APPALOOSA has established itself as the Bay Area's #1 LIVE music phenomenon. The success of the band has been mind-blowing. In the past months alone, APPALOOSA has shared the stage with numerous legendary musicians and opened for such dynamite acts as Trace Adkins, Chris Cagle, Darryl Worley, Emerson Drive, Mark Chestnut, Toby Keith, Blake Shelton, and many others. Our illustrious bandleader, Polo Jones, went into the studio to play bass with European sensation Zucchero, and the CD is now onsale exclusively at Starbucks, featuring many of Zucchero's American fans such as Sheryl Crow, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Macy Gray, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, and more. The DVD of the LIVE concert at Royal Albert Hall in London is available at Amazon.com. Lead Vocalist Jewels Hanson landed a publishing deal in Nashville with renowned publisher Larga Vista Music and has been splitting her time between Nashville and California writing future hits and promoting her independently released debut CD "Be A Lady". Keyboardist Danny B continues to wow Bay Area blues audiences as the musical director for Bay Area Blues Legend Sista Monika and reaching unprecedented success with his newly released jazz piano cd. Hot on the trail is the smokin' new blues CD from our guitarist Terry Hiatt in his blues gumbo fusion project. You can buy Jewels, Danny B, and Terry's cd's through cdbaby.com. Support your local musicians! Our rock star drummer, Brian Loftus, is moving on from the band at the end of August to pursue an original project in Colorado, and will no doubt continue his success in that arena. We'll miss him, for sure, but don't worry, we'll keep you posted on how he's doing, and where you can hear him play next as well. We'll also introduce you to our new drummer real soon, and we hope you will welcome him with open arms, just like you did the rest of us! All of this, and in the meantime, still kicking the snot out of audiences at the Saddle Rack Thursday thru Saturday nights. Lots of new music and concerts coming up, so be sure to stick around and join us for all the fun!
Check out the new Country Western Apparel website THECOYOTEJUNCTION.COM , developed by a close friend of the band, and featuring Jewels and Saddle Rack cocktail waitress Jen Baker as the site's models!
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Experience the fun, frenzy, and excitement that is APPALOOSA. Nightly stage shows have been wow'ing Bay Area audiences since APPALOOSA launched it's show for the Grand re-opening of The Saddle Rack in Fremont, CA in early 2003. APPALOOSA has been in the studio recording their debut album, as well as performing 4 nights a week as the house band at "The Rack". New, exciting stage shows keep listeners on their toes, and bring in audiences from all ends of the musical spectrum. Performing music from Patsy Cline to Bobby Brown, with original honky-tonkin' tunes mixed in, one thing is for sure... This ain't your daddy's country band.
2005 has a lot in store as APPALOOSA will be sharing the stage with more national acts, as well as putting on continuing incredible stage shows for The Saddle Rack including more back-up dancers, more dancing on the bar, & more great music. Pushing the boundaries, and changing the face of LIVE music in the bay area, APPALOOSA is on fire. Catch the fun Wednesday through Saturday nights at the Saddle Rack.
