Local audiences have embraced Ryan Shupe’s and Peter Breinholt’s distinctive musical styles for many years. These Utah-based musicians create and perform lively, entertaining, folk/bluegrass/rock music in an exciting way that guarantees fans always have a great time at their concerts. These musicians will team up for a special performance at Tuacahn Friday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

RubberBand is a perfect name for Ryan Shupe and his band of amazing musicians. The group is known for its ability to stretch out musically in all directions, pinging back and forth with a joyful spontaneity most bands could barely imagine, let alone achieve. Each member possesses years of experience on his respective instrument and when the band comes together on tunes like the bouncy “Don’t Leave Me Lonely,” or the frenetically fun, “Last Man Standing,” their collective talent is explosive and undeniable.

The five man band, hailing from the Salt Lake City, is a breath of fresh air in an age where much of the music is over-produced. Their organic approach to performing has built them quite a following, not only through the West but around the rest of the country as well. Lead singer Ryan Shupe originally formed the band as an outlet for his songwriting but it soon took on a life all its own, becoming bigger than anything he could have originally imagined.

Songwriter Peter Breinholt has been delighting audiences with his self-styled acoustic music for more than a decade. He has sold out every major concert hall in his home state of Utah many times over, including Kingsbury Hall, Tuacahn, Sundance, Thanksgiving Point, and BYU’s de Jong Concert Hall, among others. His credits also include six albums, a concert DVD, guitar songbooks, film scores, Pearl Awards, songwriting awards, and concerts with several symphony orchestras and choirs, including the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Writing of his music, The Independent said that “anyone familiar with Breinholt’s vibe will find a lot to enjoy here—heavy investment in big neo-folk grooves, with Breinholt’s clear voice sharing center-stage with his articulate and confident acoustic guitar work.” You’ll surely feel the same way when Peter Breinholt and Ryan Shupe come together for a night of great music in Southern Utah’s most spectacular setting.

Ryan Shupe & the Rubberband and Peter Breinholt will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2009, at the Tuacahn Amphitheatre. Tickets, priced at only $15.50, are available at the Tuacahn box office by calling 435.652.3300/800.746.9882 or online at tuacahn.org.