Reno Divorce Debut Brand New Song - California

Reno Divorce, Full Throttle Mile High Punk Rock & Rocll

Reno Divorce Debut Brand New Song entitled, California. Dive in and listen and then head over to their page to download

Is Rock Music Dead? Slash Thinks Rock N' Roll Has Become A Bastard Stepchild, What Do You Think?

Slash thinks rock n' roll has become a bastard stepchild, what do you think?

It is becoming harder and harder to ignore the facts, but as fan interest seems to dwindle, rock n' roll seems to be a thing of the past. Even though there are bands far and wide waving the banner of rock n' roll, are things becoming too safe and diluted? 

In a recent interview with the Manchester Evening News, Slash of Guns N' Roses fame stated "Rock and roll definitely needs a movement. It's become kind of the music industry's bothersome step child and what it needs is someone really committed to come and shake things up who doesn't give a shit if they make it." Is this a war cry for up and coming bands to realize their potential and to make rock n' roll dangerous again? We sure as hell hope so.

Rusty Knuckles Provides the Perfect Harmonic Balance To Your Life

Rusty Knuckles Provides the Perfect Harmonic Balance To Your Life

Looking for the exact Harmonic Balancer to make things run smooth? Look no further. We got ya covered. Updated shirt design about to hit the press. 

Reno Divorce Featured In Never Summer Movie - Dang Bud!

Reno Divorce Featured In Never Summer Movie - Dang Bud!

Always stoked to see the great bands we work with get huge features. Check out this cool video from the snowboard company Never Summer, featuring the one and only Reno Divorce.

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Reno Divorce Takes You On A Ride Filled With Sunsets & Corvettes

Ruben of Reno Divorce on the video set of Sunsets & Corvettes

When Reno Divorce dropped their latest album Lover's Leap, we all worked together on getting one amazing mini movie together for their song Sunsets & Corvettes. Turned out to be an awesome project and one of the best rock videos i have ever seen. So damn proud of the video and working with Brent, Tye, Ruben and Johnny. Hard working dudes that put their all into it, day in and day out. Stoked to hear the new material they are working on. Nothing like a shot of Ruben bringin' the rhythm on a Hollywood sunset! 

Reno Divorce Goes Road Trippin' With The Reverend Horton and The Riverboat Gamblers

Reno Divorce - Road Trippin' 2014

Reno Divorce is about to hit the road for select dates including shows with the Reverend Horton Heat and The Riverboat Gamblers

05/16: The Moon Room at Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
05/18: The Elbow Room - Wichita, KS
05/20: Lola's Saloon - Ft Worth, TX
05/21: The Blue Max - MIdland, TX w/ The Rev Horton Heat
05/23: Chopper John's - Phoenix, AZ
05/25: Punk Rock Bowling (Beauty Bar) - Las Vegas, NV with the Riverboat Gamblers

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Reno Divorce Feature Review On For The Love Of Punk

Reno Divorce feature review on For The Love Of Punk

Check out the review on For The Love Of Punk

"It is both beautiful and tragic that the best OC punk album in years comes from half the country away. Lover’s Leap from Denver’s Reno Divorce delivers the sound we have all been waiting around for, but didn’t get. This is the record Mike Ness wished he would have written. From the opening bars of “Rep to Protect”, you know exactly what you’re in for. “I’d love to sit and chat about all the times I let you down, but now I’m all done with that. ” It’s a bold and plaintive statement, accompanied by a “come at me bro” old school sound that is both reassuring in its familiarity, yet cleaned up with just enough polish to make it shine. It’s like the hot rod in your old man’s garage that just needed a tune up to roar down the road.

Highlights of the record include some of the best written lyrics about fake friends, like in the song “Ill Gotten Gains”. “Oh, I wish that I knew who I was talking to, but with you I don’t know who to smack”. The song “Sunsets and Corvettes” deals with love gone wrong: “I’ve got a box full of your things, I guess that I should throw it away.” The final track, “Don’t Let It Slip Away”, shows the band’s attempts at redemption: “ I know I let you down, and I’m sorry for that, there’s a million things that I’d take back.”

