Ten Year Vamp is:
Debbie Gabrione - Vocals, Guitars
Mark Rose - Guitars
Greg Nash - Drums
Chad Mendrysa - Bass
Pat Ginnelly - Lead Guitars
Ten Year Vamp... female-fronted, high-energy, modern radio rock... Pink meets the Foo Fighters with pints full of personality, charm, and sex appeal! Described by music media as the next No Doubt, Ten Year Vamp has sold thousands of CD's, earning them a spot on the Billboard charts and numerous local, regional, and national awards along the way.
Ten Year Vamp's latest release is called Lust, a 5 track, high energy pop/rock collection with a unique perspective on love and lust. "Every night we're playing in some club or concert hall watching the audience. We've seen every possible permutation of love and lust… the stories unfold right in front of us." says front-woman Debbie Gabrione. "We had fantastic success with our last album and the royalties are still great. These new songs are even better and we'll work hard to make sure we get even better publishing deals this time around" says Mark Rose, co-owner of Ten Year Vamp with Gabrione.
The band has performed two to four shows a week at hundreds of venues across the Northeast USA, including CBGBs, The Knitting Factory and the 20,000+ Saratoga Performing Arts Center. They've shared the bill with bands like Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Lifehouse, Good Charlotte, One Republic, Gavin DeGraw, Finger Eleven, Fuel, Spin Doctors, The Gin Blossoms, Natasha Beddingfield, Simple Plan, Jason Derulo, Kevin Rudolf, Sean Kingston and many more.
Ten Year Vamp's first full-length album, Don't Act Like You Know Me, was featured on CNBC, Forbes.com and many other TV/news/music publications from around the world. The album was named Best Indie Album of 2009 by The Mothpod and several songs from the album were voted among the top 20 songs of 2009 by various nationwide charts. Songs from the album were used by FOX Sports, TLC, The Speed Channel, The Versus Channel, Dockers Jeans, The Adobe Corporation, and many others. Songs from the album were also featured on ABC FAMILY's, Switched At Birth, and several of MTV's prime time shows including The Jersey Shore, The Real World and The Real World Challenge.
Ten Year Vamp will be performing through-out the Northeast USA during 2012. Look for one of Ten Year Vamp's songs featured in a video game by Flammable Games called A Band, and also on the Rock Band Network. For more information, please contact the band directly at info@tenyearvamp.com
Ten Year Vamp has shared the bill with the following bands and musicians (in no particular order):
Aerosmith
Bon Jovi
Lifehouse
Gavin DeGraw
Good Charlotte
One Republic
Thriving Ivory
Finger Eleven
3OH!3
Fuel
Eddie Money
Spin Doctors
Gin Blossoms
Flo Rida
Natasha Beddingfield
Andy Grammer
Stone Temple Pilots
Jessie McCartney
Kristen Capolino
7 Mary 3
Hoobastank
Simple Plan
Metro Station
Asher Roth
Antigone Rising
David Archuleta
Nickelback
Kaci Battaglia
3 Doors Down
MuteMath
Drowning Pool
Moby
Nonpoint
Kevin Rudolf
Sean Kingston
Bo Bice
Ace Young
Locksley
Jason Derulo
Bell X1
Push Play
Company of Thieves
Evans Blue
12 Stones
The White Tie Affair
Matt & Kim
Cinder Road
Elliott Yamin
Young MC
Lez Zeppelin
Jessie James
The Cliks
Cartel
Tiffany
Elephant Man
Ludacris
Kate Voegele
Ferras
Freedom Williams
The Exies
Sponge
Shontelle
Blake Lewis
Sum 41
Coolio
Sebastian Bach
Burnham
Deluka
Ten Year Vamp Wins Rockstar Rising Contest!
Music Industry News
6/2013
Whotune Music group is pleased to announce that Ten Year vamp, the awesome female fronted rock band from Albany New York are the winners of the 'Win your band featured in Rockstar Rising' contest.
Ten Year Vamp were selected from over 500 hopeful entrants who submitted their music for consideration via the Whotune.com contest.
"The song 'Got 2 me' had all the right ingredients & the band have a great look & sound which will translate really well to animated characters in our game " said Whotune CEO Karl George.
Ten Year Vamp are the true epitome of an Independent band working hard to make it in the music business, they have supported major artists such as Aerosmith, play festivals & have a loyal fan base & will now be featured in the awesome new Role Play game 'Rockstar Rising 'from Whotune.
Rockstar Rising is a Free to play game taking players from the basement to World Stage with real life scenarios & lots of gigging!
Out now on Facebook & coming soon to iPad.
Check it out http://apps.facebook.com/rockstarrising & find Ten Year Vamp at http://www.whotune.com/ten_year_vamp
Check out Ten Year Vamps's Rockstar Rising Performance below!
Ten Year Vamp on XOXO Betsey Johnson
6/2013
Ten Year Vamp's "One Night Ticket" on Episode 105 of XOXO Betsey Johnson!
Find the Episdoe HERE
Ten Year Vamp Nominated To Play At The Grammy Awards
1/2013
Ten Year Vamp was nominated to represent the Northeast area for a chance to play at the 2013 Grammy Awards
Ten Year Vamp on MTV's Jersey Shore
AGAIN
11/17/2012
Check out Ten Year Vamp on MTV's
Jersey Shore, Season 6, Episode 9
Check it out HERE
This time, they use Never Know at the very end of the show, 38:28
Ten Year Vamp on MTV's Jersey Shore
10/18/2012
Check out Ten Year Vamp on MTV's
Jersey Shore, Season 6, Episode 5
Check it out HERE (Listen to the first 5 seconds of the show!)
Top 10 Lists
8/2012
Ten Year Vamp song, Stay, Entered the Pop-Rock Top 10 on 8/1/2012
Ten Year Vamp song, Another Try, Entered the Modern Rock Top 10 on 8/9/2012
Ten Year Vamp song, Don't Be Alone With Me, Entered the Modern Rock Top 10 on 8/17/2012
Ten Year Vamp on Teen Mom 2
July-Sept/2012
Check out Ten Year Vamp on MTV's and Logo's Teen Mom 2
Ten Year Vamp on Snooki And JWOWW
July-Sept/2012
Check out Ten Year Vamp on MTV's Snooki & JWOWW
Ten Year Vamp on Showtime's
The Real L Word
July-Sept/2012
Check out Ten Year Vamp on Showtime's
The Real L World, Episode 305 Check it out HERE
Used in at least 6 Episodes: Apples And Oranges, Dream Come True, I Wasn't Expecting This, Leap Of Faith, Lost In A Bush, Scissor Sisters
Conquer Entertainment
8/9/2012
Check out Ten Year Vamp as the featured band on the home page of Conquer Entertainment
http://www.getconquer.com
Just A Dash Of Geek
7/25/2012
Check out this review and interview of the Super Knocked Up web series where our music used:
http://justadashofgeek.com/super-knocked-up/
"I have to also take a moment to mention the music at the ending credits. Each episode plays a different song, but they are all very good. So much so that I paused just to get the name of the band that performed them – Ten Year Vamp – I really enjoyed their sound and the complimented the show perfectly. I will be going to iTunes and buying all of their songs."
Top 10 Lists
7/2012
Ten Year Vamp song, Don't Be Alone With Me, Entered the Modern RockTop 10 on 7/2/2012
Ten Year Vamp song, Another Try, Entered the Modern Rock Top 10 on 7/15/2012
Ten Year Vamp song, Got 2 Me, Entered the Northeast Top 10 on 7/17/2012
Ten Year Vamp song, Stay, Entered the New York Top 10 on 7/27/2012
Top 10 Lists
6/2012
Ten Year Vamp song, Got 2 Me, Entered the ROCK Top 10 on 6/8/2012
Ten Year Vamp song, Got 2 Me, Entered the NEW YORK Top 10 on 6/20/2012
Ten Year Vamp song, Don't Be Alone With Me, Entered the MODERN Top 10 on 6/21/2012
Ten Year Vamp song, Got 2 Me, Entered the Northeast Top 10 on 6/29/2012
Home Page at MyWorld Music
6/21/2012
Ten Year Vamp's song, Never Know is featured on MyWorld Music's Home page alongside LMFAO, Rhianna, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Flo Rida, and more!
http://myworld.marketamerica.com/index.cfm?action=main.epHome
Ten Year Vamp & Rockstar Wrestling
6/15/2012
Music meets wrestling web series... Check it out!
http://www.dlprockstar.com/rs-blog-061512-bands23.html
Voted Best Band of 2012!
6/7/2012
Ten Year Vamp was voted Best Band (pop/rock/country) in the Albany Times Union for 2012! It's worth noting that we didn't ask anyone to vote for us... and of the three bands listed, we're the only rock band.
http://blog.timesunion.com/bestof2012/4-best-band-poprockcountry/235/
Ten Year Vamp on Rock Band!
