Epic News

2-24-2009

BRAD ALDEN is in the studio with producer/engineer TOBY WRIGHT working on new CD slated for release later this year to be titled "ESCAPE FROM SUBURBIA"! See www.bradalden.com for more info...

10-21-2008

check out the ROCK THE DENIM website to see a great new product launch from Brad Alden...

3-31-2008

Hey Friends, GO to this link www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwsongspage.html and listen to "27th Regiment" and support Brad on NEIL YOUNGS web page... It is currently at # 232 out of thousands but may change so you might need to look around a bit...
... Brad

3-19-2008

BRAD ALDEN will be gigging in SHIBUYA, TOKYO on 4/23/08 with Joey Vera (Anthrax, Fates Warning, Armored Saint), Christian Nesmith (myspace.com/christiannesmith), and Bob Yerby (Remo Inc)... GOADED currently working on new video shoot (myspace.com/goaded)... STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO!
... Brad

11-29-2007

HEY EVERYONE - SORRY SO LONG TO GET BACK TO YOU!! Brad Alden here sending a big HELLO!... I have been hard at work recording/performing/marketing my new solo cd "THE DAY AFTER YESTERDAY" as well as ROCK THE DENIM™ - Please stop by www.bradalden.com or myspace.com/bradaldenmusic to check things out... Meanwhile Larry, Tracy and the gang have been completing the next Goaded CD myspace.com/goaded which should be killer, and our friend Ray Luzier (appears in Epic "strange blessings" video below) has joined the band KORN as their new drummer. CONGRATS RAY!! Anyway - thanks for stopping by - no new news for EPIC at the moment but a limited amount of CD's/T-shirts are available online... Happy Holidays!
... Brad

5-9-2007

Hey everyone, Thanks for tuning into EPIC-ROCK.com. EPIC is negotiating distribution deals in Europe and Japan for the "Metaphor" CD and can still be purchased on line. No current gigs or new tunes to share - however BRAD ALDEN is continuing to record his debut solo cd tentatively titled "The day before yesterday"...! Samples at www.myspace.com/bradaldenmusic. There should be summer show dates available soon as well! Stay tuned to EPIC-ROCK.COM and BRADALDEN.com (available June 15th) for more information!! If your interested in Larry Dennison or Tracy G work please check out myspace.com/goaded as they are working hard on the Goaded band which sounds great.. For Forrest Robinson please go to forrestrobinson.com Have a great summer!
... Brad Alden

2-24-2007

BradAlden.com is coming soon... which is Brad's personal website. Also visit Brad's new MySpace at www.myspace.com/bradalden.

2-16-2007

EPIC would like to thank Tracy G for his time/talent and wish him luck with future endeavors as he is no longer a member of EPIC.
Stay tuned for more info in the coming weeks!

1-8-2007 The Gig Show Update!

Thanks to all of you wonderful people who made our first ROXY all ages show a huge success!! Epic would like to send out a special thanks to: The Roxy staff, Sandy Dillon, David Banks (eyeconic.org), Rob Bermudez, Jim Montoya, Popeye, Ray Luzier for coming out, Keith Rodriguez, & Bradi Mowry.

Hope to see all of you at THE GIG on melrose Thursday night!

1-5-2007 The Gig Show Update!

As a favor to the folks at The Gig, our show there has been changed to Thursday, January 11th at 9:00pm. The Gig is at 7302 Melrose Ave, Hollywood, CA 90046. Call (323) 936-4430 for club info. Happy New Year to All!

12-12-2006

Epic has just booked their first show at Hollywood's hottest up and coming live venu... The Gig. The show is Thursday, January 18th at 9:00pm. The Gig is at 7302 Melrose Ave, Hollywood, CA 90046. Call (323) 936-4430 for club info.

12-10-2006

Bang in the New Year with EPIC'S first ALL AGES show at The Roxy on Saturday, January 6th at 8:00pm! Everyone attending will receive a FREE copy of Epic's debut CD 'Metaphor'! This is going to be a special night... DO NOT MISS IT! The Roxy is on the strip at 9009 W Sunset Blvd. W Hollywood CA 90069.

11-13-2006

Catch Epic's 1st ever ACOUSTIC SET "On The Rox" on Saturday, November 25th at 9:00pm. View full details here.

11-03-2006

We want to thank EVERYONE that came out to the Cat Club show last weekend... it was a blast. Check back here for upcoming shows.

10-20-2006

EPIC NEEDS YOUR VOTES !! Epic has been nominated for three All Access Magazine Music Awards. If you want to show your support, go to allaccessmagazine.com/vote.php and vote in the following categories:
8. Best Male Vocalist (Brad Alden - Epic)
14. Best Male Guitarist (Tracy G - Epic)
18. Best Album Of the Year (Metaphor - Epic)
You can vote every day! (if you clear the cookies in your browser)

CATCH EPIC AT THE CAT CLUB IN HOLLYWOOD ON Saturday OCTOBER 28th at 9pm see the following site for club info: www.myspace.com/thecatclub

Hey Vinnie Appice! Thanks for coming to the show at Paladinos... hope to see you at The Cat Club.

