Waltham (band)

Waltham
Origin	Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Genres	Rock, Indie rock
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Rykodisc
Website	Official Website
Members
Peet Golan Tony Monaco Frank Pino, Jr. Darryl Grant David "Jones" Illsley Dave Pino
Past members
Mikey Rorick Alex Fiorentino Craig Small

Waltham is a rock band that formed in 1999. The band takes its name from its hometown of Waltham, Massachusetts.^[1] The band is composed of Frank Pino, Jr. (lead vocals), Dave Pino (lead guitar and vocals), Tony Monaco (rhythm guitar), Peet Golan (bass and vocals), David "Jones" Illsley (bass and vocals), and Darryl Grant (drums and vocals).

Their sound - a mix of 80s-style melodic rock and hard rock riffs - has drawn comparisons to Cheap Trick and The Cars, with the band citing Rick Springfield as an influence.^[2]^[3]

The band were signed by Rykodisc who issued their self-titled album in July 2005.^[4]

Waltham's "Cheryl (Come and Take a Ride)" has been used in promotions for the CBS reality TV series, The Amazing Race. The band was also featured in the Disney film America's Heart and Soul.^[1]^[2]

Frank Pino, Jr. was featured on a 2006 episode of the MTV show Made.

1 Discography
2 Side-Projects
3 Awards
4 References
5 External links

Discography

Permission to Build (2003)
Waltham (2005)

Side-Projects

Frank Pino Jr. will be featured as a musician, vocalist, and writer on N Pa's Trance concept album The Ghost Within: The Tale of Turmoil. He will be featured the track entitled "On The Inside". On May 18th, 2011, N Pa confirmed that the vocals and lyrics were completed^[5], and a 30 second preview will be posted on N Pa's soundcloud page^[6]. On July 17th, a 30 second sample was posted on N Pa's soundcloud page^[7], and was subsequently taken down.

Awards

Boston Music Awards

Best Rock/Pop Band (2005)^[1]
Song of the Year (2003) for "So Lonely"^[1]
Song of the year (200?) for "Cheryl"^[1]
Best New Band (tie) (1999)

WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble

Finalist (2000)

The Noise Poll

Best New Band (1999)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Leeuwis, Jermy (2005) "Waltham to release Waltham", Musicremedy.com, June 23, 2005, retrieved 2010-10-02
^ ^a ^b Monger, James Christopher "Waltham Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-10-02
^ MacNeil, Jason (2005) "Waltham Waltham", PopMatters, August 23, 2005, retrieved 2010-10-02
^ Laban, Linda (2005) "Van go! We cruise Main Street to Moody Street with power poppers Waltham", Boston Herald, July 19, 2005, p. 42
^ http://twitter.com/#!/NPamusic/status/71046246013476864
^ https://www.facebook.com/NPaMusic?ref=ts#!/NPaMusic/posts/209427955763702
^ http://soundcloud.com/npamusic/on-the-inside-feat-frank-pino

External links

Official website