All his life Ron Unger felt a calling to put his powerful voice to music, but other things came to pass. Then one day in 2014, he decided to make it happen. Fortunately for Ron, he was living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where stories of musical magic have been written for many decades. Ron met Jason, and Jason knew Walter, and Walter had been playing with Garrett for years. And so it was that they became the Ron Wayne Band. With a shared love of soulful, powerful rock tunes of every era, the foursome have delighted crowds of all ages. Of late they have been developing songs of their own, and their debut album, Wheel of Misfortune, will be released in early 2025. In a landscape of new music that's increasingly prefab and made behind a desk, listeners will find the organic grooves and thumping vibes a refreshing turn to the vitality of real rock performance. The first single, "Antelope," is a head-bobbing rocker that covers a lot of ground, moving in and out of brooding tension, wayward dreams, and screaming catharsis. As for the rest of the EP, it is a full of surprising turns, veering from the glam side to rockabilly, funk, and even a ska take on an '80s alternative favorite, The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry."
