Lots of reverb, throbbing vibrato
& speedy drumming = Surf Sensational!
Since 1999, Roger & The Wraybands has been entertaining music fans in the Chicago area with their solid surf sounds. The four piece instrumental guitar band serves up a giant* collection of surf music including hits from the classic early 60's surf bands like: The Ventures, Lively Ones and Bel-Airs to the scorching sounds of Dick Dale and the band's namesake Link Wray. *Over 60 songs on their song list.
Covering surf classics like: Pipeline, Baja, Miserlou and Walk Don't Run '64 to their surf-istic take on classic lounge hits like Henri Mancini's A Shot In The Dark and Sid Ramon's Music to Watch Girls Go By, Roger & The Wraybands take their audiences on a joy ride through time with wild music, as popularized in the movie Pulp Fiction.
Just when fans enjoy a taste of some mellow surf tunes, such as from the 60's cult classic surf movie The Endless Summer or Midnight Cowboy; watch out! Because things heat right back up with Roger & The Wraybands' powerful renditions of tunes by modern surf legends Los Straitjackets, Laika & The Cosmonauts, Satan's Pilgrims and others.
A recent reviewer stated that Roger & The Wraybands transport their audiences through a sonic world where the music is fun and what most people describe as "really cool." Sometimes the guitars give way to the exotic and mysterious; and then its just clean, upbeat music. A true instrumental guitar band, Roger & The Wraybands offer fans an experience that has become rare among today's options for live musical entertainment.
