Rebel Soul Band is a labor of love that mixes the elements of quality songwriting with a groovin’ rock n’ roll band to create a true art form.  RSB breaks through the limitations of style to play funk, blues, reggae, ragtime, bluegrass, jazz and psychedelic rock while creating music with a message.  It begins with the lives of four musicians hailing from Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and California all with a passion for improvisational Groove oriented Rock n’ Roll.  

In 1997 singer-songwriter/guitarist Rich Sheldon placed an ad in the LA weekly looking for a drummer influenced by “jam bands” to complete the line-up of an original band.  Brad Rhodus quickly came to the rescue with his dynamic drumming, but shortly afterwards the project fizzled out.  Rich went on to form other projects and began developing a bluesy, groovy guitar style while Brad occasionally joined him, filling in as the drummer at a couple of festival performances.  Then in the winter of 2002, Brad and Rich formed RSB and Venice Beach became their stomping grounds.  They were convinced that a keyboardist was needed and found Erich “Hatch” Gann on the web in January 2005.  Hatch had an uncanny ability for improv and harmonies and immediately began traveling and gigging with RSB.  In September 2005, the last piece of the puzzle came together when bass player Guy Silliman jumped into the whirlwind with his groovy bass-lines and quickly learned RSB’s diverse tunes.  The quartet went into the studio to record a “live” album in December 2005 titled “Shangri-La” and have been performing non-stop at various venues ever since.  

This Los Angeles based band’s live studio recordings have been showcased on the KLSX 97.1 FM “Frosty, Heidi, and Frank show”, the popular classic rock station KLOS 95.5 FM “Local Licks”, and KPFK 90.7 FM with Barry Smolin’s “The Music Never Stops.”   They’ve also been heard on various college radio stations across the US.  

RSB received national recognition in RELIX magazine’s “On the Verge” section and as a result, won a spot on the 2004 RELIX JAM OFF compilation CD.  

RSB has enjoyed performing at several festivals throughout California including: Union Street Faire '05 (San Francisco, CA); LA Art Fest '05 (Los Angeles, CA); Los Angeles Marathon '04 & '05; Whole Earth Festival '04 (Davis, CA); North Park Spring Festival '04 (San Diego, CA); The Venice Carnivale '04 (Venice Beach, CA); Topanga Days '02 (Topanga, CA); and Millpond Traditional Music Festival '00 (Bishop, CA).