5/19/2012
Download Ten Year Vamp's Got 2 Me, on Rock Band now!!!
"The Music Is Incredible"
5/18/2012
A-Band video game for the X-box 360 receives a great review... "the music in A-Band is incredible"
Ten Year Vamp is the only band from the USA in the game.
"The game features indie rock bands from twelve different countries and five continents across the globe, and not one single track was awful to listen to. When I first loaded the game, I thought the menu music was a song by Paramore, when in fact it was a song called Got 2 Me by Ten Year Vamp."
http://gigaloth.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/a-band-rocks-pun-intended/
Debbie Wins Honorable Mention!
5/2012
IMR Magazine recently posted their top indie women in music from around the world.
Out of 2242
applicants, Debbie won an honorable mention!
http://www.indiemusicreviewer.com/2012-best-women-of-indie-and-artists-from-around-the-world/
Ten Year Vamp Represents USA
in new Drumming Game for
X-Box 360!
4/2012
Check out A-Band for download on the X-Box 360. Ten Year Vamp's song, Got 2 Me is the one song from the USA used in the game. Learn to play like our very own Greg Nash!
http://www.a-bandthegame.com
Check Out Ten Year Vamp in Web Series,
"Super Knocked Up"
3/2012
Ten Year Vamp songs were used in Episodes 2-5 of this fantastic web series!
http://www.koldcast.tv/video/mom_ep_2
Euterpia Radio
3/4/2012
Check out Got To Me at Euterpia Radio
www.euterpia-radio.fr
Ten Year Vamp on Red Bull Soundstage!
2/29/2012
Check out our page and hit the LIKE button
www.redbullsoundstage.com/#!/TenYearVamp
Ten Year Vamp on DIY Network!
2/15/2012
Ten Year Vamp song, Stay, used on "I Hate My Bath"
Check out the site here
Ten Year Vamp Headlines FLY92's Winter Chill with Andy Grammer
12/17/2011
Go HERE and check out some fantastic photos from the night!
Mediasearch.com.au Review
12/2011
Music, Film, & Fasion in Australia
"Having fondly remembered the band's 2009 debut album ‘Don’t Act like You Know Me’, I have been eagerly awaiting the follow up by Ten Year Vamp. Now comes the “Lust” five-track EP, a disc that continues the impressive high-energy music that this band is becoming well known for. Driven by the charismatic lead singer Debbie Gabrione, the songs draw out their issues surrounding love and lust. It is easy to be captivated by Debbie and she sings with great heart and purpose. With a talented band alongside her, their career should continue to boom. It's no surprise that they've already shared the stage with Bon Jovi and Aerosmith. They demonstrate good versatility also, with the knack of a cool ballad and some punk-pop sounds. A highlight track is “Got 2 Me”, a song that ultimately was featured in a new Playstation game “A Band”. The upbeat guitar and drum parts feature well throughout the five tracks and Debbie's charm and star power gives them an all-round quality package. I'm very pleased to see the great progression that Ten Year Vamp continues to make and, at this rate, big things will come soon for them."
See it HERE
Bohm Music Review
11/27/2011
"All I can say is why did I not hear this band sooner? They are AWESOME!! Ten Year Vamp is made up of four rockin' dudes, a super hot chick, and lots of energy and style....I recently became aware of this band and got their newest EP, Lust, and I absolutely adore it. I have listened to the record a million times since the first time I heard it. It still has not gotten old, and I don't think it ever will. Normally I would pick a song or two and state why I like each one, but with this record I can not just pick a couple. I truly enjoy every song on Lust!
If you are looking for something that is rockin, sultry, sexy, and a plain out good time, Ten Year Vamp is for you. I encourage every single one of my readers to check this band out. They are on Twitter, @TenYearVamp, and have a fan club on facebook! Look them up and dig this fantastic music with me. As I always promise, there will be no disappointment!"
Read the whole thing HERE
Review in Target Audience Magazine
11/21/2011
"Ten Year Vamp's front-woman, Debbie Gabrione, stands out as a combination of strong women band leaders coached by the inspirational women to lead past generations. A new album created every year except 2009 since 2005 shows the entire band as one forged by commitment and held together with a pop-rock sound that rivals the would-be fad stars of the present.... Ten Year Vamp captures that essence of youth. It reminds me of what Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani, and Hannah Montana did for their respective generations - these quick, catchy songs will rally the sense of hope in otherwise tormented teens."
Don't Act Like You Know Me & Lust Reviews at MHR Today!
11/2011
"Pleasures has nice rock rhythm and style, also this song glues like gum into your hair! The guitar details and the chorus lines with the choir are just fabulous!... Of female singers I have heard in this genre, Debbie is absolute the best I ever heard!... Most bands have some ups and downs throughout their albums, but Ten Year Vamp doesn`t have any dull moments at all, but high quality and very entertaining songs all the way throughout!... I have to admit I am totally blown away by the songs from this band, and of bands in this genre, Ten Year Vamp is my absolute number one!!! I can promise fans of female fronted rock, you will get hooked on this band and music immediately, so check them out now!!! 99/100"
Read the whole thing HERE
Lust Review at Angelfire.com!
11/2011
"They play the picture-perfect female fronted Melodic Poprockstyle which has been quite popular ever since EVERMORE, PARAMORE, THE DONNAS, KELLY CLARCKSON and such broke through. TEN YEAR VAMP are blessed with a female lead singer (Debbie Gabrione) who does not only look good, but also has a really excellent Rock voice."
Read the whole thing HERE
Pick-of-the-Week at Music X-Ray!
11/11/2011
"The Weekender is out with Music Xray’s staff picks for the week. These are songs definitely worth listening to!"
Read the whole thing HERE
Review at ROCK NYC
11/7/2011
"Albany, New York's finest come on hard and stake their claim to a piece of the Hot 100 with an assault as willing to kiss about as often as bite."
Read the whole thing HERE
Debbie Interview at Ugly Scene Music Magazine
11/7/2011
"For those who have not been fortunate enough to hear about the band they have recently released their new album ‘Lust and have had songs featured on FOX Sports, TLC and MTV’s The Real World. Ten Year Vamp has also opened for acts such as Aerosmith, Lifehouse, Fuel, Bon Jovi, Hoobastank, Drowning Pool, Finger Eleven and many more. The band will also be performing through-out the Northeast USA during 2011 and 2012...."
Read the whole thing HERE
On The Jaycast!
11/6/2011
"What a great opener for JC Show 030. Played track Never Know, super fast and rock n Roll. Love it."
Lust Review at Wildy's World!
11/4/2011
“For an Indie band working outside of the major label framework, Ten Year Vamp has been extremely successful at getting their music placed/licensed, and has even managed to chart in Billboard magazine. The band itself is as tight as a wire, and lead vocalist Debbie Gabrione is the type of front woman who can captivate an audience from the first note…. Lust opens with "Got 2 Me", an amped up love song about the power of love to turn her head. The high energy rocker is full of honest vulnerability meshed with toughness that's appealing in a 1980's Pat Benatar style. "Thinking Of Me" keeps the temp and energy going with a catchy rocker that seems ripe for use in an edgy romantic comedy. Gabrione's vocals are superlative as always, and you simply won't be able to sit or stand still.”
Read the full review HERE
Ten Year Vamp Added To BBS Radio
11/3/2011
Added to BBS 24-hour Music Stream
Listen HERE
Ten Year Vamp Featured On The Captain SIB Show!
10/29/2011
"These guys are absolutely awesome"
Listen HERE
Interview with Debbie at ILL Critics
10/26/2011
"Ten Year Vamp is a female-fronted, contemporary rock band. Many say they are the next No Doubt. They have sold thousands of CD’s and have been on the Billboard charts since 2004. Get to know this group…now."
See the Entire Interview HERE
Ten Year Vamp on Political Mind
10/2011
5 Stars
"Awesome sound with an energetic push that the listeners love and are asking for. Will have a permanent spot on both my podcasts for sure!"
Listen HERE
Ten Year Vamp on Hooah Radio
10/2011
5 Stars
"I would love to have a phone Interview with Ten Year Vamp - I will get their music and add to HOOAH!!!! Radio's playlist so our Troops can Rock Out to them :) I know they will be LOVED!"
-
Musical Smiles, Bette
Listen HERE
Album Review at CW's Place
10/21/2011
5 Stars
"With their latest release ‘Lust’, Ten Year Vamp continues to prove that when it comes to a radio friendly pop rock style of music they perform it at near perfection levels."
- C W Ross
Read the entire review HERE
Ten Year Vamp is T&T Tunes Band of the Week!
10/20/2011
"This band is a must hear"
Check out the review HERE
Listen HERE
Ten Year Vamp Added To The Let It Rock Playlist
10/3/2011
Added to the playlist alongside Motley Crue and many others!
