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10/16/09-CAROLINE BLUE Show-10/16/09-Shamrocks-N. Syracuse, NY
CAROLINE BLUE SHOW- Friday 10/16/09
SHAMROCKS 109 East Taft Road North Syracuse, New York 13212
FREE SAMPLER CDS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ATTEND (While Supplies Last)
Admission-$5.00
Show starts @ 10:00 PM
HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE SHOW! (and bring some friends!)
CAROLINE BLUE plays their own songs as well as songs by KISS, Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, Black Sabbath, Godsmack, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Motorhead, Nickelback, Motley Crue, Nine Inch Nails, Type O Negative, Alice in Chains, Theory of a Deadman,Tool & many more...
10/5/09-CAROLINE BLUE Show-10/09/09-Chugger's Sports Bar-West Seneca, NY
CAROLINE BLUE SHOW- Friday 10/9/09
CHUGGER'S SPORTS BAR 1800 Union Road West Seneca, New York 14224
FREE SAMPLER CDS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ATTEND (While Supplies Last)
Opening for AC/DC Tribute Band Bon Voyage
Buffalo Joe's Birthday Bash
Admission-$5.00/ $10.00 Kill-a Keg
Show starts @ 10:30 PM
HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE SHOW! (and bring some friends!)
CAROLINE BLUE plays their own songs as well as songs by KISS, Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, Black Sabbath, Godsmack, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Motorhead, Nickelback, Motley Crue, Nine Inch Nails, Type O Negative, Alice in Chains, Theory of a Deadman,Tool & many more...
9/30/09-CAROLINE BLUE Show-10/4/09-The Dublin Underground-Albany, NY
CAROLINE BLUE SHOW- Sunday 10/4/09
THE DUBLIN UNDERGROUND One South Pearl Street Albany, New York 12207
FREE SAMPLER CDS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ATTEND (While Supplies Last)
With Falling from Fate & Ordain (Australia)
Show starts @ 8:00 PM
HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE SHOW! (and bring some friends!)
CAROLINE BLUE plays their own songs as well as songs by KISS, Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, Black Sabbath, Godsmack, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Motorhead, Nickelback, Motley Crue, Nine Inch Nails, Type O Negative, Alice in Chains, Theory of a Deadman,Tool & many more...
9/21/09-CAROLINE BLUE Show-9/25/09-Station 58-Syracuse,NY
CAROLINE BLUE SHOW- Friday 9/25/09
STATION 58 3504 Brewerton Road Syracuse, New York 13502
FREE SAMPLER CDS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ATTEND (While Supplies Last)
Special Guests-Bone Yard from Rochester, NY
Show starts @ 10:00 PM with Bone Yard followed by CAROLINE BLUE
HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE SHOW! (and bring some friends!)
CAROLINE BLUE plays their own original material as well as songs by KISS, Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, Black Sabbath, Godsmack, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Motorhead, Nickelback, Motley Crue, Nine Inch Nails, Type O Negative, Alice in Chains, Theory of a Deadman,Tool & many more...
9/7/09- CB Show-9/12/09-sickenberger Lane-Utica Music Fest-Utica, NY
CAROLINE BLUE SHOWS- Saturday 9/12/09
Sickenberger Lane (as part of the Utica Music Fest) 628 Varick Street Utica, New York 13502
FREE SAMPLER CDS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ATTEND (While Supplies Last)
Show starts @ 1:00AM-Admission: $25.00forall3 days of the Utica Music Fest
HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE SHOW! (and bring some friends!)
CAROLINE BLUE plays their own original material as well as songs by KISS, Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, Black Sabbath, Godsmack, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Motorhead, Nickelback, Motley Crue, Nine Inch Nails, Type O Negative, Alice in Chains, Theory of a Deadman,Tool & many more...
8/31/09-CAROLINE BLUE Show-9/5/09-Third Rock Cafe-Painted Post, NY
CAROLINE BLUE SHOWS- Saturday 9/5/09
THIRD ROCK CAFE 304 South Hamilton Street (Holiday Inn) Painted Post, NY 14870
FREE SAMPLER CDS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ATTEND (While Supplies Last)
Show starts @ 9:00 PM-Admission: $3.00
HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE SHOW! (and bring some friends!)
8/30/09-NFTI CD Review-Limelight Magazine (Spring 2009)
-Here's a review of the NFTI CD by Joe Milliken from the Spring 2009 Edition of Limelight Magazine-based in Massachusetts (USA).
CAROLINE BLUE POISED TO TAKE ANOTHER STEP FORWARD BY JOE MILLIKEN
CAROLINE BLUE, a melodic-metal band hailing from Syracuse, NY, is well, not so much a traditional metal band during the recording of their disc Not For The Innocent, as it is mostly the musical brainchild of one singer/ songwriter/ guitarist (and now) bassist Wayne W. Johnson.
Reminiscent musically perhaps of a current L.A. Guns or Dokken, while vocally most certainly that of KISS' Paul Stanley, Johnson wrote and recorded the 12 original tracks on Not For The Innocent almost entirely on his own, due to mostly scheduling conflicts with band mates Joe Boyle (drums) and Johnny Sniper (bass). Not an easy task, when you consider the project took over a year to complete.
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Scott Patnode at Strangeland Audio Studios in Phoenix, NY, Johnson handles not only the guitar and vocals, but also takes over bass duties as well. "Monster" Mike Merrifield also pitches in on drums.
Not For The Innocent certainly runs the gamut of metal textures, from fist pumping anthems like "Our Love is Wasted" and "Love Me orLeave Me", to the slowed down and heavier "Pain" and "Deny" to the acoustic power ballad "Stay." The track "Far Away From Home" seems to even have a classic 70's, acoustic UFO feel to it, although the vocal aspect fall a little short. However the effort to change things up is there.
