Terashain: News

Hey All!!
Happy Summer, if you CAN say that with a straight face in PHOENIX! Things are heating up out there, AND in here!
THANKS a TON for all of you that made it out to O'Kelley's for our debut mini-show at that club! BIG thanks to ROCK ADDIX and crew for sharing the stage and some show time with us! WHAT A GREAT CROWD at a GREAT CLUB! And you all really showed some love to our new guy, J.Q. on the drums! MUCH APPRECIATED...
Onward and upward... Mark your calendars NOW for our debut FULL ARENA-STYLE ROCK SHOW with J.Q. on the skins on Friday, August 14th over at The Blooze Bar in Phoenix! Get all the juicy details on the 'Shows' page...
AND please stay tuned for many more bookings in progress.. you'lll see it HERE first!
Until then, take care, and stay cool!
Love ya all...
Rog/Dave/Lance/Tevis/J.Q.!
TERASHAIN

Hey all... I recently found out that this Friday nights Rock Addix show is also a benefit for Breast Cancer charities! Please bring a bit of extra cash to enter the drawing for a brand new, kick ass Jackson guitar to be auctioned off! Also, make sure you pick up a Rock Addix shirt or other merchandise because half of all proceeds will also go to the charities as well. This is gonna be a great time! Come on out to O'Kelleys this Friday night!
See you there...
Rog/Terashain

Hey all.. short notice... but we hope you can make this... Marty and the guys from Rock Addix have graciously agreed to share their stage with us for a few tunes THIS FRIDAY NIGHT at O'kelleys Bar & Grill, in Mesa! (Info and detailed map on 'shows' page) This will be your chance to come out and greet and hear the new guy, JQ on the drums! We will be jamming a few tunes during one of their breaks, and we would love to have you out there. This is also a chance for us to gain a new East Valley venue, so you Easterners need to come out and show the bar what we can do! HUGE thanks to the guys from Rock Addix for giving us this time to debut our newest guy. O'kelleys is at 2120 W. Guadalupe Rd in Mesa. You will find more information on this club at the link below to their site. We've been braggin about you all to JQ, and we hope that you can show him on Friday just what all the hype has been about! Rock Addix will take the stage at 9:30pm and there is NEVER a cover charge at O'kelleys.
See you all there!
Rog/Terashain
PS...Pop in and send some love to Rock Addix on their MySpace page for us! (link below also)

Hello Friends! I hope the beginnings of Summer are finding you well, and happy!
Thanks again for coming out to play at The Blooze for Lances Birthday... you really fired us up to get back out and play live again....
AND SPEAKING OF HITTING THE STAGE AGAIN...
We would like to introduce you to the new drummer for TERASHAIN! Ladies and Gentlemen... With great pleasure, we are pleased to bring you JQ!!! His name is John Catania, but he is known affectionately as JQ. (story below in his BIO...)
We are very excited to be working with JQ, and you will soon find out just why... He's an ANIMAL on the drums, and fits in very nicely with all of our sick humor and musical enthusiasm.
Now, writing this is a bittersweet task for me, as Mikee Carnicom has been a stable, shaping force in this band for 10 years, and you just don't part ways easily with a brother after that long. Mikee is continuing his journey in the music business as the full time drummer for our good friends SHUT UP AND DRIVE, and it should be noted, we are all parting ways very respectfully as friends, brothers, and fellow musicians. Mikee won't be behind the drums the next time you see the band, but you can bet that he will ALWAYS be a part of this family, and you will feel the mark he has left on us all as musicians. We love ya, Mike, and always will! Thanks for your dedication to our project, and we wish you well in your new endeavors! You'll kick ass no matter who you play with, that's for sure!
AND NOW, PLEASE WELCOME JQ!!!!!


Here is a bit about the man that will call TERASHAIN home behind the kit...

