Revive the Rose budding on local airwaves
If you tune into 97.7 HTZ FM, you may hear Welland band Revive the Rose playing through your speakers.
One of its songs is now included in the station’s regular rotation throughout the day. The single Nine to Five will play between one to three times a day.
“It’s just crazy because we’re unsigned and it’s kind of uncommon,” said lead vocalist Andrew Colonico.
He said the band has gotten airplay on 106.9 The Wolf FM in Nanaimo, B. C., but this is the first time the group has a song regularly on local airwaves.
Having the song on 97.7 means a lot to the group because Niagara is home, he said.
Already there has been an increase in song sales, Spotify plays, YouTube views and Facebook likes for the band. Colonico said the song played at about midnight on one day and he got notifications about people buying the single afterward, which he said is a pretty cool experience.
The single found its way to the radio with the help of both Vancouver- based company LCE Music Management and Custom Merchandise and Street Pharmacy frontman Ryan Guay. Colonico said Guay helped out when he took Nine to Five and remixed the song to make it radio- ready.
“He did a really good job with it and it came out a lot heavier and the message was able to be delivered better with the vibe of the song,” he said.
The song is about working a job you hate.
Revive the Rose did a 13- show southern Ontario tour, including a sold- out hometown set, with Street Pharmacy which began last month. While on that tour, Colonico said the band connected with someone from LCE who wanted to push for Nine to Five to be on the radio.
While the hope is to get more airplay, the band is also focusing on its upcoming album set to be recorded in a few months, with Guay helping again with production.
“We’re going to keep pushing Nine to Five as much as we can, but we’re also looking forward to new material,” Colonico said.
The band has been together since 2014 and has had a few changes in members along the way, but Colonico said the members it has now are meshing well and have strong skill sets. They include Peter Antoniou, Andrew Gagnon, Jake Parrotta and Matt Cookson.
Other projects the band is working on include a podcast called Thic and Thin: With Andy C and Andy G, which debuted Saturday. The uncensored podcast features Colonico and Gagnon speaking about various topics with guests.
The band can be found at facebook. com/ ReviveTheRose, where there are links to the band’s music, podcast and other projects. laura. barton@ niagaradailies. com twitter. com/ LBartonTribune