The Desert Doors is a four-piece rock/blues band from Shrub Oak, New York. The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Christopher DiDona, lead guitarist Anthony Piciocchi, bassist Scott Tornatore, and drummer Ryan Lerner. They recorded their first EP, A Time Away, last August, and steadily play gigs across the tri-state area.
I had the pleasure of interviewing The Desert Doors. Below is our Q&A session:
TT: I love the name. Where did it come from?
DD: We were throwing around names for quite a while, and a lot of the names we liked were taken. Ryan came up with “The Desert Doors” one night, and it stuck.
TT: Where does the band draw its influences?
DD: It’s interesting because we all share a love for classic rock and blues, but each of us has something else they draw inspiration from. It really brings a unique sound to the table.
-Anthony’s solos have a distinct blues inspiration, drawing from Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and John Mayer. He’s not soloing over a traditional blues tune all of the time, but the inspiration is clear.
-When Chris picks up a guitar, you can hear that he learned as a jazz guitarist, but also loves rock, blues, and some indie music.
-Scott draws inspiration from almost everywhere in the realm of classic rock, and can always be counted on to create bass line or solo that is all-original, but still feels right at home with our style.
-Ryan is always good with a rock or blues tune, but also likes branching out into Latin and funk drumming. He’s constantly coming up with ways to add more flavor to whatever we play, whether it’s live or in the studio.
Long story short, it’s different for everyone. Even we’re still shaping our sound as time goes on.
TT: Do you have a similar sound to any bands out there?
DD: We think our sound is fairly unique, and we like throwing elements from different genres into our music to keep it interesting. In terms of our process, we spent a while trying to shape it, and we're pretty comfortable with the writing style and tone we're getting now.
TT: What's your favorite song off of your new EP?
Chris - Painted Rose
Anthony- A Time Away
Scott - A Time Away
Ryan - Forget Me
TT: Are you guys working on a full-length album to follow up the EP?
DD: There are some plans to start work on that! We have a ton of unreleased content that we would love to share with everyone as soon as we can, and we're constantly working on more. All of our music is being played live though, so if you want to hear it before it's officially released, come to one of our shows.
TT: Is there any possibility of a tour anytime soon?
DD: Next question...?
TT: If you could tour with any band, who would it be?
Chris - Passion Pit
Anthony - The Naked Brothers Band (at least we’d be the headliner)
Scott - The Rolling Stones
Ryan – The Who
To keep up with The Desert Doors' upcoming releases and shows, go like their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/thedesertdoors
A Time Away is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and more. An acoustic version of their new song “Heart to Heart” has just been released on SoundCloud too! https://soundcloud.com/user-334685784-995960552
I had the pleasure of interviewing The Desert Doors. Below is our Q&A session:
TT: I love the name. Where did it come from?
DD: We were throwing around names for quite a while, and a lot of the names we liked were taken. Ryan came up with “The Desert Doors” one night, and it stuck.
TT: Where does the band draw its influences?
DD: It’s interesting because we all share a love for classic rock and blues, but each of us has something else they draw inspiration from. It really brings a unique sound to the table.
-Anthony’s solos have a distinct blues inspiration, drawing from Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and John Mayer. He’s not soloing over a traditional blues tune all of the time, but the inspiration is clear.
-When Chris picks up a guitar, you can hear that he learned as a jazz guitarist, but also loves rock, blues, and some indie music.
-Scott draws inspiration from almost everywhere in the realm of classic rock, and can always be counted on to create bass line or solo that is all-original, but still feels right at home with our style.
-Ryan is always good with a rock or blues tune, but also likes branching out into Latin and funk drumming. He’s constantly coming up with ways to add more flavor to whatever we play, whether it’s live or in the studio.
Long story short, it’s different for everyone. Even we’re still shaping our sound as time goes on.
TT: Do you have a similar sound to any bands out there?
DD: We think our sound is fairly unique, and we like throwing elements from different genres into our music to keep it interesting. In terms of our process, we spent a while trying to shape it, and we're pretty comfortable with the writing style and tone we're getting now.
TT: What's your favorite song off of your new EP?
Chris - Painted Rose
Anthony- A Time Away
Scott - A Time Away
Ryan - Forget Me
TT: Are you guys working on a full-length album to follow up the EP?
DD: There are some plans to start work on that! We have a ton of unreleased content that we would love to share with everyone as soon as we can, and we're constantly working on more. All of our music is being played live though, so if you want to hear it before it's officially released, come to one of our shows.
TT: Is there any possibility of a tour anytime soon?
DD: Next question...?
TT: If you could tour with any band, who would it be?
Chris - Passion Pit
Anthony - The Naked Brothers Band (at least we’d be the headliner)
Scott - The Rolling Stones
Ryan – The Who
To keep up with The Desert Doors' upcoming releases and shows, go like their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/thedesertdoors
A Time Away is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and more. An acoustic version of their new song “Heart to Heart” has just been released on SoundCloud too! https://soundcloud.com/user-334685784-995960552
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