Listen HERE
Ten Year Vamp Album Review at Women's Radio
9/30/2011
"This new album is a fiery collection of songs exploring everything lust and everything love."
-Whitney Lewis, Women's Radio
Read the whole thing HERE
Ten Year Vamp at Pearlpalooza 2!
9/24/2011
Ten Year Vamp headlines the 2nd stage at Pearlpalooza 2 in Albany NY. Other bands include Company of Thieves, Mutemath, Locksley and more.
More info is available here: www.pearlpalooza.com
Ten Year Vamp at Proctor's for Relief Concert!
9/22/2011
Ten Year Vamp performs at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady NY for large benefit concert to help the local victims of the hurricane and flooding. Ten Year Vamp was interviewed on local TV and radio and the Ten Year Vamp song, "Got 2 Me" was used as a music bed for local advertsing.
Watch the YNN News Broadcast and interview with Debbie HERE
Ten Year Vamp Headlines Rocktober Fest!
9/17/2011 - 9/18/2011
Ten Year Vamp headlines Rocktober Fest at Six Flags Great Escape!
Ten Year Vamp Opens For Fuel!
9/9/2011
Ten Year Vamp opens for Fuel at the Oyster Festival in Norwalk CT.
Ten Year Vamp Spotlight on the Mothpod!
9/4/2011
Zack Daggy interviews Ten Year Vamp about the new Lust CD. Listen to the entire show here:
http://www.mevio.com/episode/294415/ten-year-vamp-artist-spotlight
"It's an awesome, awesome album." - Zack Daggy
Check out The Mothpod here: www.mothpod.com
Ten Year Vamp Opens For Eddie Money!
8/17/2011
Ten Year Vamp opens for Eddie Money at the Empire State Plaza, Albany NY
Ten Year Vamp Used During ABC Family's Switched At Birth!
6/27/2011
Watch the Episode here:
http://abcfamily.go.com/watch/switched-at-birth/SH55120583/VD55132770/dance-amongst-daggers
"Pleasures" airs about 4:45 minutes into the episode.
Switched at Birth Music Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVPxXVlHCQY
Ten Year Vamp Used During the 2011 NHL Awards!
6/22/2011
For the second year in a row, Ten Year Vamp songs were used during the NHL Award Show! Follow the clips below to see video clips of all each song.
http://youtu.be/9ghx3SuBBy8 "Never Know" @ about :37
http://youtu.be/dj-ubg5a-Xs "Pleasures" @ about :05
http://youtu.be/6ZP6cUPx0ZE "Stay" @ about :08
http://youtu.be/1e-MYyAjtjQ "Rockstar" @ about :10
Ten Year Vamp Used By TLC Network!
6/1/2011
The Learning Channel uses one of Ten Year Vamp's songs, Another Try, during an episode of Extreme Couponing.
Ten Year Vamp Named Top 10 in Rock Videos!
2/2011
Ten Year Vamp is named Top 10 in Rock Videos from www.ourstage.com
Album Review from Holland's Strutter Magazine
2/22/2011
TEN YEAR VAMP is a female fronted rockband from New York, formed back in 2003 by lead singer/guitarist Debbie Gabrione and guitarist Mark Rose. Although they did release a couple of CDs in the past, ‘Don’t act like you know me’ is their official first full-length debut CD. Musically we are in the typical catchy modern American (female fronted) radiorockstyle, although TEN YEAR VAMP also recalls a bit of the early 80s Classic Rocksound of PAT BENATAR (“Pleasures” sounds like the follow-up to Pat’s “You better run”), but on the other hand comparisons to DAMONE and PARAMORE are also quite clear. Debbie has got an excellent strong rockvoice and the material on this album truly rocks from start to finish, so no sloppy ballads like a KELLY CLARCKSON or AVRIL LAVIGNE is doing. TEN YEAR VAMP is a real Rockband and this album contains some great material, easily beating the material of the 2 mentioned so-called rockvamps! Highlights are the uptempo rockers “Never know”, “One night ticket” and “Another try” as well as the midtempo “Say that you made love to me”. For an independent release, the sound is huge (mastered at the famous MASTERDISK in New York) and musically speaking TEN YEAR VAMP has got all the ingredients to become bigger in the music world. The record has been out for a while and it is ready to pick up for anyone who likes good rock with strong vocals and catchy melodies. More info at: http://www.tenyearvamp.com
(Points: 8.4 out of 10) http://www.strutter.co.nrAlbum Review from Australia
2/22/2011
"The band knows how to rock boldly and feverishly and have scored fine support
gigs in recent times.
I reckon Ten Year Vamp have great times ahead as they
have passion and talent to burn. I just
hope they get the right breaks."
-mediasearch.com.au (Click to read the enitre review)
Ten Year Vamp Nominated for the eWorld Music Awards
1/30/2011
Ten Year Vamp nominated for the eWorld Music Awards, Hollywood CA
www.eworldmedia.com
Ten Year Vamp Debuts at #18 on Rock101.com
11/29/2010
Ten Year Vamp On MTV Again (Third time!)
11/10/2010
Ten Year Vamp song, Never Know, appears on Episode #2006 of MTV's Challenge Cutthroat.
The song appears at 8:45 into the show.
You can watch the episode HERE
Ten Year Vamp Invited to 102.7 WEQX Birthday Show
11/13/2010
Ten Year Vamp performs a special acoustic show for WEQX birthday celebration.
Ten Year Vamp On MTV Again
11/10/2010
Ten Year Vamp song, Never Know, appears on Episode #2006 of MTV's Challenge Cutthroat.
You can watch the episode HERE - Our song comes in at 8:50 into the show and used for a full 1;43!
Ten Year Vamp Headlines Brew & Boo Fest at the Times Union Center
10/29/2010
Ten Year Vamp performs at the Times Union Center for the Brew & Boo Fest.
Ten Year Vamp On MTV Again
10/13/2010
Ten Year Vamp song, Another Try, appears on Episode #2002 of MTV's Challenge Cutthroat.
You can watch the episode HERE
Ten Year Vamp Performs at Applestock, Altamont NY
with Good Charlotte, One Republic, and more...
10/2/2010
Ten Year Vamp performs at Applestock with One Republic, Good Charlotte, Asher Roth, Shontelle.
Cartel,
Burnham,
and
Kaci Battaglia. The photo above is the Ten Year Vamp "Meet & Greet" line after their performance.
New Endorsements for Ten Year Vamp
9/22/2010
Ten Year Vamp is now endorsed by In-Tune Guitar Picks and Guitar-Cable.com
Ten Year Vamp Opens For Aerosmith...
8/27/2010
"Ten Year Vamp, a six-piece band that boasts of all New York state musicians, rocked the crowd with vigor and style. Led by charismatic lead singer Debbie Gabrione, Ten Year Vamp delivered a solid, soaring string of songs from the album “Don’t Act Like You Don’t Know Me.” Gabrione stalked the stage, at times hopping up and down and at other times pacing left and then right. All the while, she let the crowd know exactly how she felt with the smooth and rich vocals to “Pleasures (That I Call Mine),” “Rockstar,” “Faked It” and “One Night Ticket.” She’s got star power aplenty."
-Syracuse Post Record
Read The Entire Review HERE.
Ten Year Vamp Wins 2 Billboard Magazine Honorable Mentions
8/9/2010
Ten Year Vamp songs, Never Know and Say That You Made Love To Me have won "Honorable Mention"
awards in Billboard Mahazine's 2010 "World Song" contest.
Ten Year Vamp With Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
7/22/2010
Ten Year Vamp performs with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
in Stamford CT for their Alive At Five celebration.
Click HERE for photos from the Stamford Advocate by Andrew Sullivan.
More photos from a Flickr collection found HERE.
Ten Year Vamp On MTV
7/21/2010
Ten Year Vamp song, Pleasures (That I Call Mine) airs on
MTV's Real World: New Orleans.
Click HERE to watch the episode on MTV. Our song starts 1:47 minutes into the show.
"Ten Year Vamp Rocks SPAC As Bon Jovi Opener!"
7/15/2010
"Ten Year Vamp Rocks SPAC As Bon Jovi Opener"
- Headline from the Saratoga Today Newspaper. Click HERE for the article.
You can read the Bon Jovi review from Nippertown (and check out a few 10YV photos) here:
http://www.nippertown.com/2010/07/14/live-bon-jovi-spac-71110
Ten Year Vamp Opens For Bon Jovi
7/11/2010
Ten Year Vamp's opens for Bon Jovi at the
Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga NY.
Photos from the Times Union
Photos from the Daily Gazette
Photos from our website by Julia Zave
Ten Year Vamp Opens For The Gin Blossoms
7/1/2010
Ten Year Vamp's opens for The Gin Blossoms at Alive @ 5, Albany NY.
