Artist description Alruda mix their varied influences from classic rock, funk, reggae, blues, soul, R&B, hip hop,& jazz into an original sound. They can get mean, funky, soulful, or funny depending on how they feel at any given moment creating a blend of powerful drums, thumping bass, and screaming funky guitar licks. Alruda plays mostly originals while covering songs by bands such as Phish, Bob Marley, G-love & Special Sauce, Ben Harper, Sublime, P-Funk, Band of Gypsies, J.J. Cale, Neil Young, Black Sabbath, Grateful Dead & Jack Johnson among others.

Music Style rock funk reggae pop

Musical Influences band of gypsies, ben harper, G-love and special sauce, sublime, jimi hendrix, trey anastsasio, phish, gov't mule,rush,led Zeppellin

Artist History Consisting of Brendan O'Keefe on guitar and lead vocals, Frank Cecchinelli on drums and backing vocals and Brian Becker on bass. The three grew up together on Cape Cod and started playing together as a trio in the beginning of 2000. Brendan began playing the guitar at thirteen and combines his many influences into a style all his own. Frank began playing when he was given a drum set by The Pact while growing up in Waltham. He then moved to the Cape and began playing with Brendan while in high school. Later they moved to Vermont and start the Alruda-Downing Band. In late 1999 they moved back to the Cape and began playing with Brian who had just moved home from California where he was living in the mountains practicing his bass. Thus Alruda was born. Three months later they began playing gigs in the cape cod area & are now begining to spread their unique sound around the northeast. On occasion Alruda becomes a four piece when John Carafoli(Slow Children) plays percussion.

Group Members Brendan O'Keefe - guitar, lead vocals. Frank Cecchinelli - drums, backing vocals. Brian Becker - bass.

Instruments guitar-drums-bass

Location Buzzards Bay, Ma - USA

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