Band Members
Chris Rossow
Drums, Percussion, Wrangler
Chris started out playing in rock and funk bands in Boston including a proto-grunge band that opened for Nirvana in the basement of an MIT fraternity. Chris then spent a decade in New York as a freelance drummer backing singer songwriters and bands, and playing in off-Broadway rock musicals. Moving to San Diego to study painting Chris was eventually drawn back to drumming and put together Bon Ton Roulette to explore the rhythms of New Orleans.
Danny DiCarlo
Keyboards, Vocals, Ship Captain
With a musical career that spans over four decades, Danny DiCarlo is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.He's performed all over the country as a soloist and with various bands in his hometown of Pittsburgh, as well as Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Diego. He's had he pleasure of sharing the stage with music greats Buddy Guy, Dave Mason, Randy Jacobs, Deanna Bogart, Freebo and Daryl Johnson (bassist and vocalist with The Neville Brothers).
CJ Hutchins
Guitar, Vocals, Charm
Guitarist/singer CJ Hutchins has a rich history playing and releasing his own music and working with Peter Frampton, Ronnie Montrose, and others. As well as Bon Ton Roulette, CJ currently performs with Theo and the Zydeco Patrol.
CJ plays slide, acoustic, electric, and bass, specializing in Mississippi style blues, but his repertoire encompasses rock, jazz, and western, and has performed with Irish dance band Cobblestone Ceili.
John Simon
Bass Guitar, MOJO
John has performed and recorded a variety of music with local and regionally touring bands (cover and original material) with styles ranging from Acoustic, Blues, Country, Flamenco, Funk, Fusion, Hip-Hop, Improvisational, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin, Motown, R&B, Rock, Singer/Songwriters and even original microtonal music.
John has played with Bernard Purdie, Robben Ford, Andy Timmons, Albert Lee, Paul Gilbert, Gary Hoey, Eric Gales, Josh Smith, Matt Schofield.
Leeann Atherton
Vocals, Harmonica, Tambourine, Washboard
Atherton is known far and wide for her powerful, larger than life vocals, imbuing every performance with a stirring passion. Her voice is a force of nature, as electrifying and volatile as the weather in her hometown of Austin, Texas. It has been said that she combines Bonnie Raitt’s grit, Billie Holiday’s understated soulfulness with her own exuberant spirit into a sound all her own that is equal parts honey and gunpowder. She’s able to shake your body and lift you up, while keeping your feet firmly anchored to the earth.