For musicians, making it into an issue of a big music magazine like Rolling Stone would be considered making it big. Though many bands have been featured in countless magazines, not many can say that their touring van was featured in the New York Times. Well, rockers J. Roddy Walston & the Business can.
That weird fact embodies the spirit of the rather eccentric band. J. Roddy Walston & the Business was formed in 2002 by front man, guitarist and pianist J. Roddy Walston. The rock band, presently composed of Billy Gordon, Logan Davis, and Steve Colmus, originated from Cleveland, Tennessee but is now based in Baltimore, Maryland. Since their formation, the band has been touring in a church van, named “the Diaper,” that was purchased by Walston for $4,000.
Want a chance to see the famous “Diaper” and its inhabitants? We’ve got a pair of tickets to see the rock n’ rollers when they make a stop at the 9:30 Club, tomorrow, 11/7.
When they aren’t traveling across the country in “the Diaper,” J. Roddy Walston & the Business are recording new music. Songs from their previous albums have been featured in commercials, movies, and TV shows. Their September 2013 release, titled Essential Tremors, marks the band’s third album, the first to be released under ATO Records. Walston states that this album’s message is “about owning and embracing your weirdness instead of letting it hold you captive because you don’t want to talk about it.”
For a chance to win a pair of tickets to see J. Roddy Walston & the Business at the 9:30 Club this Thursday, 11/7, leave a comment below naming an eccentric or weird band or song. The weirdest song I’ve ever heard is gonna have to be “What Does the Fox Say?” by Ylvis.
The winner will be chosen on Thursday, 11/7 at noon and must confirm the tickets by 3PM for the show that night! Tickets are still available for purchase.
