Bands

Bands are listed alphabetically by the first letter of their names, so look for the Dave Crimmen Band, for example, under "D" rather than "C".
	Band Profile	Discography
	1/4 Mile Combo: Rockabilly This rockin' band, based in Sonoma County, plays all over the Bay Area (and is a car show favorite.) Nettie Hammar (Mighty Slim Pickens) sings lead. Justin Barr plays guitar and is the future deadbeat dad of the package he's patting in the picture. Gary Daly in the big wig plays drums and knows every blonde joke ever told. Todd Troublemaker, flashing his beer appreciation credentials, plays the stand-up bass. The band is actually dressed for a hillbilly party.)	DISCOGRAPHY CD/EP: 4-Song Demo Photos Audio Video MySpace
	77 el Deora: Alt-Country This band is about strong songs with strong hooks. Lead singer Jenn Courtney gets torchy on the slow ones and wails on the fast ones. Guitarist, Maurice Tani, writes the songs and sings. Steve Kallai lets his fiddle do the talking while Keith Bahjat and Christopher Fisher supply bass and drums. The audio link (right) is to "This Record Sucks" which appeared on the Hicks with Sticks compilation, A Town North of Bakersfield.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Sirens CD: Hammer and Tongs Photos Audio Video MySpace
	A.J. Roach: Twanger-Songwriter A.J. Roach's wonderful songs have found fans all over the world. Originally from Scotts County, Virginia, he attended classes in the same hall at Virginia Tech where tragedy struck in 2007. That ought to be good for a song or two. A.J. plays solo and with a trio. He has a few videos on YouTube, most with the trio. The video link at the left is to a solo performance of "Chemicals". YouTube will list tracks with the trio. The audio link is to "Grandaddy" which appeared on the Hicks with Sticks compilation, A Town North of Bakersfield..	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Dogwood Winter Photos Audio Video MySpace
Tom Armstrong
	Axton Kincaid: Alt-Country The Bay Area is catching on to Axton Kinkaid since their 2007 debut CD, which gets lots of airplay at Hicks with Sticks Central. Kate Howser (acoustic guitar) writes the songs and sings, Jennifer Daunt does mandolin and vocals. Mac Martine (pedal steel), Jon Fojtik (drums, vocals) and Ryan Waggoner (bass, trumpet, vocals) round out the band. This is a "split" Bay Area band now that two members live in Oregon, a short hop for them to play together in any state, of the Union that is.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Revelations CD: Songs from the Pine Room Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The B-Stars : Honky-Tonk One of the Bay Area's newer bands, the B-Stars are one honky-tonking outfit. Greg Yanito plays acoustic guitar and sings lead, Eric Reedy (Jiffy Mellows) plays upright bass, Jon Braham is on the drums and Bill McKenna plays electric and steel guitar. They all back vocals as well. Put on your dancin' shoes for this band.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: 4-song demo Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The Bachelors: Rockabilly/Vintage Rock The Bachelors have been playing every Monday at The Saloon in North Beach since God was a teenager. Brent "Mr. B." Byners plays bass and sings. Jinx Jones plays guitar and sings; various friends play drums. The band plays many styles of rockin' Americana music, the heart of which lies between rockabilly and vintage rock, though no tired oldies. No site, no MySpace, no nothing except show up at The Saloon every Monday and rock.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Live at the Saloon Photos Audio Video MySpace
Pete Bernhard
	Big B & his Snake Oil Saviors: Honky Tonk, R&B This dance-friendly band combines influences from western swing, old school R&B, and jump swing. Ben "Big B" Beuttner plays the hollow-body electric guitar and sings. The band has a horn section with tenor sax and trumpet. David Phillips plays steel, Rob Reich plays keyboard, the horn section features Brian Campbell on tenor sax and clarinet and John Halbleib- Trumpet, Garry Williams plays drums and Mark Petrella plays bass. Jennifer Jolly is on piano.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Big Mistake: Honky Tonk This band was born out of the short-lived San Francisco Cattle Company. Christine Theberge writes most of the songs, sings lead and plays rhythm guitar. Brain Tyranny plays drums, Will Welsh is on stand up bass and backing vocals, Keith Jackson plays lead guitar, and Big Vic Estrella provides backing vocals and plays accordion which adds a Tejano flavor to the band's sound.