Steep Ravine

Steep Ravine is a folk rock and newgrass band from the San Francisco Bay Area. Songwriter Simon Linsteadt (guitar, lead vocals) and Jan Purat (violin, vocals) began playing music together in high school, later moving on to study music at UC Santa Cruz and the California Jazz Conservatory. They met bassist Alex Bice (bass, vocals) through jam sessions in Santa Cruz. Drummer Jeff Wilson is the band’s most recent addition. Steep Ravine has toured extensively throughout the country and has recorded three full-length records. Following their humble beginnings playing at a Hawaiian barbecue spot in Santa Cruz and busking in the BART Metro Stations of San Francisco, Steep Ravine quickly gained a following in the Bay Area and throughout the west. After the release of their debut record TRAMPIN’ ON, the band went on several national tours, including notable performances at High Sierra Music Festival, Four Corners Folk Festival, Pagosa Folk n' Bluegrass, Outside Lands, and Strawberry Music Festival. In 2015, Steep Ravine released their second record THE PEDESTRIAN. TURNING OF THE FALL, Steep Ravine's most recent album, was released in spring of 2017 and features nine new original songs. "Built on a solid foundation of gifted songwriting, fine singing, and acoustic string dexterity, [Steep Ravine] may well be opening up a whole new stylistic direction for musicians and listeners alike to follow." —Bluegrass Unlimited The Pedestrian: “An exquisite collection of original acoustic folk laced with influences of bluegrass, pop, jazz, even a hint of funk … The sound is rich, textured, layered, lovely …" — Marin Independent Journal "Polished, highly crafted tunes awash with catchy hooks, luscious melodies, tight harmonies and intricate stringwork." — FolkWords Americana/Folk from California