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2905 Patterson Ave.
Richmond, VA
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Riverside Odds:
Formed in 2013 by RW Hellborn and Matty Cobra along with original bassist Tim Phy, Riverside Odds instantly made a name for themselves in the Philly punk community with their signature blend of fast and heavy punk-meets-blues riffs and an energetic stage presence.
With the 2015 release of their first album ‘Let The Mayhem Begin’ Riverside Odds continued to expand their fanbase and began supporting national and international acts.
Riverside Odds would embarked on their first US tour supporting the V8 Wankers on a 4-week cross-country tour from New York to California in 2016, then in 2017 an east coast tour and the release of a 7” split single expanded their reach even farther. 2018 was a milestone year as Riverside Odds signed to Altercation Records, played Warped Tour in Camden, NJ and offered direct support for an increasing number of international touring bands.
Riverside Odds went back into the recording studio for their second full length album titled ‘Get Into It’ in 2019 working with Eddie Spaghetti of Supersuckers as producer to help fine tune and elevate their sound. In March of that year the band toured to Texas for SXSW.
RW and Matty spent the majority of 2020 writing what would become their third album, ‘Punching Above Our Weight’, once again working with Eddie Spaghetti as producer. The album was recorded in Los Angeles at 64Sound and worked with Jorge Disguster (The Hangmen, Greg Antista & The Lonely Street) on drums, while Eddie himself played bass on the album, along with several guest appearances by Jimmy James (The Hangmen, Junkyard) and Will Walden (Rod Gator) on guitars, and Lisa Kekaula (The BellRays) adding guest vocals on one track. This new arrangement in studio helped the band push their own boundaries and explore more of their rock and roll side than they ever had previously, clearly defining their new direction in sound.
Throughout the band’s history whether it be playing songs about love and loss, or songs of defiance and decadence, Riverside Odds mission has remained the same: To have fun playing Rock-N-Roll with their friends.
Riverside Odds live are:
RW Hellborn – vocals / guitar
Matty Cobra – lead guitar / backing vocals
G. Patrick Poli – bass / backing vocals
Ginger Knight - drums / backing vocals
The Cheats:
Formed in the winter of 2001 from the ashes of Silver Tongued Devil, The Cheats decided to create the kind of band that was lacking in their hometown of Pittsburgh, PA – an old-fashioned, late-70’s-style punk rock ‘n roll band. Led by vocalist Todd Porter, aka Todd Cheat - former frontman of Silver Tongued Devil (People Like You/Century Media) and Eviction (Metal Blade), the ever evolving line-up logged many miles on tour, adopting the DIY punk attitude that is crucial to the scene.
Around 2017 the “Pussyfootin/Rockamania” line-up started falling apart as some band members grew tired of living in a van and playing the dirty rock clubs that loved them. This allowed Todd to put together a band of like-minded musicians that loved to road. Since the band now had some national notoriety, he didn’t necessarily have to recruit local musicians. The band now features guitarists from two well known rock towns, Devin Holiday from Atlanta, GA and Rob Senomar from Cleveland, OH.
The new line-up immediately started playing shows and writing songs for a new record. After a few short tours, the band hit the studio in the fall of 2019 to create the new album, “Cussin, Crying N’ Carrying On.” Originally slated for a spring release, due the pandemic it hit stores worldwide on August 14th, 2020.
The Cheats newest release is one of the funnest of all. Its an old school 45 rpm vinyl single that is a part of Screaming Crow Records Action Rock Jukebox series. Side A features a cover of the Bay City Rollers "Rock N Roll Love Letter" back by an even more rockin' track, "Cussin, Crying' N Carrying On." (Yes, that is the title to their previous album, but the song came later.) The large wholed 45 is perfect for those old jukeboxes and comes with a custom 45 adapter, jukebox title card and a couple stickers.
Rough Dose:
3 piece Punk band from Richmond, VA
Members:
Forrest Lucien - Vocals & Guitar (The Unabombers, Opt-Outs, Honor Code)
Charlie "Tripper" Bonet - Drums (Reagan Youth original drummer, Founding member of The Abused, Ghost of Mankind))
Chuck Miners - Bass (ex- The Screws, Little White Pills, Apocolypse Dudes)
