Hopeless Romantics/Gatch/LEYVA

The Hopeless Romantic and Gatch live at the Lizard Lounge July 24th! $15/$20 door Doors 7 The Hopeless Romantics are a Boston-based Pop Rock band delivering infectious melodies, rich harmonies, and undeniable energy. Fronted by Reid Kieper (lead vocals, guitar) with Drew Leuci (lead guitar), Colin McNamara (bass), and Sean Smith (drums). We aim to craft original music that blends a raw do-it-yourself indie spirit with exciting radio-ready hooks. Hopeless Romantics Gatch is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from New England. He grew up at the mouth of the Long Island Sound, staring out into the great beyond in anticipation of what would surely be a lifetime of adventure. That sense of curiosity has always been part of his music. Growing up in southeastern Connecticut, surrounded by maritime history and stories of people setting out into the unknown, he was drawn to writers like Tolkien, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jules Verne – artists who understood that searching for something can be just as important as finding it. Music found him early. He started writing songs on the family piano as soon as he could talk, and the guitar found him soon after. In middle school, he met his long-time partner and band mate Aaron Lewis, and they would go on to cut their teeth in Connecticut’s underground Chinese restaurant scene. Over the past two decades, he has developed a cinematic sonic palate that pulls from a wide variety of influences from the world’s boundless repository of folk music to the top of the pops. His music is emotionally honest and difficult to categorize, the kind that rewards the listener who stays. A two-time Boston Music Awards nominee, he has been featured in The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, and Vanyaland’s Top 20 Year-End list, and has performed sold out shows across the Northeast. Gatch