Marc Ribler, the New Jersey based singer-songwriter-musician-producer and music director for Stevie Van Zandt, has just released a video for the first single ("Armageddon") from his latest band project, Story Road.
Story Road features Ribler on guitar and vocals, Charley Drayton on Drums and Jack Daley on bass. The trio hunkered down in a rock n roll bunker called Dug Deep Studios and poured their hearts and souls into Ribler’s songs in the cold dark days of the COVID 19 pandemic. Brace yourself for the rockin rollercoaster ride of your life!
Ribler says, "Looking back, the past few years seemed like the perfect launch pad for Armageddon…Or at least a zombie apocalypse or 2. It felt that way to many of us. I am so incredibly thankful for music, rock n roll in particular, as a sanctuary to worship and channel all of life's joy, sorrow, pain and bliss. Let's keep basking in that light my friends."
The new single follows the release of Ribler's acclaimed 2021 solo LP The Whole World Awaits You.
Prior to his role as musical director and guitarist for Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul over the past several years, Marc served in the same capacity for Darlene Love and longtime Rolling Stones backing vocalist Bernard Fowler. He has performed with rock and soul royalty such as Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Carole King, Elvis Costello and Bettye Lavette.
Marc has been in the music business since he was a 14-year-old New Jersey kid. “I started out playing the Jersey bars, the high school dances and all the storied Jersey shore Rock & Roll haunts like The Fast Lane and Stone Pony in Asbury Park,” says Ribler. He graduated to songwriting and production work, getting his first cut as a writer at age 23, then a development deal with RCA Records. Marc’s songs have charted in the American Top 40 as well as Canada and abroad.
The band members each bring significant resumes. Marc Ribler has worked with artists such as Stevie Van Zandt, Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul, and Darlene Love. Charley Drayton has worked with Bob Dylan, Keith Richards Expensive Winos, and The Divinyls. And Jack Daley has worked with Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul, Lenny Kravitz, and the Spin Doctors.
"When Marc isn’t putting together amazing bands for me, he’s writing great songs and has been doing it for years. His new album for Wicked Cool plays like a greatest hits collection. He can do it all."- Steven Van Zandt
