Anthony Raneri - The Everyday Royalty Tour

Wednesday, November 20Anthony Raneri - The Everyday Royalty Tour LIVE at Grog Shopwith Nate BergmanDoors 7 p.m. | Show 8 p.m.All Ages$20 advance / $24 day of show+ $3 at the door if under 21 The latest solo project from singer/songwriter Anthony Raneri, Everyday Royalty is proof of the pure unbridled magic that happens when total freedom meets intention and experience. In a departure from the blistering sound hes delivered for nearly 25 years as frontman for iconic punk band Bayside, the seven-song EP shapeshifts from anthemic alt-rock to soul-searching indie-folk to full-tilt country as Raneri simultaneously deepens his songcraft and follows his most unfettered impulses. Most of this record came from getting into a room with friends and working on songs for fun, then walking out with a lot of cool material without really even planning on it, says the Nashville-based, New York City-born musician. It reminded me of when I first started out and everything was 100 percent DIYI was just doing what felt exciting, with absolutely no rules. His third EP and first solo effort since 2015s Sorry State of Mind, Everyday Royalty finds Raneri joining forces with co-writers/producers like Sam Tinnesz (Dashboard Confessional, Royal s always defined his songwriting. On the EPs gritty yet hypnotic lead single Bones, that dynamic takes the form of an up-close portrait of emotional desolation, achieving a larger-than-life power at its hard-hitting chorus. But while Bones bears a moody intensity, much of Everyday Royalty radiates a strangely hopeful spirita quality fully echoed in the EPs title. The idea behind Everyday Royalty is that greatness can exist anywhere and in anyone, Raneri explains. With Bayside, I tend to make heavy music thats meant for everyone to scream along and hopefully find some catharsis, but with this record the goal was to make people feel good right off the bat. Its something Ive never done before in my career, and it showed me that you can write happy songs and still create something with real meaning.