Artist description The Basement Shift is a young, energetic four piece creating grooves from as many different music styles as possible. While their sound draws from elements of jazz, funk, and straight up rock and roll, the backbone of their music stems from improvisational jam sessions. As they work together and follow each other to build up their jams, it's hard not to bob your head to their grooves.

Music Style Free jazz funk jam rock

Musical Influences Miles Davis, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Pearl Jam, The Black Crowes, The Grateful Dead, George Clinton, Phish, Blind Melon, King Crimson, Quicksilver Messenger Service, moe., The String Cheese Incident, John Scofield, Nirvana, Umphrey's McGee, the list goes on and on..........................

Similar Artists most popular music sucks these days, so The Basement Shift goes beyond mainstream rock.

Artist History Greg Santacruz and Brian started jammin together in the summer of 1999. Pretty soon Greg Heaney joined the band and for a while just the three of them played, two guitars and drums, but no bass. So when the three friends decided to sign up for a spring concert in 2000, they knew they needed a bassist. So they pulled this kid named Ralph off the street, taught him a few songs and did the show. Unfortunately Ralph sucked so it was just the 3 of them again. Then in the summer of 2000 they decided to invite their mutual friend Tyler Lucas, yet another guitarist, into the band. Although their jams had 3 guitars and no bass, they knew that they had something going. Knowing that the bass guitar would complete their unique sound, Greg Heaney decided to buy a bass. From that point on they have been shifting instruments around, creating music and trying to improve every time they play. The Basement Shift's goal is to keep making good music to share with as many people as possible.

Group Members Brian Sax: guitar, bass, vocals Greg Heaney: bass, guitar, keyboard, vocals Greg Santacruz: drums, vocals Tyler Lucas: Bass, guitar, vocals

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboard

Press Reviews This is our Official Taping Policy: The Basement Shift allows every sort of taping at their shows whether it be audio or video. Although we ask that if you are planning to video tape one of our shows to please pick a location within the venue where the camera itself will not obstruct any person's view. For example setting up your camera on a tripod near the soundboard would be preferred. As for sounboard links: Soundboard links will be given on a first come, first served basis. We typically only have room for one DSBD link. So with that in mind it is likely that if anyone wants to tape they should bring their microphones and such as well. Power will be given IF AND ONLY IF it is EASILY AND READILY available. The Basement Shift also encourages anybody who wishes to take photos at our concerts to do so. However it is preferred that you use a camera that has the ability to take pictures without a flash as it is sometimes very distracting to the band.

Location Saint Louis, Missouri - USA

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