Garageland Rodeo Is Neither a Garage Band Nor Country Band
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Booking and Information Rodeo 925 348 2089 GarageLand www.garagelandrodeo.com rock and blues, with a lotta soul! Greetings, Don’t let the name fool you—Garageland Rodeo is neither a garage band nor country band. They’re a free-wheeling, 6 piece powerhouse that revels in playing rock and blues, with a lot of soul. Formed in 2004, and currently celebrating their 11th Anniversary as a band, Garageland Rodeo is comprised of local east bay musicians that bring a broad diversity of influences to the stage. They take pride in their craft (whether unplugged or fully charged) and play for events of all kinds, from music fests to weddings to wine bars to dive bars. Armed with both original songs as well as an eclectic mix of covers, this band has come together to create their own distinct sound, original style, and warm, welcoming energy. For more information, including audio and video samples, images and scheduled appearances, please visit http://www.garagelandrodeo.com Like Garageland Rodeo on Facebook to get all of the updates in one easy place. Meet the Band The Core Players: Pat Brady: Bass, Vocals Chris Bryant: Guitars, Vocals Bruce Campbell: Guitars, Vocals Tod Dauer: Keyboards Jenny Starmack: Lead Vocals Charles Waltmire: Drums, Percussion Supplemental Players Erol Gokbora - Saxophone Jay Olson: Harp Acoustic Duo: Chris Bryant: Guitars, Vocals Jay Olson: Harp Jenny Starmack: Lead Vocals (yeah we know it’s technically a trio...) Thank you for considering Garageland Rodeo for your venue or event. Feel to contact us at 925.348-2089 or drop us an email at [email protected] We look forward to providing entertainment for you in the future. SELECT VENUES WE HAVE APPEARED AT: Abundance Vineyards - Lodi, Ca Armando’s - Martinez Bases Loaded - Antioch, Ca Benivcia Yacht Club, Benicia, Ca Ferry Street Station - Martinez, Ca Gallagher’s Dublin Pub - Dublin, Ca Hi Dive - San Francisco, Ca Little HIlls Ranch - San Ramon, Ca Loomis Family Vineyards - Napa Ca Maggie McGarry’s - San Francisco, Ca Masse’s - Walnut Creek, CA McT’s Bullpen - Guerneville, Ca Muir Amphitheatre - Martinez, Ca O’Neills - San Francisco, Ca Pleasant Hill Plaza Concert Series- Pleasant Hill, Ca Pleasanton Hotel, Pleasanton, Ca R-Place - Livermore Red Caboose - Antioch, Ca Red House - Walnut Creek, Ca Red Devil Lounge - San Francisco, Ca Rio Nido Roadhouse - Rio NIdo, Ca Roundup Saloon - Lafayette, Ca Roxx on Main - Martinez, Ca St James Gate - Belmont, Ca Todo Santos Plaza - Concord, Ca Vinnies - Concord, Ca Warehouse Cafe - Port Costa, Ca Waterbar - San Francisco, Ca WIld Idol - Byron, CA Winterhawk Winery - Suisun Valley Festivals & Events ACS Relay For LIfe Art in the Park Bay Area Craft Brew Festival First Night Martinez Fridays on the Main - Martinez Glen Cove Marina Art and Jazz Festival - Vallejo Hometown 4th of July Italian Street Painting Festival King of The County BBQ Challenge and Music Festival Martinez Music Mafia Christmas Pageant and Toy Drive (Organizer) Oakley Almond Festival Walnut Festival Walnut Creek Art and Wine Festival the GarageLand Ro-Duo Playing together in classic rock band, GarageLand Rodeo for more than eight years, Chris Bryant (CB) and Jenny Starmack often found themselves playing songs at an open mic, or breaking out the acous- tic guitar on a quiet weekend afternoon. Soon these musings turned into a focused effort to create a set that they could actually play for an audience. Hence, GarageLand Ro-Duo became a reality and since then CB and Jenny have been hitting Happy Hour and Acoustic Venues all over the Bay Area. Their set list is pretty diverse, all the way from acoustic versions of classic rock and blues to some heartfelt ballads and even some originals, Jenny enjoys the acoustic feel “It gives us a chance to do some things you just can’t do in a six-piece rock band and CB is the perfect accompanist, he knows my heart”. Both Chris and Jenny have been playing music most of their lives, albeit not together until 2005. CB has been grounded in Traditional Rock and Blues, while Jenny’s background in Gospel and Folk- Rock lends itself to a like minded merge of fun and music played with a lot of soul. Acoustic Duo: Chris Bryant: Guitars, Vocals Jay Olson: Harp Jenny Starmack: Lead Vocals (yeah we know it’s technically a trio...) Thank you for considering Garageland Rodeo for your venue or event. Feel to contact us at 925.348-2089 or drop us an email at [email protected] We look forward to providing entertainment for you in the future. Feel to contact us anytime at 925.348-2089 or drop us an email at [email protected] Pat Brady: Bass, Vocals