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| Anew Revolution guitarist Jay Frederick photo credit Angela Villand |
We finally found out what it means! The band's bassist, Frankie Salvaggio says, "ANEW comes from starting anew from our previous bands." Makes perfect sense, with Frankie & drummer Rob Urbani having played with Slaves on Dope and ANR vocalist Joey Duenas coming from the band Unloco.
Why did they title their latest CD IMERICA?
I like the name of their sophomore release and so does everyone else that has discussed this album with me! It has a nice "ring" to the title, I can't explain it any other way...and it just seems perfect. "Imerica is a reflection of what we've seen, heard and experienced along the way over the last few years," Frankie explains. "This country has seemingly turned into an " I " society instead of a 'We, The People.' Ipod, Ipad, Iphone; we are a narcissistic nation." Now it makes even MORE sense!
Make a CD, spend years Touring, Touring. Make another CD, more touring...
After an impressive and fair success with the release of RISE in 2008 and an unbelievable, almost relentless tour-after-tour era, they recorded IMERICA shortly before guitar player Shaun Stockton's departure.Through a friend (Wake the Light's Steve Augustyn) they found Jay Frederick, and they've been hitting clubs all over the nation in 2011, currently on tour with Saliva, Filter and Kyng. They are heading your way so check out the tour dates HERE. Madison's gonna get a face-full of Imerica when Anew Revolution hits the stage, for the 2nd consecutive year, at the annual JJO BandCamp on July 30, 2011. This year, however, ANR is playing the MAIN STAGE!
Lineup Changes...
If, like me, you saw ANR before Jay joined the band (and Shaun was still aboard), you might also have been apprehensive about the "new lineup.". No one ever really can say what's going to happen when a new member climbs aboard a band you already liked. For some bands, they are very fortunate and it clicks, leaving a good-sized consensus of approval and for others, it burns before it even crashes, failing miserably or dividing the fan-base in half. But I can tell you this; all it took for me, (and everyone that I know here in WI that has seen ANR since Jay joined) was one LIVE show. We were SOLD. We knew instantly...Jay Frederick is a seamless fit to the foundation and atmosphere of this band and he eased into the music with that "familiarity" that my friends and I were astonished at, quite honestly. It was as if Jay has always been there and now that he is, it feels and looks like (when they're performing live) he belongs there for good!
Guitarist Jay Frederick...
We were very fortunate to spend some time going over some very interesting things with Anew Revolution's latest addition to their family, Guitarist Jay Frederick. From his humble beginnings with playing air guitar in his skivvies to touring the nation with a signed band in venues small and large, Jay shares stories about how he learned to play on his dad's classic guitar, balanced being a nerd in school with winning Wrestling matches, & even tells us a few humorous, intimate details little about his band mates.