Oso Rey (guitarist/lyrics/vocals)- Oso has introduced his style of music everywhere, from the east coast to the west coast to the Caribbean. He has performed with No Doubt, Sublime, and Leftover Salmon and is the founder of Soulgrass Rebellion.
Silas Durocher (guitar/vocals)- Composes rockin' classical music for orchestras, string quartets, and other ensembles. Silas has toured and performed with Laura Reed and Deep Pocket, Stone Soup, and Silas Durocher and Everybody Knows.
Chris Pyle (drums/vocals)- Toured with Virgin recording artists Royal Trux and Asheville heroes Scrappy Hamilton and Woody Wood and Hollywood Red. Chris has traveled the globe playing music and collecting an arsenal of percussion instruments.
Jesse Gentry (bass/vocals)- After performing in bands in the mid-Atlantic for years, Jesse moved to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands to play music, scuba dive, and kayak. He has returned stateside to rock the world with Soulgrass Rebellion.
BOOKING: - For booking inquiries, please contact soulgrassrebellion@gmail.com.
Influences
Bob Marley, the Band, Sublime, the Aggrolytes, the Wood Brothers, the Ethiopians, Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Peter Tosh, Weather Report, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Ernest Ranglin
Not just a band, not just a concert, not just a party-- this is a movement.
Soulgrass Rebellion is about a family of friends making music, making people dance, and making people feel good. Their high-energy blend of reggae, bluegrass, and rock n’ roll explodes with the history of the Appalachian Mountains and the spirit of the Caribbean Islands. It’s boogie music. And when you come to the show, it’s a boogie party.
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Soulgrass Rebellion has toured both coasts and the Caribbean. Since their formation in the summer of 2009, the band has shared the stage with Galactic, the Victor Wooten Band, Larry Keel, Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones), Bobby Lee Rodgers (the Codetalkers), Jeff Sipe (Keller Williams, Aquarium Rescue Unit), Kofi Burbridge (Derek Trucks Band), Dubconscious, and more.
Soulgrass Rebellion is fronted by soulful singer/songwriter/guitarist Oso Rey, who moved to Asheville in 2006 from southern California where his bands played with giants like Sublime, Leftover Salmon, and No Doubt. The all-star group includes heavy-hitters who have played with many of the East Coast’s top bands—Silas Durocher (Laura Reed and Deep Pocket, David Earl and the Plowshares, Silas Durocher and Everybody Knows) on electric guitar, Chris Pyle (Royal Trux, Scrappy Hamilton, Woody Wood and Hollywood Red) on drum set, and Jesse Gentry (Doctor Jones, the Don Dadas, Turbidity) on bass. In the words of WNCW dj Laura Blackley, “With soulful songcraft and superb musicianship, Soulgrass isn’t just an up-and-coming band—they’re a supergroup.”
Soulgrass Rebellion is quickly building fans with their positive, blowout shows. They'll be coming to a venue near you soon to recruit you to the rebellion.
“Soulgrass Rebellion brings a feel good boogie party, incorporating reggae, a bit of bluegrass, and the funk to support the raspy sweet vocals from Oso Rey. The dynamic is unstoppable and you can't help but dance."
-Ashley “Bad Ash” Davis, 105.9 The Mountain & 98.1 The River
"With soulful songcraft and superb musicianship, Soulgrass isn't just an up-and-coming Asheville band- they're a supergroup."
-Laura Blackley, WNCW 88.7
"The audience sensed that they were experiencing something happening. The opening song set the place ablaze as the crowd spontaneously erupted into a boisterous chorus of call-and-response."
-Sam Ganly, Fun Things To Do in the Mountains
"Blending roots reggae, bluegrass and soul, the boys get the crowd to get down."
-Mountain Xpress
"In a town like Asheville, often saturated with “differentness,” it can be rare to find something truly unique. Soulgrass Rebellion, however, has beaten the odds by presenting a musical style that not only makes the cut for originality but by selling out shows as if it's the oldest band in town."
-Casey Blake, Take 5
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son...that who so ever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting Life. Amen. May God bless you on your musical journey. May God bless all of us and this Earth for our future generations. May the Spirit inspire. My Brother, my friend, keep each other.
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