The Walkens

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Upcoming Appearances

  • Saturday, March 31, 2012
  • 6:00PM - Wedding Reception
  • Paradise Valley, AZ
  • Saturday, April 21, 2012
  • 6:00PM - Wedding Ceremony
  • Scottsdale, AZ
  • Sunday, April 29, 2012
  • 6:30PM - Wedding Reception
  • Wickenburg, AZ
  • Friday, May 04, 2012
  • 7:00PM - Corporate Function
  • Marana, AZ
= Booked through GigMasters

Past Appearances

  • Saturday, December 03, 2011
  • 1:00PM - Community Event
  • Mesa, AZ
  • Saturday, November 26, 2011
  • 6:00PM - Wedding Reception
  • Scottsdale, AZ
  • Saturday, August 20, 2011
  • 9:00PM - Convention
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Saturday, April 30, 2011
  • 6:00PM - Wedding Reception
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Saturday, March 26, 2011
  • 7:00PM - Wedding Reception
  • Tucson, AZ
  • Friday, March 04, 2011
  • 6:00PM - Corporate Function
  • Scottsdale, AZ
  • Wednesday, January 05, 2011
  • 7:00PM - Corporate Function
  • Tucson, AZ
  • Friday, November 05, 2010
  • 10:30AM - Grand Opening
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Saturday, October 16, 2010
  • 4:00PM - Wedding Reception
  • Scottsdale, AZ
  • Saturday, October 09, 2010
  • 7:00PM - Wedding Reception
  • Carefree, AZ
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Location:
Phoenix, Arizona
Travel Radius:
Will travel up to 3000 miles from Phoenix.
Pay Range:
$1500-$5000 per event
Member Since:
2008
Primary Category:
Cover Band
Additional Categories:
70s Band, 80s Band, 90s Band, Acoustic Band, Alternative Band, Classic Rock Band, Dance Band, Grunge Band, Indie Rock Band, Pop Band, Rock Band, Show Band, Southern Rock Band, Top 40 Band, Variety Band, Wedding Band
Influences:
The Walkens have a wide variety of influences, and therefore perform songs from just about any genre to entertain any crowd.

Group Members

  • Jeff Owens - Bass, Vocals
  • Allen Abassi - Lead Guitar
  • Tod Miller - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
  • Mike Detto - Drums, Vocals

Description

Voted "Best of the Valley" in Arizona Foothills Magazine for 2011!

The Walkens are quickly proving to be one of the Valley’s hottest and most exciting bands. The band’s veteran lineup consists of former members of some of the areas most notable bands such as T.A.T.E., Zowie Bowie, The Scones, and Frank Lloyd Vinyl. The combination of their widely varied backgrounds and musicianship results in a collaboration that can entertain any crowd. Their setlist contains everything from the Beatles and Elvis Presley to John Mellencamp and Maroon 5.

Over the years, the members of the band have shared the stage with such national acts as Daughtry, The Gin Blossoms, Men at Work, The Posies, Little Feat, Collective Soul and The Smithereens.

Because of the bands high energy, their ability to play any genre of music, and their professionalism, The Walkens are also highly sought after for corporate functions, weddings and private parties. The Phoenix Suns, The Arizona Diamondbacks, AT&T, Galmour Magazine, Marlboro, The American Cancer Association, Bar-S Foods and countless local businesses are just a few examples of companies that the band has performed for in the past. They are currently the house band at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville in Glendale, AZ.

