Lovers, Friends, and Countrymen

Happy Valentine's Day. I got my wife a really nice Ipod docking/speaker system. She said she'd rather have flowers.

The 2010 Yuma Battle of the Bands is early this year and will occur on Saturday April 24 at the Yuma Fun Factory. We we will be entering and will hopefully land a slot to be able to play. As soon as the "voting" starts, I'll post a link so everyone can vote for us. Stay tuned for more information and another chance to see us live. Thanks for all the support.

New Year Update

It's a new year and we've taken a bit of time off to relax, clear our heads, and enjoy This Holy October. We have some good ideas left over from those sessions that may materialize into new songs for the next album. In addition, I started working on a couple new songs and we also plan to rework some very old songs we did back in our high school days. They need some updating but it's fun to modernize and examine them in a new light.

I cannot say for certain which direction if any the next album will go, but the writing and creative process has officially started for it. With any luck I should be able to send Paul some demos soon to start him thinking and I hope to get Mike and Eric in the studio soon for some collaboration. Wish us luck and as always, we'll keep you posted.

BoB video

Hey there kids. Look what I found on the Yuma Sun website: video

Official Release

Tuesday November 24, 2009 will mark the official release of our 2nd album, (1st studio quality) This Holy October. It has been a long few years working on the album and we are very pleased with the outcome.

I'd like to take this opportunity to express my personal thanks to and admiration for my comrades Paul, Mike, and Eric. You are all truly gifted at what you do and it has been a priviledge and honor working with you guys. I look forward to the future of Rochambeaux.

Thanks to Ernie and James who have rounded out our live line-up. I hope you guys are willing and able to contribute in the future as well.

Now it's time to promote the album and perhaps play a few live shows and relax some. Thanks to everyone for the support and look around the site for details on downloading or otherwise getting ahold of your own little piece of Rochambeaux.

Battle of the Bands

Thanks to everyone who came out and saw us Saturday night at Battle of the Bands. Whether we previously knew you or just met you that night, we appreciate your support and interest.

Thanks to everyone who came by the merchandise table and let us sign a CD for you. It was awesome to see so many of you up close and to know that you enjoyed the show. Please feel free to copy that CD and share it with someone who couldn't make the show or anyone you think would like it.

In a few days we will post video of our set here and also have FREE downloads of the audio in our free downloads section to your right. So check back and download that stuff.

Thanks to Adrianne Wagner and the rest of the Sun staff and show sponsors for putting on this show and giving local music a chance to showcase itself. Hopefully we can do it again next year.

Again guys, thank you all for the support and love, and much respect to every band that showed up and played their hearts out. Later.

Upcoming Show

We'll be playing a short set at the 2009 Yuma Battle of the Bands on November 7th. The show takes place at the Yuma Palms Shopping Center. The stage will be just north of Hot Topic / Zumiez. We go on at 10 pm.

Our good friend Ernie Cano will be joining us playing bass and completing our live line-up. This show will mark the 1st full blown live show for us. Up until now we've strictly been a recording project, with only an acoustic show under our belts. So it's with great excitement, and only a few rehearsals that we bring you this historic 1st performance. Come check it out and enjoy the difference between the live show and he studio efforts. Equally good, but it will be different. We will be giving away free CDs of the new album after our set, so stop by the merchandise table and get one while they last.

We hope to post photos and video of the set shortly after. Thanks for all the past and future support.

Recording Finished

The recording for the album, This Holy October, is officially finished. We are currently in the mixing / mastering phase. Hopefully that will be finished in 2 weeks and the album will be available shortly thereafter.

Our intent is to give many albums and downloads away for FREE. When we start, we'll post the information on how to get your free copy of the album here. Actual CDs will be available 1st, along with free downloads at our link to the right. It will take a month or so before the album is distributed to ITUNES and other digital distributors.

Please help us in these early stages by following the blog, accepting free music, and telling your friends. Your loyalty and friendship will not soon be forgotten. Out.