BAND IN A BOX – TOLEDO KESCH

"all about the band, in its own words"

From
The Oregonian A&E,
Feb. 20, 2004

SOUND:
Blues-Rock that speaks very fluent groove. Our moms think it’s like Little Feat meets Steely Dan meets Delbert McClinton meets Van Halen. Mmmm… We’d describe it as good old fashion Rock & Roll with some Flavahh…!

MEMBERS:
You can blame: Brian Crandall (Bass), John Elliott (Drums), Dan Jolley (Guitars) & Billy Nichols (Keyboards). Seasoned and baked to a crackly crunch, there are miles on the tires after running with the likes of Marilin Monroe, Sky River, Michael Harrison and other victims too numerous to count; but there is still plenty of gas in the tank.

ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT:
Usually a sax player and percussionist, but always very large speaker cabinets.

AFTER A GIG, NOTHING TASTES BETTER THAN:
Besides the cold adult beverage of our choice it would probably be the kinship shared within the band (yeah, yeah, we know it sounds corny, but it’s true) … Oh yeah, and the kiss of our sweeties!

WHAT’S IN OUR CD PLAYERS RIGHT NOW?
Kenny Wayne Shephard (Brian); Lions of Batucada (John); Dave Weckl (Dan); Chopin (Billy), go figure.

OCCASIONALLY WE COVER:
“Jumpin’ at Shadows”, by Gary Moore, warts & all.

FAVORITE LOCAL VENUES:
Outdoor gigs are our favorites, like “the Bite” or “Tuesday Market” in Hillsboro. Gigging downtown on the rooftop at Jax (maybe the best kept secret in Portland) as the sun goes down on a hot July night is absolutely magic.

GUILTY PLEASURES:
Here’s what we’ll admit (after consulting our Attorney): Adult Beverages in all their glory, short skirts (not on us), off-color jokes, Mr. Bean, Tom Jones, deep-fried Twinkies.

MOST TREASURED INSTRUMENT:
Hammond Organ, of course.

ON THE RECORD:
Recently released our first record – “For the Money”, (available on our web site or cdbaby.com); currently working on our second as yet untitled record due out late this summer.

ON THE WEB:
www.toledokesch.com -- hey, that's right here!