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Dj Shmonty will be spinning music from Rawson on The Local Lockdown Show Sunday night @ 11:30PM!Tune into WRRV 92.7/96.9 or to listen online go to wrrv.com

If our first show for 2010 at Kenny's Castaway is a glimpse of how this year is gonna be than, it's gonna be a ROCKIN year! What a way to start off the new year! We had a ball on stage. Thanks to all the beautiful people that came out to show love & support for the band. Gonna be doing alot of recording for the new record and squeezing in shows through this year along with filming music videos. Check our calender for show updated.
Peace!

This show was bananas! Big thanks to Shmonty and WRRV for a very well run production. Always a pleasure working with you guys. All the bands were amazing just a really great musical vibe throughout the day. And the snow held off for us also. The rock Gods were looking down on us. I'm sure Jen was looking down and smiling also. Good times.

We want to thanks Joe for organizing this performance and running some great sound for us. The show was alot of fun! We want to send a big thanks to Zee also who treated us very well. We really appreciate the 2 big trays of sushi in the back room for us,,,, awesome! We have fallen head over heals in love with Utica and are looking forward to coming back in the spring when the snow melts.

Well the show last night at the Sugar Bar was another success! It has been really awesome to see people (slowly but surely) catch on to what we are bringing to the table in the world of music. Their were some really kind and inspirational words from alot of people who saw us for the first time. It's a great feeling to know that we are really touching people with our message. They ended up having to kick us out in the wee hours because we were the last ones at the club,,,, it's a beautiful thing. Don't forgrt to check in regular for band updates.
Peace & Love, Rawson

Ok,,,,, so here's the short version. Packed up the trailer and did the 3 hour 15 minute drive to Utica NY for the festival. Our first night we had a 12am hit @ Kozars. The show was great & we were hanging out afterwards selling cd's, taking pics, etc, etc,,. So we decided we better load up the trailer and head back to the hotel. When we went to the car the driver's side window was smashed in and the GPS, wallet with all our cash /credit cards and an ipod was GONE! WHAT! We wanted to just cut our losses and go home. But we Called the cops filled a report and limped back to the hotel which we had no way of paying now. Joe Sweet who is in charge of the festival heard about our situation came to the rescue and got us a room and told us not to worry. We got up the next morning thinking,,, man that was a f'd up dream, only to realize it was'nt a dream. Damn! So this day we had a 5pm show @ Tiny's, but during the begining of the day word got out all over town about the band that got robbed. When we started to play the show there were only a few people in the crowd, but that was only for the first 5 minutes. All of a sudden Joe Sweet with a crap load of people stormed the place to see Rawson and give some support. Even WRRV DJ Schmonty came all the way from Poughkeepsie to show some love. It was an incredible show. A bucket was passed around that quickly filled up with money for Rawson. At the end of the set the crowd did an endless battle cry of ONE MORE SONG over & over. So we did another song and hung out with all these incredible people in Utica. We packed up the trailer since this was our last show and waved goodbye to everyone when all of a sudden Joe Sweet runs over to the car and asks if we would do one more show at another club in town. So we all looked at each other and kinda said, let's do it. Joe said great you're going on now, just head straight their and everyone will help you set up. So it sort became a whirlwind as we were still sweating from the show we just did and were now driving to this other venue. So we get to this venue O'Donnells and were greeted by a huge crowd that had gathered to see the band that got robbed. There was this snowball effect going on and it was spreading quickly through town, awesome! So a bunch of people came and brought all our stuff to the stage and they had a bucket that said The band that got robbed in Utica. And someone was auctioning off signed posters that were being bought for $50 a pop and the money was all being thrown into the bucket. By now we are tripping because the amount of support and love we were getting from these people that did'nt even know us was incredible! So we're finally onstage and ready to start the show and we all looked at each other and had the same feeling like we were in a freakin felini movie and proceded to give one of the best onstage performances we ever did. The crowd was in an uproar during the show. I never felt so much like Mick Jagger in my life, it was great. So we did the show and hung out afterward with all the shakers and movers in town that had heard about "the band that got robbed". WE made alot of connections and were asked to come back to play the biggest venues and that they would have the places filled to capacity! We almost wanted to cry,,,, you cant write this stuff. And just think we almost limped back home after we got robbed but decided to stay and ruff it out. Just goes to show how something can go from bad to good if you just keep pressing on. We love Joe Sweet and The entire Utica Music & Arts Festival family. You guys are the shit! See you soon.
Peace & Love, Rawson

Wow! What an exciting evening. Moe Isaac blew the roof off the place with his amazing performance. We hit the stage in full Rawson form. Tons of groove & energy to spare. Sean did a special dedication to MJ by singing acapella Stevie Woders "If it's magic" & also a solo acoustic version of MJ's "Never can say goodbye" that had the whole place clapping & sining along. Jimi, Edwin & G did an instrumental piece that had the house on their feet screaming. This was without a doubt one of our best shows yet. This event went so well that we were asked by the venue to make this an ongoing event so stay tuned for the next one.
Peace & Love, Rawson

