Quivira to return with a brand-new single in June, the fourth track from their upcoming debut album due out this September. The new song, “Kicking Rocks,” is an instrumental jazz-prog fusion piece featuring Evan Stanley on guitar, John Baker on bass, and Lisa LaRue on keyboards.
“Kicking Rocks” tells the story of someone down on their luck, aimlessly wandering an alley and kicking rocks until the rocks kick back and life suddenly changes for the better. At its heart, the track carries the message that things ultimately work out the way they are meant to. The song was inspired by the image of a late-night backstreet jazz club, blending atmosphere, emotion, and improvisational energy into a powerful instrumental journey.
Quivira’s upcoming debut album will hit the streets this September. Stay tuned for more details on this atmospheric new release.
A Los Angeles-based guitarist, singer, and composer, Evan Stanley is best known as the frontman of Amber Wild and as one half of the duo Stanley Simmons alongside Nick Simmons.
The track will be available on Bandcamp as well, as all popular streaming platforms.
Quivira is a progressive rock project based in Topeka, Kansas. Consisting of Jake Livgren (Emerald City Council, Proto-Kaw) on vocals, John Baker (Forever Twelve, Mars Hollow) on guitars, and Lisa LaRue (RematriNation, 2KX) on keyboards and VST instruments. The project blends historical themes, classic rock, and cinematic progressive rock into multi‑movement works that emphasize narrative cohesion, harmonic exploration, and textural depth. The debut album focuses on the story of pre-Kansas “Quivira”, the Native American villages that Coronado believed held gold.
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Quivira
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Melodic Revolution Records
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Quivira Links
Bandcamp: https://quivira.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583312171993
MRR Band Profile Page: https://mrrmusic.com/project/quivira/
Melodic Revolution Records Links
https://li.sten.to/mrrmusiccom
