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Valencia

Philadelphia, PA


Biography

Philadelphia's Valencia knows that the art of signing a record deal isn't always a matter of who-you-know, but who-is-listening-to-you-at-3:00am. A very early March 2005 morning marked I Surrender Record's introduction to Valencia. An unsolicited three-track demo tape by the City of Brotherly Love brethren found its way into I Surrender's Rob Hitt's tape deck and the connection was instant. Rather than wait until the more appropriate daylight hours, Hitt called the band at 3:00am to tell them how excited he was by their sound and that he wanted to release a full-length album for them. A week later, Valencia officially became a part of the I Surrender Records family. Formed in 2003, Valencia creates a uniquely infectious blend of guitar-mangled, multi-layered, melodic rock reminiscent of early Saves the Day fused with Thrice. Valencia is Shane (vocals), JD (guitar), Brendan* (guitar), Max (drums), and George (bass). This young act's amazing musicianship, mature songwriting ability, and professionalism are quite impressive. It's even fair to say that as more people discover Valencia—either early in the morning or late at night—they will agree that the band's skills easily rival those of the scene's past and present favorites.* One of only 32 people sued by the RIAA in its first round of file-sharing suits, Brendan's scene points are incalculable.


Band Members


» Brendan Walter

Guitar
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» Daniel Pawlovich

Drums

» George Ciukurescu

Bass
Read George's blog
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» JD Perry

Guitar
Read JD's blog
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» Shane Henderson

Vocals
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Band Recent News


Valencia Track Listing & Video!

Posted on Monday, Aug 30th, 2010 2:57:10 pm

Have you been keeping up on all the crazy Valencia news? Well, in case you've living in your bathtub without internet, here's…




Valencia Album Artwork!

Posted on Thursday, Aug 26th, 2010 1:31:36 pm

Something weird is happening at the Alternative Press twitter. It's no little…




Valencia's Album Title and Release Date!

Posted on Thursday, Aug 12th, 2010 2:05:35 pm

Valencia announced their album title and release date on a dry erase board using 23 photos. Yes, we're serious, and we love it. Check…





Releases By This Artist


Valencia
Dancing With A Ghost
Release Date: Oct 12, 2010
Format: LP
Valencia
This Could Be A Possibility
Release Date: Oct 25, 2005
Format: LP

Band Videos


Valencia - Dancing With A Ghost out 10/12/10

Dancing With A Ghost coming Oct 12 2010.

The Space Between




Valencia
Valencia - Dancing With A Ghost out 10/12/10
MANAGEMENT
Adrian Amodeo - adrian.amodeo [at] gmail [dot] com & Chris Georggin - chris [at] georggin [dot] com

BOOKING
Andrew Ellis
aellis [at] paradigmagency [dot] com
PUBLICITY:Cat DeFelice
10.01.10 - School of Rock  South Hackensack, NJ
10.02.10 - Ottobar  Baltimore, MD
10.03.10 - Canal Club  Richmond, VA
10.05.10 - Backbooth  Orlando, FL
10.06.10 - Orpheaum  Tampa, FL
10.07.10 - 1982 Bar  Gainesville, FL
10.09.10 - White Rabbit  San Antonio, TX
10.10.10 - The Loft   Dallas, TX
10.12.10 - The Nile Underground   Mesa, AZ
10.14.10 - Soma  San Diego, CA

Valencia
Octogirl T-Shirt
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Black - T-shirt
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