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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.

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.

“Making music for us is existential,” says Des, a proud heir of the New York City rock tradition which spans the Velvet Underground, Kiss, the Ramones, Sonic Youth and the Strokes. “We spend our whole life just making it possible to play music without a real day job. We’re just so happy to be on-stage.”