Rock / Rock
Danny Jerabek from Ripon, WI & Michelle Jerabek from Kewaskum, WI, decided to form a band after getting married in 1997. They traded their wedding gift money in for a very used, bright, granny-smith green utility van so they could travel with the band from gig to gig. Danny & Michelle both grew up playing polkas with their families in years prior-- it was only natural for them to start a polka band first---and that’s just that for about 4 years, performing at polka festivals all over the US (CO, TX, PA, NV, MN, ND, SD, IA, WI).
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Reggae / Jazz/Blues
Born in Denver, CO on February 21, 1969, Corey Harris got his first taste of the blues via his mother's collection of Lightnin' Hopkins records. He first picked up the guitar at age 12, and at the same time developed his singing abilities in church choirs. By high school, he was playing in rock bands.
An anthropology major at Bates College in Maine, Harris traveled to Camaroon to study African linguistics, and returned there a couple years later on a post-graduate fellowship. During these visits, he soaked up as much African music as possible, entranced by its ...