Growing up in a musical family, Justin Kausal-Hayes began playing guitar at age 9. After taking briefly lessons and learning a few chords, he was off an running! Early influencers were American folk music icons Crosby Stills and Nash, Jimi Hendricks, then later Stevie Ray Vaughn and Pearl Jam. In his early 20s, Justin formed a band with some high school buddies. They called themselves “Author Unknown” and mostly played bluesy covers mixed with a few originals around the local Seattle scene. Years later, the band changed their name to “Buckets of Rain,” and focused on original material. You can read more about Justin’s current bands below.
Justin plays live 5 to 6 nights a week at various local establishments around Seattle and beyond. He is also available for private lessons in North Seattle 2 days a week.
THE TRUE ROMANS
The True Romans started as a side project for Justin and a couple of buddies who had been friends for years and were baffled why they weren’t in a band together, so they started one. Relying on their musical tastes and talent to get them gigs, they were off and running in no time.
The True Romans perform your favorite rock covers from the 1950s to today around the Seattle bar scene and for private events such as weddings, holiday parties, company celebrations, and more.
For more info on The True Romans visit their dedicated website: http://thetrueromans.com/
BUCKETS OF RAIN
Buckets of Rain is Justin’s completely original Seattle-based rock band…well mostly original…ok, we basically borrowed stuff from our favorite artists like the Allman Brothers, SRV, Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews, and Pearl Jam and mixed it up into our own little stew.
You can see Buckets of Rain perform live as various Seattle pubs throughout the year. They also have several albums available for purchase on iTunes.
For more info on Buckets of Rain visit their dedicated website: www.BucketsOfRainBand.com