The Don Felder Band

Meet Don’s touring band. The band’s members’ list of credits includes The Who, the Eagles, Lionel Richie, Crosby Stills & Nash, Kenny Loggins, David Gilmour, Joe Walsh, Whitesnake and Pat Benatar. We consider it “the deepest band bench in the business.”

Images: C. Clingan, L. Asp, B. Searles

THE DON FELDER BAND

Check out the new EP from band members Stevie D. and Shem, a.k.a APEX. (12-31-14)

THE 2014 SOUNDTRACK OF SUMMER TOUR “STARTING FIVE”

SOUNDTRACK OF SUMMER TOUR Reviews

“…turned out to be the highlight of the night as I witness the solo Eagle, Don Felder, perform his set with precise execution and elegance.” Jam Magazine (Grand Prairie 5/22/14)

“Let’s just say that Felder’s set was as cool and refreshing as the light breeze that flowed through North Texas Saturday afternoon.” Classic Rock Blog (Grand Prairie 5/18/14)

“Felder and his vocally proficient group summoned numerous hollers of approval…” Real Rock News (Oklahoma City 5/21/14)

“Felder kicked off the Soundtrack of Summer tour with style, wowing the audience with a 10-song setlist.” Rock Revolt Magazine (Wichita 5/19/14)

more Soundtrack of Summer reviews and photos

Frank Simes’ new EP Topcat

Recently Frank Simes (along with collaborator Jamie Hunting) sat down for this extended interview, which includes live music!

Frank’s bio via HOAP

More about Frank Simes

Recent interview with Shem von Schroeck:

Tons of images from the 2012 Moondance Jam

Check out Ben Mauro’s new EP Happily Ever

More Random Reviews and Memorabilia

….from our mailbag…..

ROAD TO FOREVER TOUR

“I had the pleasure of seeing Don perform in Scottsdale last night…it was a great show. When I last saw Don it was January 1995 at the America West Arena as a member of the Eagles—earlier in June of 1994 at the Sun Devil Stadium–(and now) in a great intimate venue playing a great mix of new and old music (including my personal Felder fav Heavy Metal)…The performance was amazing, Don was engaging and it was a great time.

I don’t usually envy many but Don’s “Felderburst” Les Paul was amazing! The flame was stunning from the mezzanine and assume was just a gorgeous class AAAAA maple top!!…Don’s tone is as a part of the Eagles sound to me as Tom Scholz is to Boston or Jerry Cantrell to Alice in Chains. An instrumental vocal that is unmistakable.

After the encore Don came out and was signing autographs…I picked up a shirt after the show, something I hadn’t done since the Hell Freezes tour and something the likes of McCartney, U2, the Who or Tom Petty couldn’t entice me to do.

Thanks for a great evening at the Hotel California!” — Tim T. on 10/20/12

Scottsdale show review with slideshow on Examiner.com

Don’s Event Wins Award for Music Entertainment Company – Don was indirectly responsible for Olivera Music Entertainment’s winning the 2010 International Special Events Society’s Capital Award with their staging of a private “Evening at the Hotel California” show at the Barns at Wolf Trap.

A Benefit Evening at the Hotel California, Edmonton

“My family and I attended Don and companies show at the Winspear in Edmonton and must say that the musicianship was beyond reproach. Don has all the skill he had in 1978 when I last saw him and more ripping off solo after solo with precision and the feel of the orginal recordings – truely a master. He also brings with him an array of talent from many genres that are vocally extremely powerful – if you are not physically moved by the power of Seven Bridges Road then music is not for you. They are incredibly tight for a group that obviously did not have years to polish these classic tunes that we are all so familiar with yet if you close your eyes . . . Their individual skills have also clearly been hand picked by Don to give the audience exactly what they want as well as keep the songs fresh – there’s no lipsyncing or “autotune” going on here. His daughter Leah graces the stage with Don and does a great job backing and taking the lead on a song. This was one of those nights I will remember for a long time. It was a pleasure to meet him after the show – he was as kind and friendly as he sounds on interview. Great job and please come again.” — Anonymous (2/9/2011)

Don Felder Concert at Casino Niagara

“My wife and I saw Don in concert Sat. night at the Falls View Casino in Niagara Falls. What a show !! He was terrific! His voice was excellent. Way better than I imagined it would be. I should know better than to underestimate this guy! I think the real problem with Henley and Frey was that they wanted to keep him in “check.” I think they were worried about him getting “too good.” Again, if you get a chance to see him in concert do so. You won’t regret it!” — Don S., Colingwood, Ontario, 2-23-09

Stian was at Don’s show in Calgary on March 23, 2009, and he sent us these images. Thanks, Stian!

Don Felder at the Spotlight 29 in Coachella

“My wife and I saw Don last Saturday at the Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella, California. As expected, he rocked the joint! The rest of the band was REALLY good too. Of course, all the Eagles/Felder tunes were great and Don’s guitar work amazing, but an unexpected treat was Don performing covers of “Pride and Joy” by SRV and “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder…the band really brought the house down with those two surprises.

Now Don should not turn into a “cover band”, but doing a couple cover tunes was fun and added a little variety to things. I was a little surprised that he did not do his tune “Visions” off the One of These Nights album and there were other Felder tunes from various Eagle albums that did not make the “show list”, but I guess you can’t play them all…again, overall a GREAT show!

Please pass along my thanks to “Fingers” for a great show and a wonderful evening!” — Dave F., Southern California, 4-13-09

Great concert on April 11th!

“I attended Don’s concert at the casino in Indio, CA, on April 11th. It was a great show. Lots of aisle dancing near the end. But I thought the sound mixer had way too much bass amps as it drowned out Don’s voice in most of the songs. If you listen to an Eagles song, the drums are very quiet so all the vocals can be heard. I hope you can pass this on to Don.” —D. Welsh, 4-14-09

Editor’s note: Reviews may be shortened and edited for typos and grammar, otherwise the remarks are verbatim.