What’s not easy work is sticking a label on this versatile musician, who during his childhood lived alternately in Tampa’s Cuban quarter, where he was exposed to Cuban music, and the suburbs of Maryland, where he received classical training. Moving between these two very different worlds left Russek with a unique perspective and the ability to adapt, mix, and match musical styles and instruments. He plays eight different wood and string instruments, and his songs draw on a diverse range of influences including punk, folk, swing, Mariachi, Cajun, and Klezmer.

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Great music
Rollingstone.com
Great music, thought-provoking words,and a cool sound.


Punch To Spare
Scott Nabat, Ashbury Films
Everything about this band is like a vitamin shot to the soul.  Songwriting, pageanty and punch to spare. This band reminds you what live music is all about.


A Real Crowd Pleaser
Tony Porto - Crossroads
A band for the new millenium, punctuated by scorching solos and sexy harmonies.  A real crowd pleaser.

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Bio

The Russek Band is comprised of the musical powerhouses Erich Russek, Gene Moore and Chad Sokolowski. Other talented musicians are featured regularly, and the band joking refer to themselves as a trio who doesn’t perform alone. "It’s because we have so many friends," quips Erich.

Erich Russek – guitar and vocals

“Life is just a metaphor of everything we've done before,” sings Erich Russek in “He Thought He Saw,” one of many thought provoking songs by the eclectic singer-songwriter that marries cleverly unpredictable lyrics with foot tapping Americana and Rock, leaving listeners with a knowing grin and no doubt that Russek is a thinking man’s roots rocker. Take his love ballad, “Come Back To Me,” which swings merrily along while quoting six philosophers, one poet, and Albert Einstein. Then there’s “Transients,” where Russek impishly riffs on Simon and Garfunkle with the words, “I am a rock/I like being a rock/All in all, it’s easy work.”

What’s not easy work is sticking a label on this versatile musician, who during his childhood lived alternately in Tampa’s Cuban quarter, where he was exposed to Cuban music, and the suburbs of Maryland, where he received classical training. Moving between these two very different worlds provides Russek with a unique perspective and the ability to adapt, mix, and match musical styles and instruments. He is skilled in eight different wood and string instruments, and his songs draw on a diverse range of influences including punk, folk