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The Billy Boys : Rockin' Country Everyone in this band is "Billy" and each plays guitars and stuff. Billy P. would rather be an undertaker. Billy D. is a retired bounty hunter who does miss the danger, Billy C. steals cars and cattle, and Billy W. was recruited into the band right out of prison.	DISCOGRAPHY Under the Big Sky -- CD Hard Men Ride -- CD Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Bluenotecats: Rockabilly DaltonJerry ( <--- not a typo ) plays guitar and sings, Djordje Stijepovic slaps bass and adds vocals while Greg Gallup keeps time in this north county trio whose original tunes draw from rock n roll, rockabilly, blues, bluegrass, country, swing and surf.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
Doug Blumer & the Beerhunters
	Burning Embers: Hillbilly The Burning Embers have evolved from a hybrid bluegrass-country band to a full-on country band. Thomas Wille plays electric lead guitar, Les James is on drums, Katy Rexford plays fiddle, Josh Lazarus thumps the upright bass, and Eric Embry plays rhythm guitar and banjo. Embry and Rexford sing most on the songs, some as duets.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
J. Byrd & the Tater Trio
	Careless Hearts : Alt-Country This band's engaging alt-country sound is doing a fine job of bringing life back to the musically moribund San Jose/South Bay area. Paul Kimball sings lead vocals and plays rhythm guitar, Derek See plays lead guitar and sings, Brian Michael plays bass and Eric Powers plays drums.	DISCOGRAPHY Careless Hearts -- CD Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Cari Lee and the Saddle-ites: Western Swing & Bop Cari Lee and Steve Merritt have piloted Cari Lee and the Saddle-ites through three CDs and up to five-piece band configurations, but playing as a trio, as they do now with Danny Santos on bass, is their best line-up yet. The band is so comfortable playing obscure C/W covers mixed with their originals, that they can relax on stage, give and take with the audience, and deliver tight country sets.	DISCOGRAPHY Brought To You Via Saddle-ite Star Tone 2006 The Road Less Traveled 2003 Red Barn Baby 2001 Church Bell Boogie 7" Single 2000 Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Cassidy Crowley and the Buckshot Boys: Rockabilly The Buckshot Boys play "flat git it" rockabilly. This band is young, full of rocking energy and a fine reminder of how well rockabilly and youth go together. Cassidy Crowley on vocals, plays guitar and writes songs. Brett Beaudry plays lead guitar, Evan Saunders thumps bass and Skyler Coleman pounds skins.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Charlie Roman & the Teenage Werewolves: Rockabilly This band finally surrendered to MySpace in 2007, which was quite a sacrifice for a hard-chargin', down to the primer rockabilly band. If there were only five real rockabillies in San Francisco, Charlie Roman, who plays rhythm guitar and howls at the moon, would be three of them.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The Chop Tops: Rockabilly The Chop Tops are Gary "Sinner" Marsh (drums, vocals), Shelby Legnon (guitar), and T.K. slapping the bass. The Chop Tops are one of the most versatile rockabilly trios anywhere. They can rock, get dark without getting morose, or play a spaghetti western tune like the one you can hear by clicking "Audio" to the right. This Santa Cruz-based band joined the Van's Warped Tour in 2007.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Triple Deuces CD: Evil Six CD: Always Wild CD: Tales of Hot Rods, Hot Broads, & Lucky Odds! Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Chrome Johnson: Junkabilly This quartet calls it "junkabilly" because their music lies somewhere in the musical Bermuda Triangle connecting rockabilly, alt-country and rock. Danny Uzilevski leads the band and writes the songs. The band got back into action in 2007 after a three-year break and are ready to break out of Marin County where they draw audiences regularly.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Chrome Johnson Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The Cotton Pickers: Honky Tonk The Cotton Pickers, fronted by Mitch Polzak and Laura Bermudez, play private events. Billy Wilson handles steel guitar, Christopher Fisher and Steven Strausse are on drums and bass. Marti Jara plays fiddle. This is the busy Mr. Polzak's honky-tonk band. A full-time musician, he also teaches and plays with the Sure-Fires, Royal Deuces, Alhambra Valley Band, Gerard Landry and the Lariats, and the Fireball Mailmen to name a few.	Photos Audio Video MySpace.
