Kevin Ridel: Difference between revisions

| Acts = [[Avant Garde]] <br> [[AM Radio]] <br> [[Ridel High]]  

'''Kevin Ridel''' (born December 6, 1969) is long-time collaborator and friend of [[Rivers Cuomo's]]. He is the former lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the now-defunct band [[AM Radio]], who [[Dusty West Tour|toured]] with [[Weezer]] in 2002. Cuomo served as a manager for this band for a time. Prior to fronting AM Radio, Ridel was the lead singer and principal songwriter of [[Ridel High]] from [[1995]] - [[1998]]. He was also the lead singer of [[Avant Garde]], a band of Rivers Cuomo's prior to Weezer. He was the inspiration for the ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' song "[[I Admire You So Much]]."

A [[Riverpedia]] entry from September of 2020 describes Ridel, with a few typos:

<blockquote>I've known him since my senior year of high school. 1987. He was the singer of my band in Connecticut, avant-garde. One of the guys I moved to LA with in 89. He drove a Camaro. I was scared to ride with him at first but he was a surprisingly slow and careful driver. We would cruise around looking for girls. The Manchester parkade. His dad was a very manly construction worker. But Kevin and his brother Eric had a very effeminate glam side. They would spend a long time looking in the mirror in the bathroom, applying hairspray. He was one of my early heroes as a songwriter. It is very naturally gifted, writing a song everyday and really enjoying the process. Who's the first guy I knew they paid attention to pop music and noticed melodies and hooks.</blockquote>

===With Ridel High===

===With AM Radio===