RokkaTone is acoustic roots rocksteady. It's the R&B pulse reminiscent of the 1960's Wailers, the straight-ahead acoustic blues like 'Exile on Main Street,' and the folk songwriting tradition of Greenwich Village. It's five young Austin musicians setting aside their separate "steady" gigs – reggae, alternative, bebop, and country bands – and wielding instruments you'd find in a Jamaican street band: steel drum, melodica (a hand-held keyboard), acoustic guitar, upright bass, trombone, hand percussion, and a sparse drum set that …
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