scene, he was most influenced by Punk and Heavy Metal. One of the
biggest professional bands he played with was Red Lotus out of New York.
While with this band he also got to tour in Europe, until the singer got
married and started a family.
They tried going back to Europe as a three piece when Gavin receives a
Facebook message from Scottie asking, “Hey man, what are you doing
when you get home?” He said, “Playing with you! I’ve been with them
almost three years now,” said Gavin.
While not touring Gavin is also helping out in the studio and doing some
live shows with The Sickstring Outlaws.
Roxanne Coverdale
Roxy was raised in Chula Vista, California. Her musical influences come
from what she heard around the house growing up with her parents and
older brother and sisters. It ranges from Big Band to Classic Rock to
Mexican music. Although, her favorite band is Led Zeppelin.
As opposed to Scottie and Gavin, this is Roxy’s first band. She and
Scottie had been together long before BMIII and she had even gone on
the road with him while he toured with his other bands. With Scottie’s
encouragement, she started picking up the bass first as a relief from her
stressful job.
“He’s always wanted me to pick up an instrument and
I’ve always loved the bass. I think it’s a highly
underrated instrument. I always hear the bass when
I hear a song,” said Roxy.
“He’s always wanted me to pick up an instrument and I’ve always loved the
bass. I think it’s a highly underrated instrument. I always hear the bass
when I hear a song,” said Roxy.
So with couple of bottles of wine and Lloyd hanging out with them , Scottie
taught her to play the bass while just jamming in the living room. They
would jam like this on and off again for a few years while Scottie was still
touring with the Mudsharks and Roxy was honing her skills as a bass
player.
Around 2010 Scottie was concentrating on how to proceed professionally
as the Mudsharks started to phase out, so he approached her with the idea
of getting serious and starting their own band.
“The whole idea was for us to get some small coffee house and winery gigs
and do a real quiet duo - something to do just for fun,” said Scottie. “I
wasn’t touring with my former band...I was pretty much in between. It was
just the right opportunity to start something and see it through.”
For the next year they practiced up to five nights a week and put their
dream set lists together. Next they connected with a drummer, 23 year
old Haley Allen, and after a few rehearsals they realized it was something
special. Scottie and Roxy asked Haley how she felt about going forward
and really making this a successful band. Haley was “in”.
Doing something just for fun was not really in his capabilities. “I’m either a
thousand percent in, or I just don’t have time for it,” he said. It was time to
start recording and touring.
For Roxy’s very first gig in front of an audience, they showcased four songs
at Chet Cannon’s jam session at the Downtown Café on a hot El Cajon
Sunday. “It was about a hundred and two degrees,” exclaimed Roxy.
“A lot of friends and family from Chula Vista came to see us,” she said. “I
was nervous and excited. It took several days to come down from that
high.” Yet, that would be just the beginning of her career as a musician.
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