	The Country Squires: Alt-Country The Country Squires have risen out of the ashes of Calamity & Main re-emerging with Maurice Tani on electric lead guitar, Misisipi Mike Wolf on acoustic lead guitar, and Christopher Fisher playing drums. Doug Blumer (Westerlys, Dallas Wayne) plays bass, and Smelley Kelley (Red Meat, Plain High Drifters), while not an official member of the band, is often a featured hillbilly-empowered singer in residence.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The Cowlicks: Twang Rock Winners of the 2004 California Music Award for Best Country, The Cowlick's lineup is now set on the trio, pictured at left, of Mike Anderson, Dan Newitt and Todd Novak, though expect various friends of the band to add help now and again. They've played some special shows, including performing with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys at Ralph's 80th birthday party.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Country with Attitude (CWA) Photos Audio Video MySpace
Dave Crimmen Band
Cassidy Crowley and the Buckshot Boys
	Crooked Roads: Twang This band is built around Chris Dingman's songs of passion, angst and heartbreak as cataloged in his debut Heartbreak Sampler CD, which is packaged to resemble a Whitman's Sampler candy box. SWM seeks female companionship that won't break this heart. Apply c/o Crooked Roads.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Heartbreak Sampler Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Dave Crimmen Band : Rockabilly/Vintage Rock Dave Crimmen is so vintage that he still releases 45 RPM singles on vinyl. He has had to give up vinyl albums and cassette tapes in favor of CDs though. His published music is all original material, but his live sets are mainly covers of '50s-60s rock and roll, ballads, and even a little surf. He can play other decades and styles if called upon, so go ahead and yell "Freebird" at one of his shows if you insist.	DISCOGRAPHY "1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air" - Burning Tyger 7" Single *Big Daddy D* -- Burning Tyger CD "Revved Up" -- Burning Tyger 7" Single "Rockin' Bop Baby" --Burning Tyger 7" Single *Where He Left Off* -- Burning Tyger CD "Let It Rock" -- Burning Tyger 7" Single *The Son of Sun* -- Burning Tyger CD " If You Said Yes" -- Burning Tyger CD Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The Devil Makes Three: Acoustic Alt-Country This popular band tours and regularly sells out mid-sized venues like Great American Music Hall and The Independent. It's easy to hear why. Great songs, tight musicianship and a strong stage presence keep bringing people back for more. Pictured, Pete Bernhard plays guitar, writes the songs and sings most leads. Lucia Turino plays upright bass and sings and Cooper McBean plays guitar, banjo, saw and sings.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: A Little Bit Faster & A Little Bit Worse CD: Longhorns, Boots and a Belt -- 2004 CD CD: Devil Makes Three -- 2002 CD Photos Audio Video MySpace
Johnny Dilks & his Country Soul Brothers
	Doug Blumer & the Beerhunters: Honky Tonk Left-to-right, this band is Jeff Hanson (pedal steel, lead guitar), Paul Oguin (bass), Doug Blumer (rhythm guitar) and Ken Owen (drums). The band plays a mix of covers and originals, and they can go for months without playing at all.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
Rusty Evans & Ring of Fire
	Fancy Dan Band: Honky-Tonk Clothes make the image, and cowboy isn't it for the Fancy Dan Band. It's the music that counts makes the music. From left to right they are Michael Loebs on electric guitar and vocals, Mark Underwood on upright bass, Derek McDonald on drums and Fancy Dan on lead vocals, guitar and harmonica	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Gayle Lynn and the Hired Hands: Twanger/Songwriter Gayle Schmitt writes the songs and fronts this five-piece band. Ted Garber plays dobro, Tom Drohan is on upright bass, Cory Losee plays drums and Mike Roper sings backup and plays harmonica. This band is for grown-ups but Gayle, whose day job is to bring music into schools, also leads the Toodala Ramblers for the younger set.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
