Freestone Peaches is the Bay Area's premier Allman Brothers Band tribute featuring double drummers, harmony dual lead guitars, Hammond organ and piano, Tractor bass and an exceptional vocalist. The band features current and/or former members of Dark Star Orchestra, Melvin Seals' JGB, Front St., Stu Allen & Mars Hotel, Ashkenaz Allstars and more. Freestone Peaches captures the feel, excitement and raw energy of the Allman Brothers Band live in concert. The SF Bay Area based band is comprised of veteran jam, jazz, blues, rock, country and Allman Brothers Band enthusiasts, and features Ned Patchett on lead/slide guitar, Jeff Faust on bass, Michael Berry on lead guitar, Mark Corsolini on drums, John Hanrahan on drums, Jefferson Bergey on vocals and Paul Rustigian on B3/keyboards.
Brightshine
Seamlessly combining Rock, Funk, Latin and Jazz influences, Brightshine has created an expansive and expressive sound that is uniquely their own. Brightshine features Pete Sawyer's evocative lyrics and stylistically diverse compositions as well as the band's fluidly expressive improvisations. Their debut album Shadows In The Sky was recorded live with minimal overdubs and is a document of the musical prowess and tone poetry of the musicians as well as the telepathic interaction the band built with one another during the arrangement and recording process. Brightshine integrates influences as diverse as Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Fela Kuti, The Grateful Dead and Snarky Puppy, while cultivating a sound that is thoroughly original. The band features Celso Alberti (Steve Winwood, Airto), Jordan Feinstein (Phil Lesh, Stu Allen), Murph Murphy (Poor Man's Whiskey, Stu Allen), Pete Sawyer (Seconds On End, The Left Hand Monkey Wrench Gang) and Maria Caycedo (Verismo Opera Company).
