Radio Tucson is an alternative rock band based in Tucson Arizona. Radio Tucson's hard melodic sound is influenced by 70's metal through 90's grunge. If you're a fan of bands like Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Dio, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, you'll probably find something to like from Radio Tucson.

Joe Spitale
Guitar, Vocal

Joe grew up playing guitar in rock and punk bands in Southern California. After high school, he attended the Musicians' Institute in Hollywood, where he studied guitar and voice. Although a lifelong atheist, he toured with christian rock bands Undercover and Nobody Special during the late 80s before changing direction and obtaining a degree in physics from the California Institute of Technology. Graduate school brought him to Tucson in the mid 90s.

Curt Pleiss
Drums

Curt is a recent transplant to Tucson from the Denver area. He brings a wealth of experience across many genres both live and in the studio. He has a project studio called Ocotillo Audio where he does drum tracking and mixing for Radio Tucson as well as remote clients. He also plays in the Tucson-based instrumental surf band Desert Undertones.

Jason Schreiber
Bass

Jason is a multi-instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist whose musical background spans a wide range of ensembles and traditions, including Trinidadian steel band, 1920s traditional jazz on tenor banjo, and balalaika orchestra. He toured South Korea with a steel band and spent two months in Trinidad studying steel pan traditions and performing in the Panorama competition. His interests also extend to zoomusicology and the study of musical behavior and communication among non-humans.