Read the show review from Nippertown:
http://www.nippertown.com/2010/07/09/live-gin-blossoms-alive-at-five-7110
For our photos from the show, click HERE
Ten Year Vamp's Rockstar Used By NHL
6/23/2010
Ten Year Vamp's Rockstar used by the NHL during the 2010 NHL Awards Show on the Versus Channel. It's about 56 seconds in on this YouTube clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hQiu-pMhUg
Ten Year Vamp Songs Used By Dockers & Adobe Inc.
6/2010
Adobe and Dockers licnese Ten Year Vamp songs
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Another Try on NASCAR
5/2010
Our Song Another Try was used 11 times
on Totally Nascar!
Performance at the Hard Rock Cafe, Boston MA
4/7/2010 & 4/30/2010
Ten Year Vamp are selected to perform at the Hard Rock
Cafe in Boston as a part ofThe Ambassadors Of Rock Tour.
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Faked It #1 Song At MP3 Discovery
3/28/2010 - 4/3/2010
Ten Year Vamp song, Faked It, was the number #1 song at MP3 Discovery for the week of March 28 - April 3, 2010
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Ten Year Vamp Review In Upstate Live
3/2010
"Debbie's great vocals and intense energy on stage is something to behold with her hair flying yet somehow returning to it's original place adds a 'hot' factor that isn't seen much with live acts... this band was very energetic and action heavy compared to most bands that just stand there and do not engage the crowd.... Hearing their next original 'Rockstar' bothered me, only because this band was somehow unsigned, yet pulled crowds into frenzy and generated rocking tunes throughout spot-on covers of traditional and newer rockers.... The crowd was jumping, screaming, loving the band to the extent that it was difficult to navigate their way off stage for another setbreak.... The band's camaraderie I observed during setbreak was uncanny; they could easily be mistaken for brothers and sisters joking around and having a good laugh, keeping a positive, but not naive outlook on things.... The band played strong till 3:30am, long after it was time for me to call it a night. Ten Year Vamp puts on one helluva show for any music fan."
(Click to download the entire article)
- Phanary Pete Mason Upstate Live, March 2010
Luka Cafe Album Review
3/30/2010
"Ten Year Vamp are fronted by the expressive Debbie Gabrione and play a catchy brand of rock on this album. "Never Know" charges along at top speed and has a dynamite lead vocal part. "Pleasures (That I Call Mine)" sees Gabrione sing of owning and accepting one's sexuality. It's catchy and has an impressive guitar part by Andrew Foster. It's a hot song in many sense of the word. If Foo Fighters had a female singer this would be the sound they'd make. "I Don't Need" sees the narrator assert her independence in the face of a troubled relationship and it sounds convincing. It's as ever catchy and charging. "Call It" sees the band play another winner, and Gabrione's vocal is especially strong here. It's a cool record by any standards."
-Luka Cafe, 3/30/2010
"Good strong performance, good writing. good stuff!!”
3/28/2010
-Nick Feldman, Former Head of Sony Int'l A&R and Wang Chung Founder
Ten Year Vamp Perform with Antigone Rising
3/25/2010
Ten Year Vamp Songs on SPEED TV in March
Ten Year Vamp song, Another Try, was used multiple times
in March on the Speed Channel.
Debbie Interview: Music on the Couch
3/8/2010
Check here to listen to the interview!
http://www.musiconthecouch.com/2010/03/030810-ten-year-vamp-sat-on-couch.html
Voted Best Rock Band 2010
3/4/2010
For the 6th year-in-a-row, Metroland Magazine readers pick Ten Year Vamp for Best Rock Band!
Ten Year Vamp Song, Rockstar, in a Best Songs of February 2010 List
2/28/2010
UC Radio's Sonic Wallpaper - Best of Feb 2010 list. Check it out and listen to the radio show here:
http://www.yoursonicwallpaper.com
Ten Year Vamp Article in The Burgh2/11/2010
Interview with Debbie in the Plattsburgh paper, The Burgh.
Click HERE to read it online.
Andy Foster Now Endorsed by Peavey Guitars and Buddha Amplifierss
2/7'/2010
Our own Andy Foster is now officially endorsed by Peavey Guitars and Buddha Amps...
Album Review in The Venue (New England's Premiere Arts & Entertainment Newspaper)
2/2010
"You couldn’t have
picked a better
voice to lead a
Rock Band!! This
album shows the
world this band is
for real. Intense
lyrics led by a
mastermind on
guitar. “Rockstar”
coming to a radio
station near you.
Watch out this
is the future of
ROCK N ROLL!!"
New Blog Posted by Michael Jaramillo, host of The Great Unknowns Presents
1/1/2010
"2009 was a busy year for the indie-rock band from Albany, NY. Ten Year Vamp was not only busy for the calender filled scores of concert appearences, but they released their first hard-pounding with no disappointment full length album entitled, Don't Act Like You Know Me...
Ten Year Vamp is probably THE most successful indie band of 2009. Not only have they been voted “Best Local Band” in Capital Region Living Magazine, but they were also voted as #1 album of the year by Zack Zaggy and was selected among 100 bands with a top 10 rating on Wildy's World."
Read the whole thing HERE!
Ten Year Vamp Song, Faked It, Voted One Of The Best Songs of 2009
12/31/2009
At The Great Unknown Presents, over 1200 listeners voted for their favorite songs of 2009 and Ten Year Vamp song, Faked It, was among the top 20!
Email to Debbie from Michael Jaramillo, host of The Great Unknowns Presents
12/31/2009
"I'd love to have you on my show again. Before I had you on my show, I only had 3,000 iTunes subscribers. Since having you on my show, I have gained over 29,000 new subscribers. You probably had a lot to do with it, because your music is so "kick-ass". I thank you and owe you some gratitude to you for my success."
-Michael Jaramillo, The Great Unknown Presents
Much To Do About Nothing
12/29/2009
Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 5 out of 5!
Check out their podcast HERE!
#1 BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR!
12/28/2009
One of the country's biggest and best indie music podcasts selects Ten Year Vamp's album, Don't Act Like You Know Me, as #1 Best Album of 2009! Check out the Mothpod podcast HERE. The Mothpod showcases indie bands every week, and Don't Act Like You Know Me was selected out of hundreds and hundreds of albums.
Album Review from BRPFC
12/28/2009
"love this cd.great fast rocking cacthy tracks.almost kinda new wave punky sound.what can i say brilliant brilliant.love it.bounces along nicely.i think they're the new divinyls.great driving music.love it." 5 out of 5!
Check them out HERE!
#10 BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR!
12/26/2009
Wildy's World, one of the Nation's best music blogs selects Ten Year Vamp's, Don't Act Like You Know Me, as the tenth best album of the year. Out of hundreds of albums, Don't Act Like You Know Me falls just behind Lyle Lovett and one up from Ben Folds. Go HERE for the list and HERE for our album review.
Album Review from The Cadence Revolution
12/21/2009
"Aggressive kick ass music that hits you with a heavy beat blistering guitars and scorching vocals"
Check them out HERE!
Interview with Debbie in Guitar International
12/12/2009
Guitarist International just posted an article and interview with Debbie.
Go HERE to check it out.
Ten Year Vamp On the www.justin.tv Homepage
12/8/2009
www.justin.tv puts Ten Year Vamp on their home page to advertise the rebroadcast of their live Jingle Jam 2009 show. While the streaming quality was pretty poor from the club, the live broadcast had over 28,000 unigue viewers.
Ten Year Vamp Performs at Jingle Jam 2009
12/7/2009
Ten Year Vamp opens the sold out show at Jillian's of Albany. This is the 2nd year in a row that FLY92.3 invited Ten Year Vamp to perform at Jingle Jam. This year's show also included Push Play, Jason Derulo, and Sean Kingston. Ten Year Vamp's performance was broadcast live on justin.tv and the event was featured on the company's home page.
Interview with Debbie at I Am The Trend
12/1/2009
I Am The Trend interviews women from 5 "up-and-coming" bands, including ours truely. Go HERE to read the article.
Microsoft Windows 7 Uses Ten Year Vamp Song "Another Try"
11/30/2009
Beginning today (November 30, 2009), users of the new PC operating system, Windows 7 by Microsoft, will be able to download "Another Try" by Ten Year Vamp for free. The system feature is called Playlist 7 and it's Microsoft's attempt at a new way to deliver music to it's users. Ten Year Vamp's song is one of 50 songs available only this week. Playlist 7 is also available on the web. http://www.reverbnation.com/playlist7
Ten Year Vamp Songs Play During Red Wings Ice Hockey
11/20 & 11/21, 2009
Album Review from Guitar International
11/20/2009
"Filled with catchy riffs and heavy grooves, the album easily proves that it can stand next to any top-40 album on the charts today."
Go HERE to read the whole thing.
Voted BEST BAND at 518Fever!
11/20/2009
www.518fever.com names Ten Year Vamp Best Band of 2009!
For The Sound Interview
11/17/2009
Interview with Debbie at For The Sound. Go HERE to Read it.
Ten Year Vamp at the FLY92 Bloodlust Ball to promote the release of the new
Twilight Movie, New Moon
November 13, 2009
You Can't Make It Up
11/2/2009
Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 5 out of 5!
"You can't call them indie, although technically they are..."
"If power pop can 'Rock' these guys rock our world! We featured Never Know on this week's show and cannot say enough good things about 10YV's amazingly tight sound! Debbie & the band deserve every award, every achievement and every success they've reached. We have a hunch the best is yet to come!"
Go HERE to hear the podcast.
Halloween Show at Jillian's of Albany with WPYX 106.5 and The Channel 103.1
10/31/2009
The CD Reviewer
10/30/2009
Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 9 out of 10!
"The band's Don't Act Like You Know Me works well as a spotlight for the band's music. Frankly I can't understand why Ten Year Vamp isn't a household name already in the music scene... this band should be headlining the shows....
For any record labels executives reading this do yourself a favor and head up to Albany, New York and sign this band, you won't be sorry."
Go HERE to read the whole thing.
Atlantic Wave Radio
10/30/2009
Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 5 out of 5!
FM102x Song of the Day
10/27/2009
Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 5 out of 5!
10 Out Of 10 Album Review at the Gulf Coast Music Review
October 26, 2009
"Big Message + High Intensity = Big Hit! Is the formula that best describes TYV’s Don’t Act Like You Know Me! While Don’t Act Like You Know Me celebrates the independence, and with that the problems, of modern woman, front woman Debbie’s sex appeal passion and soul combined with TYV’s hard rockin’, in your face music appeals to the widest pop/rock audience... I rate them 10 out of 10 and a thumbs up!"
Go HERE for the whole thing.
Ten Year Vamp Drummer, Greg Nash, on Modern Drummer.com!
October 19, 2009
Go to the home page of Modern Drummer Magazine and scroll down on the right and you'll see our favorite drummer, Greg Nash. They posted a blog from Greg, which is extremely rare that they take unsolicited material. They made an exception for Greg!
Go here for a direct link
Ten Year Vamp on UC Radio
October 15, 2009
“I was blown away by this band right away… The first time that I heard the lead singer Debbie Gabrione’s voice, I was hooked. They got great songs, excellent lyrics, great melodies, and like I said, Debbie’s voice just ties it all together. The album Don’t Act Like You Know Me, is solid all the way through… I ended up buying the album and wanted to play almost every song on the show today... On top of it all, Debbie is just f&%$in hot... This is a top of the UC Radio List recommendation.”
Go HERE to hear the whole show.
Ten Year Vamp Drummer, Greg Nash, Wins the Capital Region Round of Guitar Center's
National Drum-Off !!!
October 15, 2009
Ten Year Vamp in a Television Commercial
October 12, 2009
Ten Year Vamp is one of several bands featured in a television commercial for the Mothpod!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIhvF1yoD0I
Ten Year Vamp in the Time Union
October 2, 2009
Photos and a big story in the Albany Times Union following our album release and show at Larkfest.
Click the image at the left to read download a much larger version of the paper. Click HERE to read the online version on the TU website.
Ten Year Vamp on National Cable TV
Various cable sports networks will now be using our songs Another Try and Pleasures
Our Second Offical Album Review!
Wildy's World 9/25/2009
"Don't Act Like You Know Me, shapes up to be one of the most dynamic rock albums of the year... Debbie Gabrione is the sort of front woman they make movies about, and the rest of the band is incredibly tight. With a sound already refined and highly marketable, Ten Year Vamp just needs that one big break to fall in place. It will happen sooner or later; music this good just doesn't stay hidden. Don't Act Like You Know Me is brilliant; a Wildy's World Certified Desert Island Disc. Don't miss it."
Rating: 5 Stars (Out of 5) Click HERE to read the whole thing.
Debbie Interview at The Great Unknowns
9/24/2009
Michale J: "My first question has to be about your band title. Where did it come from and what does it mean?"
Debbie: "VERY strange story. When I was a kid and my adult teeth came in..."
Click HERE to read the whole thing. Look for our page on their site HERE.
Ten Year Vamp plays Larkfest 2009
9/19/2009
Ten Year Vamp performs at Albany NY's 2009 Larkfest with Moby, Bell X1, Company of Thieves, and Matt & Kim with 102.7 WEQX. Over 70,000 people attended this event!
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Ten Year Vamp's First Offical Album Review!
Greenbush Life 9/19/2009
Click the image to the left to read the whole thing.
"A disc that brilliantly captures the urgency of their sound and the relentless passion of their live performance. From the opening track "Never Know" to the cd's conclusion, "Goodbye," this record boasts a unique sounds laced with hints of Green Day's musical complexity and enhanced by Gabrione's intense and incisive lyrics... There is nothing generic or gimmicky about the music of Ten Year Vamp. When Debbie Gabrione sings of "... a secret you will never know" - one thing is certain - no one needs to know the secret to enjoy the musical rush on the new Ten Year Vamp cd. The music is in your face. The songs will move your soul. This is a cd that flat out rocks."
- Gregg Weinlein, Greenbush Life
(Gregg Weinlein is the author of "In The Avenue of Tears" and other books. Over the years he has published music related pieces in Rolling Stone, Cream, Circus and Relix magazines in addition to articles in numerous regional publications. His email address is: greggw97@aol.com)
Ten Year Vamp: Interview with Mark about the
New Album.
Greenbush Life 9/19/2009
Click the image to the right to read the interview by Editor, Jennifer O'Brien.
Indie Radio Chattanooga
9/18/2009
Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 5 out of 5!
The People's Showcase
9/8/2009
“Star quality performances, great sound, energetic and fun.” 5 out of 5!
Moth Pick of the Week
9/6/2009
Ten Year Vamp's new album Don't Act Like You Know Me is the Moth Pick of the Week over at the Mothpod. Check out Episode 152. "This is a fantastic album... An album you've got to check out" -Zack "The Mothman" Daggy
Go HERE
Sundown Lounge Podcast
9/3/2009
Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 5 out of 5!
Inside the Circle
8/26/2009
“The lead vocalist has a great voice and the band behind her is tight and keeps it rocking. I'm looking forward to hearing much more out of these guys in the future.” 4 out of 5!
Ten Year Vamp in the Albany Times Union
8/19/2009
Mention in the Albany Times Union about out CD Release show at Vapor.
Ten Year Vamp is all over the Press Again!
8/18/2009
A
recent Ten Year Vamp press release was picked up by hundreds of organizations, publications, and websites.
Here's a list of a few:
Boston Business Journal
Albany Business Review
Entertainer's Resource Directory
News Channel 11 KCBD (Lubbock TX)
News Channel 8 KHNL (Honolulu HI)
13 Action News KTNV (Las Vegas NV)
Music Industry Today
Yahoo
AOL
The links above may not last very long.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to read the full article.
Ten Year Vamp CD RELEASE
Metroland Magazine, 8/13/2009
Ten Year Vamp is interviewed about the release their "fan owned" album.
"It sounds like money—that is to say, it’s well-written and performed, slickly produced and extremely marketable."
—John Brodeur
Click HERE to see the actual article.
Click HERE to read it online.
Ten Year Vamp Interviewed in Feature Article
MagNet Magazine, Spring 2009
Ten Year Vamp is interviewed about surviving in a digital music industry.
Physical copies on sale in stores now...
Read the digital version here.
Ten Year Vamp Performs at the
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Saturday June 6, 2009
FLY92's SummerJam with Flo Rida, The White Tie Affair, 3OH!3, Elliott Yamin, Thriving Ivory, Young MC, Kevin Rudolf, Jesse McCartney, and Ten Year Vamp.
See our Scrapbook for more photos!
Ten Year Vamp Radio Interview
Sunday May 31, 2009 - 9:00 PM
TEN YEAR VAMP on CAPITAL UNDERGROUND RADIO 104.9 THE NEW EDGE
Ten Year Vamp's Debbie Gabrione Becomes a Featured Artist for Daisy Rock Guitars
May 2009
Check out Daisy Rock Guitars... and go HERE to see Debbie on the Daisy Rock website, listed with other great artists suchs as Veruca Salt, The Veronicas, Heart, Joan Osborne, Lisa Loeb, Avril Lavigne, The Bangles, The Donnas, and more...
Ten Year Vamp Voted #1 Best Local Band in the Capital Region Living Magazine
May 2009
For the 2nd year in a row, Capital Region Living Magazine votes Ten Year Vamp as the best band. Here's the full quote:
Ten Year Vamp
Performing with famous bands like Nickelback and Gavin DeGraw and landing on the Billboard charts are just a few accomplishments of this female-fronted rock band. This five-member band has sold thousands of CD's and has performed two to four shows a week for over five years. They have performed all over the Capital Region and with their high energy and rocking music they are certainly a band you don't want to miss.
