Patriarchs - Manly Leagues Club - Friday 13th December

MANLY, Australia - Dec. 8, 2013 - PRLog -- Now winners of two rounds of the prestigious Songs On Stage band competition we need one final push from our fans to help win the major prize. We need your support and will promise to make it yet another high energy exciting show.

The Patriarchs have earned their reputation as one of the hardest working pub rock bands in Sydney wiling to play anywhere and anytime. The Patriarchs fan base is growing and the polished song and live show is getting mentions in all the street press.

With 4 years of hard grunt the band has held true to its original philosophy of “A band should play rock only if you love it, play it, live it!” and they continue to burn the rock engines to full throttle.

This line-up is the pure embodiment of spirit and soul.

“There’s no question the Patriarchs will be a major influence in years from to come their style, sound and live performances and now it’s your turn to see exactly why this band commands the stage”

On the line up for the night is a crowded and talented group of 6 bands; Lost Trolleys ,Dirty Fez, Carl Stewart Band, Van Bogan, Patriarchs and  Men with Day Jobs.

Patriarchs Manly Leagues

The Patriarchs are;

Shawn Rogut(27), the chief engineer of the "Full Steam Ahead" style engine room on drums, He lists his musical influence as rock (“it is just the blues and nothing much new has come out since Chuck Berry”).  Shawn has been playing for more than 15 years,  and has past experience in the music industry with "Why Front" - a group that puts on only one show a year, with only 300 tickets sold each year by exclusive invitation, to raise money for "The Humpty Dumpty Foundation" charity, with about $10,000 raised over the past 5 years. "J-String" - A cut-down version of "Why Front" that does the very occasional small quiet soulful gig, and "Meat Raffle"  a reputed big name in the Western area jam sessions.

Adam Walsh(27) teams up the rhythm section on bass and provides the funk and speed to the thumping original numbers out of his Schecter Omen Extreme 4. Adam lists his musical influence as, The Angles, The Clash, Sex Pistols, But Hole Surfers, Sunny Boys, The Cure, The Saints, Dead Kennedys, and AC/DC . From 1980 to 1984 Adam was a member of a young local act called ChoxOn playing covers from The Angles, The Clash, Sex Pistols, But Hole Surfers, Sunny Boys performing at the local blue light disco's and house parties and the many venues that were scattered around the Peninsula, teaming with the local legends of the times such as Swinging T’s and the Bilgola Bop Band.

Bruce "Berzerko" England(27), the shredding lead guitarist  who quotes his musical influences as Chicago Blues, Rock 'n' Roll, John Lee Hooker, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayall,

Mike "Tangles" Williamson (27), the primary song writer and rhythm guitarist, whom originally formed the band in early 2009. Mike’s musical influence includes 70 Acid Rock (Hawkwind, Budgie, King Crimson) and Alternate & Aussie Pub Rock (Saints, Radio Birdman & Laughing Clowns). He has been  playing  since he was 13 since finding an acoustic guitar under his grandmothers bed that reputedly belonged to the Atlantics founding member Peter Hood.

Elliott Cunnew(27); a young rude boy heads up the vocals and supplies no shortage of energy and enthusiasm. Elliott lists his musical Influence as reggae, London ska music and English punk rock.

The Patriarchs