Joe Goldmark & the Seducers
	The Heartache Valley Girls: Spunky Sweethearts of the Rodeo This band's line-up can vary from show to show, and nobody in the band has a surname. Long-time pals Meghan on lead guitar and vocals and Silvia on bass guitar and vocals are always up front and Derek is somewhat regular on drums. Their music is helping them to escape entrapment as suburban housewives, a fate that befalls many a lass in the Diablo Valley.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
Toshio Hirano
	Howdy! : Twang-Americana From the rompin' school of acoustic twang, Howdy! combines country, bluegrass, rock and whatever else moves them into a unique Americana stew. Howdy! is Sean Hancock (Mandolin, Vox), David Nanstad (Guitar, Harmonica, Vox), Aspen Stevenson (Upright Bass/Vox), Chris Erbacher (Banjo, Pedal Steel) and P.J. Medina (Drums, Percussion)	Photos Audio Video MySpace
Tom Huebner and the Real Deal
Valerie Jay & the Americanos
	Hotsy Totsy Hillbilly Jazzbos: Very Retro Country Country music was born in the 1930s by combining elements of traditional music, mountain music, popular song, Tin Pan Alley and even polka and blues. The Jazzbos, led by Rick Quisol (seated), play the roots that "roots" country comes from.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	J. Byrd and the Tater Trio: J. Byrd Hosch teams up with Mike Billo (bass), John Lefler (drums) and Don Rich (lead guitar) to play some of the finest original hillbilly songs this side of J. Byrd's native Texas.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Jason Overton: Bluesabilly The opening track on Jason Overton's CD announces his love of country and the blues which he has fused together to create his unique bluesabilly sound. Veteran bluesman Freddie Roulette plays lap steel in the band.	DISCOGRAPHY CD -- Jason Overton Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The Jenny Kerr Band : Twang Rock This SF-based band generally plays low-profile shows around the Bay Area, but they are the most popular Bay Area band in Europe where they tour the festival circuit every summer. This band has a blues side as Jenny Kerr can belt 'em out when called upon.	DISCOGRAPHY Wood and Steel Extra Strength -- Okey Doke CD Itch -- JennyCo Records CD/EP Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup: Twang Americana Jeanie (guitar) and Chuck (mandolin) Poling are the core of this long-standing band. A long-lived band is bound to have line-up changes, and though their line ups are not volatile, they kid that the band's name comes from the two of them plus whoever they can round up. The band is equally at home playing bluegrass or country and lets the audience and venue dictate the way they'll go at any given show.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: 6-song demo EP Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Jinx Jones and the King Tones: Rockabilly Jinx Jones can play many guitar styles and his bands are as diverse as his playing. Rocking out is his main interest with the Kingtones. His playing is so good as to draw sponsorships for guitars, amps and pick-ups. He learned from guitar master Roy Buchannon who was a musician's musician.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Rumble & Twang CD: License to Twang Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Joe Goldmark & the Seducers: Honky-Tonk Joe Goldmark and the Seducers may be more of a project than a band, but they're a good project. The band comes together in different line-ups to make CDs that feature Godlmark's steel guitar playing. His latest CD twangs up the 1960s with guests like Bart Davenport who sang for The Loved Ones.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Seducing the '60s CD: Strong Like Bull... but Sensitive Like Squirrel CD: All Hat, No Cattle CD: Steelin' the Beatles CD: The Goldmark Round-Up CD: All Over the Road Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Johnny Dilks & his Barroom Roses: Honky Tonk Johnny Dilks and his Country Soul Brothers have one of the strongest bands in the Bay Area. Flanked by Dave Gleason on lead guitar and Dave Zirbel on pedal steel, this band can really get the dance floor moving and entertain a crowd.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Acres of Heartaches Photos Audio Video MySpace
