THE GRAVE JINGLERS
''REIGN OF THE WEST''
2015
45:22
1 When I Shut The Door 03:55
2 The Open Road 04:00
3 Doo Wop In The Restroom 04:52
4 No Hold On Me 04:19
5 By The Blue Lake 04:40
6 Smoke In The Rearview Mirror 04:31
7 San Fran Delta Man 04:18
8 Reign Of The West 04:25
9 Country Club Road 03:47
10 I Fought The Law (Sonny Curtis) 02:31
11 I'll Turn The Light Out For You 03:59
Tracks By Doc Reinhart, Except 10
Doc Reinhart – Vocals, Guitar
Charlie Rauh – Lead Guitar
Martin Doykin – Bass Guitar
Joe Rende – Drums, Backup Vocals
Lead Guitars On 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 - Charlie Rauh & Doc Reinhart
Bass Guitar On 5 - Tom Knabbe; On 4, 8 - Doc Reinhart & Tom Knabbe
Percussion On 11 - Doc Reinhart
Keys On 1, 3, 7 - Andrew Fischer
Harmonica On 1 - Tom Santoriello
Backing Vocals On 5, 11 - Alicia Skrabut
Strings Arrangements - Doc Reinhart
BIOGRAPHY
BY OFFICIAL WEBSITE
The Grave Jinglers are a rock band based in the Long Island / New York City area. Their music is rooted in rock but colored by many other styles. Skope magazine says, “there’s no doubt – this is a very well-rounded out band that definitely contains a wealth of talent succeeding in any sound or style they seem to want to take on.” Their songs are full of characters, images, stories, philosophies, and heartbreak and are packed with as much drama and excitement as an old western film with themes that are relevant to the times and echo the sincerity of the original blues singers.
Their first release was in April of 2013, a four song EP entitled “Midnight Sun”. Not having the right pieces in place at the time, the band’s founder, Doc Reinhart, a medical doctor and meticulous writer completed the EP almost entirely on his own. Soon after, Charlie Rauh came in from Nashville and was the first person to sign on to the group. The drum chair was filled with the addition of Joe Rende, a local Long Island suspect, in August 2013. The search for a much needed, solid bass player came to a close early the following year with the addition of Martin Doykin from Queens via Bulgaria.
In a short time, the band has already had a song placed on The Disney Channel’s “Make Your Mark” series, packed the house at the Vibe Lounge in Rockville Centre with Nashville’s Karla Davis (a finalist in the second season of The Voice), appeared on WBAI 99.5 out of New York City, played the Huntington Fall Festival and is planning to tour the east coast with an eye towards Europe. “Midnight Sun” has been aired on over 50 radio stations and has received steady airplay in several European countries. Their latest release is an 11 song album entitled “Reign of the West” (February 2015). Again, tackling a wide range of emotion, the album has been described by Skope Magazine as, “An extremely rewarding choice; this blend of Rock/Americana works really, really well right from the opening track ‘When I Shut The Door’ as The Grave Jinglers demonstrate tight songs, skillful playing and perfect production on this album instantly.” This self-released record made the US charts, hitting #4 in Relix Magazine, #25 CMJ, and #234 AMA!
The Grave Jinglers plan on continuing to deliver their fresh form of untamed music and living up to their title as “The Wild West of Rock.” They look forward to sharing a night with you so bring your cowboy hats, whiskey, and dancing boots.
The tale of Doc Reinhart:
You may know of him already since a part of him still exists in most all of us, but Doc Reinhart is an ex medical doctor born and raised in a lower middle class family in the suburbs of Tombstone, Arizona. He remembers a distant life somewhat isolated, happy and protected, but all too soon he was released into a vicious and ignorant surrounding land. He tried hard to isolate himself and traveled many years on a path of discipline, questioning, self scrutiny and self-restraint, realizing that though he experienced the joys of overcoming his own limitations, obstacles and corruption, he possessed a growing anger and deep rooted hostility soon to be realized as the result of a lie. The world was nothing like he was shown, was not what he had remembered or imagined, and reflected none of what he had become. The tools he had developed to help others were constantly blunted with the blows of swords and sought after by the ravenous. The princess he wished to save would deem him charmingly brave, but unsettlingly dangerous and unbelievable. He would spend days at a time in dark rooms pondering these events and trying to reconcile his past. Though one could never tell by his light-hearted humorous spirit, Doc Reinhart has often been misunderstood and has enjoyed no more than random moments of solace from a passerby. For this reason, he relates most wholeheartedly with the homeless and dejected. Doc has the special power of mind reading and can manufacture light from disappointment and frustration born of the good. He has been known to mention a small town known as Wild Horse Junction. Nobody has ever confirmed its actuality, but he swears on his bones of its existence and tries endlessly to find it.
The entrance to this town supposedly reads:
“You have just entered Wild Horse Junction, recently revitalized with the spirit of a fresh new perspective, where the old corrupted law of the west has been overthrown and replaced with the new establishment of law, that of no law, where no law is necessary because everyone has established this law in their own hearts, where no man or woman lies hungry and no child forlorn. The substance of the land is love, but all the bitterness, anger and scars of the years that brought us here remain. They lie dormant, tamed and contained in the memory of its inhabitants and play like an endless film. Please do not feed the animals, but enjoy the show.”
Jingler – a person who talks in rhyme or in a catchy repetitious manner, or someone who drinks a lot
Grave Jingler – for your interpretational pleasures and conversational stimulation
We’re influenced by Nature, Solitude, Reading, Gunfighting (upon provocation), Perusing Antique Stores, Exercising, Live Music, Zombie Irritation and Aggravation, Gambling (in moderation and excess), Eating and Dining, Player Hating, Long Walks at Midnight, Mind Reading, and Pulp Fiction.
