At “Heaven Can Wait” in NYC On October 13th, 2023
Written by Stephen Moss / New Rock City
“Never meet your heroes,” is a proverb that can be traced all the way back to Marcel Proust, a French Novelist from the early 1900s. That proverb is still echoed down to this day. Thankfully, there are some influential bands who come along, and not only do they make great music, but they are also generally great people.
Case in point, The Dollyrots. They are a husband and wife team who have been a band since the year 2000. The Dollyrots have had a ton of success, filled with amazing milestones, including, but not limited to, being seasoned pros on The Vans Warped Tour, having multiple songs appear on national TV shows and commercials, and even being signed on Joan Jett’s record label.
On Friday, October 13th, 2023, they released their 8th studio album on their own label, Arrested Youth Records. To celebrate, that night they had an album release party at a venue called Heaven Can Wait in New York City. Before the concert, they had a special VIP acoustic set and a meet and greet.
The Dollyrots are so committed to their fans. They hang out before and after the show and Kelly (the lead singer and bassist) even has a jacket that she lets all her fans sign.
During the album release party, they had their two kids come out on stage and be part of the show. The kids helped play music, told jokes, and performed yo-yo tricks to which added a youthful flair. It’s quite refreshing to see such a loving family who go above and beyond to form a real connection with their fans.
The new album is called, “Night Owl,” and it’s exactly what you would expect from a Dollyrots album. The band describes it this way, “It’s 13 tracks of bubblegummy, sunshiny, angsty, crunchy, sweet, goodness!” Even though I personally love angry, loud, and fast paced punk… there’s something so unique and captivating about The Dollyrots that it makes you want to smile and jump around as they play their style of punk.
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Photo Gallery form The Dollyrots performance below. Photography all rights reserved by Stephen Moss / New Rock City, exclusive for the S.L.R. Magazine.
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