J.Q. grew up in the rock and metal scene in New York, working as a light tech at the famed L’Amours in Brooklyn. In his early teens, he began taking bass and drum lessons, which is how he earned his nickname. He would show up at his music teacher’s house early, and the teacher would put him in front of the TV, watching “Johnny Quest” until it was time for his lesson. He started calling him Johnny Quest, which got shortened to J.Q. and stuck like velcro.
J.Q. played in many bands in the New York/New Jersey area, most notably Atlantic recording artists American Angel and Child, which included vocalist John Kosco who later went on to front Dropbox. These bands opened for many national acts including Skid Row, L.A.Guns, Slaughter, Cinderella, Ratt, Wasp, Ace Frehley, and Type O Negative. Having recently relocated to Phoenix, J.Q. is excited about joining Terashain and playing with top-notch musicians…adding a little Brooklyn attitude to the mix!

We hope you will all show JQ that TERASHAIN hospitality that we were not even able to put into words when we were telling JQ about YOU ALL!
On a little side note: This guy came in and BLEW us away on the Terashain originals, and the guy has LOTS of ideas for future tunes, so we have a lot of work to do.

On behalf of the whole band, we really want to take the time to thank ALL of you that came out for an audition/meeting with us for this position. We weren't blowing smoke up your butts when we told you that this was gonna be a tough call, and in the end, we just really had to go with the guy that was gonna be the FUTURE of Terashain songs while giving the past tunes the respect they deserve. You are all a great bunch of dudes, and we sure hope there aren't any hard feelings out there! THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HARD WORK!

Now, those of you that are frequent visitors to this site will want to keep checking in EVERY day for a possible SURPRISE live appearance by Terashain with JQ takin the drums for a test drive. This will be announced very soon, and will probably not have very much advanced notice, so please keep in touch with us. You won't want to miss our very first live show with this Thunder God on the drums!

Thanks to you all for your friendship, and we hope you are along with us for the future of this band!
Talk soon...
Rog/Dave/Tevis/Lance/JQ

That is what you are to us! I think YOU may have broken a record for us with your attendance at The Blooze this last weekend!! In 18 years of performing with this band, I've never seen a turnout quite like THAT ONE! Not only was it one of our biggest crowds, it was one of the most enthusiastic, fun, energetic, and CRAZIEST crowds we've had! You all came out early to party, and you stayed late, and we just freakin' LOVE you for that! Lance sends his appreciation to all of you for all the beer/liquor you sent up to the stage - HA! The boy could hardly walk after the show! And your comments and messages on MySpace have been pouring in, and it sure makes us feel good that you enjoy the show, and that you all have a good time with us. THANKS for being our friends! If you are new to the Terashain Faithful, well WELCOME ABOARD, and buckle up your seatbelts, cuz you aint seen NOTHIN yet... We love you all and can't wait to see you all again.
We will be taking a short break from the live show, but we want you to keep your eyes peeled to this site and to the MySpace site for our next party date... We'll be back before you know it, because we just can't live without you!
Thanks again!
And on behalf of all of us, HUGE thanks go out to the Men and Women of the armed forces for all of your dedicated service to our country! To those that have ever served, are serving now, and to those that have given the ultimate sacrifice to keep us free, we will NOT forget it, and we are thinking of you and yours this Memorial Day! YOU ROCK!
See you all soon...
TERASHAIN

AND a hell of a time!! Bang Tango started the show out just right, being joined on stage by none other than Twisted Sister's Dee Snider!!! Mikee and Lance jammed on stage with the legendary rock-n-roll madman, and it was AWESOME! Those of you there know what I mean! What a great day... I've posted the video of Tango's version of "Highway to Hell" with Dee and Joe trading licks... check it out!


