New Website!

It's a new year and we have a new bouncing baby record on the way! Why not change things up on the site too?

• Press features, shows and bio information can be found on the the new pages linked above!
• YouTube channel, VR radio, and merch store links to the right!
• On-going band blogging below!

Take a look around, try it on, everything here makes you look skinnier.

Also, please remember to visit our Kickstarter page! We're getting closer and closer to our goal each day, but still have remaining funds to raise before we hit the $2,500 mark. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/veronared/verona-reds-new-7-song-ep

Thank you to everyone who has donated thus far! YOU ARE AWESOME!

RECORD RELEASE SHOW - FEB. 4, 2011!

3 months of bloody fingers, broken drum heads, and just about the hardest damn playing we've ever recorded is almost ready for your ears.

Our new 7-song EP Pound will be released on Friday, February 4, 2011 at Subterranean in Chicago. (2011 West North Ave.)

We're suggesting two pairs of underwear.

Verona Red (http://www.myspace.com/veronared)
Bully in The Hallway (www.myspace.com/bullyinthehallway)
The Rails (http://www.myspace.com/therailschicago)

Doors at 9:00 PM
17+ Show
$10

Visit (www.subt.net) for advanced tickets (Recommended!)
Pre-sale starts Jan. 8 at 10 A.M. CST


Facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173245712711825&num_event_invites=0#!/event.php?eid=173245712711825


Please also take a moment to check our Kickstarter page to learn how you could help fund our new record.  We'd love your support, and have plenty of goodies for those who offer it!  Even a $5 donation helps! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/veronared/verona-reds-new-7-song-ep

Remembering 2010

2011 woot woot!  If you're reading this it means you survived 2010... congratulations!  I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for making it a wonderful year for us.  WE LOVE YOU!

It was certainly a very busy one for us.  This was the year of multi-tasking for Verona Red.  There was no desire to take time away from shows while we recorded a new single and wrote a new record.  We managed all efforts (touring, recording and writing) simultaneously.  It made for a whirlwind year, was a bit overwhelming at points, but I think we matured throughout and hopefully came out a little wiser in the end.

Here's a little recap of 2010.  I hope you enjoy it!


We rocked in 2010.

But never forgot to roll.

We played tambourines and so did you.

We touched each other in new ways

We bought a new van and built a bed in it.  Yay no more motels.

We did some weird shit with some bread.  This is why we couldn't stay in motels anymore.

We grew closer.

We fought.

We guest bartended for a Verona Red fan party at Durkins in Chicago.

We were by far our best customers.

We gave you a jock strap...and you gave it back.

Mike and I grew beards.

 We threw a microphone into your beer glass and broke it....and you gave it back anyway...thank you.

Mike took pictures of our butt's while we played.

We made new instruments.

We released a self-recorded/self-produced single called No Way Home.  You can still download it for free here! http://veronared.bandcamp.com/track/no-way-home

We took our pants off.

We garbage picked a bed.

We watched you shake your asses too!

We had one of our shows outlawed in the state of Illinois.

We stretched.

We spent 5 months working on new material together and began recording 7 new tracks for our brand new EP (donate your $ to help fund it HERE).

It was a busy year, but certainly a fun one too.  On top of all the writing, touring, recording and depantsing, we officially broke ground on Verona Red L.L.C. this year.

Our music got some props in 2010 as well.  Some of the most notable nods were...

• 2 reviews on the super cool blog Consequence of Sound
• A write up in Chicago Innerview
• Featured in Chicago Red Eye/Metromix as a Top Show Recommendation along slide Lady Gaga, Butch Walker and My Gold Mask
• Ranked #69 (of course) of top 300 most popular artists in Chicago by Chicago Deli Magazine (Other artists on the list included Kanye, Wilco, Lupe Fiasco, The Smith Westerns, Ok Go, Hey Champ, The Hood Internet, and Maps & Atlases).
• Airplay on Chicago's finest rock station 93.1 WXRT

We made stops and new friends in the following cities:

• Bloomington, IN
• Bowling Green, OH
• Champaign, IL
• Chicago, IL
• Cleveland, OH
• Decatur, IL
• Detroit, MI
• Indianapolis, IN
• Iowa City, IA
• Lincolnshire, IL
• Milwaukee, WI
• Royal Oak, MI
• Southgate, MI
• St. Louis, MO 

2010 was amazing for us, but I have a good feeling 2011 will be even better!  Stay tuned for some big announcements in the next few days!

Also, if you haven't yet, please don't forget to visit our Kickstarter page (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/veronared/verona-reds-new-7-song-ep).  Not only do we need your help to fund our new EP, but this is your first chance to view the record's cover art and title! (Hint: It's in the video at the top of the page).

Happy New Year!

Donate To Help Us Finish Our New Record!

The time is almost here! We are in the final stages of finishing our new 7-song EP.  The drums are banging, guitars are ripping and basses are booming....now it's just about the finishing touches which is by far the most exciting part of recording (in my opinion)... unfortunately, the "end" part of the process is also when we have to pay the bill, and usually when the money starts to run out.

So basically what I'm saying is...

We need your HELP to finish this record!

To receive your help we've created a page on a website called Kickstarter.  Kickstarter is a place where projects and ideas can be funded by fans.  We created a page for our new record and we’re trying to raise $2,500 to help fund the studio costs.

You can check out our project on the site at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/veronared/verona-reds-new-7-song-ep

Go to the site so you can:

1. Check out the different types of prizes you can get in return for different levels of donations ($1 min./$1,000 max.)
2. Watch a hot and steamy video of us explaining what this project is all about in more detail. (SPOILER ALERT: In this video we reveal the EP title and cover art for the first time!)

The really great thing about this site is that all the money we make we get to keep to use towards the album, and that all Kickstarter projects run on an all-or-nothing funding method – meaning projects must be fully-funded or no money changes hands.

Please check out the site.  Feel free to send this link to all the other Verona Red fans you know, or rich great aunts, or open-minded and generous lovers of rock and roll. Every single penny we get will help us!  We have until Thursday, January 20 to raise the full $2,500.  It’s a big goal, but I think we can do it.

We’re really proud of the new music, and we can't wait to get it out there.

WE LOVE YOU! Thank you for checking out this page.

Here's that link again:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/veronared/verona-reds-new-7-song-ep