Steep Ravine

Steep Ravine is a folk rock and newgrass band from the San Francisco Bay Area. Songwriter Simon Linsteadt (guitar, lead vocals) and Jan Purat (violin, vocals) began playing music together in high school, later moving on to study music at UC Santa Cruz and the California Jazz Conservatory. They met bassist Alex Bice (bass, vocals) through jam sessions in Santa Cruz. Drummer Jeff Wilson is the band’s most recent addition. Steep Ravine has toured extensively throughout the country and has recorded three full-length records.

Following their humble beginnings playing at a Hawaiian barbecue spot in Santa Cruz and busking in the BART Metro Stations of San Francisco, Steep Ravine quickly gained a following in the Bay Area and throughout the west. After the release of their debut record, Trampin' On, the band went on several national tours, including notable performances at High Sierra Music Festival, Four Corners Folk Festival, Pagosa Folk n' Bluegrass, Outside Lands, and Strawberry Music Festival. In 2015, Steep Ravine released their second record The Pedestrian.

Turning of the Fall, Steep Ravine's most recent album, was released in spring of 2017 and features nine new original songs.