 | The band consists of dear friends of mine with whom I play in other band configurations in San Francisco bay area.
Musicians (left to right):
Roland Tolosa - Drums and Percussion
Bob McBain - Keyboards and Piano
Mike Maxwell - Bass and Vocals |
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Crystal Brunelle:
Crystal began playing guitar at age 9 and by age 13, she played guitar professionally in a band called "The Electric Camels", a cover band consisting of military brats stationed in Saudi Arabia. After playing two years in Saudi Arabia, Crystal played bass and guitar in covers bands in Southern California until 1985, when she formed an all girl original rock band called "Playgurl". Playgurl played in Hollywood music clubs The Troubadour, The Roxy, and The Whiskey until 1990, when Crystal joined "Wilde Ponies" and various other original rock bands playing the same Holywood club scene. In 1999, Crystal moved to the San Francisco bay area and has since been playing in local cover bands, contemporary church bands, and original bands. Crystal's music influences include America, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, and Alan Parsons. Her guitar influences include Ian Bairnson, Lindsey Buckingham, Neil Geraldo, and Steve Lukather. |
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Mike Maxwell:
Mike's music career began at age 11 with the newly established Durham Boys Choir in North Carolina, affording him the chance to perform with the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra. After taking up bass guitar, he played professionally through high school and college and eventually settled in Washington D.C. There he joined D.C. punk pioneers, "The Slickee Boys", touring the USA and Europe. The band was inducted into the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) hall of fame in 1989. While in D.C. he also played with the Slickee's alter ego act, "The Wanktones", as well as "The Capitol Hillbillies" and "Out Behind The Barn". Since moving to the San Francisco bay area, Mike has played with numerous bands, among them "Sherman Dickman", "The Muddlers", "The Soul Twisters", Stage Fright", "Casual Six", "Bulamazi" and others. Aside from his work with Crystal Brunelle, Mike can be seen with "Caroompas Room".
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Bob McBain:
Bob began performing music professionally at the age of 12. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Sonoma State University, and is currently the Contemporary Service Pianist at the Presbyterian Church of Novato. Bob was a founding member of "Big Muddy", an eleven piece original band featuring Davey Pattison (Gamma, Robin Trower), and played on his "Mississippi Nights" album. Bob performs in a number of San Franciso bay area bands, "SugarFoot", "Third Rail", "Living Proof", and "SwingSet", in addition to freelance work in other band projects and studio sessions, including "Around The Sun" by Jeff Watson of Night Ranger. His musical styles include Americana, Big Band, Blues, Country, Funk, Jazz, Pop, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock music. |
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