“''The Rocket Revellers are a true treasure of Vancouver's music scene. The band are stewards of a nearly lost tradition of early rock-n-roll, swing and blues. They are able to play this music with a vitality that makes it seem brand new.''”
— Noah Walker 'Kitty & the Rooster'
The Rocket Revellers formed in 2012 in Vancouver B.C. playing weekly to sold out shows in Vancouvers Historic Gastown District at the Revel Room for the last 8 years. The dance floor is packed and sounds of western swing, jump blues, gospel and rockabilly come one after another, you have to check these cats out! Members of the band are quite renowned in the roots music scene and have many credits to their names.
Lap steel & Guitar player Jimmy Roy has recorded and toured with Ray Condo & His Ricochets, Big Sandy & the Fly-Rite Boys, Jimmy Roys 5 Star Hillbillies & Petunia & The Vipers to name but a few. His weekly sunday gigs with Country star Kelly Haigh are not to be missed!
Guitar virtuoso and producer Stephen Niklevas album Square Moon release in 2017 was highly acclaimed. His work with Veda Hille, Sandy Scofield, Sarah McLachlan and many others speak to his talent. Stephen & Jimmy Roy have been playing together in many of these same bands and have an incredible chemistry!
Pianist & vocalist Mike Van Eyes is an absolute one-man wrecking crew! He does it all from early Jazz to Rock n Roll, he is a premier Boogie Woogie showman! Mike has worked with The Epics, Trespassers, Herald Nix and so many others. Mike also has been gigging and recording with Stephen and Jimmy Roy for decades.
Versatile Drummer Paul Townsend plays a multitude of styles ranging from Western Swing, Rockabilly, Roma & Middle Eastern. He has toured throughout Europe and played jazz festivals in Montreal, Paris, Calgary and Vancouver.
Upright Bass player Joseph Lubinsky-Mast is a busy and highly sought after player currently rockin for Petunia & The Vipers, Wooden Horsemen and the Rocket Revellers. His style and energy are infectious and top notch!
Vocalist Dennis Brock started his roots in hometown San Francisco on the Rock scene with Kristine and Skin & Bonz touring up and down the Cali coast. Always a rockabilly & jump blues fan hes turned his screams into some classics in Western Swing and much more.
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