Vocal & Guitar
John Grounds (guitar) fronted his blues rock power trio, "InfraBlue" in Northern California the past fifteen years. John has great "chops", which can be soft and subtle or roaring with attitude. He has written and recorded with notable producers and musicians in the industry, and today he is playing his jazz, blues and rock at many venues in the Coachella Valley.

Bass Guitar
Dennis Hageman (bass, mandolin, guitar, keyboards & vocals) comes from Hawthorne California, home to such musical greats as the “Beach Boys” and “Ambrosia”. In the early 70’s, Dennis formed The Barons, a popular Southern California band, playing the great Protest, Blues and Rock songs of the era. In the 80’s, Dennis teamed with various songwriter/musicians to form a recording studio and co-founded “More In-Tune Music Publishing” (BMI). He has performed as a session player in several Southern California studios, and continues to perform at venues throughout the area.

Keyboards
Chris Carletto (keyboards) has recorded with Cosmic Free Way and Luvplanet, and has toured with The Byrds, The Tubes, Blues Traveler, Canned heat, and Los Lobos. Chris is a Grove School of Music graduate, studying at their conservatory. He has recorded 2 studio albums with Cosmic Free Way and appeared on Luvplan et's Debut album. Toured as opening act for Blues Traveler, The Byrds, The Tubes, Los Lobos, Merle Saunders, Melvin Seals, Vince Welnick, Hot Tuna, Graduated from Grove School of Music in Los Angeles. Started playing piano at age 5 and joined his first band at age 15.

Drums
A member of the Iowa Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame, Arbuckle’s groove developed in high school and college performing with the R&B bands Elm Street Grocery and Antelon, and accompanying jazz great saxophonist Dick Oatts. In Los Angeles, Arbuckle’s eclectic background propelled the bebop influenced band Zen Dadio, led by his brother, saxophonist Rick Arbuckle; Acoustically Speaking, featuring saxophonist Joe DiStefano; Hyperion 4, showcasing guitarist Clyde Spillenger and saxophonist Boyd Nielsen, and Neptune Cocktail, an instrumental surf band featuring guitarist Allen Kelinsky. Steve Arbuckle laid down the beat for the Nelsen Adelard Blues Band, and Blues Straight Up starring singer Lava Gonzales in Glendale, CA before moving to the Coachella Valley.

Drums
Robert has been performing music since his early teens in the 1960’s, playing with many talented bands in clubs, concert and stadium venues throughout the U.S. and Canada. Best known for his rock and jazz acumen, he has played it all, including big band, country, blues, and folk  He has played behind greats like Dale Shannon, Mary Wells and Tiny Tim to name a few. He also spent many years as a sound engineer at The Studio in the Rockies and mixed for David Crosby, Poco, Dave Mason, Doc Watson and many others. Robert currently resides in Palm Springs and plays with various artists throughout Southern California. With over 60 years behind the drums he brings his vast array of talents to the Desert Crows.