Side Deal
SIDE DEAL is a band of five friends from various performing and touring bands who have come back to their hometown of Newport Beach to rekindle a love of music. Charlie Colin (Founding Member of TRAIN), Stan Frazier & Murphy Karges (Founding Members of SUGAR RAY), and Joel & Scott Owen (PawnShop kings) have known each other for many years but never played music together.
That changed one night in 2016 when Charlie called Stan to come down and jam with him at the Lido Theater in Newport when his band, Painbirds, was performing with Skunk Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) to a sold-out crowd. Stan invited Scott & Joel that night which resulted a month later in the two of them collaborating at the follow up show where, as the fate of SIDE DEAL would have it, Murphy had come to hang. When Murphy jumped up on bass, all five guys stood onstage together for the first time.
In this spirit of collaboration, SIDE DEAL exists not only to reshape and play the songs they are known for, but to maintain an ever-revolving door of friends from bands loved around the world to join in on the fun with theirs.
Charlie, Joel, Scott, Murphy & Stan are currently writing music and playing live shows.
SIDE DEAL is a band of five friends from various performing and touring bands who have come back to their hometown of Newport Beach to rekindle a love of music. Charlie Colin (Founding Member of TRAIN), Stan Frazier & Murphy Karges (Founding Members of SUGAR RAY), and Joel & Scott Owen (PawnShop Kings) have known each other for many years but never played music together.
That changed one night in 2016 when Charlie called Stan to come down and jam with him at the Lido Theater in Newport when his band, Painbirds, was performing with Skunk Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) to a sold-out crowd. Stan invited Scott & Joel that night which resulted a month later in the two of them collaborating at the follow up show where, as the fate of SIDE DEAL would have it, Murphy had come to hang. When Murphy jumped up on bass, all five guys stood onstage together for the first time.
In this spirit of collaboration, SIDE DEAL exists not only to reshape and play the songs they are known for, but to maintain an ever-revolving door of friends from bands loved around the world to join in on the fun with theirs.
Charlie, Joel, Scott, Murphy & Stan are currently writing music and playing live shows.
Formed in the city of Orange in Orange County CA, in 1999, The Relatives have released three CDs - two on Delirium Records, and their latest - "Tilted World" - on Slipped Disc Records. They have contributed to four compilation CDs, have had four of their songs appear on the Warner Home Video release, "The Utopian Society," which featured actress Malin Ackerman, and have shared the stage with such bands as The Smithereens, Dramarama, Missing Persons, Stroke 9, Alien Crime Syndicate, Stan Ridgway, Tommy Tutone, Animotion, Peter Case, Flock of Seagulls, Berlin, Gene Loves Jezebel, Soul Asylum, and Gin Blossoms. They were also featured as an up and coming band on an OC Weekly compilation CD.
The band started in the late 90's when Jason Arthur answered an ad in The Recycler for "Bass Guitarist Wanted". Chris Cyga joined the band shortly thereafter and for several years, The Relatives rocked Orange, Riverside and Los Angeles Counties as a three piece.
The group decided to augment their sound by bringing in another guitarist,so they recruited David Ramirez. David's soaring guitar leads and incredible tone have lifted The Relatives' sound to new heights.
Today, The Relatives continue to write strong original material, and have just released (in January 2015) their new album, "Tilted World" on Slipped Disc Records.
In September 2015, Dennis LeBlanc left the band to pursue other musical ventures,and the Relatives welcomed new member Jeff "JJ" Olds on guitar and vocals. Jeff is also the songwriter / vocalist / bassist / guitarist of Chino, California based band The Renovators.
Chris Cyga - Drums
Jason Arthur - Bass Guitar / Lead Vocals
Jeff "JJ" Olds - Guitar / Lead Vocals
David Ramirez - Lead Guitar / Vocals