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David Lauria

About Me

For over fifteen years David "D.J." Lauria has been a mainstay in the New England music scene. Here's a partial bio for this graduate of Boston's Berklee College of Music:blues with Professor Harp, James Montgomery, and Black & White; folk with Mary Ann Rossoni; general business with Topaz; the Fleetwood Mac tribute Rumours; countless studio sessions; liturgical music as Contemporary Choir Director at St. Luke's Church in Barrington, RI; thousands of guitar students; and best of all the original rock music of Range of Motion and the D.J. Lauria Band. Look out for the Range of Motion three-cd set, due out this spring.
The first release from the St. Luke's Church Contemporary Choir, Rejoice Tonight is available for purchase from CD Baby and for download from iTunes .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 02/03/2006
Band Website: http://DavidLauria.com
Band Members: David J. Lauria
Influences: Marshall Crenshaw, Elvis Costello, Dada
Sounds Like: Hoodoo Gurus meet Deep Purple.
Record Label: C&D Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Ew.

Imagine for a moment that this guy:  is attending a wedding reception with this woman: Since they're sitting at a table together, it's easy to assume that they aren't actually TOGETHER ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:23:00 GMT

Your dress is lovely, Mrs. Hatfield! Wait, I mean, Mrs. McCoy....

Our 4th wedding for this particular family/friend group - yes    Bartender refused to serve me a glass of ice water because the "bar was closed to get ready for the introductions" - yes...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:57:00 GMT

This was the whole toast...

HTML clipboard    "Uhh, ok.  Everybody shut up.  Yeah.  Alright, so I'm the best man and I just want to say to Ronald and Nancy...  Uhh, you made your f^(kin' bed,...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:12:00 GMT

TravelGate

D & H were on their way to a gig in Monroe, CT which, according to Mapquest, is about a two-hour drive from Providence.  Traffic was heavy but not stop-and-go, and they left with plenty of ti...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:43:00 GMT

Did you ever know that youre my heeeeee-ro?

We kid C, frequently, because it's easy and fun to tweak the boss's nose. However, it's worth pointing out that without him there would be no brides, no horrible toasts to make fun of (and exaggerat...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:21:00 GMT

Oil, lube and check the tires

Overheard in the express elevator at the Biltmore Hotel in Providence, RI:Mom:  "Ok, honey, you'll be getting off at the ninth floor.  Our room is number 968."Twelve-year-old (or so) daughte...
Posted by on Fri, 23 May 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Shout! Shout! Shout at the...?

Ah, "Shout."  I forget; have I ever mentioned "Shout"?  It gets weirder every time we play this thing, and we had a couple of particularly good ones lately. Outdoor gig, on the water:&nbs...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:26:00 GMT

No wheelies on the pool deck, Grandma

Disney-themed wedding cake: yes (Cinderella and Prince Charming)Ben Folds' "The Luckiest" for First Dance:  yes, which makes up for the cakeSubstitute keyboard player:  yes.  Get ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:13:00 GMT

Sibling rivalry

The bride's dance with her father is one of the traditional highlights at a wedding reception.  Most people stop what they're doing to watch, and it usually generates more tears than any other ...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:48:00 GMT

And may their first child be a masculine child

    "Good evening.    "To all of our family; friends; esteemed and honored clergy; visiting dignitaries...  Hello.        "On behalf o...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:50:00 GMT