Hi and welcome to the
Ray Balconis website.
This place is a journal where Ray and friends share photos, sounds, music, thoughts, lyrics (and whatever else comes up).
Thanks for coming by!
• Who Needs the Grammy Award! - Our Problem Girl/Until the End of the World CD has been nominated by Flick Music for Best Vocal Performance and Best Demo (only two songs as opposed to an album). Thanks to all at Flick Music!! Where's the show being held!
AND THE WINNERS ARE! The winners were announced on March 1. Problem Girl/Until the End of the World wins for the Best Demo. Thanks Flick!! To see the complete list of awards go to www.flickmusic.com
• Reviews - "A good sound and very original song writing...I really like the remake of U2's song...sounds great."
Judy Jones, The New York Times
"I love Ray's sound" WLPW, NY
"Cool vocals, great sound" WDBM, MI
"#10" WUEV, IN
"Love it, great vocals" KMUD, CA
"#5" KLPR, NE
"A great musician" KSYM, TX.
"Hook-rich, thoughtfully driving Adult Alternative rock that could fit snugly on FM radio between songs by Elliot Smith and Bob Dylan. Balconis has a firm grasp on everything from Power Pop to paisley-patterned Folk-Rock." Listen.com
• Gigs -
February 1, Thursday at 179, 179 Essex St. at Houston. Party starts at 7:30 pm
Problem Girl CD RELEASE PARTY - And we mean party!! In appreciation of our friends, who have shown their enthusiasm and support for us and our music, we are having this special gathering. Free food, Happy Hour drinks prices, 1/2 price cd's. 179 is the new, cool place to hang. 179 is managed by a friend who has been gracious enough to invite us to the club for this event.
• Problem Girl - the new CD single from Ray Balconis has just been released and is already being played on almost 100 radio stations across the country and is starting to chart nationwide.
Listen to samples of the title song and a new version of U2's "Until the End of the World" below.
MORE NEWS!
We just got back from our short road trip to Lake Placid New York and we would like to thank all those people who helped make our gigs a success. At WLPW 105.5 fm, a special thanks to Phil Henry and all the dj's for their support.
The finishing touches are being put on our new 10 song cd Death of the Romantic and it should be released by March. It should be, we really mean it this time, honestly, no kidding......
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• Download the complete versions of the songs at MP3.COM
• You can buy the CD single online, and get t-shirts and other merchandise too, all in the new online store. Click here.
