Rocky Votolato Explained

Rocky Votolato
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Date:	8 March 1977
Birth Place:	Dallas, Texas, United States
Origin:	Seattle, Washington, United States
Instrument:	Guitar, vocals
Genre:	Folk, alt-country, indie rock
Occupation:	Singer-songwriter
Years Active:	1995–present
Label:	No Sleep Records Barsuk Second Nature Status Recordings
Current Member Of:	Waxwing (band) Lying on Loot
Website:	http://www.rockyvotolato.com

Rocky Votolato (born March 8, 1977, in Dallas, Texas, United States) is an American indie and folk singer-songwriter.^[1] He was also a member of the rock group Waxwing.^[2] He currently lives in Seattle, Washington.^[3]

Biography

Rocky Votolato was formerly the singer of a punk quartet Waxing in the 90s before leaving in 1999 to pursue a solo career.^[4] He released several albums between 1999 and 2008. In 2015, he released the record Hospital Handshakes with Death Cab For Cutie member Chris Walla.^{[5] [6]} After 2015, he went on a hiatus until 2022 when he released the album Wild Roots.^[7] Every song on Wild Roots is based on one of his family members.^[8]

He has been married to his wife, April Votolato, for over 10 years, and they live in Seattle. Their child Kienan died at age 22 in a car accident in December 2021.^[9]

In 2022, Rocky Votolato played two sold-out shows in Denver, Colorado.^[10]

Discography

Solo

• Rocky Votolato (1999) (Status Recordings)
• Rocky V/Seth Warren 7" (1999) (Redwood Records)
• A Brief History (2000) (Your Best Guess)
• Rocky V/Suffering & The Thieves 7" (2002) (Velvet Blue Music)
• Burning My Travels Clean (LP) (2002) (Second Nature Recordings)
• The Light and the Sound (EP) (2003) (Second Nature Recordings)
• Suicide Medicine (2003) (Second Nature Recordings)
• Makers (2006) (Second Nature Recordings) (Barsuk)
• End Like This (EP) (2007) (Second Nature Recordings)
• The Brag and Cuss (2007) (Barsuk)
• True Devotion (2010) (Barsuk)
• Television of Saints (2012) (Undertow Music Collective)
• Hospital Handshakes (2015) (No Sleep Records)
• Live at Black Belt (2017) (Rocket Heart Records)
• Wild Roots (2022) (Spartan Records)

Waxwing

• Waxwing 7" (1999) (Henry's Finest Recordings)
• For Madmen Only (1999) (Second Nature Recordings)
• One for the Ride (2000) (Second Nature Recordings)
• Intervention:Collection+Remix (2001) (Second Nature Recordings)
• Nobody Can Take What Everybody Owns (2002) (Second Nature Recordings)

Lying On Loot

• Split 7" with State Route 522 (1996) (Henry's Finest Recordings)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-09-04 . Seattle-Based Indie-Folk Hero Rocky Votolato Releases A Posthumous Love Letter To His Departed Child On Stunning New Track "Becoming Human" . 2024-03-15 . NewJerseyStage.com . en.
2. Web site: Lopez . T . 2004-01-21 . Rocky Votolato – Suicide Medicine and The Light and Sound Glorious Noise . 2024-03-15 . gloriousnoise.com.
3. Web site: Pedro . Joseph . 2021-06-28 . What musician Rocky Votolato wants to do this summer . 2024-03-15 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
4. Web site: Baumgarten . Mark . 2013-08-20 . A few years ago, Rocky Votolato found himself in a frustrating, and . 2024-03-15 . Seattle Weekly . en-US.
5. Web site: Sommerfield . Seth . 2015-04-21 . Rocky Votolato's Road to Redemption with 'Hospital Handshakes' Seattle Music . 2024-03-15 . Seattle Met . en-US.
6. Web site: Kane . James . 2015-09-05 . Fifteen Years Into His Career, Rocky Votolato Refuses to be Knocked Down . 2024-03-15 . Riverfront Times . en.
7. Web site: Sacher . Andrew . 2022-06-29 . Rocky Votolato preps first album in 7 years (stream "Evergreen") . 2024-03-15 . BrooklynVegan . en-US.
8. Web site: Martin . Erin Lyndal . 2022-11-02 . Rocky Votolato's Roots Run Deep . 2024-03-15 . The Stranger . en.
9. Web site: Rocky Votolato on Crafting 'Wild Roots' After the Death of Child Kienan: 'For and About My Family' . 2022-11-07 . Peoplemag . en.
10. Web site: Bear . John . 2022-10-03 . Rocky Votolato Lost a Child. His Latest Record Helped Him Heal . 2024-03-15 . Westword . en.