Rock While Rome Burns
Revolutionary Psychedelic Rock and Roll!
Welcome Promoters and Club Owners!
Thanks for logging on to our website. There's plenty of content, but you can get a good idea of what we're all about by watching our intro video, "Us in Three Minutes."
Rock While Rome Burns
Asheville's Eclectic Rock Band
Rock While Rome Burns is an Asheville, NC-based rock band that blends diverse musical styles, including hard rock, acoustic rock, country, blues, jam rock, and even bossa nova. Founded in 2023 by singer-songwriters Alan Graf and George Gelish, the band aims to take audiences on a captivating musical journey with their adventurous and dynamic sound.
Upcoming Gig Dates
- Wednesday March 12, 6-9 PM
RAD Brewing Co,
Alan's Birthday Party!
Special guests The Turntables
13 Mystery St.
Asheville, NC 28801
- Friday March 21, 6-9 PM
The Auction House
Acoustic RWRB Gig!
29 Fanning Bridge Rd.
Fletcher, NC 28732
- Saturday April 19, 4-7 PM
Inaugural MOAC "RESIST-Dance" with O-Vad-Ya and Sal Landers' Party Rx
One Wor
- Wednesday March 12, 6-9 PM
RAD Brewing Co,
Alan's Birthday Party!
Special guests The Turntables
13 Mystery St.
Asheville, NC 28801
- Friday March 21, 6-9 PM
The Auction House
Acoustic RWRB Gig!
29 Fanning Bridge Rd.
Fletcher, NC 28732
- Saturday April 19, 4-7 PM
Inaugural MOAC "RESIST-Dance" with O-Vad-Ya and Sal Landers' Party Rx
One World Brewery West
520 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC 28806
Watch this space for additional "Pop-up" performances!
Latest and Greatest from RWRB
3/3/25 Joining The Resist-Dance!
RWRB has been chosen to be on the bill for the very first "RESIST-Dance," sponsored by the Asheville-based Musicians Organizing Activist Committee (MOAC). We're co-sponsored by Indivisible Asheville. This will be the first of a series of events we'll be holding to raise money and awareness of things people can do to RESIST! in this current political climate. We'll be the first warmup band, followed by O-Vad-Ya and the headliner, Sal Landers' Party Rx. We're pretty excited about being on the bill with some of Asheville's best!
2/18/25 Upping Our Video Game
Over the past couple of weeks, we've been shooting video during our practices at our HQ, Catywumpus Studio in Asheville. We're really proud of some of the work we've been doing, using mostly Sweat Equity and DIY. Check out the section below. there's also some live video from our recent appearance at the White Horse Tavern.
2/12/25 Rocking the White Horse Tavern!
Recently RWRB was invited to play a featured spot at Melissa McKinney's Badass blues jam at the White Horse Tavern in Black Mountain. We had a great time rocking the house and we even got it on video see below). The Wednesday night jam is a great vibe and some of the top Asheville musicians showed up to play. We really enjoyed getting up there and showing them what we can do!
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments, we'd love to hear from you. You can contact us through our website or on social media. We try to respond to all messages as quickly as possible.
2/18/25 - Update: Alan Graf Profiled in Local Press Again!
Watch for another article profiling Alan in the Mountain Express, Asheville's weekly Music and Arts newspaper. coming out 3/18.
1/7/25 - Alan Graf Profiled in Local Press
Our own Alan Graf got a nice profile in 50+ Living of Western NC magazine. The article, written by local music luminary Peggy Ratusz, is entitled, "Spo tlight on Alan Graf, Activist Musician." It focuses on Alan as a multitalented musician, blogger and activist. It also highlights his "other life" as a Civil Rights lawyer. Alan graciously talks about the band too, which is nice. It's a great read, and you can view the article by clicking here.
Onstage with Rock While Rome Burns:
