About
Genre: Rockabilly, Country, Americana
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Influences: Johnny Cash, The Blasters, Murder By Death, The Stray Cats
Booking: r.yates@threebladesentertainment.com
BIO
Blending a wide variety of musical influences, along with the comfort on stage that comes from over two decades of performing, Yotes entertains audiences with a mix of songs from 1950’s country, 1980’s neo rockabilly, modern Americana, and many genres and eras in between. He mixes songs by Johnny Cash, The Stray Cats, The Blasters, and Murder By Death with his own compositions. Old favorites are interspersed with some of his favorite songs by friends and up-and-coming artists he’s met through the years.
In 2009, when his existing band chose to take some time off, Yotes began performing as a solo artist. Over the years Yotes has played in blues bands, psychobilly bands, and toured the US in a Johnny Cash tribute. As he continued to develop his one-man show those experiences shaped his approach producing and performing his act. Yotes’s solo performances have become a tribute to the artists and music that have influenced him, a respectful nod to some of his favorite contemporaries, and a testbed for new music as it’s written.
Press
Too often the term "Americana" becomes shorthand for "beardy banjo band," when the genre can mean so much more. Yotes, a.k.a. Ryan Yates, is an Olympia, Wash.-based one-man powerhouse who adds layers of complexity to the Americana descriptor by leaning on 1950's country, neo-rockabilly from the '80s and more than a hint of Johnny Cash (he once toured the country in a Cash tribute group.
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His jumping delivery and driving guitar will turn Eichardt's into a rollicking roadhouse on Saturday, Feb. 11, which is exactly what Saturday nights were made for.
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-Zach Hagadone, Sandpoint Reader
Upcoming Shows
2023
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September 15 - Eichardt's
Sandpoint, ID
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September 16 - Kelly's Casino
Bigfork, MT
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September 17 - Philipsburg Brewing Co.
Philipsburg, MT
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September 19 - Ranch Bar
Anaconda, MT
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September 21 - Owl Lounge
Livingston, MT
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September 22 - Bozeman Taproom
Bozeman, MT
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September 23 - Bozeman Taproom
Bozeman, MT
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September 24 - Draught Works Brewery
Missoula, MT
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September 29 - Lazy River Taphouse
West Richland, WA
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September 30 - LOGE
Leavenworth, WA
October 5 - Tracyton Public House
Bremerton, WA
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October 13 - Uptown Pub
Port Townsend, WA
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October 14 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA
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October 15 - Eleven Winery
Bainbridge Island, WA
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October 18 - Antidote Taphouse
Woodland, WA
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October 19 - M&J Tavern
Bend, OR
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October 25 - Kickstand Coffee and Kitchen
Hood River, OR
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October 28 - Vault Taphouse
Black Diamond, WA
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November 3 - 7 Cedars Casino
Sequim, WA
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November 11 - Pints Barn
Tumwater, WA
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November 15 - Antidote Taphouse
Woodland, WA
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November 16 - Nicole's Bar
Olympia, WA
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November 17 - Lazy River Taphouse
West Richland, WA
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November 18 - Stein
Leavenworth, WA
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November 25 - Squirrel Tree
Leavenworth, WA
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December 2 - Squirrel Tree
Leavenworth, WA
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December 3 - Succession Wines
Manson, WA
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December 7 - Tracyton Public House
Bremerton, WA​
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December 8 - Sirens Pub
Port Townsend, WA
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December 9 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA
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December 13 - Antidote Taphouse
Woodland, WA
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December 15 - Whistlin' Jack's
Naches, WA
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2024
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January 19 - Whistlin' Jack's
Naches, WA
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February 3 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA
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February 16 - Union Hill Cider Co.
East Wenatchee, WA
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March 1 - Foresters
McCall, ID
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April 20 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA
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June 22 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA
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August 17 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA
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October 12 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA
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December 14 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA