Polysanto

Genre
Rock
Three Words
Funky Jammy Grooves
Location
Denver
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Brief Band Bio: Polysanto

 

 

Born in the Mile High City, Polysanto is a 5 piece band blending various genres and styles into their own form of funky rock and roll. Although the average age in the band is 25, the collective has a combined 60 plus years of making music between them all. The band has been able to perform at various venues around the Denver metro area including Larimer Lounge, the Black Buzzard, the Mercury Cafe Ballroom, So Many Roads Brewery, and Herman’s Hideaway. The band recently played their first show in Eagle, Colorado at Second Street Tavern and were immediately invited back to perform at the start of 2024. Individual members of the band have been able to perform at venues like the Fox Theater, Lost Lake, the Boulder Theater, Your Mom's House, and Globe Hall. Prominent influences for the band include Led Zeppelin, Phish, Tame Impala, Lotus, Khruangbin, the Grateful Dead, moe., Talking Heads,l, and Mac Miller.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individual Bios:

 

 

AJ Estes - Keys and vocals

  • From: Kalamazoo, MI
  • Main Influences: Goose, Lettuce, Tame Impala, 070 Shake, Lotus, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Eagles, Aerosmith
  • Favorite condiment: Pickles on anything

 

 

Luke Reinhold - Drums

  • From: Virginia Beach, VA
  • Main Influences: Lotus, STS9, Tool, Lamb of God, The New Deal, Snarky Puppy
  • Other talents: Fire spinning, frisbee golf, grilling, always being in motion

 

 

Hartland Brown - Bass and vocals

  • From: Leadville, CO
  • Main Influences: The Motet, String Cheese Incident, Umphrey’s McGee, Boston, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead
  • True story: Once fought off a marmot for a can of nuts

 

Skylar MacDonald - Guitar and Vocals

  • From: Peterborough, NH
  • Main Influences: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Scofield, Phish, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Goose
  • Other Influences: Getting sauced and hot sauce, getting stoned and climbing stones, the Big Lebowski

 

 

Mitch Melodia - Guitar and Vocals

  • From: Goffstown, NH
  • Main Influences: Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Phish, Santana, Marvin Gaye, Grateful Dead, Earth Wind and Fire, Khruangbin, Anderson .Paak, Toots and the Maytals
  • Favorite condiment: (I got some groceries) some Peanut Butter