McCoy Tyler Band

A product of the Santa Cruz Mountains, McCoy Tyler brings an earthy and familiar quality to his music. Taking pages from the playbooks of such country rock legends such as Doc Watson, Mississippi John Hurt, John Prine and Neil Young, Tyler and his band, featuring Clinton James Brown on drums and Chad Bowen on bass, craft unpretentious songs built from the ground up. This band, which is quickly rising through the local roots ranks, would be a good one to keep your eye on. - Cat Johnson sanjose.com