Event Details
Doors: 7:30 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
Ticket Price: $15 Adv | $20 Door
This is an all ages event!
SPENCER KILPATRICK & THE SAND GATORS
"Oh boy, where to start? Hailing from somewhere between the sun-baked desert and the hum of I-80, Spencer Kilpatrick & The Sand Gators are a raw, unflinching manifesto of musical indecision. From pounding R&B to psychedelic meanderings to introspective Americana, The Gators have enough tricks to keep a crowd on their tip toes." - Bud Havel
“The Sand Gators are a psychedelic rhythm and blues band from Reno, NV. Formed in 2024, the outfit hit the ground running with the release of the Sacramento Kings-inspired instrumental album ‘Adelman’. They’ve since continued to drop singles showcasing their search for ‘a newer, more focused thing’ as lead singer Spencer Kilpatrick puts it. If the band’s live show is any indication, that search is leading them to high energy, fuzzed-out rock and roll with a uniquely soulful lilt. Recent appearances at OffBeat Music Festival and sporadic trips to Northern California have helped spread their reputation for dynamic, explorative performances.” - Jaxie Robbins
“The Sand Gators are the latest incarnation of the prolific songwriting of Spencer Kilpatrick who has teamed up with longtime Reno collaborators to release new songs of reliably brilliant bluesiness. There's an album, a retrospective if you will, of Kilpatrick's various works and guises coming soon which I'm very much looking forward to and you should too.” - Roland Monger
“Their music is rocking in a funky sonic soul revival kinda way that makes you shake your ass and lose yourself in the sound. Wonderful soulful garage rock that would kill at rock clubs but also a band that swims in the sound with dreamy interludes akin to Pink Floyd and Morphine that could appeal to jam band fans. Hell, even bluegrass and country music listeners would dig the power of Spencer’s vocals and the groove and precision of all the players. They’re definitely a group with broad appeal.” - Nick Ramirez (Worst Little Podcast
CONNOR JAY LEISS
Connor Jay Liess is a singer-songwriter, Idaho balladeer, and roadkill mortician. His songs and stories aim to bridge the gap between the modern world and an evaporating timelapse of woodsmanship, gold prospecting, railroad engineers, and men and women of the American frontier. Connor Jay currently lives in Idaho, where he works as an outdoor writer and founder of Trapper’s Attic Records.