Rocky Votolato
Rocky Votolato is an American indie and folk singer-songwriter. He was also a member of the rock group Waxwing. in 2025, he started a new band called Suzzallo with bandmate Rudy Gajadhar on drums and former Schoolyard Heroes guitarist Steve Bonnell playing bass. Votolato currently lives in Seattle, Washington.
Biography
Rocky Votolato was formerly the singer of a punk quartet Waxwing in the 90s before leaving in 1999 to pursue a solo career. He released several albums between 1999 and 2008. In 2015, he released the record Hospital Handshakes with Death Cab For Cutie member Chris Walla. After 2015, he went on a hiatus until 2022 when he released the album Wild Roots. Every song on Wild Roots is based on one of his family members.He has been married to his wife, April Votolato, for over 10 years, and they live in Seattle. Their child Kienan died at age 22 in a car accident in December 2021.
In 2022, Rocky Votolato played two sold-out shows in Denver, Colorado.
in 2025, his new band Suzzallo released a debut album “The Quiet Year” as a means of coping with the death of his child.
Discography
Solo
- Rocky Votolato
- Rocky V/Seth Warren 7"
- A Brief History
- Rocky V/Suffering & The Thieves 7"
- Burning My Travels Clean
- The Light and the Sound
- Suicide Medicine
- Makers
- End Like This
- The Brag and Cuss
- True Devotion
- Television of Saints
- Hospital Handshakes
- Live at Black Belt
- '' Wild Roots ''
Waxwing
- Waxwing 7"
- For Madmen Only
- One for the Ride
- Intervention:Collection+Remix
- ''Nobody Can Take What Everybody Owns''
Lying On Loot
- ''Split 7" with State Route 522''
Suzzallo
- ''The Quiet Year''