About Us

Billy Fallon – Rhythm Guitar / Vocals

  • Hometown: San Diego…why move away?
  • Instruments I Play(ed): Guitar, Trumpet
  • Favorite Book: Presumed Innocent
  • Favorite TV Show(s): Big Bang Theory
  • Favorite Food: Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Most embarrassing moment: Court had to recess because I was late for jury duty
  • Terrible at: Basketball
  • Bucket List: Aerobatic Flying
  • Dream Job: Singer
  • Music Influences: Paul McCartney, Barry Gibb, Brian Wilson
  • If I could be a member of any band, it would be: Bee Gees or ABBA
  • Something very few people know about me: Why I go by “Billy”
  • Known for saying: “John, you’re too loud”

John Gravelle – Lead Guitar / Vocals

  • Hometown: Montreal, Canada
  • Instruments I Play(ed): Guitar, Drums, Kazoo
  • Favorite Book: The Da Vinci Code
  • Favorite TV Show(s): Seinfeld
  • Favorite Food: Sushi
  • Most embarrassing moment: Receiving money from a band member who thought I was homeless
  • Terrible at: Painting: Pictures or Houses
  • Bucket List: Japan, China
  • Dream Job: Music Mogul
  • Music Influences: Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Stevie Ray Vaughn
  • If I could be a member of any band, it would be: Zeppelin
  • Something very few people know about me: Lived for two years in Oxford, England
  • Known for saying: “Please and Thank you” (I’m Canadian)

Joe Hilgeman – Bass / Vocals

  • Hometown: Seattle, WA (but a long-time San Diegan)
  • Instruments I Play(ed): Bass, Guitar, Violin, Mandolin, Ukulele, Bass Pedals & Afro-Cuban percussion
  • Favorite Book: Instant Replay by Jerry Kramer
  • Favorite TV Show(s): Shows about Cars, Food, History, Science & Travel
  • Favorite Food: Yes. Food is a favorite of mine.
  • Most embarrassing moment: Singing at church in front of hundreds of people with my fly open.
  • Terrible at: Reading peoples’ minds
  • Bucket List: Travel outside the U.S.
  • Dream Job: Film Narrator
  • Music Influences: Beatles, Gordon Lightfoot, Led Zeppelin, King Crimson & ELP
  • If I could be a member of any band, it would be: Snarky Puppy, Steely Dan or Led Zeppelin
  • Something very few people know about me: I became a musician because I broke my arm. Ask me about it sometime.
  • Known for saying: “HooowwwDEEEEEEE!!!” (like Minnie Pearl. Look her up.)

John Sperrazzo – Keyboards / Vocals

  • Hometown: San Diego, CA
  • Instruments I Play(ed): Keyboards and Acoustic Guitar
  • Favorite Book: The Dilbert Principle
  • Favorite TV Show(s): Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Favorite Food: Sushi or Lobster
  • Most embarrassing moment: Offering money to someone who wasn’t homeless
  • Terrible at: Heights
  • Bucket List: Italy 10 more times, then most of Europe
  • Dream Job: Larry King or Rick Steves
  • Music Influences: The Eagles, James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg
  • If I could be a member of any band, it would be: The Eagles or Steve Miller Band
  • Something very few people know about me: Sang national premier of Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” throughout China in 1993
  • Known for saying: “Sushi anyone?”

Jim Stowe – Drums / Vocals

  • Hometown: Palatine, IL
  • Instruments I Play(ed): Drums and “Guitar” (sort of)
  • Favorite Book: Unbroken
  • Favorite TV Show(s): X-Files
  • Favorite Food: Carnitas Burrito
  • Most embarrassing moment: Presenting to a room of 200 customers on a product I knew very little about
  • Terrible at: Scrabble
  • Bucket List: International travel
  • Dream Job: Architect
  • Music Influences: Beatles, Steely Dan, Rush
  • If I could be a member of any band, it would be: Rush
  • Something very few people know about me: I’m an Eagle Scout
  • Known for saying: “No worries”