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Rose Hill Drive CD Release Party @ Fox Theater June 24th
Written by www.rosehilldrive.com   
Wednesday, 28 November 2007

In celebration of their new album, "Moon is the New Earth", Rose Hill Drive is taking care of its own, by hooking up their hometown with discounted tickets or a free CD with a ticket purchase! See end of article for these special prices.

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Photos by John Davisson

It can be said that a true artist can only be judged by its live abilities. Rose Hill Drive took this maxim and put it to the test before ever releasing an album. The band built an enormous underground fan base with thrilling live shows, with lyrics that connect, and with a completely earnest approach. It’s a re-awakening of the spirit of music that motivates this band, and Rose Hill Drive’s spiritual connection with its congregation remains unparalleled. This organic and grass roots process has let the fans and then the music business come to them. It’s very important to the band that it happened in that order – music first, business later.

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Photo by Doug Mortensen
Combining rock and blues with modern touches and clever arrangements, Rose Hill Drive thrives off of high energy and remaining unpredictable. On stage you never know what the band is going to do next, and this attitude has been injected into its first album. You have well-crafted rock songs, yet very challenging and epic songwriting. It's not uncommon for them to go from a driving 3-minute song to an epic 9-minute song. Written by all three band members, produced by Rose Hill Drive and Nick DiDia (who has worked with artists such as Rage Against The Machine and Pearl Jam) and recorded in January 2006 at Southern Tracks in Atlanta, Georgia, their self-titled debut effort was done the way the music should be done - no pro tools, no auto-tuning, no studio tricks, but just pure, raw energy straight to tape.

After forming in high school in Boulder, Colorado, Rose Hill Drive became one of the most sought-after live bands garnering respect from critics and reverence from its peers. And it's no secret that this band has been the talk of some legendary musicians. Rose Hill Drive has done dates with The Black Crowes, Robert Randolph, Wilco, Queens Of The Stone Age, and also performed at Bonnaroo, Red Rocks, Austin City Limits, and the Warped Tour. Even Van Halen requested Rose Hill Drive to open for them. In 2006 and 2007, the band has had the honor of playing as sole support for select dates with The Who and Aerosmith.

Rose Hill Drive consists of brothers Jake and Daniel Sproul and friend Nathan Barnes.

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Photo by Lisa Siciliano
Rolling Stones Magazine 10 Artists to Watch : Rose Hill Drive's debut sounds like it was buried in a time capsule in 1974. Their stripped-down yet highly frenzied music has drawn frequent comparisons to Cream and Led Zeppelin -- but the group is growing weary of labels. "The whole new retro-band thing is getting a little old," says Daniel.

Keeping to his Boulder roots, Daniel keeps it real;  "From observing certain people and watching interactions and stuff, it's like the most important thing is to stay humble. And not to go to that level where you think you are a star or better than any other human... There's a lot of stuff that takes the cake. Opening up for the Mule and being able to play with Warren was just like, "What the fuck is this? How the fuck did that happen?" Playing with the Crowes when Steve Gorman got back with the band. That was pretty amazing, one of those "holy shit" moments."

Doors/Show: 8:00 PM / 9:00 PM 

Ages: All Ages

Tickets: Adv - Show Only $14.00    Day of Show - Show Only $17.00, Adv - Show + CD! $22.00    Day of Show - Show + CD! $25.00





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