38th Cav Recon
The Players
Steve Shaevel
Rhythm Guitar/Accordion/Keys
Born in Gary, Indiana. Moved to Beverly HIlls, CA (where they got swimming pools and movie stars!), then to Palm Springs. Tried out my singing voice during a high school musical play which convinced me to stick with playing musical instruments (guitars, keyboards, and accordion). Artist influences: Beatles, Deep Purple, Cream, Steppenwolf, Rolling Stones, Robin Trower, CSN&Y, Van Halen, Chicago, Iron Butterfly, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Big Bands (Buddy Rich), Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, The Purdue University marching Band, Molly Hatchet, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mary Poppins, and JC Superstar. Equipment: Fender Strat, Epiphone SG, Ovation Celebrity Acoustic, Marshall amps. Currently lives in Woodland Hills, CA.
Pat "Murf" Murphy
Lead Guitar/Harmonica/Vocals
Jaime Alcantara
Bass/Vocals
My equipment includes left-handed guitars and amps. Left-handed strings and chords are so hard to find! I also play right-handed drums and congas. My influences include: Fats Waller, Spike Jones, Bob Wills, and Ravi Shankar.
Ken Castro-Oistad
Drums/Vocals
Married w/kids; Pisces; drummer and singer since 1967; high school/college era rock cover bands, and various rock cover bands since the 1970's; country-western cover band drummer from '68 to '73. Classically trained vocalist with internationally renowned choral director, Dr. Paul Salamunovich. Drum influences: Jim Fox (James Gang), Ralph Molina (Neil Young & Crazy Horse), Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead), and Ringo. Artist influences: Neil Young, Grateful Dead, CSN&Y. Ken uses Gretsch drums, Ziljian cymbals, DW pedals, Pearl hardware, Remo head, and Hornets drumsticks.
Bob Andrews
Keyboard/Guitar
Bob grew up in the deep south (Orange County), where he learned his first rock 'n' roll licks on a classic guitar from the Blue Chip stamp catalog. After playing in high school bands, he took a 30-year hiatus from performing before enlisting in 38th Cav. Turn-ons include long walks on the beach, gourmet food trucks, and teaching chemistry to teenagers in East L.A.