2. Hair of the Dog
3. New York Players
Ten Year Vamp Voted #1 Best Rock Band in Metroland 2009 Readers Poll
March 5, 2009
5 years in a row voted Best Rock Band by the Capital District readers. Here's the quote:
Best Local Rock Band
1. Ten Year Vamp
2. The Velmas
3. Super 400
Ten years is starting to seem like a modest amount of vamping time, judging by the number of times these guys have taken top honors. The Velmas were a close second this year, though. And it must be something about that power trio thing that earned Super 400 the bronze. Oh yeah: They rock.
Ten Year Vamp in the Daily Gazette
January 29, 2009
Photo in the Daily Gazette promoting local shows after 2 weeks on the road.
Ten Year Vamp Drummer, Gregory Nash, Makes Headlines in the Daily Gazette
January 8, 2009
"After years of bouncing from band to band, Gregory Nash seems poised to break out again"
Article by David Singer - Click Here to read the whole thing.
Ten Year Vamp Mentioned as the Best Capital Region CD in the Times Union by Live Nation
December 28, 2008
Diane Eichmeyer, upstate marketing manager for concert proomters Live Nation, picks Ten Year Vamp for having the Best Capital Region CD. Click to see the paper.
Ten Year Vamp Opens for Gavin DeGraw and David Archuleta at WFLY 92.3 Show!
Jingle Jam 2008 - December 10, 2008
Ten Year Vamp in the Press About Our Album Project in Forbes, CNBC, Yahoo, and More
November 18-22, 2008
Forbes (Article reprinted below)
CNBC
Yahoo
Undercover.com (Austrailia) (Article also reprinted below)
Boston Business Journal
WTEN - Channel 10, Albany NY
AOL Money & Finance
SunHerald
WNEW
Nashville Business Review
Top 40 Charts
The Earth Times
Market Watch
Digital Producer Magazine
ABC KVIA
SOA World Magazine
International Business Times
WLEX TV
The Press Enterprise
Radio Interview on 97.7 WEXT
November 14, 2008, 9pm
Radio interview with Ten Year Vamp (Taped Interview from months back)
Halloween Shows
October 31 and November 1, 2008
Ten Year Vamp performs live on Halloween weekend at Jillian's of Albany for the HUGE
Nightmare on Pearl Street Bash of 2008!
ROCKSTAR V.I.P. Party with FLY92.3 - CLICK HERE to hear the promo
Ten Year Vamp performs 3 songs live on the air 9/18 during the morning show with FLY 92.3
Utica Music Fest 2008
Ten Year Vamp headlines the 3 days event of several hundred bands!
READ THE WHOLE THING
2008 City of Albany Monday Night Concerts in Washington Park w/Lez Zeppelin
Daily Gazette Article (8/5/2008)
"Albany-based Ten Year Vamp opened the show with a powerhouse set centered on their originals. They are good — as individuals and together — and it was hard to watch them work so hard and only be the warm-up act. Singer Debbie Gabrione is more energy and presence than vocals, though you can’t separate the elements on stage. [Greg Nash] has the skills and concepts of a jazz-fusion drummer, his limbs carving every angle of the tune.
From the first beat of the opener they exploded. They stated with their work ethic that they’re serious. Some of the songs started with the members leaping in place together. Bassist [Tim Keenan] and guitarist Mark Rose don’t appear to be the jumping-spinning boy-band type, but they’re not above it either, and they don’t have to be. Their music stands strong, even when they covered Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” in their power-rock style. Gabrione mentioned that they play regularly in seven states. How good will they have to be to reach all 50?"
- David Singer, Daily Gazette (8/5/2008)
READ THE WHOLE THING
2008 Alive After Five on Pearl Street - After Joan Osborne
6/21/2008 PARKFEST with FLY92.3 at the Altamont Fairgrounds
with Kate Voegele,
Metro Station,
Ferras,
Ace Young,
Freedom Williams (from C&C Music Factory),
Blake Lewis,
Sum 41,
Simple Plan,
Natasha Bedingfield,
Coolio
6/2008 - Ten Year Vamp Headlines Albany's Capital PRIDE Concert in Washington Park
with Tiffany (Yup... "I Think We're Alone Now"... tha one) and Sirsy.
6/2008 - Ten Year Vamp's "Live At Olive Ridley's" CD goes on sale at F.Y.E. stores!
5/2008 - Capital Region Living Magazine Awards Ten Year Vamp with Best Band!
Go to the Magazine
2008 City of Albany 60th Annual Tulip Fest w/The Spin Doctors in Washington Park.
Go here for the Tulip Fest website
Glens Fall Chronicle Article (3/6/08)
"Ten Year Vamp's New CD Seeks Fans As Backers"
- Rebecca Cash, Glens Falls Chronicle (3/6/2007)
READ THE WHOLE THING
The 2008 BoDog Battle of the Bands
Feb 2, 2008 - Semi-Final Round - Blender Theatre, NYC
Dec 13, 2007 - Round 2 - L'Amours - Staten Island, NY
Nov 3, 2007 - Round 1 - Bar Sputnik, NYC
Local Band Offers The Public To Take Part In Their New CD
02/24/2008 By: Vince Gallagher
www.capitalnews9.com
2008 Metroland Reader's Poll: Ten Year Vamp Wins...
"Best Alternative Rock Band"
"Local Celebrity You'd Like To Have A One Night Stand With"
"Best Ass" (Believe it or not, mark won this one :)
Metroland Cover Story (1/31/08)
"Ten Year Vamp don’t win crowds over; they own them. The next time I catch them is at Sandy’s Clam Bar in Glens Falls, where the atmosphere is like a European rock festival. Then, down by Poughkeepsie’s waterfront at Mahoney’s, the place is so over-capacity that bouncers help with load-out. Ten Year Vamp bumper stickers are smeared across the asses and pint glasses of the masses, and it seems right."
- Bill Ketzer, Metroland (1/31/2008)
READ THE WHOLE THING:
www.metroland.net/back_issues/vol31_no05/listen_here.html
CD On Tap Magazine (1/29/08)
"This high-energy kick-ass rock band is five years young but consistently outperforms bands with decades under their belt."
- Megan Leary, CD On Top (1/19/2008)
READ THE WHOLE THING
2007 M.E.A.N.Y. FEST
Dec 29, 2007 - Finals - Knitting Factory, NYC
Oct 6, 2007 - Qualifing Round - Arlene's Grocery, NYC
"At the M.E.A.N.Y. Fest finals at the Knitting Factory, I voted for the tighter-than-my-pussy Ten Year Vamp and the completely off-the-wall Maslow, but some showbizzy Scottish band with bowler hats won, maybe because they'd flown all the way from Sweden just for this event."
- Michael Musto, The Village Voice (1/8/2008)
9/26/2007 Open for Lifehouse, Northern Lights, Clifton Park NY
2007 EDGEFEST with 104.9
With:
SEBASTIAN BACH,
NONPOINT,
FINGER ELEVEN,
EVANS BLUE,
DROWNING POOL,
12 STONES,
CINDER ROAD
FUEL,
SEVEN MARY THREE,
THE EXIES,
SPONGE
2007 City of Albany, NY 4th of July Celebration w/The Spin Doctors
Band Review
"Drawing frequent comparisons to No Doubt, this act serves up modern radio rock with the style and the sass to back it up"
- BrightcoverTV.com (June 25, 2007)
2007 PRIDE Concert in Washington Park, Albany NY
2007 Albany Conquest Block Parties at The Time Union Center
5/4/2007 - Ten Year Vamp win Songwriting Award from Billboard Magazine.
Band Review
"Catchy rock anthems + a sexy frontwoman = the next No Doubt"
- ArtistDirect.com (March 2, 2007)
2007 Metroland Reader's Poll
"Best Rock Band"
"Local Celebrity You'd Like To Have A One Night Stand With"
2006 M.E.A.N.Y. FEST
Dec 30, 2006 Finals - Knitting Factory, NYC
Sept 22, 2006 - Qualifing Round - CBGB's, NYC
Band Review
"The next No Doubt with Debbie Gabrione as the next Gwen Steffani"
- Lauren Proctor, Northeast InTune (7/2006)
2007 Albany Conquest Block Parties at the Pepsi Arena
2007 Albany Times Union "Best of" Edition
6/27/2007 Open for Gin Blossoms, Northern Lights, Clifton Park NY
2006 Metroland Reader's Poll
"Best Rock Band"
"Best Kept Secret"
"Best Place to See and Be Seen"
"Local Celebrity You'd Like To Have A One Night Stand With"
2006 Original Series National Battle of the Bands - NYC
July 1, 2006 - Finals (Winners)
May 27, 2006 - Round 2 (Winners)
April 1, 2006 - Round 1 (Winners)
Review In Metroland Magazine
"Tight, white-hot and endlessly attacking the downbeat from the gun... Drinks were spilled. Souls were lost.... the band caught more air than Blink 182 backing David Lee Roth on a McDonaldland trampoline.... And, of course, you have leading lady Debbie Gabrione. Sure, Gabrione is a looker, a prime selling point for the band, she plats the manes of her horses in the night with toasts and promises and a sort of reassuring elemental satisfaction... their radiance is infectious."
