Truckee Tribe’s unique style of incorporating multiple genres of music into reggae is one of the many aspects that contribute to their success. Their background in roots reggae provides a solid foundation for executing dub, hip-hop ska, funk and rock.

Front man STAN Charles, grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. At the mere age of two, he began sitting in with his dad’s band, and continued through the years playing music with his family. This inspired him to create original music and form bands at an early age. After graduating from high school, he decided to move to Long Beach and study music at Cal State University Long Beach. Living there sparked a love for dub reggae and he performed throughout the area until he moved to Truckee. Stan decided to continue his musical endeavors and formed a band shortly after the move.

He hooked up with his dad, PETE, an accomplished bass player, whose first recording contract was with RCA Records at the age of 21. Good choice...

Then, Stan asked his sister, JENNI to back the band up on percussion, fiddle, and vocals. She had been playing the fiddle since the age of five. While studying at U.C. Santa Cruz, she was introduced to djembe and all sorts of percussion instruments in Latin, Jazz and African music classes. She’s been jammin’ out ever since...

Next, JOSH and Stan hit it off while playing guitar together and decided that their musical styles definitely mixed well. Also, Josh’s talent of being able to switch it up on harmonica, and keyboard was undoubtedly a perfect addition to the band. Josh is from Iowa...

To round it off they added RYAN. Ryan is an awesome drummer and an inspiration to the whole group. Ryan is from North Tahoe...

Though Truckee Tribe is fairly new to the scene, their original style has created an explosive fan base. They are the wave of the dub future, breaking new ground and delivering a reggae frenzy among all of the Truckee/Tahoe area. Spread the dub and come to their next show. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.