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Rocky Votolato (born March 8, 1977, in Dallas, Texas, United States) is an American indie and folk singer-songwriter. He was also a member of the rock group Waxwing. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington.

Biography

Rocky Votolato was formerly the singer of a punk quartet Waxing in the 90s before leaving in 1999 to pursue a solo career. He released several albums between 1999 and 2008. In 2015, he released the record Hospital Handshakes with Death Cab For Cutie member Chris Walla. After 2015, he went on a hiatus until 2022 when he released the album Wild Roots. Every song on Wild Roots is based on one of his family members.

He has been married to his wife, April Votolato, for over 10 years, and they live in Seattle. Their child Kienan died at age 22 in a car accident in December 2021.

In 2022, Rocky Votolato played two sold-out shows in Denver, Colorado.

Discography

Solo

• Rocky Votolato (1999) (Status Recordings)
• Rocky V/Seth Warren 7" (1999) (Redwood Records)
• A Brief History (2000) (Your Best Guess)
• Rocky V/Suffering & The Thieves 7" (2002) (Velvet Blue Music)
• Burning My Travels Clean (LP) (2002) (Second Nature Recordings)
• The Light and the Sound (EP) (2003) (Second Nature Recordings)
• Suicide Medicine (2003) (Second Nature Recordings)
• Makers (2006) (Second Nature Recordings) (Barsuk)
• End Like This (EP) (2007) (Second Nature Recordings)
• The Brag and Cuss (2007) (Barsuk)
• True Devotion (2010) (Barsuk)
• Television of Saints (2012) (Undertow Music Collective)
• Hospital Handshakes (2015) (No Sleep Records)
• Live at Black Belt (2017) (Rocket Heart Records)
• Wild Roots (2022) (Spartan Records)

Waxwing

• Waxwing 7" (1999) (Henry's Finest Recordings)
• For Madmen Only (1999) (Second Nature Recordings)
• One for the Ride (2000) (Second Nature Recordings)
• Intervention:Collection+Remix (2001) (Second Nature Recordings)
• Nobody Can Take What Everybody Owns (2002) (Second Nature Recordings)

Lying On Loot

• Split 7" with State Route 522 (1996) (Henry's Finest Recordings)

References

1. "Seattle-Based Indie-Folk Hero Rocky Votolato Releases A Posthumous Love Letter To His Departed Child On Stunning New Track "Becoming Human"". NewJerseyStage.com. 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
2. Lopez, T (2004-01-21). "Rocky Votolato – Suicide Medicine and The Light and Sound | Glorious Noise". gloriousnoise.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
3. Pedro, Joseph (2021-06-28). "What musician Rocky Votolato wants to do this summer". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
4. Baumgarten, Mark (2013-08-20). "A few years ago, Rocky Votolato found himself in a frustrating, and". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
5. Sommerfield, Seth (2015-04-21). "Rocky Votolato's Road to Redemption with 'Hospital Handshakes' | Seattle Music". Seattle Met. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
6. Kane, James (2015-09-05). "Fifteen Years Into His Career, Rocky Votolato Refuses to be Knocked Down". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
7. Sacher, Andrew (2022-06-29). "Rocky Votolato preps first album in 7 years (stream "Evergreen")". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
8. Martin, Erin Lyndal (2022-11-02). "Rocky Votolato's Roots Run Deep". The Stranger. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
9. "Rocky Votolato on Crafting 'Wild Roots' After the Death of Child Kienan: 'For and About My Family'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
10. Bear, John (2022-10-03). "Rocky Votolato Lost a Child. His Latest Record Helped Him Heal". Westword. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

External links

• Official website

• American rock songwriters
• American rock guitarists
• American folk guitarists
• American male guitarists
• Singers from Seattle
• 1977 births
• Living people
• People from Navarro County, Texas
• American indie rock musicians
• Songwriters from Texas
• Songwriters from Washington (state)
• Barsuk Records artists
• Guitarists from Washington (state)
• Guitarists from Texas
• 21st-century American singers
• 21st-century American guitarists
• 21st-century American male singers
• No Sleep Records artists
• American male songwriters
• Defiance Records artists