A year-old band from Austin, Texas, Rebecca Cole's band offers a strong blend of blues and rock to original folk material. Soulful and lyrically alive, the band's tight delivery comes from skilled and experienced musicians who love playing together.

Rebecca Cole, the band's songwriter and vocalist, offers up a soulful and animated performance. Her influences come from Mahalia Jackson, Eva Cassidy and Bonnie Raitt. Classically trained on piano since age seven, she crafts songs that are lyrically potent and technically strong. Cole has performed in Spain, Texas, Boston and the U.S. Capitol.

Reese Perkins, the band's lead guitarist, plays with incredible skill in virtually every genre. Raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Perkins relocated to Austin in 1994. Since his arrival he has performed with Shawn Colvin, Endochine, Ray Benson, Carolyn Wonderland, Bob Schneider and Guy Forsyth, among others. In addition to his performing experience, Perkins independently produced four solo albums.

Steve Allen is a natural and laid-back bass player. His playing glues the songs together rhythmically and is a strong and necessary compliment to the other instruments. Allen has been involved in the Austin music scene since 1977, playing in over a dozen bands and engineering sound for several musical legends. Allen owned Fun House Studios for four years.

Kevin Gaithright on drums brings versatility and skill to every song. Talented well beyond his twenty years, Gaithright draws from Dixie, Latin and funk roots to provide a sensitive and subtle dynamic. Gaithright, a native Austinite, was trained at the Dallas Sound Lab. He is also a solo guitarist, songwriter and producer.

Byron Tate on harmonica has an uncanny ability to bring movement to song. An accomplished musician, Tate recently did the film scoring for "Visions" which became the 1st runner up in the 2003 New York-based 24 hour "Movie Madness." He holds a Ph.D. in music composition from the University of Michigan.