JD and the Retroryders, Gardeners Logic

JD and the Retroryders and Gardeners Logic on Friday, October 24 at The Wayfarer in Costa Mesa, CA!

New old stock is hidden treasure from a beloved era. As hungry rock n’ roll fans sift through this current wave of classic rock, wouldn’t it be cool to find a new old stock rock n’ roll band? A group forged from the glory days of rock n’ roll, but making new music, bursting with anthemic hooks, crunchy guitars, searing yet singable guitar solos, soulful lead vocals and dreamy harmonies, and feel-good lyrics? Introducing real-deal rock n’ roll sextet, JD & the RetroRyders, an arena-ready band living in Huntington Beach, California, and consistently releasing prime modern vintage rock n’ roll. “We give off the feel like the older bands because we’ve lived this music—it’s in our DNA,” RetroRyders founder, lead singer and songwriter, co-producer, and rhythm guitarist Joe “JD” DeMeo says.

The six-piece band specializes in the fine art of don’t bore us, get to the chorus” rock n’ roll in the spirit of The Beatles, The Smithereens, Cheap Trick and Tom Petty. “British Invasion meets American Garage Rock.” Each of the band’s songs wafts pure 1960s and 1970s rock n’ roll—you can almost smell the patchouli and naugahyde baked into the music—but each song is also carefully-crafted to be a standalone A-Side smash single with lyrics that offer rock n’ roll transcendence. “We want to be happy pills and uplift people with rock n’ roll,” Joe says.

JD & the RetroRyders has garnered airplay on rock legend Rodney Bingenheimer’s XM Radio’s Underground Garage show, LA’s KLOS and charting in the top 10 of indi stations worldwide (#1 in the UK). They have taken their sweat-soaked live show throughout Southern Califronia, playing The Mint, The Coach House Concert Hall, the House Of Blues, The Viper Room, the Orange County Fair and opening for rock icons such as Doors guitarist Robby Krieger, John Cafferty & The Brown Beaver Band, Pablo Cruise, The Tubes, etc. Featuring tastefully virtuosic lead guitarist and fellow New Yorker Al Lepson; drummer and co-producer Mike Willson and bassist Adrian Sanchez, two top-tier stage and studio musicians; charismatic co-vocalist and harmony vocalist Alie Dikus; and secret weapon Wendy Nazaroff who deepens the band’s groove and textural palette with her percussion and keyboard skills.

Up next, JD & the RetroRyders will continue organically growing its fan base through gigging regularly, releasing a steady flow of top-notch rock n’ roll, and setting its sights on the festival circuit. Along the way, the sextet is wowing anyone who has the good fortune to hear them on the radio or catch a live show. “What success means to me is getting onstage and watching people

who have never heard us or seen us, smiling and grabbing their phones to take pictures and video the show,” JD says. “I live for

that feeling when we know we’ve got em!”

www.jdretroryders

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th Street, Costa Mesa, United States