January 7, 2012 | Posted by RC |
Rocket Club News
Happy New Year! 2012 is shaping up to be a great year. We just listed a bunch of new show dates and hope you'll come along for the ride - it's gonna be fun! Many thanks for your continued support. You are the reason we do what we do. It's all happening!
June 14, 2011 | Posted by RC |
Rocket Club News
Thanks to all of you for your continued support!
June 9, 2011 | Posted by RC |
Rocket Club News
Rocket Club was #1 tonight on the countdown on our home-town station, K102 Minneapolis. It is all because of your requests. Thanks so much! Here's hoping that trend spreads to the other cities that are supporting North Country as well.
Click Here to Listen: /system/datas/182/original/NC_on_K102.mp3
May 26, 2011 | Posted by RC |
Rocket Club News
Contact: Maureen Cahill
952.447.8933
ROCKET CLUB LAUNCHES NEW SINGLE, NORTH COUNTRY
Band Kicks-off Busy Summer Lineup of Shows
MINNEAPOLIS (May 25, 2011) – Local, chart-climbing, country rock band Rocket Club will launch its newest single North Country May 26 on iTunes and Amazon.com. North Country is a country rock single that pays tribute to northerners’ love for weekend getaways “up north.”
North Country is the title track from Rocket Club’s upcoming third album by the same name. The song has already been called an “Anthem to the North” by Minneapolis country music station K102. Rocket Club also released this week a music video of the song directed by Twin Cities filmmaker, Joe Brandmeier, which showcases the band hitting the road and heading up north interspersed with vintage home movies that could have come from anyone’s personal collection. The music video can be seen on YouTube and at the
www.rocketclub.info.
“We are incredibly excited about North Country as our newest single,” said Don Smithmier, Rocket Club vocalist. “As a Minnesota band, we realized there are a lot of songs that pay tribute to the southern states -- Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee and Mississippi -- but none that are dedicated to the northern part of the country. This is a song that captures the universal love for heading ‘up north’ to be with family and friends.”
Rocket Club will kick-off a busy summer lineup including a performance August 6th at We Fest in Detroit Lakes, where they will join other national acts including Sugarland, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. In addition, Rocket Club has shows lined-up throughout the summer at various venues and events in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio.
Rocket Club, which launched in 2008, has already had two hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 including One More Day and One Thing Beautiful. The band operates independently under its own label.
For more information on Rocket Club or to download North Country, go to www.rocketclub.info.
About Rocket Club
Minneapolis-based country band Rocket Club began as the songwriting duo of Don Smithmier and Brian Kroening. The band quickly grew to include Chris Hawkey, Billy Thommes, Joel Sayles and newest member Luke Kramer. Rocket Club is creating a whole new blend of music and is known for their rich vocal harmonies, big guitar hooks and old fashioned American storytelling. The group had two singles on the Billboard Country Charts in 2010 and launched the new single North Country in spring of 2011.
May 21, 2011 | Posted by RC |
Rocket Club News
On May 26th, Rocket Club will release the title track from our upcoming 3rd album, "North Country" on iTunes and Amazon.com.
We think it's time that country radio has some songs about the north! After all, haven't Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas and Georgia already had more than their fair share?
Plus, who doesn't think about packing up the car, loading up the boat, and heading "up north" come summertime?
We hope you love the new track as much as we do. Stay tuned for the debut of the music video and be sure to download your copy from iTunes or Amazon on May 26th.
And, as always, THANK YOU to our friends at K102 in Minneapolis who started playing the new single the moment it was available.
"This is where the black top ends. This is where the fun begins."
