We are a classic rock band with songs ranging from the 60s to the present day. We put our own twist on many of our songs, and we even have some country rock that we've made our own.
We hosted The Toe River Bandits first ever live performance and I can’t wait to see what this project becomes. They play fun songs, crack some funny jokes, and they all have great stage etiquette. I’m sure we will see them become one of the most popular acts in our area.
Price Range: $650 and up, depending on distance and time.
Gig Length: 60 - 180 minutes
Languages: English
We have a sizeable repertoire so we can tailor our songlist to the event or venue. We provide straight ahead rock music, with some classics thrown in. Our music spans the 1950s to present day.
We're the Toe River Bandits and we play guitar driven, straight ahead rock music. We also mix in a few timeless standards and a bit of alt country. We're from Spruce Pine NC and have been together since July 2023. Here's our musician lineup:
Dale Garrison - Lead guitar and vocals
Mike Andreas - Guitar and lead vocals
Jim Plato - Bass and vocals
Tom Blalock - Drums and percussion
We have our own sound system so we only need a reliable power source. Of course, we're happy to use any in house sound if that's available. We're a four piece band, so adequate stage space for that size is required. We don't have lights, but those aren't a must have for us, just as long there's enough light to adequately see.
| December 16, 2023 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Toe River Bandits Live |
| November 17, 2023 • 8:00pm - 10:30pm | Toe River Bandits Live |
| October 28, 2023 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Toe River Bandits Live |
| September 15, 2023 • 8:00pm - 11:00pm | Toe River Bandits Live |
| September 02, 2023 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Toe River Bandits Live |
| September 01, 2023 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Toe River Bandits Live |
These are the songs we currently have on tap. The third group is still being worked but the first two sets are solid.
1 Lost Highway D
2 No Matter What D
3 Nowhere Man E
4 4th of July D
5 Get Together G
6 Feel A Whole Lot Better A
7 Easier Said Than… A
8 Proud Mary D
9 You Ain’t Goin Nowhere G
10 Whiskey In The Jar A
11 Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me C
12 Is She Really…Him? A
13 Ain’t Even Done… Night A
14 Is Anybody… San Antone? D
15 Route 66 A
1 Hitchin A Ride A
2 The Way Em
3 I Need A Lover A
4 Overkill D
5 Baby Blue G
(phone number hidden)9 Em
7 My Back Pages D
8 That’s… Memphis D
9 Peaceful Easy
Feeling D
10 Hippy Hippy Shake E
11 Keep Your Hands… A
12 Call Me The Breeze A
1 Who’ll Stop The Rain G CCR
2 That’s How I Got to Memphis D Charlie Pride
3 Sundown E G. Lightfoot
4 Sweet Marie D Jason & Scorchers
5 Poor Poor Pitiful Me C Warren Zevon
6 The Way Em Fastball
7 I Got You A Split Enz
8 I Need A Lover A P. Benatar
9 Scooby Doo Where Are You? G Matthew Sweet
10 Change Of Heart C T. Petty
11 We Got the Beat A Go Gos
12 Excitable Boy E W. Zevon
13 Is Anybody Goin to San Antone? D D. Sahm
Chuck Berry
Neil Young
Lynyrd Skynrd
Reckless Kelly
Rush
Led Zeppelin
Beatles
Badfinger
The list goes on and on
We just need reliable electricity, and if there's a house sound system we're happy to use that.
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