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December 2015 - Kaleido
Detroit Rock City Band Kaleido has eyes on the prize
Story by LCC Radio Reporter Sarah Spohn
For
anyone that tries to argue that nothing good comes out of Detroit, they clearly
haven’t seen the sights or heard the sounds of Detroit Rock City’s very own
five-piece band Kaleido.
Formed about 3 years ago, lead vocalist Christina Chriss was performing with
Cody Morales in a different band the same night Joey Fava’s band was playing.
The band recalls the moment it all started, “an instant bond and friendship
formed,” they said. “Christina and Joey began writing together, the old bands
dissolved and what would soon be called Kaleido began to form.”
While in the studio with Mike Clark and Mickey Avalon, Christina was invited to
open for Mickey at the Roxy Theater on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA.
She quickly asked her friend from high school, Ronnie Rosolino to join on
guitar, and they played their very first show—unnamed.
After their return back to the D, they were invited to play on the Van’s Warped
Tour. They then invited another guitar player, Jamie Burnham to go on tour with
the band.
“Enter the complete Kaleido lineup ,” the band said, “which is still the same to
this day.”
Made up of Christina Chriss (vocals), Jamie Burnham (guitar), Ronnie Rosolino
(guitar), Cody Morales (bass), Kaleido is self-described as Guns ‘N’ Roses meets
No Doubt.
They
live and breathe rock ‘n’ roll, and are more proud than ever to get to call
Detroit Rock City their home.
“Detroit is our home and always will be home,” the band said. “No matter where
we tour, or how far we travel, we always come back to where it all started.”
And Detroit shares the love for the rock band too – Kaleido has been named ‘Best
Band in Detroit’ by Real Detroit/Metrotimes every year since they’ve been
together and also won two Detroit Music Awards in 2015.
Kaleido is no stranger to radio airplay, and have recently dominated the
airwaves on Detroit’s rock station, 89x. Their song, “Love & War” featuring
Dryden Mitchell of Alien Ant Farm has seen quite the love from area listeners.
The unreleased song has been named the 89x People’s Choice song for an
astonishing 26 nights in a row. Word on the street is, the record is 27 nights.
It’s an experience that’s totally taken the band by surprise.
“It’s been extremely exciting and continues to blow our minds,” they said. “We
have the best fans, the ‘KaleidoFam,’ and we wouldn’t be here without them.”
Kaleido has been hitting the streets, across the interstates, touring and
providing direct support and opening up for some pretty familiar faces across
the country.
Having opened up for Aerosmith, Sammy Hagar, The Offspring, Skid Row, Bret
Michaels, Alien Ant Farm, Twenty One Pilots and worked very closely with band
friend and colleague, Kid Rock, Kaleido has no plans for slowing down anytime
soon.
In fact, touring the country and playing almost every state in it has been a
very proud career highlight, according to the band.
But the band can’t help but love returning home, to the mitten state. With great
producers, music collaborations with artists, and networking at music awards
shows and events, Kaleido keeps penning honorable accomplishments on their
rockin’ resume.
The
rock band has also been featured during the Detroit Pistons spectacular
half-time shows in Auburn Hills, been involved with the Detroit Red Wings
promos, and rocked out the festival circuit- 89x’s Chill on the Hill, Vans
Warped Tour, Rockstar Uproar Festival, Summerfest and CMJ Music Marathon.
Working closely with Kid Rock at his house on a track from their last EP,
“Unbreakable,” the lead singer shared a silly story with LCC Radio previously on
the Grand River Studio Sessions.
Christina spoke about sharing their song, “Under the Covers” with Kid Rock, who
encouraged her to switch up the lyrics and Netflix reference to something more
timeless.
Though the band respects Kid Rock, they decided to stick to their original
lyrics. It’s a move that Kaleido is proud of—and sticking to their guns and
following their dreams, step by step, their own Detroit-made way is just what
they’re doing.
Someday, Kaleido dreams of collaborating with artists like Foo Fighters,
Yelawolf, Eminem or even Justin Bieber. With their hefty list of opening gigs
and awards, the five-piece rock outfit is definitely worthy of such a prize.
In the meantime, they’ll be found rocking out plenty of Detroit hot-spots across
the city. They’re also busy recording new EP in the studio. Also stay tuned for
some more solo music from Kaleido frontwoman, Christina Chriss or, as the
internet knows her, CC from the 313.
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