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4-30-10
The Riders are the cover story of the May 2010 issue of the San Diego Troubadour (site will be updated by 5/3). Special thanks to editor & founder Liz Abbot, cover story writer Mike Alvarez, & review writer Frank Kocher. You can see the cover, entire article, and review here - (click on photos to enlarge)
3-28-10 As Little Feat sang "I've seen the bright lights of Memphis..." - and we did! In February thanks to the generous help of fans and friends the Riders were all able to travel to the International Folk Alliance conference held annually in Memphis, TN (birthplace of Rock'n'Roll). During this pilgrimage to Rock'n'Roll Mecca the band played 5 showcases in 4 nights, recorded on wax cylinder recorder from the 1800's, ate some great ribs, saw/heard some great music, and did a recording session at the one and only Sun Studios (Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins). The trip was a success and the tunes recorded at Sun and on the wax cylinder will be available soon. Pictures can be seen at: http://www.facebook.com/theridersmusic Next on the horizon is Carriage House Media's In The Room series. This TV series showcases the artistic process and episodes range from painters to musicians to photographers and beyond. Catch a glimpse of the trailer for the series at: http://vimeo.com/10027536 See you soon 1-23-10 The Riders have joined Paste Magazine in their effort to raise money for Haiti by contributing their song "Katie May I" to the Paste download vault. Regardless of where or how you donate to the Haiti relief efforts you can download 200+ songs from: http://www.pastemagazine.com/songsforhaiti 100% of money will be spread among three charities active in Haiti: Doctors Without Borders, Red Cross, and the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund. 12-31-09 You can read Tom Cusimano's 2009 Year In Review about the Riders on facebook or myspace Happy New Year!! We'll see you in 2010!! 11-09 We are excited to announce that the Riders have been selected to perform an official "Performance Alley Showcase" at the 2010 Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, TN. To raise money for transportation and conference costs the Riders are offering a "pay what you can/donation" for the initial release of their new album. See the Riders Store for details 9-09 the Riders are now in the final stages with the new album and we have some more exciting news for you. Pianist/multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, and fellow surfer Guy Fletcher has signed on to work with the Riders on finishing up their latest album. Guy's resume includes tenures with Roxy Music, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris (to name a few). Currently Guy is in England doing some post-production work and mixing at his personal studio (A-Bay Studios). He will also be mastering at British Grove Studios in London (Mark Knopfler's award winning studio) near the end of the month. Stay Tuned... 8-09the Riders just finished up a two night San Diego run at two of the most prestigious venues in Southern California. On Thursday 8/13 the Riders performed at Anthology. Live footage of this concert can be seen on the Riders photo page, youtube, or facebook.com/theridersmusic On Friday 8/14 the Riders sent their "bandbassadors" (Devin & Tom) to Humphrey's By The Bay to open (and perform with) 70's hit-makers America. Devin & Tom were invited to perform the grand finale of "Horse With No Name" with America. Devin took a solo that made the crowd holler for more as Tom sang harmonies with the band and played the tambourine. You can see photos (courtesy of Steve Covault) on the photo page, myspace.com/theriders, or facebook.com/theridersmusic Recording & Video Update: the Riders are in the final stages of recording harmonies for their (yet to be titled) 2nd full length album. All recordings should be finished by the end of August. Videos are currently being worked on by Carriage House Productions for new songs "Katie May I" and "Summer Rain".
