DES ROCS AT ENGINE ROOMS

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Something is wrong here/I never fit in/I don’t belong here/I’m a nowhere kid”

Des Rocs is a fearsome force of nature, a self-invented rock ‘n’ roll star for a new age and a generation seeking direction, a streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm on a mission to search and destroy our social media-addled brains.

The artist otherwise known as Danny Rocco is an original... sui generis, taking elements of the past and forging a fresh destiny for high-energy guitar, bass and drums electric music.

Every performance is “on the edge of life and death” for Des Rocs, who works without a safety net in a “Never Ending Moment.” He was born to do this. 

Produced by both Alain Johannes [Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, PJ Harvey], Matt Wallace [Faith No More, Maroon 5] and Danny Rocco, Dream Machine offers a bold invitation to follow Des down his rock ‘n’ rollin’ “Alice in Wonderland” rabbit hole, a journey to the center of the singer/songwriter/guitar hero’s messianic mind, leading us out of our doldrums back to the glory days of classic rock, psychedelia, metal, punk, grunge, hardcore and into the future.

Boasting the hip swivel of vintage Elvis Presley and the playful sneer of Johnny Thunders, this proud New Yorker found his true calling after dark on the streets of New York City’s downtown club scene and around the country, playing with the same bug-eyed intensity to the back row, whether in front of 90 people or 90,000, opening for the Rolling Stones at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field (which he did in 2019 right before Covid). Des Rocs has also opened for Muse in arenas across Europe.