J Roddy Walston & The Business - Hail Mega Boys

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March 27, 2007 |

When it comes to pure, unadulterated rock music, there aren’t nearly enough bands these days that do it the way J Roddy does. Roddy and his bandmates got their start in the dirty south, bouncing around to Tennessee bars playing their songs. The live aspect of their show has always been an easy sell, many that catch the band live become instant fans, as the energy and downright fun the band is having on stage is quite contagious. The band later moved together to the Baltimore area, and have since built up an even bigger following locally and regionally.
Until now though, the band hasn’t been able to really translate the live energy into a recorded disc. EP’s have been recorded and “CDR’d” by the band to sell at shows, to give people a reminder of the great live show they witnessed, but a proper full length was always waiting in the wings. Well, the full length album is here now, and it’s certainly worth the wait. The album, “Hail Mega Boys” is a long thought out, often analyzed piece of art. The songs are boozy rock numbers, carefully constructed lyrical gems with scream out loud choruses.

I still maintain that these guys are one of the best kept secrets in the unsigned department right now. And the new album is a total DIY effort as well. The guys have become their own record label in an effort to see what they can do with this piece of work on their own. So far, they have already sold way more albums than expected, and have just begun to hit the road to support it. J Roddy Walston and the Business will be performing here in Cincinnati twice in the next 5 weeks, the first of which is this thursday @ The Comet in Northside. This is a free show and take it from me, these guys will leave you reeling. Here is an excellent song from the new record, “Hail Mega Boys.”

Purchase the album right now here……

J Roddy Walston & The Business - I’ll Tell You What
More tour dates below.

Mar 29 2007

8:00P

The Comet (w. The Sheds)

Cincinnati, Ohio

Mar 30 2007

7:00P

Thirsty Thurday’s (w. Ballroom Dancing)

Cleveland, Tennessee

Mar 31 2007

9:00P