Welcome to the Official Site of Rising Regina

-10.14.2009-

Get Your Hard Rock Tickets Today!

Hello Everyone!

We just wanted to let you know that you can buy your tickets for our show on Saturday, October 24th by going to www.showclix.com and then searching Rising Regina.

Click HERE for the direct link to the show's page!

You can buy however many you like as long as you have a credit card.

Why are you still reading this?? Go buy your tickets!

Hope to see you there!

Much Love,
RnR

-10.04.2009-

Summer Festivals- We Need Your Help!

We'd like to ask you all to go on a search for summer music festivals. If you know of any that you'd like us to play at, please e-mail us at band@risingregina.com.

We need to know about them ASAP so that we can get our press kits out because it's booking season for them so get looking! We appreciate it!

Much Love,
RnR

-08.25.2009-

Street Team!!

Hey everyone!
We're going to start organizing street teams all around the area so if you'd like to be a part of it, please let us know. All we need you to do is post flyers all over your town or just spread the word as much as you can.

If you would like to become a coordinator or join a local street team contact streetteam@risingregina.com.

To get flyers you can do one of two things.

Go to our Facebook or MySpace photo albums and download the flyer for your town and print out as many copies as you want

Send an e-mail to streetteam@risingregina.com and send us a request for how many flyers you want and make sure you include your mailing address.

Help us spread the word!

Much Love,
RnR

-07.15.2009-

To the Studio!

Hello Everyone!

First of all, we'd like to thank all of you for constantly reminding us that we promised we'd have an album out by now. Yes. We DO know! lol

That being said we want to provide a little insight as to why. The recording we made in West Virginia just didn't work out. 'Nuff said. It was a good experience and it really helped us learn and grow as a band as well as how to do things in a studio. Overall we were glad to have done it and we were happy to come out of it with some cuts of the "new" songs with the full band. Ultimately we just weren't ready for the studio yet. Dave did a great job with us in the limited time we had to record it and we wouldn't take it back for a second.

Now onward! We have agreed to a deal with Scott Knabb at Knabb's Attic Studio to re-cut the album. As some of you know, recently we recorded a Christmas track for Scott's annual charity CD and we were very impressed with what came out of it. (You'll get to hear it some time in September.) Very soon after we cut the track we decided Scott was the person to cut the album. He really seems to get what our sound is like and knows how to make it shine through.

As for the album, we added some songs to the playlist and also cut a few but we think its going to be a great product that you'll all enjoy.

That is all!

-07.04.2009-

Happy 4th of July!

We just want to thank everyone who came out and supported us last night. It was probably the best full 2 and a half hour show that we've ever done and we were really stoked that so many people showed up and liked it.

Thanks to Rob Mohney and Heritage Days for giving us the opportunity to play in front of our hometown crowd for the 1st time this summer.

Make sure you check out the rest of our shows this month at Woodpeckers in New Kensington on the 25th, Hard Rock Cafe on the 26th, and our next big one at the Folk Festival in Kittanning.

Also we should have a big announcement about the new album coming within the next couple weeks so stay tuned.

Much Love,
RnR

-06.14.2009-

Back in The Studio...

... for just a little bit.

We recorded an original arrangment today of "Away in a Manger" and we'll post it for you all to listen to closer to Christmas. We'll also let you know how you can snag a copy as soon as it's available.

The track will be included on an annual Christmas album that benefits animal shelters around the area that is sponsored by Knabb's Attic Studio.

We will also be performing the track live at the annual concert at the Casino Theater in Vandergrift, Pa on December 5th, so keep your eyes open for the show. All proceeds go to charity as well.

That is all!

Much Love,
RnR

-04.27.2009-

Updates!

Make sure to check out our shows page and check out where to catch us in action.

Also, make sure to hit up our MySpace and look at some of the new photos from our most recent shoot.

-01.01.2009-

Rising Regina to Record Full Length Album

We are very happy to announce that we will be recording our debut album at MovieSound Recording Studios in Parkersburg, WV from January 10th-18th with Emmy Award winning composer and producer David Traugh. To find out more info on David, to to his website www.davidtraugh.com.

I'm sure you all noticed that we hadn't scheduled any shows in December or January and the reason is that we wanted to get ready for the studio and also rest up and become tighter as a family.

We will be posting a diary from the studio while we journey through our first experience as a band in the studio and we invite you to read, and comment both here and on our MySpace Page.

We can't wait to get the album finished and out to the public and hope that all of you are as excited as we are! Thats all for now!

Much love,

-RnR

A Year In Review

It's been a long road of ups and downs for RnR this year. Click Here to read about our journey through our first year as a band.

-12.17.2008-

Some Much Needed Updates

Battle of the Bands Finals

We have been given the date of Sunday, February 15th at Saddle Ridge for the Gorilla Productions BOTB Finals.

The winner is chosen by applause and recieves a cash prize along with recording time and national exposure, so make sure you get your ticket early and come make some noise for RnR!

Contact our manager Rachel for ticket information by calling (724) 980-7565 or e-mailing her at rachel@risingregina.com

Line-up Change/Please Welcome Kevin Bowser!

