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BAYSIDE CONTINUES ON FOR “BEATZ” by Mike Ferrari 
Aural Fix readers have been following the tumultuous rise of local
heroes Bayside. Since their formation in the winter of 2003 the band
has been overcoming obstacles on their long road to success.Frustrated after relentless touring in support of debut album, the the rhythm section left. The band rallied and found themselves a new drummer and bassist, John “Beatz” Holohan and Nick Ghanbarian. Immediately the band found a renewed sense of purpose. Singer/ guitarist Anthony Raneri took the reigns of songwriter, and the band as a whole became more involved in the lyrical process as a whole. This past August the self titled album Bayside was released and the band toured with Vendetta Red, building on that success they embarked on the “Never Sleep Again Tour” which features some of Victory’s hottest acts, including Aiden,Silverstein, and headliners Hawthorne Heights. It was during this tour that the Miller Place native John “Beatz” Holohan was tragically killed early in the morning of October 31st, while passing through an icy stretch of interstate in Wyoming, in the Bayside tour van. After spending weeks mourning their losses, singer/guitarist Anthony Raneri and guitarist Jack O’Shea have rejoined the Never Sleep Again Tour in St. Petersburg, Florida as an acoustic duo (bassist Ghanbarian is still recovering from severe back injuries).  Solidarity
between the bands on this tour was illustrated after Holohan’s
death, when each member of the tour got commemorative tattoos with
Bayside’s bird logo.The easygoing Holohan enjoyed talking to reporters and label staffers, even while on the road. “His phone calls and daily e-mail updates were always a reminder as to why I am in this business,” Victory founder Tony Brummel said in a statement. “Every time I heard from him he told me that he was ‘having the time of his life.’” Holohan had drummed for a many local Long Island acts including the successful Daughter Judy, fronted by powerhouse vocalist Pat D’Auria. The band had been nominated for a Long Island Music Award during their peak. Holohan also did a brief stint with Jason Liebman and the Uprising. “He was a great guy and friend whom we were proud to know and share a stage with,” said Liebman. He had also drummed for 1X (One Time) and other area acts. The “Never Sleep Again Tour” makes it way to New York at the Nokia Theater in NYC, November 4th. Also friends will be having a special fundraiser show for Holohan's family, December 15th at the Cardozo High School in Bayside. All of the bands playing were close friends of John: Daze, A Late Design, The Sleeping, Action Action, Bayside. There is a John Holohan Bayside Memorial Fund on the Bayside web site as well as the Victory Records site, as well as many fellow emo and punk sites. www.victoryrecords.com www.baysiderocks.com (TOP OF PAGE) TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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