Guitarist Jon Bare brings an eclectic mix of influences to his brand of blues-rock, including early rock & roll, pop, soul, jazz-rock, electronic music, and occasional flourishes borrowed from Hawaiian, Indian, and Latin music. After growing up in Los Angeles, Bare first learned blues guitar while working as a computer technician in Holland, where he jammed with blues-loving Dutch musicians after hours. Upon his return to the U.S., Bare began writing and recording his own music; he formed a backing band called the Killer Whales, which initially featured former Vanilla Fudge bassist Tim Bogert and ex-Doobie Brothers drummer Chet McCracken. Their first album, Killer Whales, was originally issued in 1993, and enjoyed national distribution beginning in 2000. Bare and McCracken subsequently joined a Hawaiian-influenced rock outfit called the Hula Monsters, who released the album Party Platter in 1996.
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