Jersey City's Rye Coalition have been away from the spotlight for quite some time. While R.C members have been working on other music projects such as The Black Hollies and Cold Fur,many fans were wondering if the band would ever play another show again. Next Saturday at Maxwells,Rye Coalition will be playing their first show together in five years. The band took some time to answers some questions about their recent whereabouts, upcoming documentary and chances for another album.
1) What have the band been up to?
Each member of Rye Coalition has been up to various worthy endeavors since we last convened in 2006. Dave rules. He's the father of two beautiful sons whom each band member tries to fight on a daily basis to which Dave usually responds, "You wanna fight-a-my sons? That's a bulls*#t!" Ralph rules. He spends his days guiding the youth and offering counsel at a legendary Hudson County high shcool. Ralph also runs marathons, sky dives, and is a lover of dogs. Dave and Ralph are also in a band called Cold Fur together with two dudes from the old time Jersey powerhouse, The Want, who pioneered NJ punk/Led Zep stylings way way before Rye Coalition brought it back in style with The Lipstick Game in 1998. Dave is also in other bands, Chron Turbine and Overnight, to name a couple. Herb rules. He spends his days calling shots at a famous NJ furniture company and is a devout fan of Ronnie James Dio. Justin rules. He's a chocolatier and confectionary consultant at the unrivaled Al Richard's Chocolates in Bayonne, NJ. Jon rules. He works on a web series for a famous video game company that almost rhymes with pimento. Jon, Justin, and Herb are also in The Black Hollies together. The Black Hollies have released a slew of singles and three full length albums, Crimson Reflections, Casting Shadows, and Softly Towards The Light. Justin played bass in the now defunct Dansettes for a while and then played bass in the initial incarnation of Nouvellas. Jon played guitar in Los Angeles based Holloys and performed on their three EP's, Make It Happend, Art Wars, and Nowhere Is Now Here.
2) Will there be any new material in the future?
At this point the band is unsure if there will be new material. The idea has not been discussed. Everyone is enjoying revisiting the old material and reminiscing about where we were in our lives, as a band, and as friends during the times the old songs were written. We don't really want to spoil the moment by thinking about what lies ahead. It could be fun though. Rye Coalition have always been a band that does whatever we want when we want to. We will always try to keep any possibility open and worthy of consideration. Maybe since we never technically broke up we should start recording albums again. Dave summed it up best after the first rehearsal, "Five old guys playing songs they wrote when they were eleven years old who are all currently older than each respective member of Led Zeppelin during their Knebworth performance."
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Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 5:21 PM 
Jersey City's Rye Coalition were a sonic force to be reckoned with Saturday night, at Maxwell's in Hoboken. The sold-out crowd wasn't just warmed up, but rather fired up, when Louisiana's blues based, Guitar Lightnin Lee and his Thunder Band, smoked the stage. By the time Rye Coalition hit their first note, Maxwell's was so packed that it was as hot as a show in July. This was the first time the band has played live in 5 years, and it was clear to see they did not dissappoint.
