Artist description A duet of brothers performing original tunes dealing with every day life.

Music Style Rock w/ funk, blues, jazz, classical, etc.

Musical Influences Rush, Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan

Similar Artists Rush, Steely Dan

Artist History Life began for this band in the spring of 1995, when bassist, Matt B. Mahoney, met guitarist, Aaron Douville, then a rival in a dormitory talent show at UC Berkeley. During the next two years, Douville and Mahoney laid down the foundations of their first album, Songs From the Book of Ken Jones. After a few music classes at the University, these skeletons of songs were embellished with numerous influences ranging from classical to traditional folk music. Combine this with deep, intriguing lyrics, due to Douville’s English major at UC Berkeley, and… Soon, the duo realized that they needed a driving force behind the strings. This brought about the induction of drummer, Tobias Black. Following a mutual split late in the year 2001 (due solely to musical differences), Matt B. Mahoney recruited his brother, Chuck, a gifted, steady drummer. Matt Mahoney, co-founder of the band, was left to play the stringed and keye

Group Members Chuck Mahoney: drums, percussion, keys, lyrics, vocals Matt B. Mahoney: bass, guitar, vocals, keys, lyrics

Instruments vocals, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, keys, mandolin, banjo,

Albums Songs From the Book of Ken Jones, Chicanery for a Common Rube

Location Berkeley, California - USA

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