10-10-2006

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED OUR FIRST SHOW AT PALADINOS !! It was a great night and better than expected for our "first gig"!
Special thanks to ROB from Centerstaging, Nehl Bobal for running the merchandise booth and for introducing the band, RUBEN for keeping our myspace friends informed and sight updated, Joe Drago for filming the set, Dave Banks for amazing still photography (eyeconic.org), and as always the EPIC SECURITY GROUP "POPEYE" & BIG JIM!!!
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AT THE CAT CLUB IN HOLLYWOOD ON Saturday OCTOBER 28th at 9pm see the following site for club info: myspace.com/thecatclub

09-16-2006

Check out Epic's new video "Strange Blessings" (on the top of this page). A big thanks to Matthew Gossin, Joe Drago, Jeff Lloyd, Gil Quintanar, and Dave Banks for making this video, Brandt Danials for the scenery, Ray Luzier for the great job on drums, and special thanks to Johnny Caswell at Centerstaging for the use of his rehearsal facility. You can also view and rate this video on YouTube.
TURN UP THE VOLUME!

09-06-2006

On Thursday October 5th, Epic will be performing at Paladinos in Tarzana CA (www.paladinosclub.com). Epic takes the stage at 9:30pm, but get there early to catch the opening band HDR.

08-09-2006

On Monday, August 14th, EPIC bassist Larry Bones Dennison will be interviewed on the following radio stations at the following times (pacific standard times). Give a listen if you're near one of these stations!

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07-27-2006

A special thanks to Vivian Wang for the design and production of the Epic Metaphor t-shirt (available in a couple of days in our upcoming 'merchandise' page). You can visit Vivian's website at www.buttervly.com.

07-26-2006

Epic would like to extend a HUGE Thank You to Dave Banks for his expert photography work. A serious error was made when Dave's credit was left off of the 'Metaphor' CD artwork. We HIGHLY recommend Dave to anybody looking for a photographer. He not only does great work, but he's also a very, very cool guy. Dave's website is eyeconic.org. Thanks again Dave, and sorry for the error.

07-12-2006

In case you missed Tracy G's interview on 'The Classic Metal Show' last Saturday, you can listen to it here

06-29-2006

Here's another review of 'Metaphor' in All Access Magazine:
http://allaccessmagazine.com/vol4/issue09/epic.html

06-28-2006

Check out the review of 'Metaphor' on PitRiff Online. Also, on July 8th, The Classic Metal Show website will be featuring music from 'Metaphor' and an interview with Tracy G.

06-14-2006

The site is launched! But be sure to check back late next week for major updates, including the official introduction of the Epic Hippy! We would like to hear any comments, suggestions, etc. regarding the site. Send us a note from the contact page. Thanks for visiting!

06-12-2006

Epic is currently working on their first video 'Strange Blessings' from the new record. Summer show dates to be announced soon!

06-09-2006

Tracy G & Larry “Bones” Dennison have toured/recorded together in the past with legendary singer Ronnie James DIO, Driven, & Goaded. Brad Alden and Bones have known each other for several years thru friendly bands in LA., and did a brief demo together with Tony MacAlpine in the late 90’s. Brad ended up moving to NY for a few years at the end of that project.

Mid 2005 Tracy G and Bones were playing a gig at the house of blues with their band “Goaded”. Brad Alden went to see them play at the House of Blues while in Los Angeles looking to relocate from New York back to LA. They all had a chat after the gig to catch up and didn’t think any further and had no plans of a band or project actually... By fall of 2005 Brad moved back to Southern California. When he ran into Bones again he was asked if he would mind writing lyrics and singing on a few songs he and Tracy G had been working on “just for fun”.

These 3 songs were what became “Reach For The Sky”, “My Own Garden”, & “The Same Line”. All three of them were pleased with the outcome and excited to do more together. This was the most organic, natural, low stress, creative unit any of them had been involved in. They decided to call the group “EPIC”. The next 2 months rolling into 2006 generated over 15 more songs. Most of them ended up on their first album titled “metaphor”. Metaphor was chosen as a title because singer Brad Alden seems to naturally write in metaphors in many cases and enjoys lyrics that can allow the imagination of the listener to create a wide variety of interpretations of the song meaning – related to their own life perhaps. Forrest Robinson ran into Bones when the group was in initial writing stages. Bones played Forrest a few tracks and he was immediately interested in the direction of the music. Forrest was invited down to rehearse and it felt just as natural with his presence as well. The band was formed. They have worked over the last few months to record/mix/master what has now been titled “Metaphor”. We hope you enjoy the band “EPIC” and the collection of songs on “Metaphor”.

Epic would like to thank Ray Luzier from Army of Anyone for filling in on our video.

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