UPCOMING Shows

The Morning Drive have provided a blend of funk, folk and blues rock with good vibes since their formation in 2014. With roots in Fresno, San Luis Obispo and the Bay Area, they love connecting new friends with old, creating memories that etch themselves into the most nostalgic recesses of the heart and mind. Fresno Flyer wrote on their live performance, “The approachability is undeniable, they have a universal sound, it was evident – there were hipsters and mature professionals, a few metal-heads, and dare I say, grandparents relaxing with a glass of wine at a back table... Funk. Blues-rock. Folk. It’s hard to imagine they left anyone out with their buffet-style display of writing prowess which included trombones, a violin, trumpet, and yes, the saxophone. And there was no mistaking the amount of fun they were all having – the energy, the enthusiasm was palpable. They performed like a cohesive unit all riding the same wave.”

2018 was a big year for The Morning Drive, who released their first full-length album, headlined two packed-house shows at two story Fresno venue Fulton 55, and expanded into the Bay Area at venues such as Hotel Utah Saloon and Brick & Mortar in SF. In 2019, The Morning Drive went international; they piled into a couple vans and played in Rosarito, Mexico at Colectivo Surf - a friendly rooftop bar serving craft beers and fresh seafood along with the occasional Mezcal-soaked scorpion. This inspired the band to purchase a bus of their own and a year of touring commenced in 2022 throughout Colorado, Utah, Nevada and of course all over California. Their heartfelt mixture of funk, folk and blues rock employs the use of a variety of instrumentation from horns to fiddle and mandolin to baritone guitar. With roots and friends all over California and beyond, when The Morning Drive sound the horn, they bring the people and a good time.

Photo Location: an attic in San Luis Obispo, CA, 2011

The site of many a jam session and friendships formed