As many of you know we had to part ways with Pat Rein back in late September. Since then we've been working with a new percussionist named Kevin Bowser.

Kevin Bowser :

Kevin is originally from Kittanning, Pennsylvania where he graduated from Kittanning High School in 2003. Since then he has gone on to join the USAF and is currently stationed in Moon Twp.

He has worked with Rich in the past in varioius projects (The Exit Lights, 2006-2007) and brings a much needed enthusiasm and energy to the position.

Please join us in welcoming him to the RnR family!

-RnR

-9.22.2008-

Rising Regina WINS Battle of the Bands!

On Sunday, Sept. 21, Rising Regina won a battle of the bands competition at Saddle Ridge. Winning means the band advances to the finals round to be held early this winter. The battle is great exposure for us and a good source for contacts. The contest is decided by applause and we want to thank our fans who came out to support us. You guys were loud! But it's not over.

We will need our fans' support when we go to the finals (also decided by applause). When the date is set, we will have tickets for sale. Remember, they are cheaper when purchased in advance so get them early! It will be a great night of entertainment and the winner will receive a cash prize, as well as recording time and national exposure.

We know that we have some of the greatest fans out there and will be really excited to see you all at the show. Thanks for your continued support and keep checking back to see when and where the finals will be held.

Thanks! Keep the love coming.

-RnR

-7.20.2008-

Rising Regina to Open for "The Clarks"

Hey everyone! Just a little piece of news for those of you who haven't heard yet. Rising Regina will be performing the opening slot from 6:00pm-6:45pm for the "Arts on the Alegheny" show in Kittanning, Pa on August 16th, 2008.

We will be opening for "The Clarks" and "The Spring Standards"

As you can imagine we are very excited and grateful for the opportunity and can't wait to show everyone what we're made of.

Hope to see you all there!

-RnR

-4.21.2008-

Rising Regina Completes Line-up with Full Band!

Hello all. As some of you know we have added two new members to the Rising Regina family in Pat Rein and Dave "Funk Daddy" Traugh. They will be rounding out the band with a rhythm section as Pat will be our percussionist and Dave will be our stand up bassist.

Now a little about the guys:

Pat Rein:
Pat Rein is a musician at heart. He has played percussion instruments since 2002 and also plays piano, acoustic and electric guitar. Pat is fresh out of high school from Columbus , Ohio where he developed his percussion skills in several styles as

a member of his school's wind ensemble, symphonic, and marching bands. With these bands Pat has performed in places such as Carnegie Hall and the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii . He also enjoys jamming with friends and musicians from local bands. Pat is excited to be apart of Rising Regina and eager to blend his sound with the band this coming summer.

Dave Traugh:

David has grown up in a family of musicians and has been playing bass for 8 years. He has never regretted his choice to play the bass, absolutely loving his role in a band.

Dave has played in various jazz groups in the Pittsburgh area, including the the Pittsburgh Jazz Society Student Big Band. When he was 9 years old, David was diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma and underwent Chemo Therapy, ever since then David has strived not to take anything in life for granted and loves every minute he is playing his bass.

We hope you are all as excited about this as we are and we will be starting to perform as a full band in early June so look out!

That is all

-RnR

-4.06.2008-

!IMPORTANT! CD Problems! - Great Crowd Last Night

First of all we'd like to thank everyone who came out to Nite Courts last night and made it such a fun time for all of us. It was our first real good experience with crowd reaction and participation and we had a blast.

On that note, many of you bought CD's last night and it's already becoming quite apparant that some of the CD's sold came without the most important part. THE CD!

As a result, we now have to go through our entire inventory of CD's and make sure the rest are OK, which we plan on doing today.

If you are in possession of one of those invisible CD's, please send us an e-mail at band@risingregina.com with the following information:

Your Name

# of Defective CD's

Whether you intend to have them mailed to you -OR- whether you'd like to pick them up at the next show you come to

Mailing Address (If you choose to have it sent to you through the mail)

We are VERY sorry for any inconvenience and we promise we're not trying to steal from you by giving you nothing when you give us $5 of your hard earned pay to listen to our CD. So make sure you let us know about the CD's as fast as possible so we can get this fixed in a timely manner.

Thanks Everyone!

-RnR

-3.27.2008-

We're Rollin' Along

Hey everyone! Just letting you know that we haven't forgotten about the site! We have a few new sections up. The mailing list page is up so you can join up for updates and whatever importan RnR information we feel like passing along to you!

We have a lot of new gigs up on the shows page and are always adding new ones. So keep checking back so you make sure to catch us LIVE in your area!

Keep the love coming on the MySpace page and we'll keep bringing you the best music we can muster.

See you all soon,

-RnR

-1.16.2008-

Welcome to the new home of Rising Regina

Welcome everyone to the place where we'll be hanging our hats from now on.

Until we finish up the website, feel free to check out our music at our myspace page

www.myspace.com/risingregina

We hope you can make it out to a few shows, take in the music, and have a few drinks with us. Keep your eyes on the site for updates as there will be alot coming in the near future. That's all for now.

-RnR