We are very saddened by the news of Michael Jackson's sudden death and would like to express our deepest condolences to the Jackson family in their time of loss. Words can't explain what Mike meant to us as a performer. He is one of the best if not the best performer of all time. His contribution to the music & entertainment industry paved the way for all performers especially those of color. He was also a great humanitarian who gave so much too help less fortunate people of the world. It's sad he was treated so bad by the press and hangers on looking to exploit him for personal gain so much to the point where the negative accusations of his personal life would at times overshadow the genius of his talent and positivity of his endless giving to countless charities. He was a genuine victim of his fame who died way before his time. He will be deeply missed and their will never be another performer of his caliber. Your influence lives on in your music and the people you have touched. May you rest in peace. You will never be forgotten.
Rawson

Rawson has been invited as the featured guests on the half hour, live broadcasting music station Cable 6 in Poughkeepsie NY. The entire show is dedicated to Rawson. We will perform 5 songs and interview with Poughgkeepsie Live Host Michael Dell. This performance is available NOW on Channel 1111 Hudson Valley On Demand for those of you that live in the Hudson Valley area.

There was a love overflow last night at the show. I tell you the vibe is getting better and better everytime we do another show. We love that we are getting such a good group of people to come out and support us. Well last night was part of an ongoing B-day celebration for DJ DAN C.E. of MIHE Entertainment who is on a mission to party the whole month for his B-day and the party was just that,,,,, a par-tay! We want to thank Danny, all the other bands, the sound, the staff/bartenders at The Shrine for being so kind. But most of all we want to thank all the beautiful people who came out (in the rain) to show love for Rawson.
Peace

It was great to see all the friendly faces out in the crowd. We had so much fun up on that stage. We want to thank A Fragile Tomorrow for inviting us to perform with them who had a kick ass show themselves. We would also like to thank all the staff at The Chance Theater who were so helpful. The sound was amazing!

It was an incredible evening! Lot's of friendly faces in the crowd and a really cool vibe kept the evening pumping. Host MIHE's DJ DAN C.E. really put together a great party. Performing also was Minnie Dee and The Ki Ki Experience. When we hit the stage we were showered with lot's of love from the crowd, who by the end of our set were on the floor dancing up a storm! That show was definitely one of the good ones. Thanks again to the Sugar Bar staff, sound guy Jimmy, bar tenders and everyone that came out to support Rawson. We will be back for sure.
Peace, Rawson

Rawson is doing a special promotion for the upcoming show at The Chance Theater. Everyone that buys a $10 ticket to the show will get the new Rawson cd which sell's for $10 also for free. So a $20 dollar value for only $10! You can't beat that. To get your ticket and cd contact Rawson through the website or myspace page.

Listen live to Rawson's radio interview on the 92.7/96.9 WRRV radio station. November 16th @ 11PM. Rawson music and interview will be played on WRRV's Local Lockdown show. To listen online go to WRRV.com

Scribbled down some notes on this evening but never added them,,,,, here they are. Man that stage was small! but we rocked it anyway. Everyone was up and close to the stage. There was one bunch of ladies that came out to celebrate their friends B-day! They were a wild and crazy bunch. You know we had to bring the B-day girl on stage and give her the mic. Great way to connect with a live audience. The staff was dope! Huge Funkadelic fans! Gotta love that, thanks guys!

The Chicken Bone gig was a crazy night. Lots of dancing, singing and good old fashioned rocking. The venue is really nice. Great staff,food and stage. The sound guy Dave was right on point with audio, cool dude. We look forward to going back in the near future.

We had the pleasure of performing with A Fragile Tomorrow at the festival in Montgomery. These guys are awesome. You have to check them out! We want to thank AFT also for letting us use their equipment at the gig. It was a very fun & festive day. The rain held off for us,,,, that was great! Stay tuned for upcoming coming info right here at the official Rawson Website.

It was another roof raising evening at The Delancey last night! Plenty of folks came out to party with Rawson and this crowd did not miss a beat! Great vibe in the room all night long! Big thanks to everyone that came out in the rain to support Rawson. Special thanks to local celebs Ashley aka Ashley 1st and Pete Giambalvo of 45 High for making time to come share their love with Rawson. We will see you all at the next one! Keep rockin!!!
Peace & Love, Rawson

The show was a blast last night at Otto's Shrunken Head in NYC! Rawson along with a hard partying group of people that came out to see the show tore the roof off of Otto's. We want to thank everyone that came out, we had alot of fun! Really looking forward to the next show! See you all there!
Peace & Love Rawson

Rawson will begin a major national college radio campaign this summer starting in the North Eastern United States and then moving across towards the West Coast in September. Tune in to some of your favirote college radio stations across the country to hear Rawson's latest cd, live on air interviews & performances with the band. There will also be lots of radio station give away prizes.