Manuel The Band
Emerging from Long Beach,CA the Rock-Pop-Jam Band, Manuel The Band, was founded by songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Manuel Grajeda. Described as “a breath of fresh air” by Julie Montante of Coachella Valley Weekly, Manuel The Band has fused an unorthodox range of instruments not normally seen in the pop-music genre.
Manuel The Band are Manuel Grajeda (Vocals, Guitar), Brandon Charlesworth (Drums), George Madrid (Pedal Steel), Richard Fernandez (Trombone), Kevin Nowacki (Bass), and Matt Kalin (Saxophone).
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Alyssandra Nighswonger
Alyssandra is a Long Beach gem who plays guitar and sings like a bird. She plays the kind of music that makes you put down your beer and think about your mother. Hailing from local bands, The Dovelles, Lucky Penny,Alyssandra and the Daymakers and toting the influences of Billie Holiday, Harry Nilsson, Nick Drake, and Feist,Alyssandra has a unique sweet and salty style that will give you all the swoons.
Nighswonger Sings Nilsson, Preorders available now.
Listen to her single He Needs Me on spotify and add it to your favorite playlist!
ELLEN WARKENTINE
Ellen Warkentine is a theatrical multi-instrumentalist composer/performer based in Los Angeles.
Her melodic work references avant-pop, early jazz, and vaudeville; her influences include Kurt Weill, Bjork, and Stephin Merritt. She is a long-time collaborator with the award-winning Four Larks Theatre.
She is co-creator and composer of the absurd “fauxpera” LOLPERA, and has written music and musical directed for productions at The Garage Theatre in Long Beach, The Long Beach Playhouse, UCB, and Four Clowns, among others.
Listen to Nonsense Mouth here