It’s not enough to say of Tucson’s Brian Lopez that he is a young man of drive, discipline and vision, laudable as those qualities are, and how essential they are to success in almost every endeavor. Couple his estimable attributes with an artists sensibility and you really have something special, something to count on for the long haul. Brian Lopez is an artist, and with his album Ultra he has begun the real work of going inside himself to find out what he has to say to the world. And lo, it is good.
Brian grew up in a typical American home. Parents married young, had several children and Brian was raised with more of an athletic upbringing than a musical one. Competition shaped Brian and gave him a “drive to win...to compete and excel”.
As a child he was an aficionado of The Beatles. Learning to play their songs on a “crappy Fender Squier” Brian quickly started a band and became “one of the cool kids” because he could play any song requested. He played in several bands not worth naming, put himself through college on a classical performance guitar scholarship and graduated with a BA in Music. And while he could play with the jazz cats and jam with the classical guitar guys, his heart always loved rock n roll.
Ultra is the product of Brian Lopez’s rock n roll heart. Yes, there are the Spanish language songs, and as all the best foreign language songs do, these transcend language barriers and move the spirit with the force of their feeling. But there is more, much more to behold on Ultra, and this reveals Lopez to be very much a product of his times, speaking to his times. There is also that underlying element of desert; listening to Ultra there is almost a palpable heat and wind.

Tall Tales and the silver Lining are from Ventura & Los Angeles, CA. Mostly used as the moniker for songwriter frontman Trevor Beld Jimenez, TTSL also features and have featured members of The Spires, Franklin for Short, Ancestors, and Freaky Mountain.
In the bands 4 years of existence they have released 4 albums on Beehouse Records mixing up genres and sounds.
With rotating cast of musicians and friends TTSL shows are always unique. They've played with many notable acts including: Kimya Dawson, Little Wings, Blitzen Trapper, Neal Casal, Kurt Vile, The Mother Hips and The Entrance band.

From a quiet, country house nestled deep within the Durham, North Carolina woods, Delta Rae fuses its inspired 4-part harmonies with a deep Carolina soul. They are Mumford & Sons meets Fleetwood Mac -- a full-throated Alt-Pop band with four lead singers -- delivering crushing harmonies and an electrifying live experience.

In just under two years, Delta Rae has produced a diverse catalogue of original songs, an independently released EP, and a dynamic live show that has attracted widespread attention from fans and artists alike. Having headlined shows to sold-out crowds on both coasts and opened for popular artists like Carbon Leaf, Edwin McCain, Hanson, Rooney, and Vienna Teng, Delta Rae is establishing itself as one of the most impressive young bands on the club circuit.


Edwin McCain: "It's hard to deny when the real thing shows up. And they're the real thing… I promise you you're gonna be like 'hey I was on a boat with them' when you're watching them on TV…They're fantastic." -Edwin McCain (Cayamo Cruise 2010)

Alanis Morissette, after discovering that Delta Rae covered a version of her song "Your House," wrote on facebook and twitter that she was "Honored by [Delta Rae's] beautiful version"

Hanson: "Wow. I think we should be opening for them. That was really really really impressive." - Isaac Hanson of Hanson (Livestream interview from The Orange Peel in Asheville,NC)