from 70 Westbound, released October 8, 2020
Dan Moss. All lyrics and tunes. Lead vocals, rhythm guitar. Native Bay Area musician. And you’ve seen me fireside as Music Director, Lair of the Bear.

Tom Finch. Lead guitar. Chief of human and musical inspiration, tastiest notes ever. A California native and multi-instrumentalist for over thirty years, influenced by rock, funk, blues, and jazz styles. A Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame inductee, Tom has toured throughout the U.S., Europe, Japan and Canada, and is featured on many albums with groups such as Big Brother & the Holding Co, Jazz Iguanas, Pamela Parker, S.F. Airship, Talley Up and Plethora, as well as leading his own groups. Tom has played with a variety of artists including: Joan Baez, Norton Buffalo, Mel Graves, Steve Smith, Kai Eckhardt and many more!

Rob Fordyce. Bass. Soulful in every lick. Band mensch. Rob grew up in the multi dimensional music community of the Bay Area. He has had the pleasure of playing with Lenny Williams (Tower of Power), John Hartman (Doobie Brothers), Big Brother and the Holding Company, Greg “Gigi” Gonaway (Mariah Carey & Greg Johnson), Tal Morris (Huey Lewis, CCR, & If Walls Could Talk), The Ring and Cairo, along with many others. He is a recording session player, and his bass can be heard on many albums.

April Grisman. Backup vocals. Queen of song. Lead inspiration and vibemaster. Producer of 70 Westbound album. April Grisman is a singer/songwriter with a powerful voice influenced by Jazz, Rock and R&B. April is a professional performing and recording artist, including performances with Randy Jackson (American Idol), Irene Cara , Psychefunkapus, Shakarah World Beat Intl., American Drag , Eric Martin (The Eric Martin Band, Mr. Big, 415) , Mark Karan , Rickie Phillips (Styx), Eric Singer (KISS), Tommy Thayer (KISS), Jimmy Degrasso (Y&T), Y&T, Ronnie Montrose Tribute (2012)

Michael Pinkham. Drums. Occasional cannons, always barefoot with a smile. Michael studied privately with some of the greatest drummers in the Bay Area, including Colin Bailey, Alan Hall, Robert Kaufman and Atma Anur. He has toured with Albino!, a fifteen piece afrobeat ensemble; Diego's Umbrella, an acoustic based pop-oriented fourpiece; Monkey Knife Fight, a jazz/funk/fusion quartet; I Am Spoonbender, a rock based project with a theatrical stage show; New Monsoon, Scott Law, Talley Up, Tom Finch Group, Kugelplex, Lagos Roots Afrobeat Ensemble and Circus Bella.

John Varn. Keyboards. Sparks, sage, and soul on the ivories. John’s musical interests are wide and deep – playing these gigs:
Neal Schon Band, Take a Ride; Vinyl Spectrum, Plush Interior; Soul Pie, Butterflies; Endoxi, Tightrope; Crooked, Hardtimes. His inspiration comes from Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin ... and romantic era classical composers like Chopin and Liszt.

Tim Baker, King Tide Studios. Recording. Sausailto, CA.

David Simon Baker Productions. Mixing. Mastering.