The New Vinyl
Pat Shoptaw: Lead Vocals, Drums
Phil Serpico: Bass, Vocals
Alan Schwartz: Guitar
Manny Mendez: Saxophones
Josh Rich: Lead Vocals, Guitar, Trumpet
Rock for Your Soul
The New Vinyl is a Southern California-based guitar-and-horn-powered Rock’n’Soul band, that has headlined and shared bills at festivals and clubs all over Southern California. TNV has opened for such national and regional blues greats as Kirk Fletcher, Sue Foley, Jason Ricci, Rick Holstrum, and Junior Watson on the Cadillac Zack Blues nights at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon and Malainey’s Irish Bar. It was during one of their Monday night gigs at Maui that a new fan was heard saying with a grin, “I guess my weekends just got longer”, a sentiment shared by many that night who were surprised that TNV was not the headliner...
The TNV sound is a blend of their diverse musical influences and styles: Soul, Rock, Blues, and Americana. The five members of the band could be the musical godsons of Bobby Blue Bland, King Curtis, Delbert McClinton, Albert King, and Levon Helm. Having played together for the past seven years, they have each had much longer musical careers, separately and together: co-founder, vocalist, and guitarist/trumpet player Josh Rich has previously released the album “Where Do We Go From Here” under his own name, and has played with co-founder, vocalist, and drummer Pat Shoptaw in other bands; Pat and bassist Phil Serpico are former members of Lucksinger (and released the album of the same name), and occasionally lend their talents as a bass-drum duo to other bands in and around SoCal; Guitarist Alan Schwartz has recorded with Rock and Soul legends Little Richard and Irma Thomas, and brings a wide range of guitar styles to TNV; Tenor and alto sax player Manny Mendez is TNV's "Big Man", his tenor sound reminiscent of the great tenor players of the early Soul years. As The New Vinyl, they play straight from the gut, with a fire in their belly and joy in their heart. Armed with searing guitars, soulful horns, and a spirited rhythm section, they won’t rest until you are as energized and elated as they are!
To that end, TNV is busy booking more outdoor festivals, and club dates. In addition, 2024 will see The New Vinyl recording demos and preparing their first studio album.
See and hear more of The New Vinyl:
website: www.thenewvinylband.com
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IG: @thenewvinylband