About UTURN & Lenny's Basement
Join us for a Classic Roots & Americana Rock Dance Party!
UTURN: The rocking rhythms, solid grooves and all out sincere fun are what puts UTURN in the drivers seat when it comes to getting the party started - and keeping it going. They might play songs you know but you haven't heard them like this. The band is built on the hard hitting beats laid down by John Dell'Acqua (JD) on drums, Dan Waller on bass and Tim McNulty on rhythm guitars. Bud Denton and Gary Blackburn hammer out the lead and rhythm guitars. Everyone sings. This lends itself to naturally offering a wide variety of song selection. There is a lot of experience in the collective UTURN but none of that would matter if the rockin' ever stopped. U-TURN intends to never let that happen.
Lenny's Basement : At a recent show, Lenny's Basement was told: “Every single song is totally danceable!” And: “You have a great variety, and don't play the same old songs that everybody else does!” A group of talented and experienced musicians from a wide range of stylistic choices, Lenny's Basement started rehearsing in lead guitarist Lenny Ruckel's living room (the basement was too damp that winter), but what started as a joke for a name, stuck. With four lead vocalists and plenty of harmony, the group started selectively choosing great up-tempo rock n' roll for a batch of “totally danceable” tunes. They get rave responses everywhere they play.
UTURN: The rocking rhythms, solid grooves and all out sincere fun are what puts UTURN in the drivers seat when it comes to getting the party started - and keeping it going. They might play songs you know but you haven't heard them like this. The band is built on the hard hitting beats laid down by John Dell'Acqua (JD) on drums, Dan Waller on bass and Tim McNulty on rhythm guitars. Bud Denton and Gary Blackburn hammer out the lead and rhythm guitars. Everyone sings. This lends itself to naturally offering a wide variety of song selection. There is a lot of experience in the collective UTURN but none of that would matter if the rockin' ever stopped. U-TURN intends to never let that happen.
Lenny's Basement : At a recent show, Lenny's Basement was told: “Every single song is totally danceable!” And: “You have a great variety, and don't play the same old songs that everybody else does!” A group of talented and experienced musicians from a wide range of stylistic choices, Lenny's Basement started rehearsing in lead guitarist Lenny Ruckel's living room (the basement was too damp that winter), but what started as a joke for a name, stuck. With four lead vocalists and plenty of harmony, the group started selectively choosing great up-tempo rock n' roll for a batch of “totally danceable” tunes. They get rave responses everywhere they play.
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