing music and performers to the Melodic Revolution. On Monday, March 26th,...
Posted by Rocky Graziano on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:55:00 PST

New Material on the Way

I recently took a drive up North to Watertown, New York, armed only with my guitar, my notepad, my camera and a large Dunkin Donuts coffee, in need of some inspiration. Took some pics along the way an...
Posted by Rocky Graziano on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 01:19:00 PST