The Holy Goats

The Holy Goats kick Power Rock ‘n’ Roll into Blues Rock overdrive, taking retro rock to the next level. The Goats bring back the essential ingredients of rock and serve them up with soul-driven vocals and harmonies added to raw riff rockin’ guitars. Their sound has been described by media as “Crowes meets Zep” - listen for yourself! The Goats released their 2nd CD in 2011 entitled “Next Round”. The CD has 11 hard hitting songs like “Something To Tell You” to “Look Inside”. The Release is available @ CDBABY.com and grooveyardrecords.com as well as nationally and internationally. New songs are posted on the bands web site. The Goats have opened for such national acts as Paul Rodgers, Peter Frampton, Foghat, The Outlaws, Marshall Tucker, Little Feat, Steve Winwood, Levon Helm, Jorma Kaukonen, David Johansen and Gary US Bonds. The Goats receive airplay from commercial radio and college stations and have received critical acclaim from radio, press and media in the US and Europe. Radio and press named the Goats among the top rock bands in NY, NJ, PA metro area. “Consistently named Top Rock Band in the tri-state area,” writes Al Muzer in the Aquarian Magazine. Both the Stone Pony Asbury Music Awards and The Home News nominated “The Holy Goats” debut release as a “Top Rock Release.” The Goats have twice opened 95.7FM the Hawk’s “Wingstock Concert Series” which featured Peter Frampton, Paul Rodgers, Foghat, Little Feat & More at First Energy Park, NJ. The Goats were selected by the radio stations hosts and listeners as best NJ band for two consecutive years in a row. The Goats were also selected to headline The Stone Pony’s premiere broadcast concert series “Live at the Stone Pony,” in Asbury Park, NJ with 95.7FM broadcasting the Goats’ entire set over the air waves. WDHA (105.5FM Greater Media) radio also selected The Goats twice to headline at their festival shows and “Rock & Ride” motorcycle fests as well as voted best NJ band. The Holy Goats have been selected three years straight to be featured by WZZO (95.1FM Clear Channel) radio in Allentown, PA. Station showcases included the Bethlehem Musikfest, the Greater Allentown Fair and WZZO’s May Fair Fests. WZZO also selected the Holy Goats as best “ZZO Band.” Members: The Holy Goats are an original rock ‘n’ roll band, with songs written by lead singer, Todd McCullough. Besides songwriting and luminous rock’n’soul vocals, Todd contributes rhythm guitar, harp and a few well-chosen leads. Daphna Elroy adds soul-driven harmony vocals to flavor the Goats rock style Pete Scott’s raw lead guitar blazes with urgency and inspiration. Glenn Sorino delivers high-powered drums and Bob Willow’s bass kicks the Goats into their groove. Influences: The Black Crowes, Humble Pie, Led Zeppelin, Bad Co., Free, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Faces, Small Faces, Deep Purple, Grand Funk Railroad, Cream, Skynyrd, Allman Bros., Jimi Hendrix, Motown, Mississippi Delta blues and many more… Sounds Like: Compared by media to the Black Crowes, Humble Pie, Faces, Led Zeppelin, Bad Co., Skynrd and more… The Holy Goats bring back the essential ingredients of rock and serve them up with a straight shot of blues. “The Holy Goats are a rock and roll revival filled with revelry and high-octane music! Yet, their sound is original and their fire and enthusiasm take the classic rock sound to the next level.” Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.