The Alex Lucero Band | The Morning Bird | Matt Moody at CODA

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THE ALEX LUCERO BAND

The Alex Lucero Band is a Soul/Americana touring act based out of Santa Cruz, CA. Fronted by powerhouse vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Alex Lucero, the band blends rich musicianship with a dynamic stage presence, anchored by Alex and his wife Justina, who lead the band center stage with undeniable chemistry. Their sound has captivated audiences worldwide, earning them over 115,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.

Recently, the group was placed in the top 3 for Whale Rock Music Festival’s Battle of the Bands and featured on the iconic Jam in the Van mobile recording studio. In the past year alone, they’ve toured both Europe and the East and West Coast of the United States, gracing legendary venues like The Bitter End and Stephen Talkhouse, while headlining Americana festivals across the globe and selling out hometown shows.

With a genre-spanning style that moves seamlessly from deep soul to boot-stomping Americana, The Alex Lucero Band is an unforgettable addition to any lineup, guaranteed to stop you in your tracks and pull you into their world of original compositions.

https://alexluceroband.com/

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THE MORNING BIRD

The Morning Bird is an americana rocknroll band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in early 2018 by singer/songwriter Jeremy Taylor and guitarist Daniel Rice after having had played together for several months prior. The Morning Bird has a sound that delves rock, country and folk soundscapes. Jeremy and Daniel began playing out as a duo and has gained a growing fan base in the Cleveland area. After a few months of playing as a duo, Jeremy and Daniel recruited bassistMark Mazak and drummer David Shullenberger, both local musicians in June 2018. The band recorded their first single “Sweet Wine” and released it in November of 2018. The Morning Bird released their debut EP entitled Lonesome Leaving Sound on July 12th, 2019 with a release party at Mahall’s in Lakewood, Ohio.

Ryan Moore joined the band on drums in late 2019 and Jeremy Summer joined the band on bass in early 2020. The band recorded two live music videos at Mindrocket Studios in June of 2020 and has released a number of singles since while playing shows throughout Ohio. In 2024, the band took up a monthly residency at Jenks Building in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

The new album Dying Since The Day I Was Born is an album of songs about love and the lack thereof. Songs of longing for something more, while remembering the days gone by.

https://www.themorningbirdband.com/

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MATT MOODY

From Cleveland to Los Angeles to Nashville to Cleveland again, singer-songwriter Matt Moody writes songs that meet somewhere between rust belt grit, western motifs and vulnerable melancholia. Prolific and hard to define, Moody's journey thus far has landed him on notable stages such as The Hotel Cafe, Douglas Corner Cafe and Bonnaroo (the latter as a member of Wax Owls). Having been at it for well over a decade amongst the midwest, Tennessee and California, Moody has found himself collaborating with some big hitters in the biz; co-writing songs with Steve Cropper and Karen Staley.

Still a Kid in a Painted Sky is the sophomore album from Matt, released June 10th, 2022. Poetic and honest, Moody's writing and production style on his debut echoes a wide range of influence in the cowboy genre-sphere from heroes like Tom Petty to Jonathan Wilson. Rooted in American rock, pop and folk music with the storytelling approach of an epic, Painted Sky touches on themes of hope, desperation, love, loss, betrayal and ego death. Tracks like "Puttin' It Off" and "Shadows" evoke a dreamer's laissez faire attitude towards life and one's manifest destiny, while "California" and "Driftin'" accentuate the darkness underlying passion and the desire one experiences when reaching for something larger than themselves. Decorated with lush scenic soundscapes, boisterous horns, somber slide guitars and an overall dreamlike warmth, Still a Kid is sonically rooted in an era gone-by while simultaneously summoning a modern take on the drifter's philosophy. "Do what feels right" Moody and close collaborator, Hannah Stak, chant on the closing track "Miller Lite”; a mantra for Matt's way of life and attitude towards music.

Matt's music has been featured in TV series such as MTV's Teen Mom 2 and Hulu's How I Met Your Father. He released a split EP with LA-based production duo Seacoast in 2024 and currently has plans to release another full length album in 2025.

https://www.mattismoody.com/

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