The Vibemerchants

The Vibemerchants came together after Roi and Dave were introduced by a mutual friend and musician (Hi Keefe!) and after many nights of hanging out and jamming. In January of 2004, Krix decided to follow the pigeon-toed footsteps of her hero and pick up the bass.
Two days after that, they were recording. While their first drummer was steady as a machine he had no soul.
And then along came Brittany.
And The Vibemerchants were complete.
After an intensive few months of practice, they initially cut their teeth at the World Famous Cooler Lounge. Over the past two years, The Vibemerchants have had both an active gig schedule - honing their skills and stage presence at legendary local venues like Matteos Underground Lounge and The Double Down - and a furious writing and recording schedule at their headquarters: The Escape Pod Studio. With a varied array of influences from Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash to The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix to The Pixies and Sonic Youth to New Wave to Grunge to Riot Grrl The Vibemerchant sound is song driven and unique, no doubt about it.

The band played their last show on July 6, 2007. Stay tuned for what Dave and Brittany have in store for you with their ongoing projects. Roi's gone up to Reno to stir things up at that scene. Krix had fun playing rockstar, now she's gonna play house. Thanks to all our fans and friends for all the good times.

Vocalist/Lead Guitarist - Dave , a Las Vegas native, bought his first guitar at age 15. His parents, finally caving in to months of his constant whining and his making several plywood Eddie Van Halen guitar replicas, took him to the music store to spend ALL the money he made that summer on a new guitar and amp. His love of music and zest for the guitar so blossomed into nerd-dom and goofiness. Throughout the 90's he played in local rock bands all over town. Nowadays he can be found in his studio, the Escape Pod, out celebrating life somewhere, or playing live with The Vibemerchants.
Vocalist/Guitarist - Roi was born in Las Vegas in the so-called summer of love. His interests include cooking, dancing poorly, and causing deep rooted, long term psychological damage to any wayward children that cross his path. He started out his musical career at 14 playing slightly out of tune three chord guitar in the style of his punk rock idols, but soon reached a path of musical enlightenment when he stumbled across a Bob Dylan songbook, (who he credits with unknowingly teaching him to play). His influences range far and wide from the likes of The Beatles, Hank Williams, and the unforgettable song styling of the Spice Girls, (thats right, he said it.) When hes not writing, singing, and playing guitar with The Vibemerchants, he can usually be found neatly pressed and folded hanging out in a cedar scented sock drawer, waiting for the next musical adventure to begin. He is not a fan of brussel sprouts.
Bassist - Krix is a native Las Vegan and an ex-non-smoker. She is a Loan Shark by day, a Cat Wrangler by night, and The Boss of Everything in her dreams. She is in love. On New Years Day 2004, she bought a Fender Mustang bass on credit, signed up for lessons and joined The Vibemerchants. What she lacks in dexterity she makes up with creativity, enthusiasm and volume. Krix is powered by Red Bull and Stolichnaya Vodka and eagerly awaits any and all endorsement proposals. Her musical tastes are eclectic and her bass heroes are Paul McCartney, Brian Ritchie, Kim Deal and Keanu Reeves. Shut up.
Drummer - Brittany was born in Cali and raised in Las Vegas. Shes always had a love for music, since receiving her first record at the small age of four. (And for those of you who are curious, it was Michael Jacksons Thriller. Oh yeah!) At the age of twelve, Brittany taught herself how to play guitar, only because she wanted to be like her rock hero Courtney Love. After a few years of playing in and out of Riot Grrl bands, Brittany started to take jazz guitar lessons, and fell in love with jazz. In 2004, in one of her spontaneous moments she bought a drum set from an old friend of hers and within a few months she was jammin with The Vibemerchants. Brittanys other accomplishments includes a certification in Audio Recording, master at making fancy espresso drinks, and applying liquid eye liner in the car without smudging it, while flying down the freeway.