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Chad Pittman: Bass guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals | Al Bubba Lee: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric) | Andrew Armerding: Banjo, Bass guitar, Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric), Vocals | Jon Kruger: Banjo, Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric), Harmonica, Vocals | Duke Ivy: Drums, Percussion, Vocals | Ryan Tannascoll: Mandolin

Genre: Acoustic, Country, Rock

Sound description: Countryish pedal-steel blues rock.

RIYL: The Silent Comedy, Bright Eyes, Nickel Creek, Silverleaf, John Meeks, the Western Set

Upcoming Local Shows

Discography

Related Links:

• http://www.myspace.com/rivercitytheband

• LastFM

Synoposis

Influences: Tobyn Clark and the Tender Faeries, Castanets, Blackout Party, Carla Bruni

Background:

River City uses a plethora of instruments blended to create a sound that is folk and not, soft yet jagged, while pulled and tied together with a somber tone of lyrical honesty for reckless lovers, foolish flames, and one-eyed captains sailing down flooded city streets with friendly choirs of casket-wielding, sign-waving, banjo-plucking poets.

They were nominated Best Americana or Country band at the 2009 San Diego Music Awards, and they released a self-titled CD in 2010.