Member Since: 4/25/2006
Band Website: porchmusic.com
Band Members: I play mandolin and electric guitar for Oakhurst, a rowdy slamgrass band from Denver, Colorado. Come see us, SERIOUSLY! We are a tour de force, playing over 200 shows a year, sharing the stage with the likes of, Ekoostik Hookah, Blues Traveler, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Flaming Lips, The Barenaked Ladies, Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon, Guster, Claude Coleman of Ween, The Radiators, The Gourds, among many others. I also play with The Clam Daddys on occasion, and have my own project, Acoustic Mountain Soul, which is an ongoing experiment including all the musicians I can muster.
Influences: The Grateful Dead, Wilco, John Hartford, Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers, Leftover Salmon, Taj Mahal, The Flaming Lips, Phish, Metallica, Sam Bush, David Grisman, and anyone else who doesnt suck!!!
Sounds Like: My mandolin playing, has been compared to Sam Bush, Drew Emmit, and David Grisman. I don't know, I feel like I have a lot of work left to do to attain that status, but it's flattering none the less.
My electric guitar never gets compared to anybody. I dunno, I kinda shoot for something like Neal Young on a joyride with Jimmy Herring, but they got pulled over and searched by Wilco, and booked by Metallica. But I really just play from the heart. My feelings translate into guitar licks, so that aliens can understand what I am trying to say.
Record Label: Oakhurst is on Big Bender.
Type of Label: Indie