Artist
Rooney
Rooney is a rock artist from Los Angeles, California, USA formed in 2003. 11 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Los Angeles, California, USA · Best rock albums
- 11
- Releases
- 2003–2018
- Active years
- 2003
- Formed
Artist
Rooney is a rock artist from Los Angeles, California, USA formed in 2003. 11 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Los Angeles, California, USA · Best rock albums
Rooney is an American rock band from Los Angeles, currently self-produced and formerly signed to Geffen Records. The band is now composed of Robert Schwartzman (lead vocals, guitar), Louie Stephens (keyboards, piano), Taylor Locke (lead guitar, backing vocals), Ned Brower (drums, backing vocals), and Brandon Schwartzel (bass guitar). The band is named after Ed Rooney, the principal in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Their music is reminiscent of British Invasion rock and 1980s pop, and has been compared to The Beatles, The Cars, Jellyfish, Sloan and Blur. They have toured the nation with acts such as the Weezer, The Strokes, Jane's Addiction, Travis, Keane, Audioslave, Ok Go, and Queens Of The Stoneage. Rooney first formed as Ed Rooney in 1999. The original lineup consisted of Robert Schwartzman, Matthew Winter on bass, Teddy Briggs on drums, and Matthew Star (née Srolestar) and Taylor Locke on guitar. Ned Brower replaced Briggs as drummer and Louie Stephens was added as keyboardist. They released a series of independent EPs called Deli Meats (2000), Plug It In (2001), and Mastedonia (2002). The band played multiple shows a month around Los Angeles and Anaheim and built up a strong follo…