Song List

  • Here is a partial list separated by decade, please feel free to ask for others!
  • Decade of - 1990’s-2000’s
  • Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
  • Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
  • Im Yours - Jason Mraz
  • How Far We've Come - Matchbox 20
  • Bright Lights - Matchbox 20
  • Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
  • Waiting on the World - John Mayer
  • Holiday - Greenday
  • Basket Case - Greenday
  • When I Come Around - Greenday
  • Semi Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
  • Beverly Hills - Weezer
  • Hashpipe - Weezer
  • Say it Aint So - Weezer
  • What I Got - Sublime
  • Rock Show - Blink 182
  • Santeria - Sublime
  • Love You Madly - Cake
  • Bulls on Parade - Rage Against the Machine
  • Jeremy - Pearl Jam
  • Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
  • Mr Jones - Counting Crows
  • Tic Tic Boom - The Hives
  • What Would You Say - Dave Matthews
  • Story Of My Life - Social Distortion
  • Ball and Chain - Social Distortion
  • Steal my Kisses - Ben Harper
  • Mekong - Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
  • Banditos - Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
  • Low - Cracker
  • Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters
  • Champagne Supernova - Oasis
  • Mary Janes Last Dance - Tom Petty
  • American Girl - Tom Petty
  • Aeroplane - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • All My Life - Foo Fighters
  • Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
  • Far Behind - Candlebox
  • Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots
  • Flake - Jack Johnson
  • Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
  • Crazy Bitch - Buckcherry
  • Enter Sandman - Metallica
  • Decade of - 1980’s
  • Don’t Stop Believing - Journey
  • Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
  • Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
  • Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp
  • Your Love - The Outfield
  • Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
  • You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
  • Bad Name - Bon Jovi
  • Sweet Child of Mine - Guns n' Roses
  • Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
  • Panama - Van Halen
  • Beautiful Girls - Van Halen
  • You Dropped a Bomb - The Gap Band
  • Just Like Heaven - The Cure
  • Pink Houses - John Mellencamp
  • Where the Streets Have no Name - U2
  • Should I Stay - The Clash
  • Laid - James
  • Keep Your Hands - Georgia Satellites
  • 500 Miles - The Proclaimers
  • Jenny (867-5309) - Tommy Tutone
  • Decade of - 1970s
  • Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Highway to Hell - AC/DC
  • I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick
  • The Joker - Steve Miller Band
  • American Pie - Don McClean
  • Lets Get It On - Marvin Gaye
  • Brick House - The Commodores
  • Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang
  • Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
  • Why Don't We Get Drunk - Jimmy Buffett
  • No Matter What - Badfinger
  • Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
  • Message in a Bottle - The Police
  • Zep Medley - Led Zepplin
  • Baba O'Reilly - The Who
  • Drift Away - Dobie Gray
  • Traveling Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
  • Decade of - 1960's and back
  • Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
  • I Saw Her Standing - The Beatles
  • Come Together - The Beatles
  • Revolution - The Beatles
  • Eight Days a Week - The Beatles
  • My Girl - The Temptations
  • Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
  • Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
  • Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones
  • Sittin On the Dock - Otis Redding
  • Shout - Otis Day and the Knights
  • Stand By Me - Ben E. King
  • Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
  • Last Kiss - Wayne Cochran & the CC Riders
  • Little Sister - Elvis Presley
  • Other - Country
  • Fast Cars and Freedom - Rascal Flats
  • Life is a Highway - Rascal Flats
  • What Was I Thinking - Dierks Bentley
  • Sideways - Dierks Bentley
  • Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
  • No Shirt No Shoes - Kenny Chesney
  • How Forever Feels - Kenny Chesney
  • Summertime - Kenny Chesney
  • That Summer - Garth Brooks
  • Wild Horses - Garth Brooks
  • Aint Going Down - Garth Brooks
  • Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
  • Beaches of Cheyenne - Garth Brooks
  • Callin Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks
  • 5 O'Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson
  • Mercury Blues - Alan Jackson
  • Somebody Like You - Keith Urban
  • It's a Love Thing - Keith Urban
  • You'll Think of Me - Keith Urban
  • Liza Jane - Vince Gill
  • Right Where I Need to Be - Gary Allan
  • Her Man - Gary Allan
  • Wave on Wave - Pat Green
  • Fishing in the Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  • Something Like That - Tim McGraw
  • Everywhere - Tim McGraw
  • I Didn't Ask - Tim McGraw
  • She Was Mine for Awhile - Tim McGraw
  • Where the Green Grass Grows - Tim McGraw
  • Smoke a Little Smoke - Eric Church
  • Alcohol - Brad Paisley
  • Who Needs Picture - Brad Paisley
  • Shoulda Been a Cowboy - Toby Keith
  • Little Less Talk - Toby Keith
  • Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way - Waylon Jennings
  • Luckenbach - Tx
  • Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
  • Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash
  • Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
  • You Never Even Call Me - David Allan Coe
  • Take it Easy - The Eagles
  • Heartache Tonight - The Eagles
  • Lifes Been Good - The Eagles
  • Lover Lover - Jerrod Niemann
  • Hell Yea - Montgomery Gentry
  • Toes - Zac Brown
  • Traveling Band - CCR
  • Down on the Corner - CCR
  • Fast as You - Dwight Yoakum
  • Guitars and Cadillacs - Dwight Yoakum
  • Little Sister - Dwight Yoakum
  • Amarillo by Morning - George Straight
  • The Fireman - George Straight
  • Cheyenne - George Straight
  • Blue Clear Sky - George Straight
  • Nobody in his Right Mind - George Straight
  • Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Neon Moon - Brooks and Dunn
  • Hard Working Man - Brooks and Dunn
  • Brand New Man - Brooks and Dunn
  • Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
  • Be my Baby - John Michael Montgomery
  • The Race is On - Sawyer Brown
  • Evangeline - Chad Brock

Available For:

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

Feedback

  • Great experience! The Walkens are a fantastic band to work with. They were extremely accommodating, and everything went off without a hitch. And they sounded great! We got tons of compliments on the band from our guests. Highly recommended! -- Kyle G, Scottsdale, AZ, 11/26/2011
  • Absolutely Perfect! If I could rate their talent any higher I would! The Walkens were fantastic! We were worried about having just a four piece band pull it off! But our worries were unfounded! They played songs that everyone loved and even let our president get up to sing.(OK, they made him do it, but he always wanted to be a rock star!) Three thumbs up and 11 toes! -- Krystal A, Glendale, AZ, 4/4/2009
  • The Walkens were perfect. They were incredibly accomodating, came dressed professionally, and helped out immensly throughout the night! The breadth of their song selection was amazing and had something that pleased everyone in the crowd from Grandma to my 18 year old neice. The female singer they hired specifically for the night was also amazing. Her voice along with the lead singer's had the guests talking all night!...and dancing all night! Highly recommended, two thumbs up! -- Jim V, Phoenix, AZ, 3/7/2009
  • The Walkens are awesome! Our company booked them for a retirement celebration for our President and they were a hit. I recommend them to anyone planning an event that wants their guests to be impressed and have a great time. They are a very talented group with a great song list...they had our guests dancing for hours. I received so many compliments on the band. Thank you for making our event a blast! -- Michelle O, Tucson, AZ, 2/21/2009
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