Madison Rising‘s self-titled debut album was released in October 2011. The band – with Dave Bray on vocals, Alex Bodnar and Christopher Schreiner lead guitar, Steve Padelski on bass and Sam Fishman on drums – makes guitar heavy rock music with a distinctively pro-American message and sound. The overarching theme of the band’s music is that of liberty, independence, smaller government, and personal responsibility. Madison Rising believes that they can help revive patriotism and use their music as a way to get today’s youth more excited about politics.
The NRA and other Second Amendment groups may have just found the best friend they could have ever hoped for – a new rock & roll band based out of New York named Madison Rising.
According to the band’s website, “Madison Rising (www.madisonrising.com) promotes the principles of liberty, independence, smaller government and personal responsibility.”
Mike Huckabee plays with Where was the Media Then with Madison Rising.
Madison Rising shares a key belief with the late Andrew Breitbart: “The left is smart enough to understand that the way to change the political system is through its cultural system.”
Breitbart’s words, the band told The Daily Caller, are “exactly what Madison Rising is all about.”
In a phone interview, the conservative group of rockers discussed their new single, their favorite guns and the importance of their music to the conservative movement. And, of course, they gave a shout out to their favorite president, James Madison.
Every time I turn on the news, I have one of those “I’ve been saying this for two years…why won’t anyone listen?!” kind of moments.
Why?
Because conservatives suck at pop culture.
Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Dave Bray, the lead singer of the new openly conservative rock band, Madison Rising. The band’s self-titled debut album was released on October 17, 2011 and has already charted in the top 100 best selling rock albums on both iTunes and Amazon.com. The overarching theme of the band’s music is that of liberty, independence, smaller government and personal responsibility. Visit the band’s site at MadisonRising.com. They are playing this Tuesday, January 17, in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON — Patrick Gavin writes in Politico about the right-leaning band that received a surprisingly warm reception when they played at the Occupy Congress demonstration in front of the Capitol earlier this week.
The entertainment industry is known for its liberal ways. Musicians and performers, like their actor counterparts, generally embrace left-of-center politics. Performers like Pink!, The Dixie Chicks, Madonna and Green Day, among others, have made their allegiances known. But what about their conservative counterparts?
