Sarah Kane:
Lead vocals, shakers, etc, and some guitar )
Stewart Lenox: Screaming lead guitar
Steve Wartko: Rhythm guitar, Lead vocals, harmonica, bass
Matt Lerner: Bass, vocals, guitar
Jo Rider: Keyboards, vocals
Dave Scarponi: Drums, vocals and textiles
Influences
Song List - In addition to our originals, we are currently covering the following songs: All Along the Watch Tower; Ball and Chain; Big Yellow Taxi; Black Horse & Cherry Tree; Bobby McGee; Breakdown; Bring it on Home to me; California Dreamin; City of New Orleans; Coming Into Los Angeles; Cover of the Rolling Stone; Crazy On You; Crossroads; Damn Your Eyes; Devil in a Blue Dress; Do it Again; Evil Ways; Fever; Fire; From the Beginning; Ghost Riders in Sky; Give Me One Reason; Green Tamborine; Handle with Care; Happy Together; Hit Me With Your Best Shot; I Will Survive; Industrial Disease; Just A Ride; Let It Rain; Little Red Riding Hood; Lookin for a Leader; Mary Jane's Last Dance; Messin' with the Kid/Mustang Sally Medley; My Best Friends Girl; Off the Record; Piece of My Heart; Riding the Storm Out; Something To Talk About; Spooky; Statesboro Blues; Stormy Monday; Strange Brew; Sunshine of Your Love; Taxman; The Letter; Turtle Blues; Whipping Post; White Rabbit; You Aint Goin Nowhere; Youre Not That Kind
Influences: Quite a range here, we got six eclectic people:
Beatles, Stones, Arlo Guthrie, Pink Floyd, Pat Benatar, Janis Joplin, Led Zepplin, Ray Charles, Eta James, Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty, Bonnie Raitt, Dire Straights, ELP, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Mommas and the Poppas, Dr. Hook, Heart, Eric Clapton, Alman Brothers, Jefferson AirPlane, Cream, Grateful Dead, Brick Road Ramblers, Fable, MPB, Tofu Fighters
Sounds Like
When we play originals we definately have our own sound. When we play covers. sometimes we choose a close copy, and sometimes we add our own touch. It's fun to do it both ways.
We have some great talent all around with a lead vocalist whose influences are Janis Joplin, Eta James, and Ani Difranco and a lead guitar player who can play Clapton or Hendrix without missing a note.
We play mostly around the Akron/Cleveland area at local festivals, bars, and private parties, including Taste of Hudson Festival, Mocha Maiden/Musica, The Northside, and Club Tofu (The Mustard Seed late-night club).
A 10 CD set showcasing 175 songs from the Love Generation!
Time Life has released a comprehensive musical retrospective of the Flower Power era, featuring 175 songs from such legendary artists as Bob Dylan, The Mamas and the Papas, The Lovin Spoonful, The Byrds, Richie Havens, The Electric Prunes, Janis Joplin, The Kinks, The Band, and Jefferson Airplane, to name only a few.
ROCK, BLUES, JAZZ, ZYDECO, REGGAE, ISLAND, FOLK... OVER FORTY GREAT ACTS + GREAT FOOD & MORE!
4 stages, plus jazz in the wine garden, including: Akin Brothers (jazz); Along For The Ride (rock/blues); Bill Davies Guitar Duo; Blues deVille (blues/jazz); Brick Road Ramblers (folk/bluegrass); Calpso Gypsies (island); Circle of Friends; Eclyptic (rock); Fabulous Voices (rock/pop/latin/r&b); The Graphics (rock); Implied Logic (retro~rock/hill-jazz/folk/blues); Josh Rzepka Trio (jazz); Male Pattern Baldness (rock/blues); Michael Grady & Carolyn Rames (folk); The Mo' Mojo Mama Band (zydeco/blues/rock), Nathan Hedges Band(rock/pop); Catalyst (rock); Red Sun Rising (rock); Reunion Band (rock); The Rhondas (all girl/alt-country); Rio Neon (folk-jazz); Rock Wehrmann & UA Jazz Ensemble; Rogue's Hollow Blues Band; Thomas Lempner Trio (jazz); The Tofu Fighters (rock); Umojah Nation (Reggae); Up 'Til Four (folk/rock); Vibrogroove (rockin' jazzy blues); Western Reserve Community Band; Wish Garden (groove-rock/folk/blues); plus..the singer/songwriters of the Summit County Songwriters' Cirlce & the best rock bands from Hudson High School; and many more...
Stroll amongst acres of delectable food, music, entertainment, fine arts, classic and antique cars and the great specialty and boutique shops that make downtown Hudson such a unique experience. Please make your plans to visit our community during Taste of Hudson. Experience the best of the Western Reserve! Proceeds benefit the SUMMIT COUNTY SAFE KIDS COALITION and other TOH charities! Taste of Hudson Website a
JIMMY'S CAFE IS CLOSING. COME TO THE GOODBYE PARTY FRIDAY, JUNE 15
Friday, June 15 - The Rhondas perform for the GOODBYE PARTY at Jimmy's Cafe. Sadly, this great funky artmospheric place is closing. Ever daring and bold, it will go out with a bang! It'll be open from 5-10 or so, but will ONLY serve COFFEE. It's up to YOU to bring the CHAMPAGNE and FOOD. That's right - you pretty much have to bring everything yourself, but it is your LAST CHANCE to hang out at Jimmy's. If you've never been there put it on your calendar cuz it's a must experience place. We'll start at 7:30, play a couple hours, then invite anyone who wants to play up to join us.
As of April 24th, there is still room for you at the 2007 retreat for Song Making on May 25, 26, & 27 in the beautiful Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Workshop leaders are John McCutcheon, Peggy Seeger, Hal Walker, Sally Potter, and Michael Grady.
Visit www.ramblinriver.com for more information!
