Rooney is a five-piece rock band from Los Angeles signed to Geffen Records. The band is composed of 5 members: Robert Carmine, Louie Stephens, Taylor Locke, Ned Brower, and Matthew Winter. The band is named after the character Principal Ed Rooney from the 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
Their music is reminiscent of British Invasion rock and 1980s pop, and has been compared to The Beatles, The Cars and Blur. Having toured the nation with acts such as Weezer and The Strokes, Rooney’s official website states that the band “manages to capture elements from the past four decades and make them sound modern today.”
THE ROXY Show Dates:
April 2nd 2007
w/ Big City Rock, Goldenstate, Scanners
April 9th 2007
w/ Ozma, Everybody Else, Chris Stills
April 16th 2007
w/ Satisfaction, The Bridges, Everybody Else
April 23rd 2007
w/ Phantom Planet, The Feeling, Bleu, Graham Colton
July 16th 2007
w/ Hello Stranger, Coconut Records
Phantom Planet, Howie Day, The Feeling, Graham Colton and Bleu are all coming down to Andy’s and Frankie’s to say goodbye to Rooney. Thanks Rooney for a great run!!! Come back soon.
check out review from the Daily Trojan
Homegrown band makes return engagement
West L.A. band Rooney has lived the past month at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, where each of its Andy Dick-emceed all-night affairs feature different opening acts. The band’s monthlong gig celebrates the completion of their second album, Calling The World, which will be released sometime in July.
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