A few songs do get a bit sophomoric, and seem more suited to a 19 year old’s mentality. Some examples are when Brent Loveday sings “I’m sittin on my couch, drinkin whiskeys and water, braggin how I fucked somebody’s daughter” in “Time Flies When You’re Having Fun” and in “I’ll Always Be Your Slave” when he bluntly states “sometimes when we fuck, I don’t think we fuck at all.” Sonically the musicianship here makes it easy to overlook these rare moments of immaturity. The bright ringing guitar work and perfect steady drumming deliver an overall vibe that makes you feel simultaneously young and invincible, yet road weary from having seen too much hurt and heart ache.

This album contains a lifetime of feelings packed into thirteen tracks. Reno Divorce dares you to “ride with me to Lover’s Leap, where the rocks are sharp and the waters deep” and dive in. Do it. It’s a great ride and worth every second."

Reno Divorce Interview On Flocked Media

Reno Divorce feature interview with Brent Loveday

Check out the review over on Flocked Media

"Reno Divorce, Denver’s premier OC-style punk rock band, is coming to the end of their Northeastern “Lover’s Leap” Tour this week in Witchita, KS. I tried so hard to try to catch one of their Midwestern Mile High Punk shows as they cruised through Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio earlier this month, but was unable to make the hookup with the guys. I was so bummed! When I spent over a decade in Denver, CO, I rarely missed one of their shows. I’ve been following Reno Divorce since the early 2000’s, when I did my very first interview with them for Annex22.com, Flocked Media’s predecessor. I fell in love with their sound and style and no-nonsense lyrics and haven’t looked back.

Since I wasn’t able to see Reno when they passed through my new neck of the woods, I opted to catch up with Brent [Loveday]to find out what he and the band have been up to. Reno Divorce is one of the hardest working bands I think I have the pleasure of knowing. In my opinion, RD’s music just keeps getting better, like a perfectly aged oak barrel whiskey ­— the minute they start playing, you feel that warmness in your chest, and you can’t help but smile and want more. And no, I am not encouraging binge drinking, readers; if you listen to them, you’ll know exactly what I mean. It’s like RD knows what is going on in your mind, your heart. What you’re feeling right now, they’re singing about.

A FACEBOOK FIRESIDE CHAT WITH BRENT LOVEDAY (lead singer, lead guitar)

Q. How was your summer? Brent, how was Germany?

A. This summer has been incredibly busy. For the first time in my career, I’m starting to spend more time on the road than at home. Reno Divorce spent three weeks on the road at the beginning, and when I got home, I was right back out playing Sturgis with the solo project. I did some off dates in California with The Young Dubliners, too. Then sure enough, it was off to Europe with the solo stuff and then home for nine days. Reno Divorce is finishing up our three week US tour, which started September 27. My European tour was awesome. It started as just playing my friend’s wedding in Germany, and it ended up being a full fledged mini tour for hardcore Reno fans. It was so cool for them to see that side of what I do. It’s really stripped down to the bone, but that’s the way I write the songs anyway, with an acoustic guitar and my voice. It was like they were in my living room with me. I had my good friend, Doug Turner, playing the cojone and my wife was selling my merch. It was much more like a vacation than a tour, for sure. And my wife and I capped it off with three days on the French Rivieria, so you’ll get no complaints from me…

Q. What was it like to make videos for “Lovers Leap” and “Sunsets and Corvettes”. Have you tried the video thing before, or was this the first official foray into video-dom? I’ve already seen the other amateur videos on YouTube.