The Jenny Kerr Band
	Kit and the Branded Men: Honky Tonk This band came together out of the short-lived Sure-Fires and Glen Earl Brown Jr. & the dICKENS which is taking an extended break. Christina "Kit" Lopez sings lead and plays rhythm guitar while Glen Earl Brown Jr. plays bass. Darryl Pretto plays lead guitar and Jon Hinkle plays drums. They serve up a mix of traditional and Kit-penned tunes.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Kitty Rose: Country Western Kitty Rose is the only one of the Bay Area's urban cowboys and cowgirls who actually owns horses. It is a stretch to call he "Bay Area" though as her hacienda is in Hopland about 90 miles north of San Francisco where she plays regularly, both solo and with her band.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Live at the Ryman CD: Greatest Hits Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Lariats of Fire : Honky Tonk During performance, this band's drum kit is actually encircled by a Lariat of Fire. Their name and firey lariat are a sure sign of a band that's having fun as they play a combination of hoky-tonk originals and covers ranging from Merl Haggard to twanged-out Pink Floyd.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Sweet Home Alameda (5-song demo) Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Lonestar Retrobates : Western Swing This band is composed of veteran players
	Loretta Lynch: Alt-Country This band is built around the song writing and singing talents of Val Esway, Heather Davidson and Ari Fellows-Mannion. Motherhood coming to two of the band members has slowed their live appearances, but it didn't stop them from releasing a fine CD. Their sound is a unique blend of alt-country and urban influences.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Back in the Saddle Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Lost Weekend: Western Swing Lost Weekend is western swing big band style, and though the number of players may vary from show to show, they are all top flight. Don Burnham (rhythm guitar) leads the band. Pam Brandon (Belle Monroe and the Brewglass Boys) sings, Bobby Black (Commander Cody) plays pedal steel and Bing Nathan (Lavay Smith) plays bass. Beside band members too numerous to list, Burnham has a lot of musical friends, so expect some fine guest players at Lost Weekend shows.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Harbor Lights and Cowboy Tunes Photos Audio Video MySpace
Gayle Lynn & the Hired Hands
	Midnight Trio : Rockabilly The Midnight Trio developed out of The Pendletons who were also from Livermore. Brian Covey plays lead guitar and sings, his brother Mikey plays drums, and Matt Olivares rounds out the trio on bass.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The Mighty Slim Pickins: What-the-Fuckabilly You have to hear it to understand it, but The Mighty Slim Pickens really are, as they describe themselves, a what-the-fuck band. Lead vocalists Leigh Crow (Elvis Herselvis) and Nettie Hammar front the band while Roxane Chicoine plays stand-up bass, Outlaw Franny G. is on drums and Jen Grady plays the electric and Mr. Chris plays the acoustic.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Misisipi Rider: Alt-Country The future is looking bright for Misisipi Rider. Misisipi Mike Wolf and Cree Rider write the songs and sing. Both had a stockpile of songs that needed to get out. They started as a duo and were soon joined by Doug Blumer on stand-up bass and Katy Rexford on fiddle. The audio (right) was recorded in a living room and the video was shot at the Make-Out Room. Darned fine for quick and dirty.
