Ready, Set, Push Play!

Ready, set, Push Play! Okay, not literally! You may have heard of these gorgeous looking teenage boys: CJ Baran – Lead Vocals/Guitar, Derek Ries – Drums, Steve Scarola – background vocals/Guitar, and Nick DeTurris – Bass. They make up the hot new band: Push Play! The members of Push Play grew up together in Long Island. Nick and CJ first became friends in middle school with a common interest in skateboarding, then centered into music. “I pushed Nick to get a Bass so we could bring our band together. Then Steve and Derek came along in high school and we got more serious in our garage band”, explained CJ. Their individual personalities have really clicked.
Muse, an English alternative rock band, is a major influence on the band for their sound and showmanship. “We have more of a pop/rock sound, but we want to get more eclectic and have different genres, which is what we did on our new album, Found”, says CJ. “We have a variety of songs and ballads; we just wanted to make it flavorful”.
Speaking of sound, Push Play is releasing their new debut album, Found, on September 29th, 2009, featuring their new hit single “Midnight Romeo”. The boys explain that this album is different from their previous album, Deserted. It has more songs that you can dance to with more of a hard rock and urban sound.
While listening to their new single, I think it’s right to say it’s one of their scandalous songs on the album, but with a great upbeat sound. “The song is pretty self-explanatory”, Steve says when asked the meaning of the song. “It explains what is on the mind of any average teenager in America.” They’ve also recently filmed their first major music video for “Midnight Romeo” featuring Hannah Montana‘s Emily Osment. They all agreed that they enjoyed filming the video and had a lot of fun working with Emily. Starting October 8th, the boys will be going on a National tour with opening act, Jessie James which they are very excited for. Being on the road is nothing new to these guys. They’ve been going across the country opening for artists like Miley Cyrus, as well as doing their own mini 2008 summer tour. However, they hope to go on their own big headlining tour soon.
Recently, Push Play celebrated shows to celebrate their album release in New York (9/26/2009) and California (10/3/2009). These boys have definitely come a long way with much more on the way. Push Play is on their way towards great success! “Thank you for all your support! We love our fans, and you guys are great! Don’t forget to pick up our album and you can buy our single ‘Midnight Romeo’ on i-Tunes. Thanks everyone!”
You can check out Push Play and their upcoming tour dates on their Myspace at Myspace.com/pushplayrox or PushPlaySite.com.
Get Serenaded on Stage by Push Play!!!
Push Play kick off their national tour this week in support of their new cd release, “Found.” At each performance Push Play will pick a Midnight Juliet from responses to their ongoing twitter contest called: Who Will Be Push Play’s Next Midnight Juliet?”. Each contestant needs to supply a picture of themselves holding “FOUND” and twitpic it to the band’s twitter: twitter.com/pushplay. One winner will be chosen at each performance, will be escorted to the stage to be serenaded to by Push Play’s song “Where I Belong” and will receive a romantic gift. The entire serenade will be filmed and posted on the band’s youtube. Only those going to the show that night can enter the contest!
Here are the tour dates:
8 Station 4 St. Paul, MN
11 Majestic Theatre – Madison Madison, WI
13 Subterranean Chicago, IL
15 Crocodile Rock Allentown, PA
17 Mind Seizure Haunted House (KKMG radio show) Colorado Springs, CO
19 Higher Ground Burlington, VT
20 The Note West Chester, PA
21 Toad’s Place New Haven, CT
22 Hard Rock Cafe Buffalo, NY
23 Chameleon Lancaster, PA
24 The Basement Columbus, OH
26 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
27 The Loft – Atlanta Atlanta, GA
29 Soul Kitchen Mobile, AL
30 Meridian Houston, TX
31 Freak Fest (WZEE radio show w/Cage The Elephant, My Favorite Highway) Madison, WI
NOV
1 House of Blues – Dallas Dallas, TX
2 Juanita’s Little Rock, AR
5 House of Blues – New Orleans New Orleans, LA
27 School Of Rock South Hackensack, NJ
28 Paradise Lounge Boston, MA
More dates coming soon!!!