Interview with Pete Devine of Pete’s Rock News and Views (https://petesrocknewsandviews.com)
PD: How would you describe yourself or your band as an artist?
R: We would describe ourselves as a combination between pop, metalcore, and RnB – or to put it in a more simple genre title, “heavy pop”. We want to have a little something for everyone to enjoy!
PD: Can you tell us briefly about your background – i.e. where you’re from, how you came to make music, etc. What is the band’s lineup?
R: We’re all generally based in southern California! Revelry itself has been around in different versions for the last 10 or so years, but we finally settled on our current and final roster a year ago, with our latest addition to our band Todd Encarnacion, our drummer. While all variations of Revelry have a sweet spot in our hearts, we couldn’t be more excited for our current era.
PD: Who and what inspires you to make music, both in terms of musical and other influences? What do you like to write about in your songs?
R: Our songwriting process is a whole band effort. Each song is an experience pulled from a band member, or a little bit from multiple/every member. We’re a firm believer in taking a little bit from each of us to make something new and interesting.
Currently, we look up a lot to groups like Issues, The Home Team and Volumes; it’s pretty exciting for us to say we’ve had the privilege of working with members from each.
PD: What are your aspirations as an artist?
R: Generally speaking, we just want to make music we feel good about and connect with an audience that feels the same way. Music is the ultimate bridge, and our favorite part of the whole experience is bonding with fans. Whether it’s the tougher moments in life, or moments that make you wanna roll all your windows down and scream-sing with friends – we wanna be a part of it.
PD: What is the proudest moment in your music career so far?
R: We’re generally pretty awestruck with the progress we’ve made together as a band overall, but
currently our proudest moment is probably getting to work with the Emo Nite team and perform as a part of their “Breaking and Entering” campaign at The Avalon on February 27th!
PD: Promoting one’s music is such a challenge these days, especially with so many new artists emerging from bedrooms in the day of the home studio. How is that going?
R: Keeping up with trends and the ever shifting industry standards of promotion can be exhausting.
But being in a band with your best friends makes the grind feel a lot lighter, especially when it comes to pushing a shared passion forward. We’re all in it together, so promotion feels less like a chore and more like just doing something you love with people you love.
Beyond trying to stay in the good graces of social media algorithms, we focus on staying active in our local music scene. We’ve built real friendships with other artists, and that community has been everything. Everyone’s chasing similar goals, and there’s no need to step on each other to get there.
Most people are genuinely willing to support, collaborate, and lend a hand, and we try to do the same.
PD: And how do you book and promote your live shows and tours? Any performances coming up?
R: It’s definitely a group effort to keep up-to-date, but our guitarist Jeff has been MVP with connecting us to promoters and venues. It’s a lot of DIY and outreach; and to be honest, just knowing the right 
people at the right times. We’re currently booked with three shows in the remainder of February – February 19th at The Whisky A Go Go, February 27th at The Avalon with Emo Nite, and February 28th we’ll be playing a show in Las Vegas over at The Bonfire. Playing shows is one of the best parts of being a musician, so we love to see new faces in the crowd!
PD: What do you think about downloading music online? What about streaming sites like Spotify?
R: We’re down with any and all ways to support your favorite artists – whatever platform you prefer to listen to us on, we’re down with. Our music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and all (or most) modern music platforms for your listening pleasure!
PD: What song do you wish you’d written and why?
R: There are a lot of songs we wish we’d written, but the one that comes to mind the most that’s been on repeat for everyone in the band is “Tears” by Sabrina Carpenter. It’s so catchy, and it’s the perfect combination of humor and genuine artistry that we really appreciate as a whole.
PD: Is there anything you don’t like about the music industry, which you would change if you could?
R: There’s a lot of raw talent out there – and we mean that so genuinely. Like we’ve said before, Revelry has been around for a long time, and in that time we’ve had the pleasure of working with so many different bands/artists. Each one of them with their own unique backstory and a ton of talent.
The one thing we wish we could change is just how cutthroat things can really seem in specific places
within the industry, because there are more than enough listening ears for everyone.
PD: So, what are you working on at the moment?
R: We’ve been sitting on quite a few singles unreleased, and we couldn’t be more antsy to share them with you – however, you’ll have to be just as patient as us until they come out! We just released “SIN” on February 9th, in hopes of tying the spicier theme in with the Valentine’s Day holiday; and we also have another scheduled release in April for a song called “Poltergeist”, and I’ll give a little spoiler for this one..: It’s HEAVY.
Otherwise, we have an EP in the works and we’re actively booking shows with a possible plan for touring this year. 2026 is the year of Revelry, so we hope we can take you on every step of the wild journey it’s going to be.
PD: Where can we learn more about you and buy your music/merch online, have you any Social Media links that you can share?
R: We’re the most active on Instagram for sure! We can be found on there as @revelry_ca. Otherwise, feel free to say hi to us on our other platforms like Facebook, TikTok etc. which can be easily found in our linktree: https://www.linktree.com/revelryca
We hope to see more of you join us on our upcoming endeavors!
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Band/Artist location – Los Angeles California
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