Also, keep your eyes out for the September Issue of the San Diego Sentinel - the Riders will be featured as the cover story. More to come! 5-09 Where to begin?! Let's start with a great review of 200 Miles From Everywhere... from the San Diego Troubadour. Here's a little blurb for you: "If you can imagine U2's Bono fronting the E Street Band with a couple of the Heartbreakers sitting in, you might have some idea of what the Riders sound like. Their brand of rock is firmly rooted in Americana, but their excursions into other styles reveal their versatility and sense of musical adventure...This is a band that has distilled its influences into a very coherent and focused musical statement." Check out the full article HERE New Recording plans for end of May: We'll keep you posted, there will be new Riders tunes in addition to remixed (with added violin) tunes coming this summer! 3-09 the Riders are happy to announce that they will be opening for the legendary guitarist Robin Trower (of Procol Harum) at the House of Blues in San Diego on May 27th (mark your calendars). We are also happy to announce new recording plans for late spring and early summer...stay tuned for new tunes, video, and more tour dates! 12-08 New Song: Check out the player in the music section to hear "Henry Poole Is Here" (featuring Devin Shea on violin) Video update: Due to some scheduling issues we are still in the editing process - we should have it posted by late January or early Feb 8-08 Paste Magazine, yet again... The Riders song Coalinga is currently available on Paste Magazine's September Sampler (avail 8/19) . CMJ's Ourstage - The Riders were top ten winners in two categories last month Alt Country/Americana with Toby's Song and Guitar Solo with the end solo from In This Life (all songs are streaming in our music section - including guitar solo only versions of In This Life & Coalinga) Guitar Hero has nothing on us!! 7-08 The Riders are currently wrapping up shooting for a new music video for Too Far Away Tonight - we should have the video up and online by the end of August stay tuned! 5-08 The Riders currently have two songs being featured on the Paste podcast. You can hear Someday Soon featured in the podcast and Wasted Heart as the buffer at the beginning and end of the podcast. Click ME to download the podcast on MP3 or click ME to be linked to the podcast website. Speaking of Paste...the Riders have enjoyed a month long top ten run on their online radio station Pastestation. Peaking at #4 and beating out big name artists R.E.M. & Mudcrutch (Tom Petty)!! 4-08 The Riders Coalinga and Toby's Song are currently being featured on Paste Magazine's stream-able/downloadable online Radio Station Paste Station. Coalinga is currently at #7 on the most listened list (listed on right tab of every page on their website). Click here to be linked: http://www.pastemagazine.com 3-08 NEW RECORDINGS NOW AVAILABLE!! Overnight Success Recorded in 24 hours at Signature Sound Studios (U2, Blink 182, Jewel) in San Diego, Tom Cusimano & The Riders have taken their years of experience playing off of one another and recorded eight new tracks that showcase each of their individual talents as musicians and their incredible sense as an ensemble. From Lavalle Houser’s thundering funk-fueled bass lines locked into Jimmy Olson’s Keith Moon influenced rhythms on drums mixed with Neil MacPherson’s Jimmy Smith style of virtuosity on B3, Wurlitzer, and piano, all fueling the fire of Tom Cusimano’s Bob Dylan/Bruce Springsteen inspired lyrics and Mark Knopfler meets Dave Matthews style of guitar this group found the muse and held on tight. While capturing every emotion and piece of raw energy these songs represent these four musicians managed to keep the mood light so you can’t stop your foot from tapping along to the beat and your lips from smiling at every hook. BUY IT NOW ON:
Also, be sure to check out the review of 200 Miles From Everywhere... from Vermont's Seven Days paper (Tom Cusimano's hometown arts paper) - excerpt below "...this is a topnotch American-rock record" "The bottom line is that the dude is good at what he does. And what he does is write pitch-perfect acoustic rock songs with a clear reverence for the roads his forbears traveled" 2-08 Facebook anyone? We know we are a few steps behind on this one, but now you can join Tom Cusimano & the Riders on yet another social networking site! (click below to be linked)
11-07 ...and go The Riders Someday Soon was selected by Paste Magazine to be featured in their Podcast. Check http://www.pastemagazine.com/cultureclub/ to hear it after it airs. Or you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. In other news... The Riders acoustic tour of the country is just about wrapped up (one more show in LA on Dec 5th) and was a great success. Selling out of CDs on the road, playing a ton of great shows and meeting tons of new people. Some of my favorite moments include a cover of The Band's The Weight with 28 North in Pittsburgh, an extremely interactive crowd in Charlotte, seeing friends I hadn't seen in years and utilizing their couches and/or spare bedrooms. Really my mind is filled with a thousand great memories and conversations with new friends from the tour...too many to list. Thanks for making it so great! Because of all the support and enthusiasm we have decided to record a few more tracks next month. Stay tuned for more info on the upcoming recordings... Happy Thanksgiving! 9-07 (Part 2) The
Riders have been selected by CMJ's Ourtsage to perform at San
Diego's Street Scene on Saturday Sept 22nd.
9-07 (Part 1) FALL NATIONAL TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED! (See shows section for dates)
8-07 (Part II) The Riders track "All I'll Ever Need To See" is #3 in the Americana/Country Charts on CMJ's Ourstage. This is the quarter-finals and to win The Riders need your vote. Click this banner to vote!! Thanks!! 
