Articles by "Rooney"
ROONEY ANNOUNCES NEW TOUR
Rooney is excited to announce A Cosmic Interlude Tour 2018. The tour will see the band founded and helmed by Robert Schwartzman playing dates across North America this August and September with special guest Mating Ritual. Check out the dates below.
TOUR DATES:
AUGUST:
18 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
19 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall
21 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
22 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
24 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
25 - Denver, CO - Levitt Pavilion
26 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf
28 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
29 - Las Vegas, NV - The Bunkhouse
30 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent
SEPTEMBER:
13 - Kansas City, MO - Recordbar
14 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
15 - Davenport, IA - Daytrottter
16 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
18 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
19 - Albany, NY - The Hollow
20 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl
21 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
22 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
Rooney Announces "The Groundswell Tour"
Rooney will be hitting the road in the fall, headlining "The Groundswell Tour" with support coming from Royal Teeth and Swimming With Bears! Check out the dates below.
TOUR DATES:
October 12 // Austin, TX
October 13 // Dallas, TX
October 14 // Houston, TX
October 15 // New Orleans, LA
October 17 // Orlando, FL
October 18 // Ft. Lauderdale, FL
October 19 // Gainesville, FL
October 20 // Pensacola, FL
October 21 // Atlanta, GA
October 22 // Birmingham, AL
October 23 // Nashville, TN
October 25 // Carrboro, NC
October 26 // Baltimore, MD
October 27 // Pittsburgh, PA
October 28 // Ithaca, NY
October 29 // New York, NY
Rooney Announces New Tour
Rooney will be hitting the road on a new tour, find out where and when below.
TOUR DATES:
May 3 - The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA
May 4 - The Independent in San Francisco, CA
May 6 - Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles, CA
May 18 - The Middle East in Cambridge, MA
May 19 - The Foundry at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA
May 20 - Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY
May 21 - Rock & Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Rooney Reunites and Announces New Music
"Dear Friends,
It feels like yesterday that Rooney was on the road, performing, releasing music, and connecting with all of you. But, to my amazement, this Rooney hiatus has lasted for almost 4 years now and nearly 6 years since the last album release. As hard as it's been to take time away from Rooney, I'm happy to have had time to explore other music projects, a stylistic deviation in production, presentation, musician and songwriting collaborations, and even performing around the country inside a party bus. It's been a great learning experience to dabble in other projects and it’s something that I think is very important for anyone's creative endeavors.
With the aforementioned projects, I wanted to get back in touch with the innocence I felt in high school while writing the first Rooney album. Those were genuine exploratory years because I didn't know what I was doing/wanted out of music. I felt excited and motivated to write, perform, and let the music lead the way. I recently began writing and recording new songs that sounded undeniably like they were the beginning of something Rooney. It was through these latest recordings that I've felt like I was re-entering that Rooney skin that has shaped my life for so many years.
Things have come full circle in a sense. It's back to basics, back to relearning what Rooney is. Back to letting music happen and letting it lead the way. Back to redefining what it means to be a musician today and how to carry a project that has had so many years of an identity into the future. I believe change is a healthy and scary thing, but a necessary force nonetheless. Set in my ways, I’ve often times shied away from it and have been afraid to take chances creatively. It's easy to become dependent, complacent, and comfortable with the way things operate. I sometimes forget that change is something to look to for creative and personal growth.
I say all this because Rooney is changing and writing a new chapter in a new industry. I can't express to you enough how excited I am to run with this project. It's been my baby and your baby. We've all had a hand in Rooney's past successes. I will be rebooting Rooney in 2016 with a whole new lineup, building on a foundation of all the music and imagery that has shaped Rooney's identity thus far. I'm excited to bring an exploratory mindset that I've come to embrace over the hiatus into this project. I'm excited to work with other incredibly talented musicians and writers who will bring a fresh perspective to the sound of the band. I'm excited to get on the road and capture a moment with you, city by city, night after night, and play what's become an action-packed music catalogue. Most importantly, I'm excited to take chances and open Rooney up to the infinite possibilities that this boundless universe has to offer.
I love and respect what Rooney has achieved and all the people who have worked hard to get/keep the ship out at sea. Thank you for being supportive, enthusiastic, and sharing your positivity over the years. It's something that I do not for one second take for granted. I hope you will join me on this next voyage.
All the best,
Robert Schwartzman"