GENERATION RADIO is coming to the WASHINGTON TOWN & COUNTRY FAIR on August 5, 2023. So come on out for a NIGHT OF MEMORIES as we take you back to another place in time with hits from RASCAL FLATTS, CHICAGO, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS, JOURNEY and more! Mark your calendar for August 5 for a day full of fun and a night full of MUSIC and MEMORIES!
We’re not fooling! It’s going to be an amazing event!! Come and join us for a fun evening of live music on April 1, 2023 at Marathon Music Works. Pay tribute to your favorite music festival by getting in the spirit! Festival Attire Encouraged!! Choose a favorite music festival and coordinate with friends… or be a renegade with your own style. The fun starts with a 6:00pm Reception, a 7:30pm Dinner, 8:00pm Program and at 9:00pm, Music & Dancing with GENERATION RADIO!!
Join us to have fun, do good, & ROCK OUT with Generation Radio!
Original Article From the Daily Planet by Jimmy Reno
From Jason Scheff…“In 2003, I got a letter from Jay [DeMarcus] at the Washington State Fair. I showed up at the gig and this lady who runs things asked me if I knew who Rascal Flatts was and I told her no. She said they were a country group and had been there the night before. They had sold the place out and had really started getting popular. So she explained they were big fans of ‘Chicago’ and they mentioned it on stage that we would be playing two nights after them and she said Jay wanted her to give this to me and she gave me a letter and it started out ‘dear Jason’ and it explained they were big ‘Chicago’ fans and we were the reason they played music and it said he had particularly watched my era of ‘Chicago.’ He said he would love to get with me to write some music and left me his number. So this relationship started and over the next several years we wrote a lot of songs and I wrote with a lot of the great Nashville writers as I started getting back to Nashville. That ended up becoming the catalyst to get ‘Chicago’ back in the studio for ‘Chicago 30’ which Jay [DeMarcus] produced,” he said.
The foundation for that friendship was laid and it produced not only a lot of new songs, but has now created the current band for both artists called “The Rise Above.” (Now Generation Radio)
“We had started coming out of this lockdown, in particular the United States. We had gotten to a place here where people were at each other’s throats and Facebook had turned into a cesspool of friends getting into arguments and it seemed like everyone was continually being dragged down and Jay came up with the idea saying we [as a nation] just need to rise above all this stuff and be a light rather than all this darkness so ‘The Rise Above’ is really all about that. About rising above this global division and I’m not blaming anybody or any side for this, nor taking any particular stance or position, but we have to find some common ground here so that’s what it’s about,” he explained.
DeMarcus and Scheff had known for a long time that eventually they wanted to be in a band together.
“Jay and I always said there would come a day when our time would open up and we would do something together. When Rascal Flatts decided to take a break, Jay said it’s time. Jay had always wanted to work with Deen Castronovo from Journey. So Jay, Deen and I became the focal point for this new band. We took the best songs from ‘Journey’, ‘Rascal Flatts’ and ‘Chicago’. Everybody we have played for has just lit up. Our set list is just mind blowing. You go down the list and just go from hit to hit. It’s all from different bands so you never get tired of the same sound,” he said.
Generation Radio is excited to announce our upcoming performance at the Great Cedar Showroom at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT. This will be a fun event for us and we look forward to seeing you all at Foxwoods!
Help us come together for a festive evening to help The Family Center CHANGE THE TUNE for children and families. Guaranteed to be a night full of fun for everyone and for a good cause. Generation Radio performed here at Marathon Music Works in 2021 and had a great time. We hope to see everyone here and don’t forget to come festive and ready to dance!
The great reviews of Generation Radio’s DEBUT ALBUM continue with Dangerdog Music Reviews. Per Craig Hartranft, Generation Radio’s debut album fires on all cylinders. This is potent, inspired, and amazingly enjoyable classic AOR melodic hard rock driven by strong songwriting, rock rhythm and groove, and profound vocal arrangements. Album of the Year? Yup, it’s that good. Strongly recommended.
If you have not heard our new album you can listen to it here.
Generation Radio will be hitting the road in 2023 and we want to know what ORIGINAL MUSIC would you like to hear us play? Click the image below and cast your vote! The next question is “Where will we be performing this year?” Keep coming back to our website and stay up to date on our 2023 tour schedule.
If you have not heard our new album you can listen to it here.
We are EXCITED to be back to where it all began, MARATHON MUSIC WORKS in Nashville on April 1st! Since our first performance we have had a few changes including our first studio album! So come out and listen, dance and sing to some classic music by Rascal Flatts, Chicago, Journey and more! Plus, we will be performing some GENERATION RADIO ORIGINALS! We are looking forward to an even more successful year in 2023 and we want EVERYONE to be part of it!
Generation Radio would like to thank Classic Rock Magazine for naming our DEBUT ALBUM the #1 AOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR. We would also like to thank all of our fans as this honor would not be possible without ALL OF YOU! We are excited for the upcoming year of concerts, new music and more!
If you have not heard our new album you can listen to it here.
Generation Radio has even more Women’s Apparel available. Looking for something different? Let us know and we will see what we can do! Thank you for shopping with Generation Radio.
Generation Radio now has a few Women’s Apparel items available… more coming! Everyone at Generation Radio wants to wish each and everyone of you a Happy Holiday season!
Generation Radio is live at JOYLAND, TOMORROW, FRIDAY DEC 2ND! Get your tickets now for this once in a lifetime amazing event! Generation Radio will be lighting up the stage at JOYLAND with some classics from Chicago, Journey and Rascal Flatts and maybe even a few ORIGINALS! See you in Sarasota!