Artist description A tight trio playing intense, heartfelt alternative music.

Music Style Alternative

Musical Influences Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyros, Screaming Trees, Foo Fighters, Limp Bizkit, Korn, Vanilla Ice, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, At the Drive-In, Blur, Alice 'n Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovich, the Fat Boys, Run DMC, MC Hammer, and many others

Similar Artists We perform. You decide.

Artist History Kekela Coleman of Honolulu formed The Mellow Drips with friends Gregg Epstein and Kevin Hand to play original alternative rock. Kekela previously was a guitarist in Potato Cannon (www.potatocannon.com), and before that had been Potato Cannon's drummer, taking over from Kevin Hand. He also was part of the historic Kimo King & the Blowjams (www.kekelasounds.com), featuring the king of slackjaw music, Kimo King, along with virtuoso harpist Mark Prados, Jon Mossman on drums, and Kekela's father Mark on bass..

Group Members Kekela Coleman, guitar, vocals; Gregg Epstein, bass guitar; Kevin Hand, drums

Instruments Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Vocals

Albums The Mellow Drips, If I Was to Die Today

Press Reviews "Here's another local group that writes and records original music instead of rehashing national hits. Resident composer Kekela Coleman (guitars, vocals) distinguishes himself with the lead-off song, "Takin' the Bus." The anguish of a young man of dating age forced to travel by bus is expressed with wit, humor and a pithy refrain. It opens this cassette-album on a catchy note." Coleman, the son of Star-Bulletin copy editor Mark Coleman, Kevin Hand (drums), who was an artist for the newspaper, and Gregg Epstein (bass) generallly delve into the familiar topics of alienation and where we fit in the overall scheme of things. However, they close explosively with "Cobain," a harsh indictment of the singer's suicide. -- John Berger, The Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Additional Info Produced by Sean Thibadeaux

Location Honolulu, Hawaii - USA

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