Alastair Greene's Trio Grande
"Get My Wings"
Musicians
- Alastair Greene: Vocals/Guitar
- Andrew Fleishmann: Bass
- Bryan Smith: Drums
Upcoming shows
Genre: Blues/Rock
Sound description: It’s not everyday that you meet an artist who considers himself part heavy metal rocker, part “blues shouter,” and part guitarist, and whose finger-work has been compared to that of Stevie Ray Vaughn. Then again, it’s not everyday that you meet Alastair Greene. Though blues obviously runs through his veins, Greene hasn’t forgotten that his musical roots will always be in rock ’n’ roll. As a result, one of his many musical projects, the Alastair Greene Band, is an intricately fused, blues-meets-rock jam band. When he plays, he plays the way he wants to; with a “heavy blues, or blues-rock vibe” that comes across a little differently with each performance. “Jam band blues just means the musicians are willing to take chances,” Greene said. And based on his fast-fingered, crowd-moving solos, Greene knows a thing or two about taking chances. Though not everyone is well versed in the history of the blues, Greene is not worried about its survival. “The thing about the blues is it’s always going to be there,” Greene said. “It’s still alive and kickin’.” After the release of his band Trio Grande’s CD in July, and the upcoming release of his metal band Retrodemon’s new album, Demonstration, Greene plans to release a solo album within the next year. Upcoming shows include the Carpenteria Avocado Festival on October 6, and performances at Cold Spring Tavern on October 7, and Creekside Inn on October 12.—Stephanie Flint
Web site: http://www.agsongs.com
History
Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Alastair Greene has been a mainstay of the Santa Barbara music scene for nearly two decades. He has played in a multitude of bands including early '90s local hard rock band Scarecrow, his own project The Alastair Greene Band, as well as a long list of Santa Barbara bands including The Bomb, Morganfield Burnett, and The Pontiax to name a few.
Best known for his blues-based guitar playing, Alastair can be heard on CDs by international artists Alan Parsons (2006 Grammy Nominated ‘A Valid Path’), Blues singer and harmonica legend Mitch Kashmar (2005 ‘Wake Up and Worry’ on Delta Groove Records), as well as French Blues Guitarist Franck Golwasser’s 2007 release ‘Bluju.’ Alastair has put out 4 CDs which are available from his website www.agsongs.com and has also appeared on releases by Retrodemon (CD Release August 22nd, 2007 at The Velvet Jones), Claude Hopper, Bad Astronaut, and Sean McCue, among others.
Currently, Alastair is keeping busy with his own Blues-Rock band TRIO GRANDE (Bryan ‘Smitty’ Smith on Drums and Andrew ‘Flash’ Fleischmann on Bass), as well as playing guitar in local All-Star Heavy Metal band RETRODEMON. You can also catch Alastair playing with a variety of Blues artists around Southern California including Mitch Kashmar, Shari Puorto, Zola Moon, and former Scarecrow vocalist Chris Chalk.
Over the last 10 years Alastair has appeared locally at The Santa Barbara Bowl, SOhO Music Club, Zelo, The Velvet Jones, The Creekside, Cold Spring Tavern, The Ventura Theatre, and many more. In 2004, Alastair was invited to Belgium for the Spring Blues Festival with Mitch Kashmar and Franck Goldwasser. Topping off 2006 was a guest appearance with the Alan Parsons Live Project at a fundraiser at the Arlington Theatre. Alastair was again invited onstage with Alan Parsons at Humphrey’s in San Diego in June of 2007. Los Angeles clubs Alastair has played over the last few years include The House Of Blues in Hollywood, The Roxy, The Whiskey, The Mint, and B.B. Kings at Universal City Walk.
TRIO GRANDE released their debut CD ‘Live At SOhO’ in July 2007 and has been playing and will continue to play venues all around the Central and South Coast including The Deer Lodge (Ojai), Wine Lovers (Ventura), The Creekside (SB), Cold Spring Tavern (SB), Avocado Festival (Carpenteria), The Palms, (Carpenteria), as well as O’Reilly’s in Grover Beach.
Formed
2007, Santa Barbara, CA
Influences
Allman Brothers Band, Muddy Waters, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Albert King, etc.
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