Valley Fever Tour

Gin Blossoms

It began in typical fashion- months of rehearsal followed by a shaky debut performance. In this case, the Gin Blossoms debuted on Christmas night 1987. The lineup would change but the band that night featured Jesse Valenzuela on vocals, Doug Hopkins on guitars and Bill Leen on bass. By May 1988 the band solidified under the more familiar line-up, with Robin Wilson taking over as lead vocalist, Jesse moving over to guitar and vocals, Hopkins & Leen reprising their roles, and Phillip Rhodes joining as the band's new drummer. A relentless touring schedule quickly earned them Best Rock Band honors in a Phoenix New Times Reader's Poll. Th...

The Councilmen

The Councilmen are Keaton York, 24 (guitar/lead vox), Julian Sanchez, 21 (bass/vox), Taylor Haley, 21 (drums) Kyle Appleton, 24 (lead guitar/ producer). The band formed the summer of 2007, having grown up together in Bakersfield as friends and fellow musicians. The Councilmen being their second collaboration, their first attempt happened during high school. The band influences range from their personal tastes to an amalgamation of local country roots and universal industry greats such as the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Crosby Stills and Nash, etc… In a short amount of time The Councilmen have gained the respect of...