 
A. Well, the first “real” video we ever made was in 2009 for “How Long’s It Been?”. If you watch that one and then watch the other ones, I think you can definitely see that we’re more comfortable in front of the camera. When I was a kid, all I wanted to be was a rock star. I’m from the MTV generation. It seems like choosing this line of work has fewer perks and advantages than you’d think, so a chance to star in a music video is one you take advantage of. The idea I had for “Lovers Leap” would’ve cost about $200,000 to make, so considering we had a budget of about a $1000, obviously some compromises were made. But I’m very happy with the result. The songs on this record are so lyrically driven that the first reaction is to simply let them act like a script for the video. For “Sunsets and Corvettes”, I had the same feeling, but it was made in one day of shooting in Hollywood while we were on tour. I had to surrender that to Dillon Novak, the director. And I’m glad I did. He totally captured the essence of Los Angeles. I wish we would’ve had one more day of shooting, but for flying by the seat of our pants, I’d say it was one hell of a landing.


Q. On this Midwest tour, are there any cities you’ve never been to? What cities are you most excited to play?

A. We’ve never been to New England, so that’s where I’m most excited to play. Tye lived there for a while, so he can attest to how great the people are that live there. We are revisiting a few places where we haven’t been in a few years, so it’s always interesting to see if anyone will remember who the hell we are. This will be our first time in Baltimore and I’m excited for that. Some places we’ve hit just a few months ago, so it’ll be great to see our friends there, too. I’m also stoked that we’ll have the new record with us, on vinyl and CD. I can’t tell you what an achievement that record is. It’s the best thing we’ve done.

Q. I know Lover’s Leap isn’t quite a year old yet, are you already planning the next album; do you think you might make another video for this album?

A. We are planning a video for the song “You’ve Created a Monster”. The song is about the over diagnosis and pharmaceutical treatment of ADD in kids. As a recovering drug addict, I’ve seen first hand how easy it is to manipulate the doctor/patient relationship and I think the American mentality of taking a pill just to make it through the day is an epidemic in itself. I’ve personally dealt with the frustration of having a child and having doctors throw different medications at him, essentially turning him into a Guinea pig. It’s also a very short song, kind of on purpose, to correlate with how short our attention spans have evolved into as a society. It’s gonna be challenging to tell the story visual in a minute and 22 seconds!

Q. Do you like the fact your music is on iTunes; has it increased your audience or just made your solid and extremely loyal fan base download individual songs instead of buying the whole album?

A. I love the fact that we are on iTunes, and all the digital media outlets, for that matter. It makes what we do accessible to millions of people all over the world. The odd thing about Reno Divorce is that we’ve never had any real record labels or booking agents or media machines behind us. It’s always been word of mouth or touring. People who see us walk away fans, and the fans that I’ve talked to always buy the entire discography because the records are consistent. We don’t have filler. I won’t allow it. If a song isn’t up to our standard, if it doesn’t have a hook and meaning, then we don’t force it. So many bands release records just to have something to sell at the expense of their fans, and I’m just not into that. If you buy a Reno record, you can rest assured that it wasn’t thrown together to meet a contractual obligation or “just because”. You’ll be hearing our latest and greatest and peering into to where we are at in our lives.

Last Question: What band or singer or musician has been your “go to tunes” this summer?

A. I’m making a solo record, so honestly I’ve been pouring over the tracks I’ve recorded and arranging and adding layers to it. There’s not a lot of time to delve into much else, unfortunately. As far as what’s popular in punk rock for the past few years, I hate to admit that not a lot of it is very exciting. It seems like I always revert to the stuff I was listening to when I was 13. OFF! is pretty interesting, but there again, it sounds like lost Black Flag recordings. I listen to a lot of Hank Williams, Johnny Horton, old timers like that. James Hunter is very talented and almost makes we want to stop singing because he’s perfected it. JD Macpherson and his band are very talented, as well.
THANK YOU BRENT!

I wish everyone that reads this can check out Reno Divorce live, but if you’re not currently in the Northeast for the last leg of their fall tour, and you don’t live in Colorado (they’re heading back to Denver to gear up for their annual Halloween show, which is INCREDIBLE, I don’t want to spoil any surprises), then check the guys out at renodivorceband.com and ‘Like’ them on Facebook. I’d ‘Love’ them on Facebook if that were an option. *images provided by renodivorceband.com"

Reno Divorce North East Tour 2013 Part 1

Reno Divorce is a three week tour concentrating in the north east and northern part of the midwest of the US. From all reports the tour is going over like gang busters. I was fortunate enough to have hopped on the road with the fellas earlier this year while they cruised around the south east and one element that left an indelible mark on me is how they function like a well oiled machine. 

