Nostalgic Distortion Information

About Nostalgic Distortion - and their history with the Lucky Dog Tavern Formed on the campus of Plymouth State in October of 1994, Nostalgic Distortion (ND) was active on and off from the mid 1990's to the mid 2000's, occupying similar sonic territory as the power pop / punk / rock'n'roll bands that were popular at the time - bands such as Green Day, Blink-182, and Good Charlotte. Performing both originals and cover tunes, ND played shows throughout New Hampshire - from top to bottom - in towns such as Berlin, Littleton, Laconia, Concord, Manchester, Hampton Beach, and Portsmouth - as well as a few stints in the neighboring states of Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts. But the Lucky Dog Tavern and Grill in Plymouth was ND's hometown stomping grounds. The band held all of their special shows, such as CD-release parties, at the Lucky Dog. If they weren't there playing an official ND gig, they were participating in open mics, or coming to watch myriad other bands from the Portsmouth/seacoast scene that would come up to play the Lucky Dog - bands such as Thanks To Gravity, Fly Spinach Fly, Groovechild, and Heavens To Murgatroid. "When we were in college in the nineties, there were live rock bands two to three nights a week at the Lucky Dog. Now with electronic dance music being so popular, there are DJs two or three nights a week. In fact, we are the only live band on the schedule for the month of October.", says Byrne. "Our history with the Lucky Dog played a big part in our choosing that venue for the reunion shows these last few years - and we appreciate the Lucky Dog bumping their normal activities for that night to let an old school rock band like us come out and rock the stage again for old time's sake - and all for a good cause!", Byrne exclaims. Though there were a few band member changes during ND's decade-long tenure as a live performance entity, the reunion line-up of ND remains the same as the band's final line-up during it's last couple of years of activity - bassist/vocalist Ryan Byrne, guitarist/vocalist Tim Hazelton, and drummer Marc Sheehan. Hesitant to use the term "broke up", Byrne said that ND went on an indefinite hiatus in October 2004 when he moved to Nashville, TN to pursue other musical opportunities, and he has made it a priority to keep ND's music/memory alive over the last 9 years by maintaining an active website and social media presence where people can listen to music, watch videos, and view pictures of the band. As a matter of fact, during this 21st anniversary month of October, the band is giving away free downloads of a dozen of their classic original tunes on their website, www.NostalgicDistortion.com. Byrne still lives in Tennessee with his wife and has been the bassist for Nashville country artist/singer-songwriter, Stephen Cochran, for the last 9 years. He has also recently expanded and rebranded his vanity recording label (251 Records) into a wider-ranging digital marketing agency, known as 251 Media, which specializes in web design and social media marketing for other musical artists and small businesses. Hazelton lives in Holderness, NH with his wife and children. He is a public school music teacher in Franklin and continues to perform music with the Tim and Dave Show. Sheehan lives in Claremont, NH with his wife and child. He is a regional sales rep for a sports equipment company, and still performs when his schedule allows.