7-piece band with core bredrin': Owen Plant (lead vox/acoustic guit), Chris Tyng (drums/guitars/production), Bear Erikson (electric guitar, backing vox), Nate Keezer (percussion/drums, backing vox), Russ Gonzales (sax/leader of the horn section) and rotatin' bredrin': Mike Sugar (bass), Mychal Lomas (bass), Zak Kopeiken (bass), Kevin Nolan (trumpet), Jeff Elliott (trumpet)
Contact the Sunshine Brothers at info@thesunshinebrothers.com
Influences
Endless BeachesAzure Oceans Epic Sunsets The Sun, The Moon Beautiful Women Calypso Forefathers and Reggae GreatsRum All Jamaican Music (Dance Hall, Ska, Rock steady, Reggae)
Sounds Like
The mellow slacker-surf sway of Santa Barbara blended with the dancehall vibe of Jamaica
Where the sea meets the sky, somewhere between Santa Barbara and the island of Jamaica, comes The Sunshine Brothers; a feels-good-as-a cool drink at sunset on a summer beach, reggae-influenced collaboration between producer/songwriter Christopher Tyng and singer/songwriter Owen Plant.
The Sunshine Brothers—an energetic, danceable mixture of reggae, surfer-pop, and world beat... music that evokes that certain intangible feeling of summertime euphoria, or “songs for drinking rum on a boat.”
The band, backed up by a full rhythm section and horns, had their debut album "Live by the Sun" released in Spring 2008 to great reviews, and have enjoyed steady sales on CD Baby and iTunes ever since. They are currently playing packed and sold-out shows based from their hometown of Santa Barbara, CA, and their beach-side sound is expanded by genre-bending influences such as The Police, Paul Simon, Bob Marley, Toots and the Maytals, Harry Belafonte, and David Gray. Music icon and friend David Crosby dug the band so much that he graciously laid down backing vocals for the track “Love Again.”
So hit play, crack open a Red Stripe, pull up a palm tree and chill out in the laid-back, care-free world of the Sunshine Brothers.
"... the soul of reggae, the uplift of Motown, the fun of pop, and the wisdom of folk.
like old love songs on vacation, a bright and lazy morning, sipping coffee, writing letters to your sweetheart and your congressman, and then heading to the beach to surf. It (the album) sounds good. Like sunshine." -Cameron Hood of Ryanhood
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we think we are lucky to live these lives we lead. to be a part of the cultural, political and scientific conversation of our time, while able to work one's way through life basically supporting oneself through their art. amazing! frustrating sometimes? yes. unfair sometimes...what isn't? know we are blessed. that is why it is imperative that we speak up. it is our responsibility for being so blessed.
thanks & mahalo for both shows this weekend...you emanated vitamin d in your sound and made my body turn round and round...so great to finally see you all...wish i could have run into you apres but know that two canadian girls think the world of you and yours...love love loved dancing in the sand....
actually, i am driving up tonight for two weddings; saturday and sunday!
you have to give baden a play before you make a commitment! omar cowan has one, not sure if you are ever in touch with him, but he would let you jam on his. i also have one at my parents house in goleta...you are more than welcome to borrow it for a couple weeks to feel out the craftsmanship. give me a call and i will make it happen. 805.729.1354 - josh
:O you and my dear chris murray played in lil ol solvang?!?! where the eff was i??? oh yea....canada....i still want a disc...how does a girl go about that? ps hi owen hi bear!
Hi, What's up Owen??? Today is warmer than usual in my country. Is it rainy there in this time? Please don't get cold! By the way, Nadia and I are fine! Then we are wishing you are fine too;) Have a nice day!!
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