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Broken Dream 4:100:00/4:10
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Freeze I.C.E. 4:370:00/4:37
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War No More 4:420:00/4:42
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Electronic Press Kit
The Soapbox Salute
Music with a Message
The 7 piece protest band is the brainchild of the group's singer and guitar player Tim Ryan who comes from an educator and activist background. Each song carries deep meaning while weaving through stories, bold melodies, funky rhythms, and brash brass counterpoint. The songwriting is unique and powerful, and the energy is infectious.
The rest of the band consists of Ingrid Pontes, Cassandra Fermin, Pierre Jauretche, William Calderon-Lopez, JT Happ, and Rick Ortega bringing guitars, keyboards, drums, bass, tenor and bass trombones, and trumpet.
The name of the band is a "salute" to protest singers of the past who have helped to inspire change by standing on their own soapbox. The band includes elements of Folk, Rock, Americana, and Soul.
Previous venues include: The Ivy Room, Fireside Lounge, Hotel Utah, The Golden Bull, Gentilly, Blue Light SF and the HeadWest Marketplace.
Press Photos
Live Video
Studio EP
Music as Activism
4 reasons to get out the vote
Corporate greed. Immigrant rights. Endless wars. Police violence. This EP talks about all of them. Multi instrumentalist Timothy Dixon sounds like a 10 piece band with the help of bass virtuoso Deborah Gama, and Noah Frank's unmatched trumpet playing.
Each song is a protest filled with enticing rhythms, soaring melodies, and spicy prose. Layers of harmonies, rhythms, and instruments intertwine with guitar and trumpet solos over powerful drumbeats that are the backbone of each song.
Many musicians offer vague allusions to current events, but The Soapbox Salute changes hearts and minds by speaking directly and frankly about the injustices of our world. His passion for everyone's right to safety and success shines through every word.