Each band member knows his duty for the road machine to keep on trucking and these dudes work. Hard work, long hours and being stuck in a van for countless miles is par for course, but what these guys bring to the stage after that is damn powerful. Huge shout out to Brent, Tye, Johnny and Ruben for kicking ass and holding their heads high. This is how it's done!

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Brent hangin' with some new friends on the road

One of the hardest working dudes I know, Tye has his game face on

Brent and Tye giving the thumbs up

Lover's Leap is on 12" vinyl and in record stores

Wall of guitars at Elderly Music

Johnny doesn't need a wallet, he has ear holes for that

Sioux Guitars posters featuring Cheetah Chrome, The Humpers and Reno Divorce

Johnny and Ruben on the steps of Elderly Instruments

Making new fans on the road is what its all about

Brent is always gregarious and down for the cause

Reno Divorce Featured In Dime City Cycles Video

Seeing the Dime City Cycles line of Triumph Parts featured on Cyril Huze Blog is indeed a great feeling. Not only because Herm and Jason are solid dudes but the latest album from Reno Divorce, Lover's Leap has a song prominent featured as the soundtrack. Check it out...

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A DCC Original Media Production

Editor/Producer: Brandon Schrichten
Sound track: Sunsets & Corvettes by Reno Divorce on Rusty Knuckles Music © 2013
Hear more from Rusty Knuckles at - http://www.rustyknucklesmusic.com/

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"Forged from a passion to live in the days when men were men and speed was speed, Dime City Cycles has partnered with Triumph Motorcycles, British Customs, Progressive Suspension and The Speed Merchant to bring you the Triumph "CR" line of products. An aftermarket accessory ensemble to customize and individualize your modern Triumph Classic in honor of the Gods of Speed.

So, when you're looking for the fastest, coolest and swankiest parts for your Triumph you know where you gotta go... A place where the last few American heroes still swill bourbon, smoke cigars and create from raw elements with their bare hands.

That place is Dime City: The place where your alter ego lives and breathes, awaiting your return if even for a brief moment so it can once again tap into the soul of that two wheeled terror that taunts it.

A place unlike any other, where deep black paint reflects the overhead fluorescent lights - the air carries the scent of gasoline and motor oil - and, if you are fortunate, the sound of an overhead cam twin breathing through velocity stacks as it screams towards 9,000rpm.

The feeling is visceral. You're confused but it's ok. You roll with it.

Welcome to the city where everything you've ever wanted for your modern Triumph Twin is waiting...for you. A place where a man can be a man once and for all.

Head on over to http://www.dimecitycycles.com for more information!"

Brent Loveday Of Reno Divorce Featured In Victory Motorcycles Sturgis Video

Being in the right spot at the right time is one of the key elements to making things happen. It could be the right timing to meet a contact that you might need down the road. Or maybe it is just being able to be seen on video that will broadcast to a wider audience. Kudo's to Brent Loveday of Reno Divorce for being the consummate professional and always gigging as far and wide as he can. His week long stint at Sturgis got him noticed by the folks at Victory Motorcycles. Damn cool for sure, as Reno Divorce was also just featured in a new parts commercial with Dime City Cycles and Triumph Motorcycles.

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Screen capture of Brent Loveday as seen in the quick clip with Victory Motorcycles.

Reno Divorce and Triumph Motorcycles Roll Together

Nothing is better in life than being part of a great team. It is an absolute honor to get to work with so many great bands and in particular the fellas in Reno Divorce. After getting off the road with them for a few days I wanted to repost this video with their song Sunsets & Corvettes. The song is being used to help promote a new product line of Triumph parts by Dime City Cycles.

