The Picture Band Variety Band from Austin, TX
Will travel up to 3000 miles
- Avg 5.0 | 1 Review
- 2 Verified Bookings
- Member Since 2007
- 1 Award or Badge
- Starting at $3,500 per event
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THE PICTURES BAND has traveled the world performing for Presidents and many other famous names.We have three band sizes depending on the musical and budgetary requirements of your special event.
Our first is the standard five piece band comprising of
1) Our remarkable lead singer Chris, who has the vocal range, which other singers can only dream of! He sang nearly ALL the male and female parts on our band demo! You will honestly believe that Aretha Franklin is in the room when he belts out "Respect". Truly astounding……. To add to his list of accomplishments he also plays keyboard and rhythm guitar.
2) A true showman... (Drum roll!)……is Byron on the Drums!! He has the dexterity to move from a soft shoe shuffle to heart pounding rock in the blink of an eye. You will never see a better drum stick twirler in your life so get out your camera and take a pic!!
3) The lead guitarist is Bret. A mountain of a man that plays like an angel!! A true virtuoso of world class standard! He also plays mean keyboard and sings vocal backup…… Multi talented!!
4) Our rhythm guitarist and lead/ backing vocalist is Robin. He has been with The Pictures alongside Byron, from its humble beginnings in mom's front room over 23yrs ago!! If you have a hankering for some good oldies like "Jessie's girl" then Robin will take over from Chris and rock ya socks off!
5) Last but not least is another long standing band member ….Chuck! He is our bass player and backing vocalist who takes over the vocals on all the Elvis, Beatles, and Jerry Lee Lewis numbers! Despite the fact that he has been with the band for 23yrs, he will still do the "rock 'n' roll rock God" posture if asked nicely!!
Our eight piece band adds our horn section (trumpet and tenor sax) and female singer Valerie.
Valerie is the best jazz singer the band has ever had the pleasure to work with so far. She can make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when she sings 'If I Aint Got You'- Alicia Keyes.
If you would like your special event to have duet numbers like "You're the one that I want", then consider the eight piece band, because as talented as Chris is, he needs a little assistance on such numbers!!!
The ten piece band adds a bari sax and trombone for an incredible live horn section that is really unbeatable.
Thanks for your inquiry and please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks , Byron
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Avg 5.0 | 1 Review
Review by Adrianne M.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on November 18, 2012•From Houston, TX
In one word - awesome! I had heard them play at a friend's wedding and knew we had to have them for ours. Booking a great band was my #1 priority for my wedding, I wanted everyone to have fun and dance all night - which is exactly what happened. All our guests raved about how great they were. They are great at reading the crowd and played through scheduled breaks when the dancefloor was going strong. What more could anyone ask for? Consummate professionals worth every cent!
I requested a song they had never performed for our first dance, which they learned no problem and played for us. They are a phenomenal band and truly made our party a blast. Highly recommend!
