NAVAR Media
While there are hundreds of free MP3 and video files available at the NAVAR Nation, it is important for us to post a bunch of songs for new fans to check out and get a grip on what it is we do here.
Check out new songs from "Swallowed by the Wolf" on the NAVAR myspace page!
PRESS
Here is quite a bit of the stuff that we have been able to get a copy of. If you happen to have any scans or info on additional press that we have received, please email us at info@navar.net. THANKS!
You can also get a bulleted list of accomplishments HERE and quotes HERE
Television, Newspaper Media Spotlights
Where we've been....what we've done....
- Named the "Best Band in NY" by Vinnie Favale (V.P. of late night programming for CBS) and Tom Gesimondo (Business Manager at WXRK K-rock in NYC)
- Sold over 5,000 Albums via online, brick and mortar outlets and off the stage
- Went on an independently booked 2005 tour through 15 states in support of our third independently released album “Touch of Class”
- Broadcast on the nationally syndicated Howard Stern Show.
- Opened for multi-platinum recording artist Third Eye Blind, the Goo Goo Dolls , Teddy Geiger and Reel Big Fish
- Featured on the "Best of Restless, Restless" compiliation CD with William Shatner and Robert Goulet (My Grandma is thrilled about this one)
- Showcased in the NXNE Music Conference in Toronto ON.
- Currently the spotlight artist for Dusty Brand T-shirts.
- Played many successful shows in the heart of the NYC music scene including legendary venues like STEREO NYC, CBGB, Arlene Grocery, the Luna Lounge, Snitch and the Continental.
- Gained major rotation on college and commercial radio stations all over the north east (WKPQ, WCMF, WMUH, WEDG, WMXO, WXRK, WSBU, WBUF, WALF and many more...)
- Named a critics choice in Time Out NY Media guide and warmly reviewed by the Village Voice
- Featured on multiple network television broadcasts (ABC Affiliate WKBW News, Buffalo, NY and RNEWS- Rochester, NY)
- Toppled 210,000 visitors to www.navar.net
- Gained over 5700+ subscribers to the online newsletter and 956 members of the interactive fan site www.NavarNation.com
- Featured on XM Satellite Radio
- Recorded and released 2nd album at Robby Takac's (bassist for the Goo Goo Dolls) Chameleon West Recording studio right in Buffalo! Studio manager Marc Hunt and Robby both worked on the project.
- Featured in the "30 Best Bands" section of Cornerband.com
- Featured in Rochester City Magazine, FREETIME Magazine, Olean Times Herald, Cuba Patriot, Midwest Book Review, Wellsville Daily Reporter, Left Off the Dial, BestofWNY.com, The Bonaventure and Blue Music Radio.
- 2nd Album single "Everything's the Same" was named one of the top ten songs of 2003 (Olean Times Herald)
- Featured as the intro song to the official corporate website for Mike and Ike Candy
- Featured on Chuck Palahniuk's official site (Best selling author of Fight Club and Choke)
Here are a bunch more:
Here are a few quotes that were recently made about NAVAR:
"Navar is the answer to the question 'heard any good bands lately?'. Whether it's on record or in concert, these guys are lightning in a bottle. They're the real deal in a world of pre-fab rock. Every song is a winner. Navar = Rock & Roll"
-Vincent P. Favale
V.P of Late Night Programming CBS Television
“When they played CBGB's they posted their bumper stickers all over that hallowed ground, but when I heard there opening chords of their first number, they left a more indelible mark on me. These guys rock. See them now so you can say I knew them when.”
-Thomas Gesimondo
Business Manager - Controller
WXRK "World Famous K-Rock" NYC
"This is music that's made for all the right reasons. Navar's songs have an energetic and emotional immediacy that makes you remember why you fell in love music in the first place. Plus, these guys just flat out rock. They are the next big thing." -Brian Moritz
Columnist at The Olean Times Herald in Olean, NY.
Sports Writer and Columnist at Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
"There're a lot more groups like NAVAR out there than you might think. They're just not as good or simply don't try as hard. Here's a straight-ahead song-driven Upstate New York outfit that mixes all the contemporary electric styles effectively. This band perfects its material to a razor sharpness…”
-Frank Deblase
Music Editor at The Rochester City Magazine in Rochester, NY.
"We need to turn our callers lose on an A/R person. These guys connect with an audience like I've never seen before. That's more important than talent. But yeah, they have that too.…”
-Tim Thomas a.k.a. Unkle Justin
50,000 Watt Morning Man - WKPQ-FM Elmira/Corning NY
Touch of Class Reviews:
"We heard the new release from impressive upstaters, Navar, whose latest, Touch of Class, continues to make these guys stand out from the pack. Their manner of rocking is always melodic, ever-passionate and full of grand depth. Songs like the sweetly infectious, "Raining" and the more ireful "Keep It To Yourself," showcase the band's emotional range, with singer Patrick Barry getting the point across with intense feeling. Not only taking care of vocals, Barry is also the main songwriter, and recorded, engineered, mixed and produced this gem of an album! Hear selections from the new one as Navar plays Monty's Krown on Thursday, November 10th"Michele Picardo
FREETIME Magazine (Rochester, NY)
October 26th to November 9th 2005 Edition
"Your Window" review in MBR
Navar has done it again. With Your Window, 15 new original songs enhance their reputation for solid vocals and driving, penetrating rock. A single from this latest CD - "Mojave Shake" - is already garnering air time in rock stations that know a good thing when they hear it.
