MEET THE BAND
Renowned for their electrifying performances, tight arrangements, and meticulous attention to detail, the five musicians of Radio Radio are dedicated to bringing Elvis Costello's timeless classics to life.
VOCALS / ROBERT GILLIGAN
Robert was a singer in the New Jersey/Philadelphia hard rock scene in the early late '90s with a development deal with Ivory Productions/Sigma Studios (The Roots, Erykah Badu, Halestorm), before heading west to San Francisco. Local Bay Area bands include Ratchet/Third Of All (highlight shows include The Knitting Factory, Vinny's, and Red Devil Lounge with radio airplay on 107.7 The Bone) and Anaura (highlight shows include Bottom of The Hill, Brick and Mortar Music Hall, and Elbo Room). Heavily influenced by his USO Singer Grandmother and Opera Singer Grandfather, Robert has spent time fronting jazz and big bands while always keeping one foot planted firmly in Rock and Roll.
GUITAR / GABE ECHEVERRIA
Gabe was practically raised on a stage. Born and bred in California, he grew up in a musical family and cut his teeth playing in original acts and cover bands across the Bay Area before he'd even finished high school.
Film school, followed by a stint in Los Angeles working behind the scenes on episodic TV and feature films kept him busy for a few years. But music kept pulling him back — and when he returned to the Bay Area, he dove right back in, picking up where he left off and never really stopping since.
These days you'll find Gabe moving fluidly across genres with the bands Sausalito and Monorail, bringing the same restless curiosity to every stage he steps onto.
DRUMS / A C Lewis
Classically trained percussionist A C Lewis, AKA DrClock, started drums during the early Punk/New Wave era, performing with Leila and the Snakes in the house band at the Mabuhay Gardens. He played with the Microtones, Garbage, Joan Jett, Ritchie Havens, and shared the stage with Moby Grape. As bandleader, he toured Colombia in the A C Lewis Trio, and is presently leading the World/Funk/Rock band Children of Lucy. In percussion he has backed up Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Leonard Bernstein, Frank Zappa, Bobby McFerrin, and others. He was Timpanist with the Mexico City Philharmonic, the Orquesta Nacional de Colombia, the New Zealand Symphony, and 20 years with the San Francisco Symphony. His Composition teacher was John Adams at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
BASS / REED MALCOLM
Reed was born in San Francisco and raised on West and East Coasts before moving to Berkeley in 1985. A guitar player at 16, he made the switch to electric and stand-up bass after hearing the likes of Tony Levin, Bruce Thomas, and Graham Maby. Reed has had the good fortune of touring Europe and North America with a variety of jazz and rock bands. In 1990 his band Love Nest recorded their first album at A&M Studios in Los Angeles. Since then he has been a part of many Bay Area bands, most notably Fatty Lovebuckle, The Pete Best Experience, and Frances8.
KEYBOARDS / PETER SOE
In his youth, Peter had hoped to become a drummer. Instead, he was drafted to be the keyboard player in his first band, Dormouse, while at UC Berkeley in the 1970s. Through the decades he has performed with Bay Area bands including The Back Pages, Roxy Lady, and The Overcommitments. In addition to being a founding member of Radio Radio, he is currently the keyboardist for Tom Petty tribute band The Refugees (voted Best Tribute Band in the S.F. Bay Area in 2009 on KFOX 98.5), with whom he has played throughout Northern California at venues such as The Mountain Winery in Saratoga, Club Fox in Redwood City, and numerous summer festivals, wineries, clubs, and private events.
