All About The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza

The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza is an American extreme metal band, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Founded in 2004, the group derived their name (as a joke) from celebrity Tony Danza, upon one of his professions being tapdancing. The band has released three studio albums and are currently signed to Black Market Activities.

History

The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza was founded in 2004. They chose their band name after actor Tony Danza; the humorous moniker is occasionally misinterpreted, as older concertgoers have attended shows in hopes of seeing Danza himself.The group signed with Corrosive Recording in 2005 after self-releasing their debut album.^[Their second release, Danza II: Electric Boogaloo, was issued in 2007 on Black Market Activities.The album's name is a parody of the Danzig album, Danzig II: Lucifuge, as well as the 1980s film Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.The album features short, humorous skits interspersed with the songs making fun of their surroundings growing up.The group has toured with Cattle Decapitation, Arsonists Get All the Girls, Veil of Maya, Full Blown Chaos, Despised Icon, The Acacia Strain, Beneath the Massacre, Unearth, See You Next Tuesday, The Red Chord, Shai Hulud, Psyopus, The Number 12 Looks Like You, Lye By Mistake, A Life Once Lost, and Emmure, among others. In March 2008, the band crashed their tour van after playing a show in Lewisville, Texas Former member Brad Thomson founded Midgets with Machetes, a record label distributed by Uprising Records.
On September 24, 2009, the band announced that Layne Meylain and Mike Butler had amicably left the group. At the same time, the band formally announced their next album, Danza III: A Series of Unfortunate Events. The album focuses on lyrical themes such as, personal, social, political and global "unfortunate events" tied around three musical themes, technical, groove-based and ambient. It was recorded in November 2009 with Jeremiah Scott and Steve Blackmon.
The band released their third album, Danza III: The Series of Unfortunate Events, on July 6, 2010. On the record, Josh Travis performs lead and rhythm guitar on an 8-string guitar as well as the bass. It also marks the first album by the band to include drummer Mike Bradley. The songs "I Am Sammy Jankis" and "The Union" have been released as singles.
In September 2011, the band stated via their Facebook page that Danza IV is in the works. No release date has been announced.

Band members

• Jessie "Danza" Freeland - vocals (2004–present)
• Josh Travis - guitar (2009–present)
• Phil Lockett - bass (2010–present)
• Mike Bradley - drums (2009–present)

Former members

• Mike Butler - bass (2004–2009)
• Layne Meylain - guitar (2004–2009)
• Brad Thomson - guitar
• Paul Simpson - guitar
• Mason Crooks - drums
• Brandon Bateman - drums
• Brad Sexton - drums
• Jimmy Rhodes - drums

Discography

• 2005: The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza (Corrosive Recordings, 2005)
• 2007: Danza II: Electric Boogaloo (Black Market Activities, 2007)
• 2010: Danza III: The Series of Unfortunate Events (Black Market Activities, 2010)^[10][11]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Monger, James C. "Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza - Biography". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
2. ^ Harris, Chris; Wiederhorn, Jon (September 14, 2007). "Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Show Who's Boss". MTV.com.
3. ^ Chamberlain, Stephen. "The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza". DecoyMusic.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2006.
4. ^ Driscoll, James (November 17, 2007). "The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza - Danza II: The Electric Boogaloo". Lambgoat.com. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
5. ^ Michael (December 19, 2007). "The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza - Danza II: The Electric Boogaloo". Scenepointblank.com. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
6. ^ Monger, James C. "Danza II: The Electric Boogaloo - Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
7. ^ Bowar, Chad. "The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza - Danza II: Electric Boogaloo". About.com. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
8. ^ "Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza totals van". Lambgoat.com. March 16, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
9. ^ "Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Guitarist Forms Midgets With Machetes" (Press release). PRWeb.com. March 23, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
10. ^ ^{a b c} "The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza announce 'Danza III: The Series Of Unfortunate Events'". MetalBlade.com. September 24, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
11. ^ Graves, Seth (February 19, 2009). "Hold Me Closer, Tony Danza". Nashville Scene. Retrieved December 18, 2009.

External links

• The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza on Myspace
• The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza at Black Market Activities