Des Rocs Performed Two Songs On Air

The Morning Rat Race had some fun the other day when the up-and-coming Des Rocs performed two songs on air. This young man has dreams of the big stage stardom and he's got the talent to pull it off. Have a listen to the two tracks he did on his acoustic for us below.

Des Rocs is a song writer and guitar player from Long Island, New York. He burst on to the scene a few years ago when 95.9 The Rat and other rock stations picked up a track off his previous album. Back then Des Rocs had recently had the unique opportunity to open up for none other than the Rolling Stones at a 'Stones gig in Philadelphia.

These days, Des is touring in support of his most recent album "Dream Machine". WRAT has been playing the song, "I Am The Lightning" from this project. The song has been getting attention from the Rat Rock Nation locally by way of requests and has been garnering national success as well. "Lightning" has reached the top ten on the "Active Rock" airplay charts.

His "Dream Machine" tour was making a stop at Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park that evening. The first words out of Des' mouth when he got on air on the Morning Rat Race were confident and triumphant. He promised a high energy and over the top entertaining night of rock-n-roll the likes of which hadn't been seen in town since 1974 (a clear reference to Bruce Springsteen's early career).

Intrigued at his promise and his, "do or die" vibe, I went out to the Lanes that night to witness him for myself. I can honestly say that Des Rocs does not disappoint. He is a showman in the old sense of the word, calling back elements of Freddie Mercury and even Elvis.

The Des Rocs live experience is a three piece band. Des Rocs on guitar and vocals. On bass and vocals is Eric Mendelsohn. On drums and vocals is William Tully. The three have been together for their entire existence. Des credits their touring manager, Nick Evans, as the fourth member of the band.

After hanging with Des in the studio and seeing him at the Lanes later that evening, I gotta say: I think that Des Rocs and his band really do rock. I really like the songs and the over-the-top presentation. Their show is freaking great and I'm rooting for 'em to hit it bigtime. I'm a fan. Gonna follow 'em.

Now, I dunno if Des has a dog or a parakeet... Actually, I'd be surprised if he did have a parakeet... but keep scrolling for a cool bunch of pics of rock stars and their pets....

Even though we idolize our favorite musicians, there is one way to tell that they are just like us, and that is that they love their pets! I know we have all done it, you can’t help but post that adorable photo of your fur baby online! Maybe you even have a whole separate account dedicated to your pet. No matter what they deserve to be shown off! And the same goes for celebrity pets too.  

These cats and dogs can be just as famous as their owners. One post and they’ll already have more likes than any of us could ever dream of getting in a lifetime. Imagine that: a dog is more famous than you... not like there aren't already many famous animals out there.  

Clearly, people love animals, so musicians showing a little love to their pets is sure to get a lot of engagement. I have to be honest though, it was a little difficult to find some of these pets... we’re pet people here, tell us everything! We want to know the details! What is their name, when is their birthday, are they a rescue? And let’s get some more cat representation! I know dogs are the go-to pet for most people, but as a cat owner myself, I’ll always advocate for them. ;)

Despite the lack of social media presence for most of these famous pets, below are musicians we did manage to find with a post about their pets. Some got more of a spotlight on their owner's pages’ than others but we’re happy to see them nonetheless! While most of the pets shown are dogs, the last one must be the wildest celeb pet I’ve ever seen. Do you think you can guess who it is? 

He certainly is a BEAST! Can’t imagine having to be away from this guy while touring with Journey.

Rick Allen showing a little gratitude to his dog last Thanksgiving! This dog must have been in a food coma just like the rest of us! 

Dogs should get to experience the solar eclipse too! Just make sure to protect their eyes just like Sammy Hagar did here with his pooch!  

Who would’ve pictured Mick Jagger as a cat man? Thanks to this video of him and his adorable cat we now know he is!  

Arnel Pineda, lead singer of Journey, welcomed 2024 with his two puppies! Pink is definitely the little one's color!  

I vote for a Bret Junior meet and greet at PNC Bank Arts Center this summer! It looks like he knows how to have a good time!  

GNR's Duff McKagan showing some love to his dog Hadleigh! According to his wife’s post back in November, they adopted him as a rescue!  

Lenny Kravitz is showing off his new Blue Electric Light vinyl here, but I can only focus on one thing...or should I say two things. His dogs seem just as happy about the new vinyl as him! 

A little throwback to last summer when Jonathan Cain welcomed a second German Shepard to his home. I would say these two are pretty good friends by now! 

No captions needed. Just Pearl Jam's drummer showing off two dogs is enough! Matt Cameron also has a cat, but it looks like they tend to stay separated.  

I’m sure most of you could have predicted this, but the craziest celeb pet I’ve ever seen has to be Alice Cooper’s snake! I’m not sure if this is his actual pet shown here or just a “stage snake”, but maybe we should ask him this summer when he comes to PNC Bank Arts Center!