Member Since: 8/10/2005
Band Website: firmemusic.com
Influences: Bob Marley, Manu Chao, Poncho Sanchez, The Police, The Skatalites, The Heptones, Perez Prado, Toots and the Maytals, Puya, Ramon Ayala, The Smiths, The Roots, Ozomatli, John Browns Body, Tito Puente, Elvis Costello, Earth Wind and Fire, The Funk Brothers, JB's, Beastie Boys, Frank Sinatra, Hepcat, The Slackers, old Metallica, The Living End, RHCP, No Doubt, G Love and Special Sauce, Ben Harper, James Brown, Sonic Youth, Aswad, The Ethiopians, Buddy Holly, Freddie Fender, Little Joe y La Familia, Cultura Profetica, Ruben Gonzales, Guns n Roses, Stray Cats, The Clash, Madness, The Specials, Billy Ocean, Black Star, The Ramones, Prince, Medeski Martin & Wood, Oingo Boingo, Santana, Billie Holiday, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Minor Threat, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Brenton Wood, Mary Wells, Arturo Sandoval, Buena Vista Social Club, Dizzy Gillespe, 80's Punk, Rocksteady, Ska, Reggae, Latin, Funk, AfroCuban Jazz, Rock...in a nutshell.
Sounds Like: Rock band, mix it up with Reggae, and sprinkle it with a Latin beat. Product of East Side San Jose public schools.
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Record Label: El Guapo Records
Type of Label: Indie