About
Genre: Rockabilly, Country, Americana
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Influences: Johnny Cash, The Stray Cats, The Blasters, Murder By Death, Social Distortion
Booking: r.yates@threebladesentertainment.com
BIO
Yotes combines his rich baritone vocals with an energetic delivery, playing 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.
Over the past fifteen years Yotes has developed his solo show, leaning on over two decades of performing experience in several bands ranging from high energy punk and rockabilly to soulful country, folk, and blues acts. During that time his solo shows evolved from being a convenient testbed for new songs and exploring different styles to a full-time traveling act. Yotes’s solo performances are tribute to the artists and music that have influenced him, a respectful nod to some of his favorite contemporaries, and an opportunity to share his own creations with live music fans everywhere!
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
- 2024 Dates -
September 20 - Bozeman Taproom
Bozeman, MT
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September 28 - Colville Pour House
Colville, WA
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October 5th - The Valley
Tacoma, WA
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October 10 - Redd Dog
Puyallup, WA
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October 11 - Sirens Pub
Port Townsend, WA
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October 12 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA
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October 17 - COVE
Olympia, WA
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October 18 - Lazy River Taphouse
West Richland, WA
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October 19 - Moses Lake Taproom
Moses Lake, WA
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October 20 - Succession Wines
Manson, WA
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October 23 - The Outskirts Brewing Co.
Selah, WA
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October 25 - Squirrel Tree
Leavenworth, WA
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October 26 - Whistlin' Jack's
Naches, WA
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November 7 - Redd Dog
Tacoma, WA
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November 25 - Funhouse
Seattle, WA
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November 27 - Overkill Lounge
Tacoma, WA
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November 29 - Squirrel Tree
Leavenworth, WA
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December 1 - Goose Ridge Wines
Leavenworth, WA
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​December 4 - Sam Bond's Garage
Eugene, OR
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December 5 - High Water Mark
Portland, OR
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December 6 - Ray's Golden Lion
Richland, WA
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December 7 - Squirrel Tree
Leavenworth, WA
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December 8 - Succession Wines
Manson, WA
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December 12 - Redd Dog
Puyallup, WA
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December 13 - Sirens Pub
Port Townsend, WA
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December 14 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA
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December 18 - The Outskirts Brewing Co.
Selah, WA
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December 20 - County Line
Chelan, WA
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December 27 - Packwood Brewing Co.
Packwood, WA
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- 2025 Dates -
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January 4 - McFiler's Chehalis Theater
Chehalis, WA
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January 18 - Brundage Mountain Resort
McCall, ID
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January 25 - The Oxford
Snohomish, WA
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January 31 - Packwood Brewing Co.
Packwood, WA
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February 1 - Packwood Brewing Co.
Packwood, WA
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February 22 - Brundage Mountain Resort
McCall, ID
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March 22 - Brundage Mountain Resort
McCall, ID
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March 28 - Packwood Brewing Co.
Packwood, WA
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April 6 - Succession Wines
Manson, WA
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April 12 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA
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April 19 - Packwood Brewing Co.
Packwood, WA
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October 11 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA
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December 13 - Filling Station
Kingston, WA