- Bill Ketzer, Metroland (5/2006)
READ THE WHOLE THING:
Albany Metroland 5/4/2006
2005 Metroland Reader's Poll
"Best Rock Band"
Blog Review
"I've been digging on live music since I was in college, and I have rarely seen a local band just own a crowd the way Ten Year Vamp owned the crowd at Bayou Cafe on Saturday night. They had a couple hundred people just eating out of their hands all night long. Seriously - I dug the music, but it was their showmanship and how much the crowd obviously was having a great time that really made the experience for me.... I find myself really awestruck whenever I see a performer who has mastered the art of working a crowd -- and Debbie can transfer her own energy to 200 people and then amp them all up to 11. So much of rock is about more than the music -- it's all in the presentation... and I'm telling you, these guys have "it". This was as impressive an "undiscovered"/local band as I've seen in a very long time."
- The Chronic Curmudgeon (9/11/2005)
READ THE WHOLE THING:
Cronic Crummegeon Live Review (9/11/2005)
2005 Parkfest with U Albany and FLY92.3 w/Hoobastank, Simple Plan, Ludacris & more...
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Past Articles
Is This the Future of the Music Business?
RENSSELAER, N.Y., Aug. 18 2009
Boston Business Journal
Over the past year and a half, fans of Upstate New York indie rockers Ten Year Vamp became actual owners of the record label that will release the female-fronted band's first full-length album on August 21, 2009. In a groundbreaking effort to break away from music industry dependence, Ten Year Vamp created the Album Project, which offers shares of the forthcoming CD to its fanbase and other investors. Shares started at $25, and to date the band has raised more than $30,000, leaving little doubt that people recognize the outfit's potential for success.
"Each owner will receive their fair percentage of album sales based on how much they invested," says band co-founder and guitarist Mark Rose. Over the past few months, owners also voted on which songs should make the album and which photo should be used for the album cover. This plan also benefits the band in that they immediately receive their share of the sales -- not only for the money they invested along with their fans, but also for their time and hard work. The group has been credited by Forbes, CNBC, Yahoo!, AOL Money and Finance, Columbia's School of Journalism and countless other news sites as completely reinventing the way records are recorded, marketed and sold.
The new album, entitled "Don't Act Like You Know Me," was produced by Mike Watts and recorded at VuDu Studios on Long Island. Mike Watts has produced records for Virgin Records, Warner Bros. Records, Victory Records, Roadrunner Records and more. The album will be released on August 21st with a special CD Release show at Vapor in Saratoga, NY. The band will also be performing at the Jersey City LGTB Festival on August 29, the Cars For Cancer Challenge at the Lebanon Valley Speedway on August 30, Larkfest in Albany, NY on September 19, and Crash Mansion in NYC on September 26 as a special Headline Guest for the annual M.E.A.N.Y. Fest.
Ten Year Vamp has toured the Northeastern U.S. extensively for the past five years, playing more than 450 shows -- many with national acts, including Simple Plan, Sum 41, Fuel, Lifehouse, Natasha Beddingfield, Gavin Degraw, David Archuletta, Thriving Ivory, Jesse McCartney, and more.
Please see http://www.tenyearvamp.com for show dates and more information about the Album Project.
Rock Band Takes The Music Industry Into Their Own Hands
Is This The Future For The Music Industry?
Forbes.com - November 18, 2009
For the past year, indie rock band, Ten Year Vamp has been asking their fans to become actual owners of the record label that will release their first full length album early next year. In a ground-breaking move to bypass the music industry, the band will be distributing their profits to their “shareholders” who have funded the album. Already, Ten Year Vamp fans have invested over $25,000. “Each owner will receive their fair percentage of the CD sales based on how much they invested,” says Mark Rose, co-founder and rhythm guitar player. “But that’s not all they get,” says Debbie Gabrione, co-founder and lead singer. “Ten Year Vamp shareholders also get to listen to all the demo songs, vote on the songs that go on the album, free t-shirts, free passes… and lots of other cool perks.” The Ten Year Vamp Album Project invites anyone to become an owner for as little as $25 - the more someone contributes, the more “benefits” they receive as an owner.
“Record labels are signing more performance packages than creative acts, but we’re not letting that stop us. All we need are the funds to get started,” says Gabrione. “Thanks to the Internet, the music scene has evolved from large commercial conglomerations that did everything a band needed, to small specialized and independent companies that each help with specific aspects of a band’s career. Each of these companies, from radio promoters to distributors, tour managers to public relations firms, can be easily found on the web and each are hungry for bands that can afford their services. By securing the necessary investments, we can do everything ourselves that a record label would have normally done for us.”
Under Ten Year Vamp’s plan, shareholders will receive shares of the CD sales, as well as the chance to vote on many band decisions as the album is being created. This plan also benefits the band in that they also receive their share of the sales… not only for the money they have also invested, but also for their time and hard work. This plan is very fair towards the band, unlike many of the contracts record labels are notorious for, where the bands are always the last ones to ever see payment for their work.
Ten Year Vamp has been performing for over 5 years throughout the Northeastern U.S. They have opened for such National Acts as Lifehouse, Gin Blossoms. Fuel, Finger Eleven, Natasha Beddingfield, and many more.
Ten Year Vamp is currently looking for a producer and sponsors for their album project and are performing regularly in New York and New England.
Ten Year Vamp, A Band and A Business
by Paul Cashmere
Undercover.com.au
November 19 2008
Introducing Ten Year Vamp, a band that operates as a business and a corporation.
Ten Year Vamp are one of the smart bands. They recognise that the old business model in the music biz is obsolete and they are creating their own new one.
Ten Year Vamp allowed fans to become shareholders in their indie label. In doing so, they have raised enough money to record an album and the fans get an inside view of the activity of the band.
"Record labels are signing more performance packages than creative acts, but we're not letting that stop us. All we need are the funds to get started," says Debbie Gabrione, lead singer. "Thanks to the Internet, the music scene has evolved from large commercial conglomerations that did everything a band needed, to small specialized and independent companies that each help with specific aspects of a band's career. Each of these companies, from radio promoters to distributors, tour managers to public relations firms, can be easily found on the web and each are hungry for bands that can afford their services. By securing the necessary investments, we can do everything ourselves that a record label would have normally done for us."
Fans have become investors in The Ten Year Vamp Album Project for as little as $25. The more you contribute, the more benefits you get.
Those benefits include profits in the CD sales and a chance to contribute to band decisions.
"Each owner will receive their fair percentage of the CD sales based on how much they invested," says Mark Rose, co-founder and rhythm guitar player. "But that's not all they get," says Debbie Gabrione, co-founder and lead singer. "Ten Year Vamp shareholders also get to listen to all the demo songs, vote on the songs that go on the album, free t-shirts, free passes ... and lots of other cool perks."
This is one smart band. Check them out at tenyearvamp.com
Ten Year Vamp rocks ‘like the big boys’
By CASSAUNDRA BABER Observer-Dispatch
Posted Sep 11, 2008 @ 08:20 AM
Debbie Gabrione always wears sneakers on stage, but that’s not what sets this woman apart from the rest of the rock world.
As the front woman for Ten Year Vamp, one of Albany’s hottest bands, it’s her ability to command a crowd that has critics talking – in a good way.
That doesn’t come easily, she said. There’s effort behind balancing the sexuality she knows garners attention and proving her band has the skills to back it up.
In some cases, Gabrione’s sex appeal is what has opened the door for the band’s musicianship. “I’d be lying to say it didn’t give us an edge in certain situations.”
That sex appeal, coupled with the band’s savvy marketing, might be why critics are calling Ten Year Vamp the next No Doubt. They’ve performed in hot spots across the region, including New York City’s The Knitting Factory and the now-closed CBGB.
The band earned a songwriting award from Billboard magazine and has been praised for its in-your-face performances.
“The bottom line for us is we deliver,” Gabrione said. “I’m not standing there in a short skirt bouncing. We rock it out like the big boys.”
Getting to that level hasn’t happened overnight, Gabrione admits. The band has been a unit for five years, and just in that time there’s been tremendous growth.
“To really get into the music and the energy, you have to trust your musicians,” she said. “I think as the trust has grown among us we’ve been able to take risks in our performance that has taken us to the next level.”
The band makes a concentrated effort to appeal to labels, and be aware of where it is weak, she said.