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"Forged from a passion to live in the days when men were men and speed was speed, Dime City Cycles has partnered with British Customs, Progressive Suspension and The Speed Merchant to bring you the Triumph “CR” line of products. An aftermarket accessory ensemble to customize and individualize your modern Triumph Classic in honor of the Gods of Speed. So, when you're looking for the fastest, coolest and swankiest parts for your Triumph you know where you gotta go... A place where the last few American heroes still swill bourbon, smoke cigars and create from raw elements with their bare hands.

That place is Dime City: The place where your alter ego lives and breathes, awaiting your return if even for a brief moment so it can once again tap into the soul of that two wheeled terror that taunts it.

A place unlike any other, where deep black paint reflects the overhead fluorescent lights - the air carries the scent of gasoline and motor oil - and, if you are fortunate, the sound of an overhead cam twin breathing through velocity stacks as it screams towards 9,000rpm.

The feeling is visceral. You're confused but it's ok. You roll with it.

Welcome to the city where everything you've ever wanted for your modern Triumph Twin is waiting... for you. A place where a man can be a man once and for all.

Welcome, to DCC and the Dime City CR Line line of custom motorcycle parts made specially to fit your Triumph!"

Dime City Cycles parts for new Triumph Motorcycles

Reno Divorce Animted GIF

Tye Battistella of Reno Divorce with his newly pinstriped guitar

Reno Divorce Invaded Atlanta Looking For A Dice Game

Reno Divorce layed it down in Atlanta at the Highlander, damn good show

Brent and Johnny settling into a solid groove

No Loitering' No Gamblin', No Drankin' and No Drugs, whats the deal?

Hang out time waiting for the show

Kevin from 6 Pack was outside busking and is a righteous dude

The rolling Reno Divorce merch mall at the ready

Ruben is always looking for new fit models to try out clothing

Reno Divorce and the fellas from DDC of Atlanta. Damn fun show

Reno Divorce Featured On JFA Tribute Album

Reno Divorce is one of the featured bands on the JFA tribute album, All In!

Need a healthy dose of punk rock in your veins? We thought so. Here is the skinny for ya. Reno Divorce is going to be one of the featured bands on the brand new JFA tribute album being released by DC Jam Records. Check out the full lineup below. Album will be available on July 18th.

Jonny 2 Bags
East Bay Ray
Agression
Mike Watt & The Missingmen
The Faction
The Bots
Frontside Five
Dirty Filthy Mugs
Downtown Brown
Reno Divorce
Rudy Schwartz Project
McRad
The Lonesome Ones
Minus-One
Just Because
Scarcity of Tanks
Dave Bedore w/ Kevin Staab
The Plain Dealers
Alan Bishop

Reno Divorce Featured In New Commercial With Triumph Motorcycles and Dime City Cycles

We cannot think of a better pairing than the music of Reno Divorce with Triumph Motorcycles. When we were asked if the music could be used for this particular commercial, of course the answer was yes. Damn stoked to see that Reno Divorce is resonating to such a mass audience and the fact that they were selected to be the complimentary music to the video introducing a new parts line to Triumph, courtesy of Dime City Cycles.

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Reno Divorce set for take off

Dime City Cycles Bonneville CR
New CR Product Line Allows Easy Customization of Triumph Classics

Triumph’s Bonneville-based Classics models are already well-established platforms for creating the perfect garage-built custom. Sometimes the biggest challenge is where to start. The all-new “CR” line of custom café racer parts and accessories from Dime City Cycles aims to fix that, making it easier than ever for riders to transform their bikes into custom creations right in their own garages.

By partnering with British Customs, The Speed Merchant and Progressive Suspension, Dime City put together a series of parts and accessories that quickly and easily reinvent Hinckley-era Triumph Classics (Bonneville, Thruxton, Scrambler) into unique, retro-styled café racers.

To help show off the new CR product line, Dime City created the Bonneville CR. One of the most striking modifications is the DCC Factory-fit Café Racer seat, a plug-and-play unit that installs easily and truly gives the bike that classic café racer feel. Other additions include DCC’s sleek speed bars, retro headlight bucket, low-profile gauge cluster and headlight brackets, plus DCC’s Factory-fit rearsets. A British Customs fender eliminator kit and retro-finned side covers from The Speed Merchant help accentuate the custom look.

