NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ D-Zone) - Stratospheerius is playing Fat Baby, 112 Rivington Street (between Ludlow & Essex) in New York City on February 27 at 10 PM. The club is near the F, J, M and Z subway lines. There is a $7 cover. The venue phone is 212-533-1888 and its web site is https://www.fatbabynyc.com.
Stratospheerius has a new album called HEADSPACE, and the songs on it combine elements of rock, jazz, funk, Latin and Middle Eastern music. "Today is Tomorrow," "New Material" and "Old Ghosts" have garnered airplay on all kinds of radio formats. In the song "Old Ghosts" Joe uses an upbeat melody to sing about folks in the old hometown, who never left their bar stool.
"Heavier Shtettle" is a hora-styled instrumental which was co-written by Joe and Testament/Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist Alex Skolnick.There is a straight-ahead cover of Police's "Driven to Tears," plus a range of instrumentals: a bluegrass punk "Gutterpunk Blues," psychedelic roller coaster ride of "Mental Floss." CASHBOX writer Justin Scro reviews, "Stratospheerius is creating a genre of its own," and "the vocal performance of Joe Deninzon is on par with his stringed abilities." Sonicuriosity's Matt Howarth writes "Good time music that'll get you dancing."
Stratospheerius features Joe Deninzon on vocals and electric violin, Lucianna Padmore on drums, bassist Bob Bowen, guitarist Mack Price and percussionist Benny Koonyevsky. Stratospheerius has showcased its "psychojazz trip funk" at colleges, festivals, and clubs throughout the US. Conjuring a "Demented Fiddler on the Roof" aura, Joe has worked with artists including Ritchie Blackmore, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Sheryl Crow. Previous releases include LIVE WIRES, THE ADVENTURES OF STRATOSPHEERIUS, and ELECTRIC BLUE.
Stratospheerius was a winner in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, won the People's Choice Awards in the Cornucopia Festival, and named "Best Jam Band" in Musician's Atlas Independent Music Awards. Progsheet's John Wilcox loves Stratospheerius' live show, " It's refreshing to see such good natured energy and fusion with an element of fun."
** Ryan Shaw Tapped As Sole Support For Van Halen North American Arena Tour 
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ One Haven/ RED/ Columbia) - Breakout soul singer Ryan Shaw has been tapped to open for Van Halen on the second North American leg of the band's hugely successful arena tour. Shaw will join the rock legends on their tour from February 22nd through April 7th (full itinerary listed below). The critically acclaimed tour features Van Halen's original lead singer, David Lee Roth, who has not performed with the band in over 22 years.
Shaw recently received his first Grammy nomination in the Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance category for "I am Your Man" from his debut release THIS IS RYAN SHAW. Shaw will perform at the Grammy Foundation's prestigious "Sounds of Change" event on February 6th alongside John Fogerty, Natasha Bedingfield, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others. He is also scheduled to perform at VH1's Save the Music event on February 8th.
Ryan Shaw's new video for "Do the 45" premiered on television at BET-J and online at Yahoo! Music this past week. In February, Bet-J will air a special "Soul Sessions" with Ryan Shaw. Throughout the past year, Shaw has performed on The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Martha Stewart Show, The CBS Saturday Early Show, Last Call with Carson Daly and Ellen Degeneres' first-ever primetime variety special Ellen's Really Big Show.
Shaw's retro inspired songs are rapidly moving the young singer to the forefront of modern soul. His electrifying performances have garnered him critical acclaim from fans and press alike. The Los Angeles Times raved, "Prepare to have your soul rocked." The Washington Post called Ryan "full of fire and conviction, exploding with energy and emotion." Billboard stated, "The Georgia native establishes himself as a massive talent with a huge voice straight out of the gate. THIS IS RYAN SHAW resuscitates soul in an electrifying way."