Overall Not For The Innocent is certainly a step up in style for CAROLINE BLUE, who in the past have been pinned as a "KISS clone." Yet Johnson gets kudos here for creating different textures and tempos, showing that he is not only willing, but capable of expanding his repertoire.
Vocally it needs to somehow get stronger in order to match the power of the songs, but this band is on the right track. Oh, and the man can also cut one hell of a guitar solo! CAROLINE BLUE seems poised to take another step forward, so let's get the whole band in there and perhaps a guest vocalist for some stronger vocal harmonies and let's see where Johnson & company can go next.
Joe Milliken is a freelance writer & music journalist based in Vermont. Check out his website at www.jemwriting.com
8/30/09-NFTI CD Review-Stryke Virtual Metal Magazine & Promotion (Brazil)
Here's a review from Fred Mika for Stryke Virtual metal magazine & Promotion-based in Brazil. We used Google Translator to go from Portuguese to English-and kept the translation as is. Enjoy!
This band is from the U.S. city of Syracuse, NY The sound of Caroline Blue is very similar and the Kiss (in which the timbre of lead singer Wayne W. Johnson is also so much like that of Stanley). Wayne is also the lead guitarist.
Besides the obvious influence of Kiss in their sound, note also elements or influences of other groups of Californian hard rock eighties-like Dokken and LA Guns, and even something heavy / thrash like Megadeth in the sound of Caroline Blue.
Well, this band has released two albums, Slave To The Hourglass in 2004 and this latest, in 2007 and sold separately through the Internet. And in the latter contains ten compositions (and still having the main influence Kiss) which vary as well between them, some heavier and faster as the opening track on the album, "Our Love Is Wasted", "" Love Me or Leave Me " , "Pain", "I've Seen The Light Tonight, "" Inside "and" Nothing Will Satisfy You. " These tracks are then overflowing energy embedded in hard rock with sharp guitars and well in the face distorted. Focus on the compositions as a whole and the good voice and creativity of the singer.
There are also tracks with a heavy but progress has more rhythmic, more drawn as in "Deny," "Out Of My Life (I Want You)," "Will not Be Home Tonight" and "Dead Or Alive." They are tracks that have a job but fits perfectly straight and steady bass and drums, respectively Andy "Doc" Gore and Joe Boyle. Moreover, as could not be any hard rock band so if prey, the Caroline Blue has a few ballads on tracks like "Stay" and "Far Away From Home". While the former is more animated, almost a ballad pop-rock if not for the dramatic interpretation of the singer, the second is more melancholy ballad, with a slower tempo and strumming guitars.
The band also received positive reviews in various reviews around the world and probably tried to close with a good manager and a producer responsible, Caroline Blue could already be climbing many steps up the musical world today. Take for example the booklet of the album Not For Innocent, which could be better produced. Everything is very simple to make like a pirate sleeve, though within the same include the essential and indispensable today (lyrics, credits and contact information) contributed to the recorded music market worldwide. That the band had the conscience to put the booklet in any case should be better prepared and better prepared and appearance.
What about the music, as I said earlier, they are very varied and never left the hearing with that feeling of boredom and also have a good audio production, all well mixed and well mastered.
It is a band that does not add anything new to the style, but do your homework and does well not dropping the ball at any time. Who is a fan of Kiss should probably also enjoy the Caroline Blue.
(Fred Mika)
8/19/09-WWJ on-Buffalo Underground Music Examiner
Here's an interview WWJ did with Peter Taboni for the Buffalo Underground Music Examiner. You can also check it out by going HERE
Caroline Blue, a melodic hard rock band from Syracuse, New York, consists of members Wayne Johnson, lead vocals and guitar, Andy Gore, bass and vocals and Joseph Boyle, drums and vocals. The following is an interview with Caroline Blue's lead singer, Wayne Johnson. Pete: How would you describe Caroline Blue's style musically? Wayne: Our music has been described as being similar in style to KISS - with touches of L.A. Guns, Type O Negative, Chevelle, Motley Crue, Dokken, Megadeth. Pete: Where is everyone from Caroline Blue from and how did you meet? .... .... Wayne: I met Joe (Boyle) through a guy named Roy Coston. I was looking for a drummer at the time and Roy suggested Joe. I met Andy 'Doc" Gore a year before that when CAROLINE BLUE did a show with the band he used to be in called Silence Bleeds. He was the only other guy besides us who wore leather pants. Since, in the past, the lineups for CAROLINE BLUE have been unstable, I had my eye out for potential players in case someone decided to leave. That happened and I gave Doc a call.
Pete: What, and who, inspired you to start a band? .... .... .... .... Wayne: I've been in a number of different bands throughout the years, with great guys and musicians. The problem was (that) everyone (in those bands) knew how to get to a certain point. Once that point was reached, the bands tended to stagnate and/or break up. I wanted to take things as far as I could go and see what I could do if I was in charge. So CAROLINE BLUE was born. I have many musical inspirations, but my main one is KISS.
Pete: How did you think of the name Caroline Blue? .... .... Wayne: I used to work in a retail store where their code word for emergencies was called "Carolines". A color would be after that to designate a type of emergency. For example, "Caroline Red" meant a fire had broken out. "Caroline White" meant a tornado was coming . And "CAROLINE BLUE" meant medical emergency. I just liked the way the name (Caroline Blue sounded and went with that.
8/18/09-CAROLINE BLUE Music Used in New Brian Hewiit Video
Brian Hewitt-"This is video of the CNY area that I video taped. I wanted to share a friends song and help show his talent of himself and his band Caroline Blue."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ1QkUioMmw&feature=player_embedded
