NEWS

END OF AN ERA
IN 25 DAYS
CHECK OUT THE BANDS ON
INDY ROCK RADIO

FEATURED MUSICIAN THIS WEEK IS
VALYEAR'S
JOE PETRALIA

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End Of An Era

Well, we’ve been doing this for many years now and it’s been a pleasure working with so many incredible bands. Unfortunately I feel it’s time to move on to other challenges. We promoted 168 bands from around the world and these are the best in indie rock. It is a very time consuming venture keeping the social media, web site and radio station progressing while keeping it free to the bands, with unfortunately little reciprocle back promotion. I’d like to thank my patient wife, blog contributors and supporters, Paul Denton, Pete Zilinski, Les Mitchell, Johnny Fast all who did push Indy Rock Network. Over the next month we will be wrapping up Indy Rock Network and closing down most likely June 9th.

Thank you all for your support and patronage, it’s been an immense pleasure for me.

All the best to all the bands in the future!

Tom Bland

Indy Rock Network

This week's featured musician is JOE PETRALIA, bassist for Toronto's Valyear. Joe pounds out the bass riffs, powerful, precise and technical. Joe is one of the tightest bassist around and plays hard while keeping in the songs dynamic pocket. Joe is a well accomplished musician in top tier band.

VALYEAR is a four piece hard, alternative/metal band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Started in 2014 by Vocalist CHAD VALYEAR it wasn't until 2017 after the release of the self titled e.p, recorded by Chad and a series of studio musicians, that the foundation of a permanent lineup was complete.

Comprised of CHAD VALYEAR - VOCALS, GEOFF WILSON - GUITARS, JOE PETRALIA - BASS and NICK MAVROUKAS on DRUMS, VALYEAR vow to have their music reach as many people as possible with their moody, energetic, live show, tightness and a camaraderie that is very evident on stage. They also bring back a style and swagger they feel has been missing in music for quite some time.

Although labelled an alternative/metal band VALYEAR are not afraid to pull from their influences which range from Hank Williams to Meshugga and everything in between while promising not to leave any genre untouched or unexplored.

VALYEAR