| Virginia
Coalition was voted the Best
Band in DC through
the Washington Post's Best Bets Reader's Choice
of 2003.
Since
1998 Virginia Coalition has worked tirelessly
to develop a sound that is all their own, a live
show that is unforgettable and a fan base of widely
enthusiastic supporters. This past year the band
has played over 250 dates, drove over 100,000
miles and built a solid street team across their
tour base from Chicago to Vermont and on into
Florida.
Now,
in the wake of their third independent release,
"Rock & Roll Party," Virginia Coalition
stands poised to emerge as a national touring
group. What began as an intense local buzz has
grown to a national roar as music fans and professionals
alike come to appreciate the truely unique musical
sound and live performance excitement that is
VACO.
It
all began in the spring of 1998 when the five
friends from Alexandria, VA, who compromise VACO,
released their first album, "The Colors of
the Sound." That album, which consisted of
all original songs written by Brad, has thus far
sold 20,000 units. It helped create the grass
roots support that has quickly propelled then
from local to regional success across the East
Coast and into the Midwest. This local buzz also
secured them the regular Tuesday slot at Alexandria,
Virginia's Bad Habits, previously held by Eddie
from Ohio, where they began to develop the incredible
stage presence and live show that creates new
fans every time they play.
In
2000, the band released "Townburg,"
another all-original album recorded by Ted Comerford
and mixed by Mitch Easter. Virginia Coalition
began playing side stages at amphitheaters for
the Dave Mathews Band, opened for the Counting
Crows in front of a crowd of 10,000+ Labor Day
beach goers and made heads turn by selling out
the 9:30 club in Washington DC four times in a
row. "Townburg" has sold over 30,000
units through on-line distribution, music stores
and at the merch booth in the Chicago House of
Blues, Boston's Paradise, New York's Irving Plaza,
and Philadelphia's Electric Factory.
The
recent release of "Rock & Roll Party"
is helping propel VACO onto the national scene
and expand their already solid tour base. Their
diverse sound, with its unique blend of funk,
rock and go-go, and their amazing live act, suggests
that they will continue to create large numbers
of fans. |
