The Samples, led by founding singer-songwriter Sean Kelly, have been blending rock, reggae, and folk into their signature melodic sound since emerging from Boulder, Colorado in the late ’80s. Best known for hits like “Nature,” the band built a devoted following through national touring, standout festival appearances, and their feel-good, harmony-rich live performances.
Often compared to a cross between The Police and the Grateful Dead, The Samples deliver hook-driven songwriting, infectious grooves, and uplifting lyrics that have connected with generations of fans. With decades of touring under their belt and a deep catalog of fan favorites, The Samples continue to bring an electric, nostalgic, and unmistakably feel-good energy to every stage.
More than 30 years after starting his full-fledged music career with The Samples, Sean Kelly continues to delight fans with music that transcends genres, age and shatters the rules of the established music industry. Throughout his career, Sean has been the driving influence of 20 albums and over 1 million records sold.
Sean started playing guitar at age 16 listening to Neil Young, Rolling Stones and Jackson Browne. Those influences mixed with his own poignant and timeless lyrics, a unique and striking voice and a mind for melodies led to songs like Little Silver Ring, Feel Us Shaking and Wild River. For many fans, these aren’t new songs or old songs, but anthems to their lives that represent the first time they met their wife or the joys of their times at college.
The Samples are more than a band – they represent a culture of fans and music that go beyond who happens to be playing in the band at any given time. There have been many members of The Samples, but Sean Kelly has been the consistent factor throughout all of the changes.
Sean’s journeys across America have taken place in rental cars, tour buses and pickup trucks that would have literally taken him to the moon and back over the last quarter of a century.
Rob Beaulieu Band is a deep dive into Americana with a slightly more blues and soul take than you will find with Raisinhead. Rob explores an improvised approach to the rock, folk, blues, R&B and soul catalog… playing everything from gospel tunes to Lou Reed, and whatever lies in between. Reinterpreting many of his own songs, as well as the whole experience, will leave you in a soulful mood. The show is slightly akin to a Jerry Garcia Band show with a more rock edge. Never the same show, never the same approach, the band includes Tony Perrino on organ. Tony toured with ex-Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dan Toller for 10 years and solidifies the southern blues and soul elements in the band. If you want to come and be rocked, dance some, cry some, laugh and smile a lot, this is for you.
