Bound By Substance consists of: Henry Rzonca-Vocals/Keyboards, Dino Colacito-Guitars, Angelo Marino-Bass, and Matt Farina-Drums. All members were born and raised in Queens, NY.
Rock ‘n’ roll with a splash of whiskey. That’s the best way to describe the sound of Bound By Substance. Drawing from the heavy blues influences of early 70′s rock bands and blending it with the heavier melodic sounds of early 90′s rock, BBS has forged a unique, refreshing sound. Couple that with the NYC elements of grit and urgency and what you are left with is a rock sound that has a perfect balance of darkness, beauty, sadness and joy. Depicting dramatic contrast within the scope of their songs both musically and lyrically allows BBS to capture conflicting emotions that are deeply intertwined.
BBS is no stranger to the New York City music scene. Over the years BBS has actively played the NYC club scene. Currently, they have a monthly residency at The Bitter End in Manhattan. They have also played clubs such as CBGB’s, Webster Hall, Crash Mansion, The Continental, Don Hills, Orange Bear, The Knitting Factory, The Pussy Cat Lounge, and Ace of Clubs. They have played some successful college campus shows at St. John’s University and Colgate University in New York. Out in Long Island BBS has played The Dublin Pub, Katie’s of Smithtown, McCoy’s, and Mulcahey’s. They have also played several shows out of their home state. They have performed at the famous Starland Ballroom of Sayreville, NJ, Love Sexy of Secaucus, NJ and The Velvet Lounge in Washington D.C. BBS songs have been added to steady rotation on the Long Island based RadioX.fm, WUSB Stonybrook, and WRAM 89.3 FM from Farmingdale State University.
BBS displayed their music for the large crowds of The Vans Warped Tour in the summer of 2006 playing inside The Dr. Mad Vibes Tent which is a solo project of Fishbone legend Angelo Moore. BBS has also taken part in multiple Battle Of The Bands tournaments over the past 2 years placing in the top 10 for every single one. These tournaments, which featured thousands of bands, included the Emergenza Festival, MEANY Fest, Jerseyshows, and the Good Times Music Magazine Battle. They have been featured in papers such as the Good Times Music Magazine, Queens Tribune, Queens Chronicle, Queens Courier, the Astoria Gazette and the nationally distributed paper, “The Inside Connection.” They were also the featured band of the month for the cover of Aural Fix magazine. BBS has also been reviewed on the web at bootleggerschronicles.com.
BBS has produced two five song E.P.s. Rusted Time was recorded at Cove City Sound Studio in Glen Cove, New York under the close tutelage of Richie Cannata, sax player for Billy Joel among others. The band also worked personally with Tom Brick at Absolute Audio while mastering their E.P. They have also put together a music video for the song Mediate, which was directed by Chris LoBello of indierockfilms.com. Dead Wrong was recorded at Audio Magick Studios in West Babylon under the tutelage of George Marshall (Twisted Sister). Like Rusted Time Tom Brick also handled the mastering on this E.P. so the BBS sound was never lost.
BBS is continuing to work on branching out and musically exposing themselves to new and bigger markets. Now on board with the Gotham Rocks promotion company BBS will be playing such venues as the Gramercy Theater, Crash Mansion and the Highline Ballroom with more frequency. They are moving along at a fast pace and have big plans for the rest of 2010 into 2011.
