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Shane Dwight is
a charismatic and supremely talented guitarist, soulful vocalist,
prolific songwriter and one of the brightest young up-and-coming
stars on the rock/blues scene today. In the last two years, the
Shane Dwight Band has been catapulted to the forefront of the
West Coast Blues Scene. Appearing at prestigious concerts such
as the Monterey Blues Festival, Reno Blues & Brews Festival,
Portland Oregon Waterfront Blues Festival, San Francisco Jazz
Festival, S.F. California Blues Festival, Central Valley Blues
Festival, San Jose Comcast Jazz Festival, San Jose Metro Fountain
Blues Festival and the Redwood Coast Jazz Festival (Eureka) etc.,
etc.,The Shane Dwight Band has also performed at world famous
nightclubs: Slims (Boz Skaggs Club), John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom
Room, and Biscuits and Blues in San Francisco, B.B. Kings in Hollywood,
Blue Cafe in Long Beach and Harvelle's in Santa Monica. Though
Shane's music is blues based, the band's ability to cross over
to a variety of different audiences is evidenced in their current
concert schedule which has them working at venues as diverse as
County Fairs, Disneyland Theme parks, opening up for Major Country,
Blues, and Rock Stars and appearing as the house band on Microsoft's
Nationally Broadcast television show, "Microsoft
Insider LIVE." Shane has already been contacted by several
concert promoters from around the United States as well as Europe
for the 2005 Festival season. These are just a few of the entities
that recognize and appreciate the potential of Shane and his band
and are expecting great things in their future. Shane and his
band are getting rave reviews for every performance they play.
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The
catalyst of Shane's growing popularity and fan base has been
the unforeseen development of his soulful, country-tinged vocals
and charismatic stage persona.
Silicon
Valley Metro's Marianne Messina quotes,
"... In spite of 'old' influences, Shane Dwight is anything but
dated ... Dwight hops up crowds wandering in from both hip-hop
and rock clubs ... He's been known to incite the girls to crazy-wild
behavior."
Though he has only been singing and fronting his own band
for a few years, continuous media exposure, "good press"
and lots of radio play on local and Nationwide radio shows
such as King Biscuit Radio and Dan Ackroyd's House of Blues Radio
Hour has afforded Shane the opportunity to play extensively
throughout the West Coast as he builds a loyal fan base in every
city he plays. Shane is fast gaining the reputation of an excellent
showman is performing at a maturity level well beyond his years.
The Shane
Dwight Band, known for it's high octane, dance 'till you drop
Rock & Blues, is fast becoming the Sensation of the West Coast.
The bands ability to draw a crowd is consistent and unparalleled
as each show draws more and more fans who file in and literally 'Boogie' all night. The Shane Dwight Band currently features...
On Harmonica - Gregg "Tumbleweed" Mooney, who has shared the stage with innumerable West Coast stars, such as Tom Fogarty (Creedance Clearwater Revival), Taj Mahal, Charlie Musselwhite and Nick Gravinities (Electric Flag) is most noted for his tenure with John Lee Hooker.
On bass ~ Chris Akin, one of the Bay Area's best kept secrets!
Chris, known for his seamless groove and solid root oriented bass
lines, honed his ability playing in countless Bay Area blues bands.
On drums ~ Stewart Burr, The Powerhouse drumming of the young Stewart Burr was honed while on tour with rock & roll icons such as Chubby Checker.
On Rhythm
Guitar - Robby Z., an accomplished songwriter and sessions
player, he completes the band with his high energy rhythm guitar
playing. Robby's recent studio works include the likes of Tommy
Thompson (Gregg Allman Band), Chris Miller (Dave Menikettie Band),
Linda Davis (Reba McEntire) and Brad Gillis of Night Ranger.
In recent
performances, Shane has shared the bill with world class acts
such as John Mayall & The Blues Breakers, Taj Mahal, Bobby "Blue"
Bland, Marshall Tucker, Elvin Bishop, Dave Mason, The Supremes,
Jefferson Starship, Terrie Clark, The Greg Kihn Band, Big Bill
Morganfield (Muddy Waters son), Bob Margolin, Dennis Quaid, Indigenous,
Brad Gillis of Ozzy Ozbourne, Night Ranger, Johnny Winter, John Lee Hooker Jr.,
and Tommy Castro amd Robert Randolf & the Family Band..
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