Pat Nelson- Lead Vocals, Guitar
Mike Strakus- Lead Guitar, Backup Vocals
Justin Lopes- Piano, Synth
Steve Burke- Electric Bass, Upright Bass
Erik Lawless- Drums, Percussion
Alex Rittershaus- Harmonica, Guitar
Influences
Ralph Granese and the rockets. Steve Lalley. Egotistical Clowns from a town north of lynn. P7, Joey and the Picanos, Jazz of all varieties, Grateful Dead,
Phish, The Allman Brothers, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, Robert Johnson,
Wes MontGomery. The Wizard of Oz. Alice in Wonderland. So many other heartwarming disney classics( mike likes bambi). Scarface, The Godfather,
This is Spinal Tap. The Blues Brothers. 8 Mile. Baby Snakes. Dead baby jokes.
We're an ecclectic bunch of musicians hailing from the citadel of lynn, massachusetts. A Colorful musical pizza pie consisting of 6 very different slices. Guitars, Bass, Drums, Piano, Blues Harp, sometimes saxaphone.
We play a very unique brand of funk jazz jam band esque rock. Well known to play well over 3 hour sets, we are as comfortably at home in jazz lounges as well as at block parties. We've all known each other since prepubescence and through years of extensive practice we've forged solid band chemistry. You'll probably never hear any given song played the same way more than once, there are always a variety of changes. We like to view our originals as Dynamic evolving entities, and in some cases some of our songs have become drastically different beasts over the years.
We're always looking for new places to play, and new things to do. So please feel free to contact us.
P.S. Don't be alarmed if you book us and we show up with a portrait of steven tyler (ironically no one in the band really digs him anywho), some blue guerillas, and deer skulls. We're also working on paper machete maskes of the African tribal variety.
The Traveling Riverside Band's Friend Space (Top 14)
Hey thanks alot. I like how you guys just do your shit on the fly. Thats what its all about man, feel. If your ever here in Winnipeg I'd love to see you guys jam.
hey Traveling Riverside Band - saw you were pals of Maine & Vermont Vocals, too - thanks for adding us to your friends list - for a limited time, anyone can get a free mp3 download of "Skin" from our myspace player - John & Red Cross Sky
heya, of COURSE we can be friends... maybe I'll see u out in Lynn when I come to play there. You guys sound like you're a lot of fun to dance to :) much love!
Whats up fellas, digin your tunes. Two of us are from Boston and are trying to put a bunch of shows together in the area for the summer, we should put something together. e-mail us at honeydewmusic@gmail.com.
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