ROCK GARDEN

Rank #75 Ajax, ON, CA Rock / Powerpop / Indie

About

Members: Terry, Zsuzsana, Adam, Ray

Label: Canadian American Records

Manager: Zsuzsana Summer

Bio: Hello from Rock Garden! Our sound is Rock/Powerpop with retro roots and fresh vibes, bridging the best of the rock decades and generations. Our music has been called meaningful, pumping, fun and irreverent - and that's just the way we like it.

With lyrics that range from deeply introspective an... See Full Bio

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"Our newest international Rockers, featuring the song writing and vocal talents of Terrance and Zsuzana Dawson. Signed and discovered by CEO, Joey Welz. These guys have the Retro, feel ,and APPEAL to Rockers all over the world.Their new singles are "Wanna Be Bad" b/w "You Do Me Good", and should bring adoring fans from all over the world.. I am proud to personally welcome them to CANADIAN AMERICAN RECORDS Joey Welz CEO" - The Orchard

— Joey Welz, The Orchard

“ROCK GARDEN, "Wanna Be Bad" (Rock Garden): The Troggs meets the Pretty Things or is it the other way round? Irreverant, atmospheric with captivating twists and turns. New Canadian Music Buzz ”

— David Farrell, New Canadian Music

“CAN'T SPELL, CAN PLAY ROCK GARDEN "WANNA BE BAD" (CANADIAN-AMERICA RECORDS) RELEASED? 26th November. SOUNDS LIKE? Fuzzy, busy, superior grunged up and down rawk noises. I don't want to get too technical, but it's obvious that Rock Garden are a band who can play, really play in the musician sense of the word, yet they do this with in a loose and easy way, they carry their gift lightly and, a cod 'guitar hero' solo aside, ''Wanna Be Bad'' is dead good. The sound-a-likey verdict points towards the Creeper Lagoon / Meow Meow axis, but Rock Garden really are their own creation. IS IT ANY GOOD? Yes. WHERE IS IT? www.facebook.com/rockgardenmusic ”

— unpeeled.net

“We’ve been told our music is both fun and irreverent, and that’s just the way we like it. With lyrics that range from deeply introspective and poetic to saucy and suggestive; with intricate, guitar-driven melodies and powerful, melodic vocals, jazz-influenced drums with tight rolls and fills; our style is, according to Ray, hard to pigeonhole because we have yet to find such an eclectic pigeon. This is rock at its most diverse: classic rock roots with big nods to jazz, folk and straight up blues. Rock Garden’s influences are undoubtedly retro but are also fresh, relevant, edgy and daring, thanks to our intense zest for life, our passion for human emotion as well as the human condition and global concerns. The band’s combined life experience and thoughtfulness, boundless energy and classic rock sensibilities blend in happy – and hot – harmony. ”

— Warped Magazine, Warped Magazine

“Joey Welz (Bill Haley and the Comets/Canadian American Records): "Performance of Music: 5/5, Commerciality of Music: 5/5." Publishing offer. (July 3, 2012)”

— Joey Welz, Canadian American Records

“Paul Sedkowski, IndieMusicPlanet, Wanna Be Bad "Edgy...There's a lot of FUN in this song. I get pulled into the irreverent lyrics and atmosphere, into some of those special vocal tonalities and overall vibe."”

— Paul Sedkowski, Review

“Stuart Epps (Legendary U.K. Producer) Fremont Street "your voice is very good.. have fun with it , live this would be good, send to record companies, good luck with it .. great solo by the way .. superb in fact. Stuart Epps" (Jun 15, 2012) ”

— Stuart Epps , Music Xray

“Commended Entry Certificate awarded to Terry and Judith Dawson (aka Zsuzsana Summer) for the song Wanna Be Bad. (see certificate image in photo section).”

— UKSC, U.K. Songwriting Contest

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Posted a new song: "Happy Pants" http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/191131433 #music

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2012
Sep 9

The Velvet Underground
Toronto, ON, CA | 7:00pm
The Velvet Underground
Toronto, ON, CA
Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:00pm
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2012
Sep 9

the Velvet Underground
Toronto, CA | 7:00pm
the Velvet Underground
Toronto, CA
Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:00pm
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11 Bands, 11 Sounds, 10 Dollars brought to you by Music City Toronto The Velvet Underground: 510 Queen St W Toronto ON

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JC & Laney
Happy to be a new fan. Laney
the johnnie squizzerc...
happy pants is quality!
Burning InDifference
Listening to crying shame really loved it loved the brass sounds very well put together song you guys rock Paul from Burning Indifference
Massimo Ghianda
Beautiful songs. Compliments. Bye from Italy.
ROCK GARDEN
Any bands in the GTA need a saucy, sophisticated and energetic indie rock band to open for you?
XLR8ER
FAR OUT SOUNDZZZZZZZZA \m/

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Q: Hi Guys... shall we talk about the dog work outside Fiverr?

A: Hi Mik! Awesome! Our mascot Muttsey (a.k.a. Rockdog) is thrilled with your work on his video clip. He's working on his Facebook and Youtube pages and can't wait to reveal his new video:)

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Song Plays 1,194
Video Plays 713
Total Fans 1,779
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Facebook Likes 914
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