WEBSITE
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''REIGN OF THE WEST''
2015
45:22
1 When I Shut The Door 03:55
2 The Open Road 04:00
3 Doo Wop In The Restroom 04:52
4 No Hold On Me 04:19
5 By The Blue Lake 04:40
6 Smoke In The Rearview Mirror 04:31
7 San Fran Delta Man 04:18
8 Reign Of The West 04:25
9 Country Club Road 03:47
10 I Fought The Law (Sonny Curtis) 02:31
11 I'll Turn The Light Out For You 03:59
Tracks By Doc Reinhart, Except 10
Doc Reinhart – Vocals, Guitar
Charlie Rauh – Lead Guitar
Martin Doykin – Bass Guitar
Joe Rende – Drums, Backup Vocals
Lead Guitars On 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 - Charlie Rauh & Doc Reinhart
Bass Guitar On 5 - Tom Knabbe; On 4, 8 - Doc Reinhart & Tom Knabbe
Percussion On 11 - Doc Reinhart
Keys On 1, 3, 7 - Andrew Fischer
Harmonica On 1 - Tom Santoriello
Backing Vocals On 5, 11 - Alicia Skrabut
Strings Arrangements - Doc Reinhart
BIOGRAPHY
BY OFFICIAL WEBSITE
The Grave Jinglers are a rock band based in the Long Island / New York City area. Their music is rooted in rock but colored by many other styles. Skope magazine says, “there’s no doubt – this is a very well-rounded out band that definitely contains a wealth of talent succeeding in any sound or style they seem to want to take on.” Their songs are full of characters, images, stories, philosophies, and heartbreak and are packed with as much drama and excitement as an old western film with themes that are relevant to the times and echo the sincerity of the original blues singers.
Their first release was in April of 2013, a four song EP entitled “Midnight Sun”. Not having the right pieces in place at the time, the band’s founder, Doc Reinhart, a medical doctor and meticulous writer completed the EP almost entirely on his own. Soon after, Charlie Rauh came in from Nashville and was the first person to sign on to the group. The drum chair was filled with the addition of Joe Rende, a local Long Island suspect, in August 2013. The search for a much needed, solid bass player came to a close early the following year with the addition of Martin Doykin from Queens via Bulgaria.
In a short time, the band has already had a song placed on The Disney Channel’s “Make Your Mark” series, packed the house at the Vibe Lounge in Rockville Centre with Nashville’s Karla Davis (a finalist in the second season of The Voice), appeared on WBAI 99.5 out of New York City, played the Huntington Fall Festival and is planning to tour the east coast with an eye towards Europe. “Midnight Sun” has been aired on over 50 radio stations and has received steady airplay in several European countries. Their latest release is an 11 song album entitled “Reign of the West” (February 2015). Again, tackling a wide range of emotion, the album has been described by Skope Magazine as, “An extremely rewarding choice; this blend of Rock/Americana works really, really well right from the opening track ‘When I Shut The Door’ as The Grave Jinglers demonstrate tight songs, skillful playing and perfect production on this album instantly.” This self-released record made the US charts, hitting #4 in Relix Magazine, #25 CMJ, and #234 AMA!
The Grave Jinglers plan on continuing to deliver their fresh form of untamed music and living up to their title as “The Wild West of Rock.” They look forward to sharing a night with you so bring your cowboy hats, whiskey, and dancing boots.
The tale of Doc Reinhart:
You may know of him already since a part of him still exists in most all of us, but Doc Reinhart is an ex medical doctor born and raised in a lower middle class family in the suburbs of Tombstone, Arizona. He remembers a distant life somewhat isolated, happy and protected, but all too soon he was released into a vicious and ignorant surrounding land. He tried hard to isolate himself and traveled many years on a path of discipline, questioning, self scrutiny and self-restraint, realizing that though he experienced the joys of overcoming his own limitations, obstacles and corruption, he possessed a growing anger and deep rooted hostility soon to be realized as the result of a lie. The world was nothing like he was shown, was not what he had remembered or imagined, and reflected none of what he had become. The tools he had developed to help others were constantly blunted with the blows of swords and sought after by the ravenous. The princess he wished to save would deem him charmingly brave, but unsettlingly dangerous and unbelievable. He would spend days at a time in dark rooms pondering these events and trying to reconcile his past. Though one could never tell by his light-hearted humorous spirit, Doc Reinhart has often been misunderstood and has enjoyed no more than random moments of solace from a passerby. For this reason, he relates most wholeheartedly with the homeless and dejected. Doc has the special power of mind reading and can manufacture light from disappointment and frustration born of the good. He has been known to mention a small town known as Wild Horse Junction. Nobody has ever confirmed its actuality, but he swears on his bones of its existence and tries endlessly to find it.
The entrance to this town supposedly reads:
“You have just entered Wild Horse Junction, recently revitalized with the spirit of a fresh new perspective, where the old corrupted law of the west has been overthrown and replaced with the new establishment of law, that of no law, where no law is necessary because everyone has established this law in their own hearts, where no man or woman lies hungry and no child forlorn. The substance of the land is love, but all the bitterness, anger and scars of the years that brought us here remain. They lie dormant, tamed and contained in the memory of its inhabitants and play like an endless film. Please do not feed the animals, but enjoy the show.”
Jingler – a person who talks in rhyme or in a catchy repetitious manner, or someone who drinks a lot
Grave Jingler – for your interpretational pleasures and conversational stimulation
We’re influenced by Nature, Solitude, Reading, Gunfighting (upon provocation), Perusing Antique Stores, Exercising, Live Music, Zombie Irritation and Aggravation, Gambling (in moderation and excess), Eating and Dining, Player Hating, Long Walks at Midnight, Mind Reading, and Pulp Fiction.
WEBSITE
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