Pretty cool, eh? He was a hell of a nice guy, too... took the time to pose for pics for us and the wives! Very cool...
See you all this Saturday for Lance's Birthday Bash at The Blooze....
Rog/Terashain

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO YOU ALL!! We love our Mommas out there! Don't forget to shoot your Ma a call today to thank her for changing all those diapers... Something I've come to REALLY appreciate lately... HA.
We had such a blast yesterday at KDKB's Desert Invasion! Our boys Lance and Mikee started the whole thing out with a big Bang... BANG TANGO, that is! They really rocked! The highlight was the end of the set with the boys being joined onstage by the legendary Dee Snider from Twisted Sister! He came out and jammed "Highway To Hell" with the guys, and it really was one of those OMG moments!! We hope to post pics and video here as soon as they are available! GREAT TIMES! Thanks to you all for hangin out with us!
AND, don't forget... That legendary party that we throw every year to celebrate Lance moving another year closer to us in age! This one's gonna be a duesy! It will also be the last show for a while, so come out and party with us! It's gonna go down on Saturday, May 16th, at The Blooze Bar! Check out the 'shows' page for more details!
Love ya all!
Have a great week!
See you Saturday.
Rog/Terashain

Hello FRIENDS!
Well, by now you know that our boys, Lance and Mikee will be the rhythm section for Bang Tango this Saturday at 93.3 KDKB's Desert Invasion concert, also featuring Trixter, Kix, Firehouse, LA Guns, Skid Row, Bullet Boys, and Night Ranger... And you know that tickets are only $29 bucks at all Valley Albertsons locations... and you know that Twisted Sister's Dee Snider will be hosting the event... SO GET OUT THERE AND GET THOSE TIX AND JOIN US FOR A HELLACIOUS PARTY! Eight incredible bands for under $30!? And you can even say that you know two of the guys?? We will see you all this Saturday.
AND, don't forget - we celebrate Lance's Birthday on Saturday, May 16th at The Blooze Bar in Phoenix!
Have a great week!
Rog/Terashain

THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING YOU...IT WON'T COST YOU A THING TO GET IN...AND YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO BLOW OFF SOME STEAM...
See you there, friends!
Terashain

Hey all...
Many of you that have been at the last couple of shows know that Dave and Karla Hassie's son Josh just recently enlisted in the Army and is currently in Boot Camp in Kentucky. I just wanted to share his address with you all so that we can all send him some letters of support from the home front from a bunch of Rockers that sure do appreciate what he and his friends are doing! If your interested, send Josh a letter on plain white paper, with NO photos or markings. This is important because he can get in some trouble if it's not a plain letter! (Our Army is strict on the details!)
His address is:

PV2 PEDERSON JOSHUA
4th Platoon
A Troop, 5-15CAV
Ft. Knox, KY 40121

I'm sure by now the boy is lonely for home, so any length of message that you could send would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for your support!
Your pals...
Terashain

Hey Friends!
We will be back out in Mesa this Friday night, rockin a new place for us - Smokey's Bar & Grill! We really need to show these guys what we can do, so we hope you can come out and purge yourself of all of that work stress from the week! You'll find the address and a detailed map on the 'shows' page...
Also, we have dropped a May date from The Blooze schedule and added an April date! We will celebrate Lance's Birthday on Saturday, May 16th over at The Blooze! We tend to get a little crazier for this... OK, LANCE tends to get a bit crazier (if you can believe THAT!), so make some plans to come hang with us! And we have added April 18th to the list as well! We call The Blooze our HOME BASE now, and for damn good reason. We have some GREAT parties out there with Tumbleweed and his excellent staff, so come out and see what the fuss is about.
Have a great week, and we will see you this Friday night in Mesa!
Rog/Terashain

Thanks, thanks, and more thanks...
You all came out and Partied so hard with us at Hardtailz in February, and the owner wants us back! Thanks for that! Big thanks also to Marty from Rock Addix for putting in a good word for us at some of the clubs. Your a good friend, buddy, and we appreciate it!
We will be back at The Blooze at the end of March, and that's always a good time...
ALSO, we get to bring the show back to the East Valley in early April to a new club called Smokey's Bar & Grill. You'll find a detailed map and more show info on the 'shows' page...
Can't wait to see you all again!
Thanks for your continued support!
Love ya, MEAN IT!
Rog/Terashain

