ST. DIVINE announces a NEW EP release, video and tour + May 9th benefit performance in support of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Born from backing CBGB legend Ivan Julian, ST. DIVINE announces a NEW EP release, video and tour as well as a May 9th benefit performance in support of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
New York City five piece band St. Divine announces the release of their debut EP titled “you can’t go forward and you can’t go back” scheduled for Friday May 2nd 2025. The EP will include all six 2024 releases from St. Divine as well as a surprise bonus track which will be featured in a new video. Advance reviews have been highly positive: the lead single “We Had Love” has been featured in Recording Artist Guild Magazine, TunedLoud Magazine, and many others. After their scheduled 4/23 tribute to the Velvet Underground at La Palapa (7:00 PM at 77 St. Mark’s Place) St. Divine will continue to perform, supporting the mission of the ACLU through a benefit performance at the Parkside Lounge on Friday May 9th in New York City. Promoted under the event name Stay Free or Die Trying, St. Divine will headline the evening joined by supporting acts The Side Effect and Modern Beast. Ticket info and full lineup can be found here. St. Divine is confirmed for summer dates across the Northeast and Midwest including July 12 at the Burren in Somerville, MA and August 9th at the Hideout in Chicago, IL with The Handcuffs.
Origin Story
Croxton and Nock met as the backup singers for Ivan Julian (founding member of Richard Hell & the Voidoids who has recorded/played with The Clash, Matthew Sweet, etc.) at his City Winery career-spanning retrospective “Without a Net” in December of 2022. Croxton was the co-author of the title track lead single from Julian’s latest album, Swing Your Lanterns, for which Nock provided backing vocals. The two ended up performing side-by-side along with luminaries from the New York City music scene including Al Maddy (Joey Ramone, Jesse Malin), Mike Ratti (Morgen, The Nails, Hot Hero Sandwich, Rex Smith) who joined them in recording new material as St. Divine together with bassist Jesse Barnes (Oakley Hall) and guitarist Philip Yanos (Driver X, The Side Effect). Since their inception in 2024, St. Divine has gained popularity and exposure on WFMU, WGXC, and college radio such as WBMB and KDVS.
About
Will Croxton is a prolific multi-talented songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, producer, and audio engineer who has been steadily writing, recording, and releasing music in and around the genres of punk rock and Americana. His past projects include D.T. & the Shakes, Idle, DriverX, The Habit, The Royal Wylds, and he continues to release new music with his garage/soul group Them Sinners. Croxton is also co-proprietor of SuperGiraffeSound, an analog recording studio in Brooklyn.
Judy Ann Nock, an international best-selling author, is best known for her multiple books on witchcraft in the Modern Witchcraft series with Simon & Schuster. Nock is also a singer and electric sitar player in the Hoboken-based rock band Psych-O-Positive and a singer in Ivan Julian & the Magnificent Six. Recently, Nock presented the highly anticipated panel, Witches After Dark, at New York Comic Con 2024. She does frequent public appearances at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Met Cloisters supporting her books which have remained popular for years.
St. Divine’s tour dates:
https://www.stdivineband.com/tour
Follow St. Divine on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/stdivine_official