To coax more speed from the Triumph’s already-powerful 865cc twin, the guys at DCC enlisted British Customs’ Predator exhaust system and airbox removal kit. A custom ECU tune from Triumph Twin Power makes sure all the new performance mods play together nicely. Suspension upgrades include Progressive Suspension performance springs up front and their killer 970 Series shocks out back. Finally, DCC’s Factory-fit stainless steel brake line kit adds extra bite to the Bonnie’s brakes.

Added up, the effect of the CR parts line is transformative. The Bonneville CR’s new lines are both modern and classic, high-performance and high-style. And the best part? All of the CR parts and accessories can be easily added to a Triumph Classic in your own garage. No welding, no fabricating. Just pick the look you want and start customizing. The only question left is…what will your dream bike look like?

The Dime City Cycles CR parts line is available now, thanks to help from St. Pete Powersports. For more on DCC’s Bonneville CR, and the entire CR parts line, visit dimecitycycles.com.

Reno Divorce's New Album, Being Added To More Rock Stations Daily

It is a damn good feeling to know that Reno Divorce's new album is still being added to new stations far and wide on their new playlists. We can't thank these stations enough for continued airplay. The fellas will be starting a south eastern tour in a few weeks so look for them in your town.

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X 107.5 - KXTE-FM - Las Vegas, NV
Planet 100.1 - WPNH - Plymouth, NH
HGRNJ - New Jersey
FM 90 - KACV - Amarillo, TX
Rock 92 - KFMA -  Tucson, AZ
91.7 - KOTO Telluride, CO
Area 93.3 - KTCL - Denver, CO
91.5 - KKUP - Santa Rosa, CA
101.1 - WRIF - Detroit, MI
The Penguin Rocks - Belmar, NJ
97.5 - WHFS - Baltimore, MD
96.1 - WKZQ - Myrtle Beach, SC
95.9 - WNLF - Macomb, IL

Reno Divorce south eastern spring 2013 tour

Brent Loveday of Reno Divorce, Also Performs Solo

Reno Divorce may be his main gig, but Brent Loveday also tours and regularly performs as a solo artist. Check out his music and more, over on ReverbNation.

Brent Loveday tshirt art

Brent Loveday of Reno Divorce fame

Along with playing in Reno Divorce, Brent Loveday is a well known solo artist

Reno Divorce On Vinyl Is Your New Favorite Obsession

Just got word that the Reno Divorce 12" vinyl record is finally done and will be shipping, fingers crossed, later next week. Damn are we proud of this release. Check out this quote below from a prominent radio deejay out of Denver:

"KTCL-FM runs a promotion in December, where local bands submit songs.  The on-air staff and other local music fans pick the top ten put into rotation for a week or two.  Reno Divorce has gotten a song into rotation five times in the last six years...and I can guarantee they'd be six-for-six had they actually submitted a song in 2009.  They take gritty California rockabilly/punk rock and give it a Colorado sheen, giving our listeners a new-but-familar sound they quickly latch onto.  And with years of touring and shows under their belt, they're definitely our go-to local group any time we need a scruffy, honest-to-God rock band to round out a bill.  And any time my local-show playlist seems a bit light or "out there", I can always count on Reno to give it a well-needed dose of catchiness and rock-and-roll." 

Alf - KTCL

Order your copy of Reno Divorce's new album Lover's Leap on 12" Clear Vinyl

Reno Divorce brand new 12" clear vinyl record ready to ship the week of March 12th, 2013

Radio Interview With Tye Battistella of Reno Divorce

Rhythm Guitar player Tye Battistella of Reno Divorce was interviewed on Telluride, Colorado's local radio station KOTO, after the recent tour stop with the Reverend Horton Heat. Tye discusses the history of Reno Divorce and current status of the band on tour in February 2013.

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