ROCKETT QUEEN To Support SCOTT STAPP On US Tour

Explosive rock ‘n’ rollers Rockett Queen will take their high energy show on the road in early 2016 as direct support to former Creed vocalist Scott Stapp.

“We couldn’t be more excited about going out with Scott Stapp,” said vocalist/guitarist Walter Lee. “We feel that teaming up with someone of his stature is exactly what the band needs to expose our music to the maximum amount of people possible.  Not to mention between the two bands everyone in attendance will definitely get their money’s worth from the shows.”

Rockett Queen is the first band signed to music industry veteran Paul Bibeau’s new Fade To Silence Records. The group’s label debut is a re-released of the Goodnight California EP, previously self-released by the band, in an expanded edition including three new tracks.

Tour dates:

January
15 – St. Petersburg, FL – Palladium Theater
16 – Biloxi, MS – LeVel Nightclub
18 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
20 – New York, NY – Marlin Room at Webster Hall
21 – Lancaster, PA – Village Night
23 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theater
24 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
26 – Buffalo, NY – Iron Works
27 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
29 – Flint, MI – Machine Shop
30 – Versailles, OH – BMI Speedway

February
2 – St. Charles, IL – The Arcada Theatre
3 – Green Bay, WI – The Marq
5 – Traverse City, MI – Ground Zero
6 – Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s 
9 – Little Rock, AR – Juanita’s
10 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater

BraveWords recently premiered the first video from the Goodnight California EP with “I Hate You”.

A fan favorite at live shows, “I Hate You” brings the story of a contentious romantic relationship to life through a simple yet highly effective concept.

“The concept was interesting to me because I didn’t want it to just be a simple, on-the-nose sexual video,” said vocalist/guitarist Walter Lee. “I wanted to touch on all the different dark places we tend to go while trying to work out our issues, whether they be from the new relationship or an old relationship, so we can move on with the new. At the same time, it shows how sometimes sex can be used as a weapon.”

To do this, “I Hate You” juxtaposes images of a boxing couple with steamy sex scenes, illustrating the dichotomy of the relationship, while also interspersing shots of Rockett Queen’s dynamic on-stage performance.

“I’m extremely happy with how the video came out,” said Lee, who took on the directorial role along with Bruno at Snap The Picture, whose previous work includes Vogue, Neiman Marcus, MTV, Wall Street Journal and Tiffany & Co. “Bruno has such a great eye for detail and style that it was for the most part easy to film. Everything from his lighting to his scene-stealing camera work really brought the whole project together. The only thing missing was a final scene where I wanted to light the inside of his studio on fire for a climactic ending to the video, but he was having NONE of that, so we went with an alternate ending!”

The video took roughly two months to film and cast, a task that was beginning to feel hopeless.

“It took a special quality to really get the point across and we spent forever trying to find the right leading lady and man,” Lee said. After nearly giving up, Lee connected with former Playboy model Summer Ayala, who took an interest in the role. “After discussing the treatment with her and joking about how perfect she would be with her past experience in acting and modeling, surprisingly she jumped at the chance to do it. Even better she knew the perfect male lead in Devin Northrip an actor/model signed to her agency. With Devin’s background in MMA fighting he really added a lot to the fight scenes.”

Rockett Queen’s brand of straight-up, honest rock ‘n’ roll has garnered the quartet a great deal of critical acclaim and Top 40 airplay. Performing for more than 25,000 music fans, the band’s energetic live show has won over a devoted fanbase.

Goodnight California is available now via Fade To Silence Records.