ROAR!

What started as a project called Yojimbo has taken on a whole new life, as trombonist/marimbaist/vocalist Carly Meyers and drummer Adam Gertner have emerged with a new project from the New Orleans scene, bringing a sound that is so refreshingly original. The duo mixes loops and effects with instrumentation, creating a powerful soundscape that’s bursting with energy. It’s simply… ROAR!

The band will mark their arrival with a brand new EP titled Paint The City, due out this Thursday, October 1st, but the group has shared with us a new music video for the title track. Coming out just days before their extensively planned tour schedule supporting ALO as Yojimbo, this new video captures the raw energy that we’ve come to know and love. We’re honored to premiere it: 

Directed by Phil Rached, the footage showcases the band’s wild energy as complimented by their grooving music. The slow-building nature of the song lets you latch on to it quickly, listening curiously to see where the music goes, and dancing all the while. It’s downright fun.

Galactic’s Robert Mercurio commented on the fellow New Orleans musicians, saying, “ROAR! Is one of the most creative, and dynamic bands to emerge from the New Orleans music scene, I really look forward to seeing how far this duo goes.” 

We look forward to it too! ROAR! seems to have an unlimited potential, uniquely merging New Orleans into an electronic tapestry. The new album is filled with infectious livetronica grooves; the perfect debut for all things ROAR!

Catch them on tour with ALO, kicking off this Friday! With plenty more dates to come in November, ROAR! is certainly poised to turn heads on tour. You can catch the full schedule below, or head to the band’s website for details. The new site, roartheband.com, is still under construction.

ROAR!/Yojimbo Tour Dates

10/2 | Dunedin Brewery | Dunedin, FL
10/3 | Pour House | Charleston, SC
10/6 | The Warehouse | Fairfield, CT*
10/9 | The Sinclair | Cambridge, MA*
10/10 | 8×10 | Baltimore, MD*
10/11 | World Cafe Live | Philadelphia, PA*
10/13 | Beachland Ballroom | Cleveland, OH*
10/14 | Double Door | Chicago, IL*
10/15 | Rathskeller | Indianapolis, IN*
10/17 | The Parish | Austin, TX*
10/18 | One Eyed Jacks | New Orleans, LA*
10/20 | WorkPlay | Birmingham, AL*
10/21 | Exit/In | Nashville, TN*
10/22 | Terminal West | Atlanta, GA*
10/23 | Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre | Wilmington, NC*
11/5 | Aggie Theatre | Fort Collins, CO*
11/6 | Belly Up | Aspen, CO*
11/7 | Bluebird Theater | Denver, CO*

*=opening for ALO