	Octomutt's Country Cousin: Country-Western Ted Severese (guitar) and Ashley Adams (bass) form the core of Octomutt, a band that is difficult to classify because it plays several styles. But when they play as Octomutt's Country Cousin, they're a five-piece all country band.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
Pete Olson & his Honky Tonk Band
Jason Overton
	Pete Bernhard: Twanger-Songwriter This is the solo project of the frontman from Devil Makes Three. His solo shows have slowed down in 2007 as he tours with DM3 and completes work on this second solo CD. Bernhard is fortunate to be able to write more good songs than DM3 can play and this solo project is the best way to release them.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Things I left Behind Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The Pine Box Boys: Twangabilly Darkgrass The Pine Box Boys, as their name implies, are not about being pretty side. Their original material is dark, yet very entertaining. They headline shows around the Bay Area and have toured in Europe. They also have two strong CDs to their credit. S. "Your Uncle" Dodds plays drums, Lester T. Raww plays guitar and sings lead vocals, Col. Timothy Leather plays stand-up bass and Alex "Possum" Carvidi plays banjo and sings.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Stab! CD: Arkansas Killin' Time Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The Polka Cowboys: Vintage Twang The Polka Cowboys play a few polkas but they are not a polka band. They chose their name to fool us. Find Ray Landsberg on fiddle, Patty DeVea on drums, Art Peterson on accordion/vocals and Kurt Stevenson on bass/harmony vocals every fourth Wednesday at Champa Thai Restaurant & Dance Hall, 3550 San Pablo Dam Road in El Sobrante.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Porkchop Express: Alt-Country They started out just being buddies drinking beers and picking a few tunes. The next thing they knew they were a band, and one with a sense of humor. John Brunn is on guitar and lap steel, Collin Conoley provides the lead vocals and plays ukulele, Brian Hamilton plays lead guitar, Ryan Johnson plays harmonica, Kevin Kalahiki handles both electric and standup bass and Kitt Thompson adds drums and vocals. Sarah Nelson has jioned the band to add fiddle and vocals.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: All You Can Handle -- CD/EP CD: The Clock Radio Sessions -- CD Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Rancho Deluxe: Alt-Country Pals since their college days, Mark Adams (left) and Jesse Jay Harris (right) form the core of Rancho Deluxe which performs in configurations ranging from a duo to a quintet. There has been confusion about them being a SoCal band, but Adams lives in Paso Robles and Harris lives in SF. Their sound is all-California though in the spirit of Gram Parsons/Flying Burrito Brothers.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Real Sippin' Whiskeys: Alt-Country This band has been playing for over 10 years but they keep a low profile playing only a few shows each year. The core of the band is Robbie Thayer on rhythm guitar and vocals and Jeanna Steele on fiddle and vocals. Rumor had it that the band broke up in 2008	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Real Sippin' Whiskeys -- CD Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Red Meat: Alt-Country/Honky-Tonk The main thing that has kept this band out of the national spotlight is that they don't tour much, but the hits keep coming on their four CDs. Smelley Kelley sings most lead vocals, Scott Young plays rhythm guitar, sings lead and harmony and writes most of the songs, Jill Olson plays bass and also sings lead and harmony and writes songs, Michael Montalto plays lead guitar, Les James harmonizes and keeps the backbeat.	DISCOGRAPHY We Never Close -- Ranchero Records CD Alameda County Line -- Ranchero Records CD 13 -- Ranchero Records CD Meet Red Meat -- Ranchero Records CD Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The RevTones: Rockabilly The RevTones are a new band and a good one as the songs on their site prove. Randy Schmidt handles guitar and vocals, Marcus "Hot Rod" Edell plays drums and Rob Shaw is on doghouse bass.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Rhythm Rangers : C/W The Rhythm Rangers feature Kevin Russell (Modern Hicks, Laughing Gravy, Under the Radar) on rhythm guitar and vocals; Dave Zirbel (Mother Truckers, Johnny Dilks & his Country Soul Brothers) on lead, lap and pedal steel; Blair Hardman on bass and Ric Cutler on drums. This veteran is country cover Band plays regularly in Sonoma and Marin counties.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Not Out of the Woods Yet Photos Audio Video MySpace
