At a time when a lot of us figure that the seemingly endless proliferation of up-and-coming rock bands can't offer anything beyond wildly coiffed hairstyles and the same old sound, along comes a band that is masterminding its own hard rock sensibility.

So who is this band that's ready to give rock a strong, swift kick in the ass? They bear the name Roughhouse, and it's definitely a name we'll be hearing a lot from and about starting now.
From their early days as Philadelphia rockers, Roughhouse has, inconspicuously and unabashedly, made a habit of setting stages and audiences on fire night after night, city after city, with live shows that are nothing short of staggering.