Doug Wahlberg Band
Newtown, Connecticut, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2015
Music
Press
“You are a great, great guitar player!”
Jose Feliciano - Musician
“…Doug's blistering solo blew the roof off the place (Ridgefield Playhouse) and received a thunderous applause that was justly deserved. The Doug Wahlberg Band is F-ING great and a must see for all fans of classic guitar rock.”
Neal Smith – Drummer, Original Alice Cooper Band
“…The energy he (Doug Wahlberg) and his band bring to his live gigs is infectious. Great guitar licks and real good originals, too."
Mike Horyczun
Music Journalist - Norwalk Hour/Wilton Villager/Stamford Times
Radio Host - WPKN 89.5 FM Bridgeport, CT; WPKN 88.5 FM Montauk, New York
“Doug Wahlberg impressed the heck out of us! Not only was he energetic and exciting to have in the studio for an interview, but every song we played by the "Doug Wahlberg Band" absolutely ROCKED! What a fun and talented guy!”
Stacey Buba - Producer, Brian Smith News & Variety Show, WICC600
“Great infectious pop sound, with sensational musicianship and lyrical ironies to match.”
Miggs Burroughs - Miggs B Design www.miggsb.com
“The Doug Wahlberg Band wears their 60's/psychedelic influences proudly, while still sounding crisp, modern and vital. Their 8-song CD "Party Boss" lives up to its name with a set of catchy, up-tempo pop-rock!”
Tim Sheehan - Program Director, WRKI- I95
"Classic rock lives!”One More Down" is a celebration of the genre that made music a driving force in our world. Doug's knowledge, experience and approach are threaded throughout his music. Classic rock is the vehicle; The Doug Wahlberg band is the fuel. You MUST check out this classic act."
Jj Cichon – Producer, Lifeguardmusic.com
- Various
Discography
Ep "Four" - radio play
Single "Broken" - currently receiving national radio play. "Broken has received well over 4,000!! SPINS
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Bio
The
Doug Wahlberg band has been know to wear their 60’s/70’s British rock and
psychedelic influences proudly while still sounding crisp, modern and vital. If
rock and roll is the vehicle, the Doug Wahlberg Band is the fuel!
The Doug Wahlberg Band of Connecticut headlined or opened
for national acts in and around the New York Metropolitan area for the last few
decades. The list of venues includes The
Ridgefield Playhouse, Ive’s Concert Park, The Taste of Danbury Festival, Foxwoods’s
Casino, Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den, Toad Place, The Palace Theater, The Fairfield
Theater, The Quick Center for the Arts and The Levitt Pavilion in Connecticut
as well as the Cutting Room, Crash Mansion in New York City. Previously they
have had the honor of performing in some of New York City’s iconic and historic
hot spots as The Great Guildersleeves, Trax , Kenny’s Castaways, The Bitter End,
Ritz, and the one and only CBGB’s.
They can boast sharing the stage with Paul Simon, Blue
Oyster Cult, Foreigner, Lou Gramm, Cheap Trick, Eddie Money, George Thorogood
and the Destroyers, The Guess Who, Rick Derringer, Edgar Winter, Mountain,
Levon Helm, Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople, David Johanson, John Hammond, Fran
Cosmos of the band Boston and the great Ramones.
Some accomplishments include being nominated for the 2008
New Music Award, recent sponsorship by Anheuser-Busch
Budweiser, national and international radio success from Doug’s original
“Broken”, and currently have live and recorded airplay on radio’s WRKI (I95)
and WPKN (89.5).
Projects Doug can claim to be a part of involve greats like
Jose Feliciano, Bernie Taupin (Elton’s John’s lyricist), Mick Ronson (David
Bowie’s guitarist and producer), Peter Tosh. and Alice Cooper’s drummer and
recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Neil Smith. In 2014 Doug played six
guitar tracks on Neil’s critically acclaimed album “The Green Fire Empire”.
Band Members: Doug
Wahlberg, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Rich
Genovese: Drums
George
Miller: Bass Guitar
Jeff
Claypool: Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
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