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       ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLES PRESENTS:
THE iNSPiRATiONAL ROCK SOUND OF SMALLTiME AND THEiR SELF-TiTLED DEBUT E.P.  JUNE
6, 2012 - The four hard hitting rockers that joined forces to become of
Orange County, California’s hottest rising indie band bring incredible
individual musical histories to the mix. Gritty voiced frontman Danny
Van (who also plays rhythm guitar) was lead singer in a longtime
rock-blues-jazz duo called Sunday Shoes. Steve Clayton (bass, backing
vocals) is a veteran of bands in nearly every possible genre. Kenny
Goorabian (lead guitar, backing vocals) was a founding member of the
early 80’s RCA-signed rock band Steel Breeze, which toured with Hall
& Oates and opened for The Who at the Astrodome; he also wrote
their hit song “You Don’t Want Me Anymore,” which charted Top 20 on
Billboard. Dusty Slaybaugh (drums) played in a local Sacramento band
called Spider Kelly, and over the years performed in many of the same
clubs as Goorabian, even though they never met each other. The EP gets
off to a rousing, electric guitar driven start with the whimsical
inspiration of “You Never Know,” a tune about letting the Spirit guide
you as you approach even the most unusual looking to share some Good
News. The similarly explosive bluesy rocker “DEA ON ARRIVAL” tackles
that spiritual transformation from death to life when God’s light is
allowed to shine through and fill the darkness. “FISH OUT OF WATER” is
a clever observational song about people finding themselves in
potentially compromising situations and feeling like they don’t quite
belong. At six minutes, the dramatic “Saving Souls” allows the band to
stretch out and electrify without limits as they show their hearts for
people whom God calls them to love unconditionally. ADVERTiSEMENTS
RELATED LiNKS: WWW.SMALLTiMECHRiSTiANROCK.COM ABOUT THE HOST:  BRIAN
LUSH holds a BA in Creative Writing from the UNIVERSITY OF
NEW MEXICO. He established ROCKWIRED on New Years of 2004 and hasn't
looked back
since. He is currently the host of all of ROCKWIRED.COM's programming
which includes such shows as ROCKWIRED RADIO PROFILES and ROCKWIRED
FREE FORM RADIO. As
program producer for ROCKWiRED.COM, LUSH is hands-on when it
comes to
interviewing and building a lasting rapport with the artists that come
ROCKWiRED's
way. As a youngster, BRIAN LUSH had no idea what kind of seed was being
planted
by reading magazines such as HIT PARADE, HIGH TIMES, SPIN, REQUEST
(remember
that one?) and even ROLLING STONE. "Those were the days before the
internet and being a rock journalist
looked
like the coolest job imaginable." says LUSH "But reading these
magazines had me
imagining that one day I'd be the artist giving all of the clever
answers to
some poor guy with a tape recorder. Well, life has a way of surprising
you.
Now, I'm the poor guy with the tape recorder and asking all of the
questions."CONTACT
BRiAN LUSH
AT: djlush@rockwired.com
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