8-07 The Riders just finished up a number of shows all over California, including San Francisco and Coalinga (yes, the town that inspired the song). Due to the success of the shows over the past 8 months The Riders will be sending out Tom Cusimano (vocals/guitar/piano) on a national solo-acoustic tour this fall. Look for a show coming your way soon!
3-07 You
can now purchase 200 Miles From Everywhere... at
Amazon.com. Please stop by and write a review if you have
already purchased a copy.
The Riders have been asked to perform at the Coalinga Horned Toad Derby in Coalinga, CA. It seems that the people of Coalinga are really enjoying the song, as well as the whole record. Thanks again for all of your myspace messages, e-mails, and comments telling us how much you love the song. Keep them coming too, we can't get enough. Keep your eye on the shows page for upcoming additions, we are setting up dates all over California. See ya soon!! 11-06 iTunes and on the radio 200 Miles From Everywhere... is now available on iTunes. Just click on the link below and The Riders page on iTunes will open automatically in your iTunes. From there you can purchase the entire album (12 songs) for $9.99 or individual songs for the standard rate of $0.99 each. It's that easy
 Also, The Riders will be featured on the Internet radio show ISGOODMUSIC at www.killradio.org on Thursday Nov. 9th at 11am (PCT). They will be performing acoustic versions of songs off of their new album 200 Miles From Everywhere...
Be sure to tune in!
Don't forget Saturday Nov 11th, 8:30pm at The Mint will be hosting The CD release party for The Riders!!!"
9-06 The record is here and we’re gonna party!! The Record has arrived and is now available for purchase at: http://cdbaby.com/cd/riderstunes Get your copy today!! You can also share your thoughts on the record by adding a comment…we’d love to hear what you think. We are also happy to announce that we have solidified the date for our record release party. We will be returning to the legendary Mint in Los Angeles on Nov. 11 th at 8:30 (see shows section for more details). This is going to be a party!! Mark your calendar now!! Check back soon for upcoming shows. See you soon
8-06 200 Miles From Everywhere… It’s been a while since the last update, but we feel it’s been worth the wait. In the past year we have been writing, rehearsing and recording our first full-length album entitled 200 Miles From Everywhere… The album was recorded and mixed at American Recording Co. in Calabasas, CA. Produced by Richie Podolor (Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Michelle Branch) & engineered by Bill Cooper (Ella Fitzgerald, John Mayall, Three Dog Night) we were also fortunate enough to use the same Analog Nieve recording console, Hammond B3, & piano used on so many #1’s over the past 50 years. Also contributing to the record is Rami Jaffee (Piano, Hammond B3, & Accordion) from the Grammy winning band The Wallflowers. Rami’s resume also includes hits by the Foo Fighters, Johnny Cash, and Melissa Etheridge to name a few. Currently the record is being pressed and will be available very soon on CD Baby until major distribution can be secured. In the meantime you can hear three songs off of the record at www.myspace.com/theriders Check back soon for more updates, show details, and our soon to be added Riders Store featuring t-shirts, mugs, & Stickers. Enjoy!
6-05 2-05 12-04 Time
to recap the year...
The Riders played a successful string of shows in Los Angeles at The Gig, Room 5, The House of Blues Foundation Room, and 14 Below. Wrapping up a great year of live performances was a phenomenal show at the Hard Rock Café. Thanks to all of our fans for coming out and supporting The Riders. To
round out 2004, The Riders have three instrumental tracks being
featured in the Speed Network NASCAR documentary, “Jimmie
Johnson: Common Thread,” presented by Levi-Strauss Signature,
which will be airing throughout December. Check out www.speedtv.com
for details and airing information. The Riders will also be
featured on the Levi-Strauss Signature website in January. 2005 looks to be another stellar year for The Riders… In early January, The Riders plan to get back into the studio and record a few more songs. From there, The Riders will be competing in The Battle of the Bands at the Hard Rock Café at Universal City Walk on January 19th. This event is sponsored by Budweiser and Guitar Center, so please come out and cheer us on to victory. The Riders will also be performing at the Viper Room on Sunset Blvd. in mid-February. Plans are also in the works to play San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and many other regional venues outside of Los Angeles. The Riders are also awaiting a response to play at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas in March.
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