The Lost Weekend

Most folks might not expect the frontman of a gritty country band to go by Hardcore Dave, but the nickname tells the story of the evolution of a punk kid gone country. We’re talking working-at-CBGBs, touring-with-Agnostic-Front punk. And that’s how it all started for The Lost Weekend.

When the NYC hardcore scene began to get too violent for comfort, Hardcore found himself thinking about his next move while falling in love with the outlaw country of Merle Haggard at Hogs And Heifers over a cold beer. After so many years in the punk scene, the rebellious spirit and wayward tales of country and blues resonated deeply with the 20-something, and made perfect sense. So he hightailed it to Los Angeles to DJ country music while writing original music on an old acoustic guitar, and very soon The Lost Weekend was born. In fact, they played their first show just a couple short weeks after forming, which exemplifies the band’s tenacity and dedication.

Collaborating with like-minded musicians who shared his passion and and recruited Parker Richey on guitar, Joey Ponchetti on drums, Eliot Lorango on bass (Corey Taylor, Dorothy), and Carl Byron on piano (Hot Club of Los Angeles, Sin City All Stars, Jim Lauderdale), and The Lost Weekend emerged as a cohesive unit. The songs encapsulate Hardcore’s travels, experiences, and the universal themes of life on the road and the band quickly gained a reputation for their ability to crank up the energy from 0 to raging honky tonk level in record time.