Hey ALL!
Good news for you! We will be making our return back to Hardtailz Bar & Grill on Saturday, February 28th! Many of you have been asking about why we haven't played there, and the truth is, the bar changed owners and we just sort of fell out of rotation... BUT we are back in, and ready to show the new owner what a Terashain show is all about. Please plan on coming out and showing him what kind of crowd he can expect from us! We can't wait to get back there and party with you all!
Thanks for being YOU!
Talk soon,
Rog/Terashain

OK, I've known it to be true for quite some time. And then you all go and do something really great to reaffirm it. YOU GUYS AND GALLS ARE THE BEST FRIENDS WE COULD EVER HOPE FOR! Thanks a TON for the overwhelming response to our KDKB radio interview! Some of you even called the station on Saturday night to request MORE of our tunes! Do you have any idea how proud that makes us? Do you know that the station RARELY gets request for MORE tunes from local artists? Well, thanks, thanks and more thanks to all of you for the great support! And thanks for just tuning in and shootin us an email to let us know that you heard. If you missed it, pop on in to our MySpace site (go the the "links" page to get there) and select song #6 from the Music player and you will hear the interview in it's entirety. Big thanks to Dave Hassie for recording that and getting it posted so quickly.
Thanks again, friends!
Love to you all!
Rog/Terashain

Hey gang...
Most of you have heard that we will be featured this Saturday night on the 93.3KDKB's "Naked Dave's Local Distortion" show during Headbanger's Heaven! All we really know about the air time is that it will be sometime in the 9 o'clock hour. The show will feature two songs from the "Dawns Early Life" CD, plus some interview questions, and if I know this bunch, a whole lot of BS-ing!!! All five of us will be there to answer a multitude of Rock-n-roll questions! There will be photos posted on Naked Dave's Myspace site, and he will probably be posting our interview questions in print form as well after the show. HUGE THANKS to KDKB, Naked Dave, Mike Gaube, and our new buddy Marsha Watson (The woman with the killer stories...)
Tune in Saturday night on your radio, or you can stream the show live on the internet at www.kdkb.com!
Thanks ALL!
Rog/Terashain
(click the links below for these sites)

Yo Rockers!
We are pleased to announce that Terashain has been selected to be the guest on KDKB's Headbangers Heaven on Saturday, January 17th. We will be doing a studio interview for Naked Dave's Local Distortion show airing at around 9pm. They're gonna play some of our stuff and ask us some crazy questions... Please make it a point to tune in!
Talk to ya,
Rog/Terashain

HEY Friends!
Once again, we have to give credit where it's due - YOU ROCK!! You completely blew away Tumbleweed and his staff over at The Blooze for the New Years Eve Party! We really didn't expect such a big, enthusiastic crowd, but it sure made for a great time, didn't it? Thanks for that, and for making 2008 such a great year! We are looking forward to possibly playing some new venues for the new year, and we want to get down to business in writing for a new CD, and I'm sure we will have a few other things on our plate for the new year.
We hope the coming year if filled with events that make life better for you, and that the economy heads for better times for us all!
Also, may all of you that have served this fine country accept our thanks for the most important work anyone could ever do - keeping us FREE!! Thanks again, and Happy 2009!

Hey Gang!
We are hoping that your holidays are shaping up, and that the tree is trimmed, the kids are anxious for Santa's arrival, and that you are surrounded by the ones you love the most! We wish you all the best that Christmas can bring!
We also want to send prayers and gratitude out to the Men and Women of the Armed Forces that will be working in far away places this holiday season. We thank you and your loved ones for the sacrifices you will be making.
AND, We hope you all are planning on coming out for one HELLACIOUS party on New Years Eve at The Blooze Bar. We have tons of giveaways (Phoenix Suns tickets, Roadrunners Hockey boxed seats, Gift Certificates, and Terashain Loot), a MONSTER set list of killer rock tunes, and another Dell Laptop computer drawing! And this entire night of debauchery aint gonna cost you a penny! That's right - some of the other clubs want to charge you for the party - NOT THE BLOOZE! There is NO COVER charge for you to come out and party with us. (Aint it great to hear THAT in THIS economy?)
We are welcoming guitarist Dave Hassie back into the mix, and we need YOUR help to welcome him back.
The show will start at 9pm and will go on ALL NIGHT LONG with a pause at Midnight to welcome in 2009. Check out the 'shows' page for more info...
We hope to see you there! It's the best deal in town.
Love to you all.
Happy Holidays.
Rog/Tevis/Dave/Lance/Mikee
TERASHAIN

