MEET THE BAND Meet The Band
John Taylor
Andy Taylor
Simon Le Bon
Singer Jason "Jake" Jacobs hails from Youngstown, Ohio but it wasn't until
Orlando, Florida 1991 that his vocal career began. Jake studied theatre at UCF
and sang in a funk rock band called Shock Lizard. He left O-town in 1998 to
head to Los Angeles California to pursue acting. That lasted about 48 hrs. Jake
hooked up with former college buddy George Castells and formed Adora Vida, an original rock act that still rocks to this day, earning him a Los Angeles male
rock vocalist nomination in 2006.
Johnny Alonso plays the electric guitar and sings backing vocals for Rio. A total east coast guy (New York native, Baltimore brassiness) Alonso is a graduate of NYU's Actor's Studio. A full time actor - has guest starred in many film and tv shows, has had recurring contract roles on the WB's "Dawson's Creek" as Jimmy Franco, and the CW's "One Tree Hill" as Joey D. Currently shooting the series "NASA 360" as one of the main hosts for the series on the Discovery Channel, Johnny eagerly jets from the east to practice and perform with his So. Cal family RIO.
Bass player Gil Barron plays everything from Latin, to classic rock, to pop. Smooth jazz to old school R & B - this guy has it covered. Completely self-taught, Gil has been playing guitar, bass, piano and singing for over 25 years. Started learning guitar after hearing the Beatles as a teenager.Picked up a bass after hearing John Taylor of Duran Duran. A fortunate circumstance, no?
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Roger Taylor
Keyboards & Synthesizers are runned and operated by Jason Alonso . Jason's musical background stems from being an east coast drum and bass d.j. "Rsonist". He has spun with international greats Charles Feelgood & Q-Bert. Having been w Rio for almost a year, Jason has definitely etched his position as
"The Controller".
Drummer Danny Alfaro is the newest member to team up with Rio. He completes Rio's sound locking in thunderous drums with powerful beats needed for a live, high energy performance. A SoCal local, Danny has been in the music scene for 16 years and has toured w The Bullet Boys and Total Chaos.
Nick Rhodes
VENUES PLAYED led singer is flat
Venues Played
5/10/08 Channel Twelve 25, El Cajon, CA with The Cured
5/13/08 Beauty Bar San Diego, with Still Ill
6/24/08 Beauty Bar San Diego, with Still Ill
7/6/08 San Diego House of Blues, with Way Cool Jr, Sun King, Midnight Ramblers
7/17/08 Blue Cafe, Long Beach, CA, with Holly Boots
9/5/08 Anaheim House Of Blues with The Cured
9/20/08 Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio CA
11/22/08 Romano's Concert Lounge, Riverside CA
1/7/08 Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA with The Cured and Blasphemous Rumours
1/30/09 Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA with Still Ill and The Cured
4/24/09 Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA with Blasphemous Rumours and The Cured
6/13/09 Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio CA
7/18/09 San Diego Pride Festival, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
8/7/09 Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA with The Cured and INXSive
8/8/09 Lake Arrowhead Summer Concert Series
9/5/09 Owl Cafe, El Centro CA
11/28/09 Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA with Cured and Long Duc Dongs
12/26/2009 San Diego House of Blues, with Blasphemous Rumours and The Cured
2/20/10 80s for Haiti _ 4th and B San Diego, with Cured, Blasphemous Rumours, and others
3/20/2010 The Casbah San Diego, with Still Ill
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5/1/2010 Wavehouse/Soundwave Mission Beach CA
5/7/2010 Cocky Bull Saloon, Victorville, CA, with The Cursed
5/22/2010 Wahoos-Temecula, CA, with Luv n Rockets
6/12/2010 The Waterfront, Marina del Rey, CA, with The Joshua Tree
7/1/2010 San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA
7/9/2010 House of Blues, Houston, TX
5/1/2010 Wavehouse/Soundwave Mission Beach CA
5/7/2010 Cocky Bull Saloon, Victorville, CA, with The Cursed
5/22/2010 Wahoos-Temecula, CA, with Luv n Rockets
6/12/2010 The Waterfront, Marina del Rey, CA, with The Joshua Tree
7/1/2010 San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA
7/9/2010 House of Blues, Houston, TX
7/10/2010 House of Blues, Dallas, TX with The Mumbles
7/17/2010 The Grand, El Cajon, CA
11/12/2010 Romano's Concert Lounge, Redlands, CA
12/18/2011 4th & B San Diego, CA
1/29/2011 Romano's Concert Lounge, Riverside CA
2/12/2011 4th & B San Diego, CA w Vato's Boingo Party
2/18/2011 Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, CA w Inxs-ive, The Cured, & Strange Love
7/15/2011 On Broadway San Diego, CA
7/16/2011 The Coyote Cub Corona CA
7/24/2011 Zendejas San Dimas, CA w/The Curse
8/6/2011 Marquee 15 Corona, CA w/Blasphemous Rumors
9/14/2011 SlideBar Fullerton, CA
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