A.J. Roach
Charlie Roman & the Teenage Werewolves
Kitty Rose
	The Royal Deuces: Rockabilly The Royal Deuces are working on their second CD. This is one of the rockabilly incarnations of Mitch Polzak a man of many bands. Mike Walz plays upright bass, Rick Quisol is on drums and Steve Merritt plays rhythm guitar.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Introducing the Royal Deuces Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Rusty Evans and Ring of Fire: Honky Tonk Rusty Evans' Johnny Cash covers are popular at his live shows because they are great songs and he does them so well. In fact, Cash's songs have taken Evens all over the world. But this isn't a Cash tribute band as their live shows and CDs will confirm.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: I'm Comin' Home CD: Rusty Evans and Ring of Fire Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The Saddle Cats: Western Swing The Saddle Cats are, left-to-right, swing/bop guitar master Gordon Clegg, conservatory-trained Bing Nathan who has played with an Igor Stravinsky-led orchestra, steel player Bobby Black (Asleep at the Wheel, Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen) and Richard Chon (Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Sons of the San Joaquin).	Photos Audio Video MySpace
Saint Peterbilt
	ShitKickers: Aggrobilly ShitKickers are a born-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-trailer-park, Johnny Cash meets the Misfits kind of band. Their line-up is Brian Christian - vocals; Shawn Packer - lead guitar, banjo, vocals; Branch Benson - bass, vocals; Julie Freitas - drums, Vocals; Josh Williams - rhythm guitar; Brian DuPras - guitar; and Murray Bowles - viola	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Shut-Ins: Hulabilly "Hulabilly" is the only way to describe the Shut-Ins' Hawaiian-influenced hillbilly music. This is Mike Roper and John Poultney, seen here in the Lear's front seats, at their visionary best, and though they are having fun, this is not a joke band. Tom Drohan (stand-up base) and Cory Losee (drums) keep the beat. Rick Hendricks (in blue) played lap steel, but has recently moved on to other projects while Ted Garber (dobro, Grizzly Peak) and Danny Allen (guitar, High Diving Horses) platoon.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: A Very Shut-Ins Christmas CD: Songs of Pain and Joy CD: The Shut-Ins Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Starlene: Country Starlene ( Catherine Foreman) is back after a long break from Bay Area music. Mike Wolf and Tom Huber play guitars, Maurice Tani is on bass and Christopher Fisher is on drums.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	St. Peterbi lt: Honky Tonk Old truckers never die; they just get a new Peterbilt. St. Peterbilt, "a double clutchin', scale jumpin', mile makin', tailgaitin', possum squashin', cop dodgin', pinballin', jackknifen', gear bustin' sort of a band," plays wall-to-wall trucking songs. Paul Riley - Vocals and Guitar, Justin Barr - Lead Guitar, Chris Bradley - Bas, Andy Rosa - Drums.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	The Sweet 'n Lo's: Country Sweethearts The ukulele duo of Anne Arnhym and Loraine Belmonte have teamed up with guitarist Pierre Laik (Hotsy Totsy Hillbilly Jazzbos) and upright bassist Danny Santos to be the Bay Area's country sweethearts.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Texas Steve & the Git Gone Trio: Rockabilly Texas Steve is on vocals and rhythm guitar, Reid Rogers plays lead, Brendan Glueck plays bass and Dan Pilarski is on drums. The band plays straight-up rockabilly with a Texas twist.	Photos Audio Video MySpace
	Tom Armstrong: Country Tom Armstrong had been taking a break from music but has recently re-emerged playing solo shows and as the bassist in the Burning Embers.	DISCOGRAPHY CD: Songs That Make the Jukebox Play CD: Tom Armstrong Sings Heart Songs Photos Audio