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- • New York New York | Frank Sinatra (requires horn section)
- I Gotta Feelin | Black Eyed Peas
- • If I Ain’t got you | Alicia Keyes
- LOW | Flo Rida
- Lets Get This Party Started | Black Eyed Peas
- • The Way You Look Tonight | Frank Sinatra
- • Fly Me To The Moon | Frank Sinatra
- YEAH | USHER
- • Witchcraft | Frank Sinatra
- Wave on Wave | PAT GREEN
- • It Had To Be You | Frank Sinatra
- • Blue Bossa | Traditional
- • The Nearness Of You | Norah Jones
- Jessies Girl | Rick Springfield
- MORE UPBEAT SONGS AT | BOTTOM
- • For Sentimental Reasons | Nat “King” Cole
- • Satin Doll | Various Artists
- • At Last | Etta James
- • How Sweet it is to be loved by you | James Taylor
- • Have I Told You Lately | Van Morrison/Rod Stewart
- • Someone like you | Van Morrison
- • Moondance | Van Morrison
- • Truly Madly Deeply | Savage Garden
- • Always | Atlantic Starr
- • Unchained Melody | Righteous Brothers
- • Georgia On My Mind | Ray Charles
- • Can’t Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley
- • What A Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong
- • Wonderful Tonight | Eric Clapton
- • When A Man Loves A Woman | Percy Sledge
- • From This Moment | Shania Twain
- • Lady In Red | Chris DeBurgh
- • Can’t Take my eyes off of you | Frankie Valli
- • Into The Mystic | Van Morrison
- • Because you Love Me | Celine Dion
- • She’s got a way | Billy Joel
- • Johnny B. Goode | Chuck Berry
- • Great Balls Of Fire | Jerry Lee Lewis
- • All Shook Up | Elvis Presley
- • Teddy Bear | Elvis Presley
- • Don’t be Cruel | Elvis Presley
- • That’ll Be The Day | Buddy Holly
- • I Wanna Hold Your Hand | The Beatles
- • Twist And Shout | The Beatles
- • I Saw Her Standing There | The Beatles
- • Gimme Some Lovin’ | Spencer Davis Group
- • Brown-Eyed Girl | Van Morrison
- • Misirlou | Dick Dale (Theme from “Pulp Fiction”)
- • Mony Mony | Tommy James
- • I’m a Believer | The Monkees
- • Good Love | The Rascals
- • Hot Hot Hot | Buster Poindexter
- • Bidi Bidi Bom Bom | Selena
- • Smooth | Santana
- • Maria Maria | Santana
- • Guantanamera | Celia Cruz
- • Hey baby que paso | Texas Tornadoes
- • Girl from Impanema | Traditional Latin
- • Blue Bossa | Traditional Latin
- • Mambo #5 | Lou Bega
- • Dancing Queen | Abba
- • Sweet Caroline | Neil Diamond
- • Oh What A Night | Franki Valli & the Four Seasons
- • We are Family | Sister Sledge
- • I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor
- • Got To Be Real | Cheryl Lynn
- • Best Of My Love | Emotions
- • Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson
- • Billie Jean | Michael Jackson
- • Don’t Leave Me This Way | Thelma Houston
- • Copacabana | Barry Manilow
- • Heart Of Glass | Blondie
- • Disco Inferno | The Trammps
- • Lady Marmalade | LaBelle
- • September | Earth
- • Get Down On It | Kool and the Gang
- • Car Wash | Rose Royce
- • Last Dance | Donna Summer
- • Brick House | Commodores
- • Play That Funky Music | Wild Cherry
- • You’re The One That I Want | John Travolta/Olivia Newton John (Only w/Fem. Vocalist)
- Hava Nagila | Traditional
- That’s Amore | Dean Martin
- Sunrise | Sunset
- The Stripper (Garter Dance) | Traditional
- Tequila | The Champs
- • My Girl | Temptations
- • Ain’t Too Proud To Beg | Temptations
- • Sugar Pie | Honey Bunch
- • R.E.S.P.E.C.T | Aretha Franklin
- • Bad Mama Jama | Stevie Wonder
- • Say A Little Prayer | Dionne Warwick
- • Let’s Stay Together | Al Green
- • Come See About Me | Supremes
- • Isn’t She Lovely | Stevie Wonder
- • Nowhere To Run | Martha and the Vandellas
- • Heatwave | Martha and the Vandellas
- • Stand By Me | Ben E. King
- • In The Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett
- • Lets Get It On | Marvyn Gaye
- • Get Ready | The Temptations
- • God Blessed The Broken Road | Rascal Flatts