The members of Navar - Pat and Ben Barry, Tim Lindhome, and Mike "Skippy" Yudichak - are making a name for themselves on the East coast. With talent like this, the rest of the country should soon follow.
"Your Window" and "Walking to Hawaii" are full bodied and haunting. "On Again" and "Near the End" are bluesy and erotic. "Mojave Shake" and "Dying Breed" feature Navar's signature cadences that penetrate to the marrow. And somewhere just beneath the surface lies the primal Irish folk rock sound that sets this band apart from all the rest. I mention only a few of the songs here. There's not a bad one in the bunch.
Your Window was recorded at Chameleonwest Studio in Buffalo NY, owned by GooGoo Dolls bassist Robby Takac. Takac and studio manager Marc Hunt produced the album. The end result is high quality, all the way. If you love rock and roll, Your Window is a must have. Included with each CD is a 16 page color insert about the band and a full size Navar bumper sticker. Along with this band's unique sound, I say you can't beat a deal like that.
Review by L.A. Johnson
Rochester City Magazine- April 7, 2004 edition NAVAR/Burning Daylight
ROCK
There're a lot more groups like NAVAR out there than you might think. They're just not as good or simply don't try as hard. Here's a straight-ahead song-driven Upstate New York outfit that mixes all the contemporary electric styles effectively. But when a band perfects its material to a razor sharpness, it's hard for the majority of kids raised on modern rock to trust. Navar's music is dark and serious, and completely irony-free.
Even if I wasn't aware of show openers Burning Daylight's Push Star connection, it would be a comparison I still might make. With bleeding-hearted Romeos littering the airwaves, it's nice to hear a band that tries to get into a listener's blood writing and playing truly heartfelt songs. Just wait'll you hear 'em break into "Ruby Don't," a beautiful song that's both bittersweet and catchy with a splash of Americana as fresh as Aqua Velva. Definitely keep an eye out for this trio.
NAVAR celebrates the release of its new Robby Goo-produced CD, Your Window, with Burning Daylight, Famous Blue Raincoat, Lucid, and Last Conservative on Friday, April 9, at The Club @ Water Street, 204 North Water Street, at 7 p.m. Tix: $6. 325-5600. 16+
--- Frank De Blase
FREETIME Magazine- April 1, 2004 edition Area band, Navar is set to put out their second full-length, Your Window, with a CD release party hitting The Club @ Water Street on Friday, April 9th, with guests Last Conservative, Lucid, Burning Daylight, and Famous Blue Raincoat. One of Buffalo's favorite sons, Robby Takac, bassist of the Goo Goo Dolls, aided with production on the album, and his influence is clearly present here, especially on Navar's first single, "Mojave Shake" (already getting area radio play). The band creates melodic rockers with seemingly great ease, full of memorable hooks and led by a charismatic vocalist (who oftentimes reminds of a less-goth, less serious Peter Murphy). Navar is positioned to go far (rhyme not intended), so catch them soon!
FREETIME Magazine- September 5th edition (25 Years in Print)
"Words and Music" section by Michele Picardo
"...hot new rock outfit, Navar. With members based between Rochester & Buffalo, the group let us have a listen to their
self-titled debut which showcases some energetic originals that are hard to pin down to any one category. I would definitely call this some memorable melodic rock, with good hooks from strong players and a lead vocalist who fronts with great passion. Navar play Buffalo's Showplace Theater on September 14th, with Rochester dates pending..."
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Navar Music
P.O. Box 131, Fillmore, NY 14735
12 tracks at $10.00, www.NAVAR.net
I was front row center when rock and roll was born. Bill Haley and the Comets. Elvis. Buddy Holly. Jerry Lee Lewis. I saw them all perform in person before their names were household words. And then there were the Beatles, the Stones, Jimi Hendrix, the Dead, the Doors. Through every metamorphosis and each new path rock took, I was there, so if there's one thing I know, it's rock and roll. Everything that made rock what it was and is, Navar has. Their sound gave me chills, took me back decades to those early days when rock and roll's message cut through life's pretenses to play on raw emotion. It's rock as it was meant to be - soul snatching, starkly sexual, hypnotic - a sound that 50 years ago drove another generation's parents to the preacher for solutions.
From the mellow, hopeful "Surprisingly Understood" to the frenetic "Heroin"; the haunting "Change Me" to the driving, penetrating "Deadly Mistake"; the explosive "Twisted" to the bluesy, smoky sound of "Meant to Be", Navar packs one hell of a whallop emotionally. All 12 tracks are equally impressive.
I had the sense that all group members contribute equally in creating their distinctive sound. Pat Barry's throbbing baritone beckons and beguiles. He uses that voice and guitar like a weapon to drive Navar's message home. Brother Ben Barry backs everything on vocals and works wonders with his bass guitar. Quite skillfully, Isaac Wood's guitar pulls Navar's sound together to amazing effect. The legendary Bruce Nowak mans the sax on "Meant to Be". Pat wrote all the lyrics and composed the instrumentals to four tracks. Isaac created several of the instrumentals alone, did one with Pat and one with Ben.. Regardless of who did what, this CD is choice.
Navar is not a clone of any group, past or present. Their potential range was apparent by the hint of Irish pathos in their music, and the touch of raunchy old-time blues. This group makes music with a passion rarely heard these days. To say I'm a new fan is understatement.
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