At the same time, Ten Year Vamp recognizes a certain decline in the music industry.
“The record industry is going down with digital music. You don’t need to get signed anymore to be successful,” she said, though making money without a label remains the challenge.
But the band has a creative solution to that problem; much like the stock exchange, the band sells “shares” of itself. Shareholders are entitled to a percentage of album sales and have a say in various aspects of the process.
“When you have 200 people who are an owner in your project, they’re going to be our arms and legs pushing the sales,” she said.
Ten Year Vamp will perform as part of the Utica Music Festival from 10:30-11:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at The Electric Company.
Lez Zeppelin Guitarist Best Of The Band
Mediocre group keeps crowd in Albany park entertained
Daily Gazette - Tuesday, August 5, 2008
David Singer
ALBANY — Lez Zeppelin’s Steph Paynes is the best woman guitarist I’ve ever heard play.
That might not be saying much, since you rarely — actually, never — get to see women in the role of guitar-hero. Monday night at Washington Park she played the part of Jimmy Page, nailing the solos in “Custard Pie” and the slide work in “In My Time of Dying.” She lit up the sky during “Since I’ve Been Loving You.”
I’ve seen better Jimmy Page copiers. But she was darn good — even mimicking his bent-over knee-level posture — and you couldn’t help give her points just for daring to play Page.
The rest of the band didn’t come close.
But the packed venue didn’t ask for much: just keep banging out those Zeppelin tunes. Which they did with “The Ocean,” “Immigrant Song,” and “Black Dog.”
Vocalist Sarah McLellan was a mediocre blues singer and didn’t have the range to follow Robert Plant’s notes. Nor could she tease out the more sensual spots like Plant did, as in “What Is and What Should Never Be.”
But her own limited style was likeable. Drummer Helen Destroy sought to hit — destroy — the skins as hard as John Bonham did. But Bonham was much more musical than that. Destroy was consistent, and never let down the tune, but she also rarely contributed beyond the heavy, expected thumping.
Only Paynes dressed in Zep regalia, the others in plain suburban jeans and white sneakers, which took away from the Zeppelin atmosphere they sought to create.
The New York City-based band seemed aware of their weaknesses in the rough stuff, like the mid-section to “Heartbreaker.” But that didn’t stop them from plowing through it.
But the large crowd came to hear women play Zeppelin, and that’s what they got in spades, including a frolicking “Black Dog” and “No Quarter,” which captured the eerie, black-magic of Page. They closed with “Kashmir,” “Black Dog,” and “Whole Lotta Love.”
Albany-based Ten Year Vamp opened the show with a powerhouse set centered on their originals. They are good — as individuals and together — and it was hard to watch them work so hard and only be the warm-up act. Singer Debbie Gabrione is more energy and presence than vocals, though you can’t separate the elements on stage. Scott Card has the skills and concepts of a jazz-fusion drummer, his limbs carving every angle of the tune.
From the first beat of the opener they exploded. They stated with their work ethic that they’re serious. Some of the songs started with the members leaping in place together. Bassist Chad Balzer and guitarist Mark Rose don’t appear to be the jumping-spinning boy-band type, but they’re not above it either, and they don’t have to be. Their music stands strong, even when they covered Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” in their power-rock style.
Gabrione mentioned that they play regularly in seven states. How good will they have to be to reach all 50?
Amp Up with Ten Year Vamp - CD On Tap (1/29/2008)
What’s grown local, never sleeps, amps up the metro music scene and rocks out with a woman at the helm? If you haven’t seen it, if you haven’t heard it and if you haven’t experienced it – drop everything. You, my friend, need a substantial dose of the sinfully sweet sounds of Ten Year Vamp.
This high-energy kick-ass rock band is five years young but consistently outperforms bands with decades under their belt. Their sounds rock the rooms in over 50 venues and across seven states. The list of bands they’ve shared the bill with read like a Billboard Chart - Fuel, Lifehouse, The Gin Blossoms, Finger Eleven, Bo Bice, Nickelback, Three Doors Down, The Spin Doctors, Simple Plan, Hoobastank, Ludacris, Cinder Road, Nonpoint and Drowning Pool.
“We started performing in 2003 as an acoustic duo,” says Mark Rose. “The plan from the beginning was to find a band, and play just a few acoustic duo shows while we searched for band members. We thought we might play a month or two of acoustic shows, but it ended up taking eight months to find the right.”
The Capital District venues have really supported the band from the very beginning. Although competition is fierce, things seemed to happen fast for 10YV in the right places. “We have to give a special thanks to Ralph from the Bayou,” smiles Mark. “He gave us a ton of Happy Hour gigs as the acoustic duo, and he gave us our first gig as a full band on the main stage... it's been our home ever since.”
2008 is shaping up to be a year jam-packed with shows and appearances for Ten Year Vamp. The band will often go from one venue to the next, from city to city, playing for their loyal followers of the “vamp culture.”
“We're always busy, but lately we've got more shows than ever,” boasts Mark. “Feb 1st we're at the Bayou in Albany. We'll get home from the show that night somewhere around 5am, sleep for about three hours, then meet up with a bus from Premiere Limo to take us down to the city. We've got a big show at the Blender Theatre in Gramercy. It's the BoDog Battle of the Bands and we've made it to the third round of competition with a million dollar recording contract on the line.”
The BoDog Battle of the Bands is presented by BoDog Music and does culminate with the winning band receiving a million dollar recording contract with BoDog Music. Over 7000 bands entered in this high-profile, high-energy, aggressive music jam contest across the country. Through many levels of qualifying rounds, each major city selects bands to continue on the next following rounds. Ten Year Vamp has titillated and tempted the eager crowds at each round they’ve advanced to. They are now another step closer to that recording contract.
When asked what sets them apart from the rest of band world, 10YV front woman Debbie Garbrione makes these points. “Firstly, there aren't many (any?) female fronted bands, who HONESTLY rock, and can amp up a crowd. Female fronted rock bands are rare, and female fronted high energy rock bands are even more rare,” boasts Debbie. “We're able to deliver high energy AND talent. Many bands have to compromise on one...either they have the energy, but can't seem to deliver the stability of the music at the same time...or....they are incredible musicians, but they just stand there. We have it all.”
Ten Year Vamp also prides themselves on their uncanny ability to connect with the audience. “We don't function separate and removed from the audience,” says Debbie. “We function WITH them, and talk to them, and laugh with them and we monitor them to confirm they're having a good time, and that we're doing our job... which is to entertain them and make killer music. They fuel us, just as much as we fuel them.” Having seen several recent shows, this is a characteristic absent from so many bands. Ten Year Vamp really does thrive on the crowd’s energy and involvement. The more pumped you get, the more you see it on stage. It’s completely intoxicating and addictive, to put it mildly.
It’s no wonder why the band is taking this connection even further through their innovative and ground-breaking concept of “consumer/band partnership.” In an effort to Amp Up the Vamp, the band is offering the option to become an owner and collaborator of a record label. Through several levels of participation, 10YV fans are able to truly become part of this music and marketing revolution. The band is slated to record their first major album this fall and is offering YOU, the loyal fan, an opportunity to buy into the band’s record label and become part of the process. Ownership opportunities start at just $25 for a Basic Sponsorship up to $2000 for a Corporate Sponsorship. Each additional level offers additional benefits based upon financial participation including a percentage of the album profits, listing on the album credits, invites to band tour dates, and even the executive ability to chose songs for the final album cut.
“The potential is endless here,” says Mark. “No one is doing anything quite like this and we want our fans to be the first to do so in the industry. We want them to be part of the process that only a select few usually get to be a part of.”
Of course, being part of such a crazy gig can bring with it some pretty crazy times. Debbie says, “I don't know that I have a favorite 10YV story necessarily, simply because something funny or crazy happens almost every show....alcohol, boys, girls, hotels, adrenalin, rock music, hormones....it's quite a combination.”
“My fav 10YV memories are attached to our bus trips,” laughs Debbie. “We often play in NYC (which is 3 hours from Albany), and we'll get a bus and fill it with 50 friends and head down to NY city. We get food and drinks and good music, and we all just get to hang out and laugh and be silly. Then we arrive at the club and put on a KICK ass show, and more often then not, we BLOW away all the NYC based bands. It's a good feeling to drive 3 hours to play in world reknowned bars (like CBGB's or the Knitting Factory or Blender Theatre), and go head-to-head against bands from one of the trendiest, music centered cities in the world... and bring more people then any other band and just blow the other bands out of the water.”
Ten Year Vamp is often catching the eye of numerous industry notables, one of which most of you have seen on VH1 or read his column in the Village Voice. Michael Musto recently judged a competition 10YV played in and had these fine words to say as a result: “I voted for the tighter-than-my-pussy Ten Year Vamp".
The band is slated for a full rockin schedule through the months to come. To check out where they will be rockin out, visit www.tenyearvamp.com.
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