Hello FRIENDS!
Join us in wishing Tevis a very Happy Birthday today! If you get the chance, drop him a line at the Guestbook on this site, or at his myspace site: www.myspace.com/tevismaloney
We hope you get all that you want, bro! You deserve it...
Your buds,
Rog/Dave/Mikee/Lance

Hey FRIENDS! Rog here.... Just a quick note to let you all know that my wife, Julie, gave me a baby girl yesterday, November 24th! Her name is Lacie Margaret Penton, and both Momma and baby are doing VERY well! Julie and I just can't quit staring at her.... AND, she is already in good graces with Dad for waiting until AFTER the Blooze shows to decide to join us. (But she STILL isn't dating until she's 20...)
Anyway, thanks a ton for your warm wishes! You all are the BEST! Special thanks to Pat from Shut Up and Drive for generously offering to be my fill-in for the shows, and to my Terashain brotha's and wives for their friendship and support!
Much love to all of the Terashain family...
Roger and Julie Penton


PS... 6lbs, 8oz, and 19 1/2 inches!

Just wanted to let you all know that we have just put our "Dawns Early Life" Lizard T-shirts on sale! We took a look at our inventory and decided that we had WAY too many of these cool T's, and that means that YOU WIN! These shirts are now only $5 plus shipping and handling of $2 if you order them here online, and they ARE also available at the shows for $5, and of course you won't have to pay the $2 for s/h, AND you get a hell of a rock show while you make your purchase! LOL! Come on out to The Blooze this next weekend and pick up your shirts, or go the "Buy" section of this website.
See ya this weekend, friends!
Rog/Terashain

...Today we raise a toast to YOU! Thanks to all of our friends and relatives and ALL who have ever served in this country's Armed Forces! We owe our freedoms to you, and we appreciate your service.
HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY!

Love,
an appreciative TERASHAIN!

...You REALLY should try to make it. This band really does put on an arena show (just like the ones from the 80's that gave us so many memories!) and we pack it into an intimate bar setting, with lots of friends, lights, and best of all, your favorite radio-Rock tunes from the 70's, 80', 90', and today. We do all of this all night long. We play, you party. It's that simple. See you there...

Yo Rock Buddies!
Thanks for a hell of a weekend over at The Blooze. It took a while to get you all out on the dance floor, but once it happened, it didn't stop! Very cool! Thanks for that. Also, thanks for all of your help with the Computer give-away to benefit our buddy Daryl! He and his family will put the money to very good use, and you can be sure that all of your help will lift a tremendous burden from his shoulders! I'm so damned proud to call you all friends. Congratulations to Tevis Maloney and his wife Lee on the big win!
AND thanks for all of the great Birthday wishes for Dave and I. Dave had a blast up there on stage and has assured us that he will be back active on the stage with us in the very near future.
We will see you all back out at
The Blooze in later November!
Love ya all,
Mean it!
Rog/Terashain

Yo Gang!
Big thanks to all of you that have purchased your tickets to the raffle drawing that will be held this Saturday for Darryl! You could win a brand new Dell Laptop Computer (Detials on the Homepage)... If you haven't yet purchased your $10 chance to win this great Dell, email Lance at bassace74@aol.com RIGHT NOW! Only a few tickets remain...
This weekend over at The Blooze will be a hell of a party. We are celebrating Dave and My Birthday, and the band has come up with a few surprises to thank you all for the support you have given us! You won't want to miss it. We'll see you at The Blooze!
Rog/Terashain