The Band

Rachel Kenney

LEAD Vocals

In 2008 I moved to MN from a small town in Maine. I now live in SW Minneapolis with my fiancé Jon and our 3 amazing kiddos and our Boxer pup and 3 (yes, 3!) cats. I love Soul/R&B/Neo Soul but I also adore Indie/Alt Rock, Oldies and Indie Folk.

Singing since before I can remember, my first memories of music are listening to Mom’s LPs in the 80s; Sade, Phoebe Snow, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, you get the idea. From about 6 on I was playing whatever tapes I could get my hands on in my Fisher Price tape player; Dirty Dancing, Tracy Chapman, Bette Midler, Harry Belafonte and my favorite, The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

And then proverbial crickets until I met Jon in 2014, when we started to build on our love of music together. Ain’t love grand?

Jon Offerdahl

LEAD Vocals / percussion

I’ve loved singing for as long as I can remember and I’m so excited to finally be in a band with the love of my life! My parents did force me to be in church choir, and school choir which I wasn’t a huge fan of, but looking back now I’m glad I did it. I am also a self taught hand percussionist. I played trombone in high school but always regretted not doing the drums instead. I pretty much love all kinds of music…basically anything but country (except for old school country, like Johnny Cash of course). My main genre tends to lean more towards 90’s Rock, but I really do love all types of music. To name a few favorites: The Beatles, Sublime, Pearl Jam & The Head and the Heart, so clearly all over the place!. Similar to Rachel, I had a Fisher Price cassette player I would carry around, but I typically played Twisted Sister and Guns-n-Roses in it!

Zach Rausch

Bass

Hey I'm Zach. My favorite number is 5 and my favorite color is orange, so I prefer orange 5 string basses.
My favorite bands are Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Porcupine Tree.
I love playing music with good spirited people, such as those listed on this page.
~~* [: Good Vibes :] *~~

Shad Bunnell

guitar

Influences: Larry Bunnell, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, MTV unplugged, Bob Marley, Sublime.

Some of my earliest memories are of my Grandpa playing an acoustic guitar..…Jim Croce's "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown". I love songs that tell stories. I love to tell stories. Heavy for the Hawk is young, but i'm drawn to the folky, soulful, story telling vibe from my counter parts. Looking forward to growing as a musician, and learning from a vocally talented, creative group. I appreciate live music, the improv, embellishments, mistakes; it all makes for a more authentic experience. Hope to meet a lot of people on this venture. Come listen and say hello!

Phil Miller

lead guitar/Banjo/sound tech

Waiting on a bio from Phil

Josue Hurtado

drums

Waiting on a bio from Josue