- • I Swear | John Michael Montgomer
- • Let them be little | Billy Dean
- • So Good In Love | George Strait
- • Amarillo By Morning | George Strait
- • Cross my Heart | George Strait
- • Neon Moon | Brooks and Dunn
- • Boot Scootin’ Boogie | Brooks and Dunn
- • Margaritaville | Jimmy Buffett
- • Crazy | Patsy Cline
- • From This Moment On | Shania Twain
- • Amazed | Lonestar
- • You’re something special to me | George Strait
- • Fast as you | Dwight Yoakem
- • Then they do | Trace Adkins
- • Put yourself in my shoes | Clint Black
- • When you say nothing at all | Keith Whitley
- • Call me Lonesome | Radney Foster
- • Making memories of us | Keith Urban
- • Highway To Hell | AC/DC
- • You Shook Me All Night Long | AC/DC
- • Just What I needed | The Cars
- • Wanna Be Sedated | The Ramones
- • Drive | Incubus
- • Drops of Jupiter | Train
- • Pride & Joy | Stevie Ray Vaughn
- • My Own Worst Enemy | Lit
- • Kryptonite | 3 Doors Down
- • Closer | Nine Inch Nails
- • Head Like A Hole | Nine Inch Nails
- • Man In The Box | Alice In Chains
- • Semi-Charmed Life | Third Eye Blind
- • Satisfaction | Rolling Stones
- • New Year’s Day | U2
- • Pride (In The Name Of Love) | U2
- • Roxanne | The Police
- • She Sells Sanctuary | The Cult
- • You Oughta Know | Alanis Morrissette
- • Lights | Journey
- • Desperado | The Eagles
- • Melt With You | Modern English
- • INXS medley | INXS
- • Kiss | Prince
- • Bizarre Love Triangle | New Order
- • Just Like Heaven | The Cure
- • Your Love (Josie) | The Outfield
- • Tainted Love | Soft Cell
- • Jessie’s Girl | Rick Springfield
- • Bust A Move | Young MC
- • Relax | Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- • A Little Respect | Erasure
- • Situation (Move Out) | Yaz
- • You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) | Dead Or Alive
- • Come On Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners
- • Holiday | Madonna
- • Wishing Well | Terence Trent D’arby
- • Word Up | Cameo
- • Weather With You | Crowded House
- • My Prerogative | Bobby Brown
- • I Want Candy | Bow Wow Wow
- • Blister In The Sun | Violent Femmes
- • What I Like About You | Romantics
- • Love Shack | B-52’s (Only w/Fem. Vocalist)
- • Rio | Duran Duran
- Sexy Back | Justin Timberlake
- Crazy | Gnarls Barkley
- S.O.S | Rhianna
- Lets get it started | Black Eyed Peas
- If I ain’t got you | Alicia Keyes
- Don’t Wanna be lonely no more | Rob Thomas
- Hot in Herre | Nelly
- This love | Maroon 5
- Hey Ya | Outcast
- The Way You Move | Outcast
- I need more Love | Robert Randolph &the Family Band
- This Is How We Do It | Montell Jordan
- My Prerogative | Bobby Brown
- Pony | Ginuwine
- Get the Party Started | Pink
- P Control | Prince
- Boys of Summer | The Ataris/Don Henley
- The Middle | Jimmy Eats World
- In The End | Linkin Park
- Turn Out the Lights | Nelly Furtado
- Hella Good | No Doubt
- Song #2 (Woo-Hoo) | Blur
- Butterfly | Crazy Town
- Believe | Cher
- It’s my Life | No Doubt
- Truly Madly Deeply | Savage Garden
- It Wasn’t Me | Shaggy
- Baby Got Back | Sir Mix-A-Lot
- Don’t Tell Me | Madonna
- C’mon Ride It (The Train) | Quad City DJs
- Smooth | Santana (Feat. Rob Thomas)
- Maria Maria | Santana
- Every Morning | Sugar Ray
- 100% Pure Love | Crystal Waters
- What’s Up? (What’s Going On) | 4 Non Blondes
- Closer | NIN
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Upcoming Events
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November 10, 2012 • Wedding Reception
October 17, 2009 • Private Event
March 28, 2009 • Private Event
March 28, 2009 • Private Event
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October 18, 2008 • Private Event
October 4, 2008 • Private Event
September 12, 2008 • Private Event
April 5, 2008 • Wedding
February 17, 2007 • SAN ANTONIO
February 10, 2007 • TYLER MAYFAIR
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