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Outlaw grit meets rock ‘n’ roll fire in Rick Monroe and The Hitmen, a band that refuses to be boxed in. With a sound that straddles the line between country swagger and hard-hitting rock, they’ve carved out a lane all their own—and audiences across the country are taking notice.
Their latest single, “Wounds,” just broke into the Top 15 on the SMR (Secondary Market Rock) chart, landing at #15 and proving once again that this band knows how to deliver raw emotion with undeniable power. It’s a track that bleeds truth, echoing the band’s signature blend of soulful storytelling and explosive live energy.
Frontman Rick Monroe is no stranger to the grind, having toured relentlessly across all 50 states and sharing stages with everyone from Eric Church to Aaron Lewis. Backed by The Hitmen—a crew of seasoned road warriors—Monroe’s vision has evolved into a full-throttle sonic force.
Whether they're tearing up a festival stage or pouring it all out in the studio, Rick Monroe and The Hitmen are here to leave a mark. And with “Wounds” making waves at rock radio, it’s clear: this is just the beginning.
Frank Fletcher
RAISED ON THE DIRT ROADS OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA, FRANK FLETCHER IS A STRONG, GENUINE PRESENCE IN COUNTRY-ROCK WITH AUTHENTICITY AS DEEP AS HIS COUNTRY ROOTS. WINDOWS DOWN WITH ROCK N ROLL AND COUNTRY TRACKS SHAKING THE FLOORBOARD, FRANK DRIVES THE LINE OF HEAVY-GUITARS AND A SOUTHERN DRAWL. WITH A SOUND COMPARABLE TO ARTISTS LIKE BRANTLEY GILBERT, JASON ALDEAN AND CODY JINKS, THE COUNTRY BOY KNOWS HOW TO COMMAND A ROOM AND ENGAGE AN AUDIENCE WITH A HIGH-OCTANE, LIVELY SHOW.
DETERMINED TO BE AN ENTERTAINER SINCE JUST FOUR YEARS OLD, FRANK FLETCHER CREATES DYNAMIC, GRIT-FILLED MUSIC ABOUT FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCES, BUILDING AN UNCANNY RELATIONSHIP WITH LISTENERS THROUGH HIS WRITING. AS A SONGWRITER, HE SAYS BEING, “REAL AND PRESENT IN THE MOMENT MAKES FOR A GREAT SONG. SOMETIMES IT IS DIVERSE & GRITTY, SOMETIMES IT IS RAW & UNCOMPLICATED, BUT IT IS ALWAYS WRITTEN WITHIN AUTHENTICITY. THE MELODY IS DECIDED BY THE MOOD AND FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCES WRITE THE WORDS. IT IS A MOMENT IN TIME, I WRITE WHAT I FEEL IN THAT MOMENT.”
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Hailing from upstate NY, Celtic rockers 1916 are an explosive concoction of the modern Irish Punk movement with an original mix of psychobilly which gives 1916 a sound that stands apart from other bands of the genre.
Starting as an acoustic duo in 2006, singer Billy Herring and original drummer Steve LaDue played the traditional Irish ballads of the Dubliners and Wolfe Tones in the local pubs in and around their home-town of Rochester, NY. They decided to call themselves 1916 to get people interested in Irish history. In 2010 they took the music to a new level with the addition of electric guitars, traditional instruments, and a full drum set. Within a few months of trying their new sound, 1916 were opening for the likes of the Dropkick Murphys, 21 Pilots, and New Politics, among other national acts.
On St. Patrick’s Day of 2012, 1916 released their first studio album, A Drop of the Pure, to rave reviews. That same year, 1916 became the first band from Rochester, NY to get their own Pandora station with the addition of their music to the Pandora genome project. With their music now reaching a global audience, the boys would soon gain fans all over the world.
The following year, 1916 released their sophomore album, Stand Up & Fight. This new album, featuring a collection of covers and originals, had a more polished sound than the raw punk feel of A Drop of the Pure. This new full length album also featured more traditional Irish instruments to give the new LP a fun and full sound.
As the band continued to evolve, they kept touring and playing as many shows as possible. With bigger audiences came a larger fan base for 1916 to interact with. The band has always enjoyed hanging out with the crowd both pre- and post- shows.
In November of 2014, the guys went back into the studio to begin recording their third album, Last Call for Heroes. Released in December of 2015, Last Call for Heroes was met with great enthusiasm from critics. Named one of the “best punk albums of 2016,” both home and abroad, the new album appeared to have given the band the momentum they needed to move forward.
Mandolin player Jon Kane joined the band in early 2016, just before the boys hit the road to join Flogging Molly on their Salty Dog Cruise. After a whirlwind spring of touring through the Bahamas and Europe, Jon was just what the band needed as he brought his energetic and fun stage persona into the fold.
The sound had certainly become streamlined and unique, but it wasn’t until 2017 that upright bassist Ryan Hurley would join 1916 to give the band the final integral piece that gives the music its psychobilly flavor. Soon after Ryan joined the band, 1916 further expanded their sound by the addition of accordion player Sam Sarratori to the crew!
Then…Covid hit in 2020. The band had just settled into a groove where they were poised for a northeastern US tour alongside a new live album. All that had to be put on hold indefinitely until further notice. After a year on hold, Billy knew something needed to be done to get momentum going again for his band. With that in mind, he packed up and moved to Nashville TN in order to give the music of 1916 more visibility. It was around this time the band welcomed the thundering drums of Chad Paetznick to take over behind the kit.
1916 has since been picked up by The Label Group/Virgin Music Group for a distribution deal for not only their fifth full length studio album “Revolutions”, but for their sixth LP, titled ‘Conscience of Kings”. This new record is being produced by Grammy Award winning musician & producer Ted Hutt at the legendary Sonic Ranch Studios in El Paso Texas.
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The Scarlet Goodbye, labelled “the most unlikely mash-up in Minnesota Music History”, is the creative combination of Daniel Murphy and Jeff Arundel.
Murphy, pivotal in the launch of both Soul Asylum and the super-group Golden Smog, had stepped away from the game in 2012, after 30 years of recording and touring. A chance meeting with mellow Singer-Songwriter Jeff Arundel led the duo, whose careers spanned the same time frame but had essentially no other resemblance, to start writing and recording.
With the first collaboration, “Paris”, they realized that they were onto something, as Murphy shoved Arundel into a swagger, and Arundel tip-toed Murphy onto revealing some vulnerabilities. Meeting in an attic studio during the Pandemic, Murphy and Arundel fashioned a collection of songs that producer John Fields, who was brought in to mix the record, calls “both timeless and unique, part Rolling Stones and part Townes Van Zandt”.
Over 2022, The Scarlet Goodbye has released three singles and a video to critical acclaim, and has performed on stages large and small, bracing for a January 2023 release of their full-length record “Hope’s Eternal”, on Ingrooves/Universal, via Nashville’s The Label Group.
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A little bit country, a little bit rock n’ roll, this fresh sounding musical menagerie was created through a solid foundation of friendships and shared stages spanning several decades. The Brotherhood claims Scott Wilson (Bassist for Saving Abel), Rick Monroe (Independent National Touring Artist), and Michael Alexander (Entertainment Director for the Crystal Grand Music Theater and Bratfest) as its masterminds.
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