Born in Los Angeles, raised in Northern California, Pat started his musical journey on the trumpet in grade school. The British Invasion quickly changed his desire to follow Herb Alpert, and instead it was the likes of Paul McCart- ney, John Entwistle, Chris Squire, and John Paul Jones that peaked his desire to “get under a band” and lift it with the power of a bass guitar. Those early bass icons grew to include Mark King, Ray Brown, and Phil Lesh. Diversity in musical styles is what kept him listening to all genres of music. Playing bass for 35 years, he had his “15 minutes of fame” in the 80’s in a band opening for the metal Christian band ‘Stryper’ at the San Jose Civic, and backing Ed- die Money for 5 songs at a benefit concert. “The energy on stage is euphoric, and it’s what keeps me going”. Chris Bryant: Guitars, Vocals “cb”, OR “CH’BODI” has been playing guitar and making music since his early teens and has had a passion for music in general - most specifically traditional blues and rock but he enjoys pretty much everything as long as it’s done with passion and feeling. Influences are pretty much anything that makes a sound - with personal fond- ness for most “classic” rock, blues soul and country artists..... He formed GarageLand Rodeo in 2003-2004 after a brief hiatus from performing. The idea was simple, create a BAND of like minded individuals with a focus on the music and members likes and influences and offer something more spirited and unique. The material would be limited only by the imagination of the members - genres would be mixed and arrangements would be tossed in the musical salad. The belief that there are only two kinds of music in the world -”The kind you like and the kind you don’t” have always been strong as are the hopes are he’s doing the former. Though some of the faces and names change from time to time the core and values of the band have remained true to the original vision - good music by good people. Bruce Campbell, Guitars, Vocals Bruce formed a band just days after picking up a guitar at age 10, and never looked back. He has played in count- less bands since then, and was part of the rock scene in the East Bay club scene in the 70’s and 80’s. In the 1990’s, he took a detour into bluegrass and became a Bay Area fixture (and all over the Western states) in that musical genre on standup bass, guitar and banjo. In the 21st century, he revisited his rock and blues roots and discovered classic county music as well. It’s fair to say that Bruce has eclectic tastes in music, and brings that eclecticism to his approach to music overall. Take note: Bruce’s amp doesn’t stop st 10. (It goes to 12). Tod Dauer: Keyboards, Vocals Tod Dauer, keys player, took his first piano lesson in 2nd grade while Eisenhower was President, and got im- mediately hooked on the promise of what music can bring early on. 8 years of classical music training on Bach, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff, were quickly overshadowed when Tod saw Jerry Lee Lewis set his piano on fire on live TV. The power of Rock and Roll was then borne within and there was no looking back. Thru the 60’s, Tod worked extensively in Pacific Northwest bands, emulating the sounds coming out of Seattle/Tacoma, influenced by the Fabulous Wailers, Dynamics, Viceroys, Kingsmen, and others. It was at that time that the Hammond Organ/Leslie Speaker tone became completely ingrained as his signature keys sound, and remains his favorite to this day. He continued to hone his abilities playing with PNW bands into the 70’s, while listening to Kent Morrill, Barry Peterson, Al Kooper, Billy Preston, and some jazz greats such as Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff and Jimmy McGriff. Moving to the Bay Area, his wife surprised him with a freebie Hammond CV, and of course, a Leslie 122 purchase was not far behind. This led him to join a local Americana band called the Tunebuckets, and also local stints with the Bautista Blues Band, the Hard Livin’ Band, and Artisan, finally culminating as the resident keyboard player with the Armando’s Blues Jam House Band. Tod’s joined up with GLR recently, and is totally enthused about the band’s songs, members, and where they’re going(!).... Jenny Starmack: Lead Vocals Jenny grew up in San Diego and has been living in the Bay Area for over twenty five years. As it was a musical family Jenny’s home was always filled with music. She starting singing in school and churches as a child and continues to this day. Jenny started writing music in the late 80’s when she and her sister played the coffee house circuit all around the Bay Area and by special invitation to certain events such as Spirit West Coast.