The July 13 edition of The Devo Rock Show featured the Hartford-based band Bronze Radio Return, including an interview with their drummer Rob Griffith and their just-released singe, “Still Wandering”.
The band formed in 2007 at the University of Hartford’s Hartt School of Music by classmates Chris Henderson (vocals, guitar), Matt Warner (keyboards, vocals), Patrick Fetkowitz (guitar) and Griffith (drums, vocals). Henderson named the band after an old radio he used to listen to in his father’s art studio in Maine.
They released their first self-titled EP in 2008, followed by the full-length album, Old Time Speaker, two years later. While several members of the band continue to live in the Hartford area, Henderson maintains a residence in Maine.
Bronze Radio Return have released six full-length albums, including their latest, Entertain You from 2019. Their music has been featured on many television programs, movies and commercials.
As Griffith discusses in the interview, many people discover their music through television and movies and then seek out their records. They have toured extensively in the past decade with appearances at festivals including Bonnaroo, Lollapolooza and Firefly. In addition to being mainstays on the festival circuit, they have also toured Europe and performed in China.