Lola Rising
Lola Rising

Lola Rising

Lola Rising is an Island Reggae Rock band also known as "Jahawaiian" that is ukulele driven with high energy melodic dance rhythms and soaring guitars. The six piece hailing from Colorado has quickly risen with dates alongside The Wailers, Matisyahu, The Green, The Wailing Souls, The Movement, Trevor Hall and Rusted Root. They play regionally at venues such as The Bluebird Theater, Washingtons, The Gothic Theater, The Aggie and The Fox Theater. They made festival appearances at The UMS, The Hermosa Beach Summer Series, FoCoMX, The Big Ticket Festival, Velorama, and Spread The Word Music Festival. They were voted Denver’s Best Reggae Band by The Denver Westword in 2019, 303 magazine voted Lola Rising's single "Colorado," as one of the best folk songs in 2017 and selected their music video to be in the 303 Magazine Music Video Screening at the 2018 Denver Film Festival alongside videos from Nathaniel Rateliff and Gregory Alan Isakov. The eclectic outfit is made up of Denver natives Paul Medina Guevara (lead vocals, guitar, ukulele), Woody Roberts (bass guitar, keys, vocals), Kevin Eady (electric guitar, vocals, ukulele), Matt Fink (drums, vocals, percussion), Sarah Joelle (vocals, keys and percussion), and Joe Z (trumpet).