THE ~ HERBS ~ BAND

William and Lincoln have known each other forever, and have been making music both together and separately the entire time. Dave and Victor are just fantastic musicians who happened along at different moments. Dave near 1992 and Victor near 2005 I suppose. Now, in 2009 this is the quartet from hell.------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------Lincoln Tubbs has been a drummer most of his life, as in... his father sat him on the throne as a baby and he never looked back. He has played in several bands over the years ranging in styles including, but not limited to: the sights and sounds of Pink Floyd (tribute band) blues, pop, rock, reggae, Afro-Cuban, Puerto-Rican and Caribbean jazz. Lincoln's percussive style complements William's style very well, creating a powerful, nuanced sound.Lincoln plays Pearl Master's custom drums and Zildian cymbals, with a Mapex Limited Edition snare, Pearl Eliminator and DW pedals. He is recently exploring the world of international hand drums and will likely be incorporating these into his palette soon.------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------William is an energetic, engaging performer, cheerfully jumping genres from folk and jazz to pop, rock and beyond! With moving, lyrical songwriting married to virtuoso guitar playing, audiences of all ages and musical tastes are awestruck by this artist's grace and groove. Or as one reviewer recently put it: "part Bob Dylan, part Stevie Ray Vaughan, playing on shadows and light"William was lucky enough to have a chance to study guitar with Windham Hill Records founding artist Alex deGrassi, and in addition to his Americana and Roots-Music, he will enthrall with music on his one-of-a-kind 11-string harp guitar.----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------Dave DeSiro earned a bachelor degree in music education from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, and a master degree in music performance from the School of Music at Syracuse University. He has been performing professionally since the late 1980’s and has worked with a wide variety of musical groups such as: The Kevin Dorsey Collective, ESP, Donna Colton, Mark Doyle’s Guitar Noir, The Homel-Alaniz Band, Sinker, and Guardrail to name a few. Dave is a versatile, classically trained percussionist who seems equally comfortable and competent whether he is behind a drum set, or a marimba. He has also led his own group; the Latin-Jazz flavored El Sabor. He currently teaches middle school band in Sidney, NY. David previously worked for the Syracuse and Rome City School Districts, and has also worked with the marching bands at Syracuse University, Liverpool high school, and Norwich high school.----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------Victor Penniman is a founding member of the electric-Baroque ensemble discontinuo, and is a frequent performer on and tireless advocate for the Ruby Gamba, the first production-model fully electric viola da gamba. While doing his undergraduate work, he was primarily a double bassist, studying with Glenn Moore (of the jazz group “Oregon”), Rob Thomas, and Herman Jobelmann. He has also been a student of Indian classical music in the Hindustani tradition.Victor is an Associate Professor of Music at Wells College, where he teaches Western music history, the History of Rock n’ Roll, directs the Wells College Early Music Ensemble, and gives private instruction in viola da gamba, guitar, violin, viola, cello, bass (upright and electric), mandolin, banjo, and recorder."My discipline is music. What’s not to like? A person who understands and can communicate through music has a grasp of the most subtle and powerful form of communication available to us mere mortals. Music is a window into the individual soul and the collective soul of the culture from which it emanates."-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------William has shared stages with modern folk luminaries Brooks Williams, Diane Zeigler, Langhorne Slim, Pamela Means, Patrick Ross (Cieli Rain), Beau Stapleton (Blue Merle), Adam Frehm (Smokin' Grass), Larry Keel, and more. You may also find him sitting in with various rock outfits and other places under the pseudonym Steve Jones.------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------

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