Members:
Keith Williams
John Speziale
Kimbo Matthews
See below for a list of upcoming show performances!
The Essence of Three
US3 started out as a three piece project put together just for the fun of playing music with friends. Ty Seitz and John Speziale contacted Keith Williams to see if he would be interested in getting together occasionally at his house to play fun tunes. Keith's main source of musical expresion at this point was doing dinner gigs, playing guitar, piano, and singing to pre recorded backing tracks for dinner music throught the mid-Ohio and Pennsylvania area. Playing along with a machine is one thing, but playing live with other musicians is something totally different, so he said yes.
This went on for some time, when Ty was lucky enough to get a good job he had applied for. The downside of that was he could no longer commit to the project. Keith had worked with a brilliant bassist several years ago that he knew wasn't playing with anyone. That's how they brought Kimbo Matthews aboard. Just like a fairy tale, they lived happily ever after.
The songs they played, everyone in the band enjoyed playing. John was able to keep his chops up, and even improve on them. Kimbo, who had not really played for quite some time, was able to revive his playing skills, as well as use his excellent singing voice. He worked hard to get himself back into shape, and did so before long. Keith was now able to switch from guitar to keyboards depending on what the songs required, and that made him happy too! There's nothing like working with top shelf musicians to make yourself a better player!
After a while, they decided it would be a good idea to possibly play out once in a while. Of course, to play in public, the band has to have a name. Bands will tell you, one of the hardest things to do is to find a name that fits the personality of the band. Kimbo came up with US3, just a three letter/number combination that sums up the feeling of this band. US3. The essence of three. Everyone agreed this was the name to go with. Their first gig was a success with a lot of positive feedback from the crowd.
Genre: The songlist for US3 consists of material from almost every popular genre going today. From Sly and the Family Stone to Lionel Ritchie to Daft Punk to Tom Petty to Bob Seger. Rock, pop, jazz, fast songs, slow songs, and some in between. It's a versitily that separates them from most bands you'll see here and from out of the area. They play all of the instruments and they sing all the songs live. Nothing pre-recorded or sequenced. Check them out when you can, and you'll see! Sit back and enjoy, or get up and move around, it'll be fun either way.
Upcoming Shows in 2014
02-22-2014 - White Front in Toronto, OH - Performing from 9pm-12am. No cover charge.
03-14-2014 - Wellsville Elks in Wellsville, OH - Performing from 9pm-12am. Open to the public.
03-15-2014 - Toronto Eagles in Toronto, OH - Performing from 8pm-12am. Open to the public.
04-19-2014 - White Front in Toronto, OH - Performing from 9pm-12am. Cozy little bar with great atmosphere. Come down and relax listening to US3 playing songs that bring back some memories.
05-24-2014 - Lock 24 in Lisbon, OH - Performing from 9pm-12am. Very nice club, great place to relax and have a good time.
06-07-2014 - White Front in Toronto, OH - Performing from 9pm-12am. - Biggest little bar you'll ever get the chance to visit. Great place, friendly people. Reasonable drink prices. No hassles, just fun!
06-13-2013 - East Liverpool Pottery Festival - 9pm - On the main stage at this year's Pottery Festival. Dancing in the streets!! It doesn't get any better than this!
06-21-2014 - Wellsville Elks - 10pm - Open to the public. These Elks clubs are well kept and makes a great place to take in a live band in an intimate setting.
07-04-2014 - Lincoln Park Center for the Arts - 10pm - Full slate of activities scheduled for this annual event. Every year this event outdoes itself and this year will be no different. Come early and spend the day. You won't be bored!!
08-03-2014 - Spot Bar in Steubenville, OH - 6pm - Take a break from all that yard work. Let the kids wash the car and cut the grass. Sundays afternoon is YOUR chance to relax a bit. Come on over to the Spot and sit back with a nice cold refreshment while enjoying the live sounds of US3 on the back deck in the open air!
08-16-2014 - East Liverpool's Got Talent Music & Arts Festival - Thompson Park, East Liverpool, OH - 5:30pm - 6:30pm
08-23-2014 - Frank's House - State Route 213, Steubenville, OH - 10:00 PM - A very nice, laid back lace where you can enjoy yourselves and enjoy the music!
08-28-2014 - Toronto All Class Reunion - Street Address: Downtown Toronto, OH (Gazebo) - 6:00 PM - We're really looking forward to playing for all our good friends in the Toronto area!
08-29-2014 - Road House - Main Street, Midland, PA - 9:00 PM - Making our second appearance at the Roadhouse. We had such a great time before, we can't wait to get back!!!
08-30-2014 - Toronto Eagles - Next to VFW, Toronto, OH - 8:00 PM - One of our very favorite places to play! we always get a warm reception there!
09-27-2014 - Foxcrest - Chester Hill, Chester, WV - 12:00 PM - It's Fall festival time once again! These folks know how to throw a party! Open to the public with crafts, home made craft items.
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