Band: Triscale

From: Roanoke, VA

Band members and instruments: Eric Steele, guitar & vocals; Shirley Steele, keyboards & keyboard bass; Carlos Aranguren, drums.

Years band has been active: 3 years

Genre: Rock

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/triscaleband

Biography: Triscale is a powerhouse funk-rock trio birthed in 2006 that draws on legendary influences to create a unique sound.  The idea was to mix rock with funk, throw a little jazz and reggae on the top and serve it up with a side of soul.  Triscale branches out live, using the music to take the crowd on a ride you can lose yourself in.  One fan called Triscale's music a vacation for her ears.  When asked to describe the sound frontman and guitarist Eric Steele put it this way: "It's kind of like a big cooking experiement - we take the energy at the venue and the crowd's mood and just start mixing that into the music to see what happens from there.  Every single person at the show and the feeling of each moment has the ability to affect the music, varying the receipe.  You might get soul food and homebrew or a tripped-out sci-fi experiment but it's cool either way because it's ll delicious."  This is one band that just loves to play...a rare breed in this business...always living in the moment that is the music.

Local Zone Performance: http://www.wuvt.vt.edu/audio/Local_Zone/Fall09/Triscale_16Sept09.mp3