Steve Bisel--Keyboards and vocals;
Alex Bohl--Bass and vocals;
Scott McConaha--Drums and backing vocals;
Shawn Vreeland--Guitar and vocals
Influences
Phish, the String Cheese Incident, the Grateful Dead, The Band, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl Sagan, Charles Darwin, Jerry Garcia, Wizards.....and many more....
Formed in Sacramento, California, in August 2007, East Portal Express (EPX) was born out of longstanding friendships and deep musical connections. Shawn (guitar and vocals) and Alex (bass and vocals) have been playing together since 2002, and Scott (drums), Steve (keyboards and vocals), and Shawn had been playing a monthly gig together for nearly two years before Alex joined them during the recording of Shawn's The High Country CD (2007) to form East Portal Express. Taking their name from a Sacramento park across from their friend Sam's house, EPX aims to take their listeners (and themselves) on a musical journey full of surprises and soundscapes reminiscent of ancient Egypt, deep sea sojourns, and windswept highways. Through improvisation and discovering the unexpected, EPX has been captivating audiences in the Sacramento area with their energetic live shows and near-telepathic musical communication. EPX has been described by the Sacramento News and Review as having a “tasty, funky Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia feel” and is in regular rotation on KXJZ’s Blue Dog Jam program. Combining a mixture of well-crafted originals and well-chosen covers, they aim to be the newest addition to the jam band community and are excited about their upcoming debut CD (look for it in 2009)
Hi there! Hope you can make it to our next show at Jasper O'Farrells in Sebastopol, Ca. on October 9th! The Rovetti Experience will be playing rock, swing, blues and a tad bit of bluegrass. So if you like to dance, or just want to check out an entertaining band, Jasper O'Farrells is the happening spot to be for the night of October 9th. Show starts at 10:00pm. Also, if you stick around till the end of the show, there will be a special treat involving fire and violin called Classical Element. Your support is always much appreciated. It's 21 and up. If you can't make it, can you please send a represenative? Thanks a million!!
CHECK OUT THE HUNGRY LIKE A WOLF TEASER!!...We are playing at the River Brewing Company on June 10th. It's the night of the Wednesday night market! It'll be a blast!! Show starts at 8:00pm. Hope to see you there!!
The Rovetti Experience will be performing at the Hopmonk Taverns in Sebastopol, Ca. This Saturday, May 9th with Lfiasco and the Jug Dealers!! We will be playing many different styles of music such as , swing, jazz, country, blues, bluegrass, and 80's rock! Show starts at 8:30pm!! Hope to see you there!! Your support is much appreciated!! Please sign our mailing list at http://reverbnation.com/therovettiexperience
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Hey Guys!!! How's it going?? Hope the CD is coming along well!! I am actually recording a little cd myself and will be having a release party on this night:
I hope you guys can make it. Scott and Alex will be playing with me.. Shawn and Steve, if you guys would like to sit in for a couple tunes that would rock!!
hey, thanks for the add! how did you first come to hear our music? have you seen us live?
if you want more of our music, we have podcasts, videos, and 5 live soundboard recordings available for free download on the music page of our website.
in addition, we have posted an ecard with music and video from our new CD & DVD.
if you want updates on what we are up to, make sure you sign up for our e-mail newsletter on either our homepage or our myspace profile so we can stay in touch with you.
also, remember to check our calendar early and often for upcoming dates.
Formed in Sacramento, California, in August 2007, East Portal Express (EPX) was born out of longstanding friendships and deep musical connections. Shawn (guitar and vocals) and Alex (bass and vocals) have been playing together since 2002, and Scott (drums), Steve (keyboards and vocals), and Shawn had been playing a monthly gig together for nearly two years before Alex joined them during the recording of Shawn's The High Country CD (2007) to form East Portal Express. Taking their name from a Sacramento park across from their friend Sam's house, EPX aims to take their listeners (and themselves) on a musical journey full of surprises and soundscapes reminiscent of ancient Egypt, deep sea sojourns, and windswept highways. Through improvisation and discovering the unexpected, EPX has been captivating audiences in the Sacramento area with their energetic live shows and near-telepathic musical communication. EPX has been described by the Sacramento News and Review as having a “tasty, funky Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia feel” and is in regular rotation on KXJZ’s Blue Dog Jam program. Combining a mixture of well-crafted originals and well-chosen covers, they aim to be the newest addition to the jam band community and are excited about their upcoming debut CD (look for it in 2009)
