Dave Rude

I'm a rock'n'roll singer/guitar player. I've got my own band and a ton of songs. We play around the Bay Area under my name.My music is an ever-changing and accurate reflection of my influences: honest, blues-influenced rock'n'roll with a punk attitude. All my songs are simple, catchy, melodic, and swaggery. They've got a fuck-all DIY sound with big, fat fuckin' riffs and Les Paul solos. It's music that makes you wanna sing along and play air guitar.The loud stuff has tons of groove, energy, and feel. The ballads range from sweet to sad to haunting and everything in between.While much of my influence is from the past, the music I write is something entirely new and different. My songs appeal as much to fans of bands like Queens of the Stone Age, Jet, and the Foo Fighters as they do to fans of Guns'n'Roses, Aerosmith, and Led Zeppelin.I love playing live and it shows onstage. To me live performance is where it's at. As much as I love writing and recording, nothing beats standing in front of an audience. It's the purest form of musical expression possible. The people I play with are amazing players and performers too, so it makes for a great show every time we play.