Sacramento Bee Article July 16, 2010

 Lincoln News

Thursday, March 4
Four Barrel – will play rock ‘n’ roll from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at Dillian’s Bar & Grill. Lincoln’s Kally Pile fronts the band, which includes Phillip Lovejoy on lead guitar, Tim Peregoy on bass guitar and Hector Moreno on drums. Dillian’s Bar and Grill is at 605 G St. (corner of Sixth and G streets). No cover. Info: 434-8171 or visit fourbarrelrocks.com.

8/21/2008

Four Barrel to rattle festival
By Justin Cox-Staff Writer

Meet Four Barrel, the headlining band at this year's Earthquake Street Festival. A staple in the Sacramento music scene, the band is booked solid all the way into next year, playing multiple shows almost every weekend. Their high-energy performance and deep well of hit songs from the 60's to today even landed them on the Top Five list of local bands of 2008 by KCRA Channel 3.
Their paramount goal as a band is to entertain, with their performance relying heavily on the energy provided by the crowd. For this reason, they are incredibly fired up to once again rattle the streets of downtown Winters at this year's Earthquake Street Festival. "This is our favorite gig of the year", says singer Ericka Davis enthusiastically, pointing to the dramatic spike in energy that seems to sweep through town every Earthquake Festival. "We love watching the kids get excited. It drives us".
Four Barrel, which was formed originally in 1999, consists of founding member Phillip Lovejoy on guitar, Ericka Davis on vocals, Timmy Peregoy on bass and Hector Moreno on drums.
Lovejoy and Peregoy began playing together when they were both just 15 years old. Their first band, which eventually evolved into what is now Four Barrel, was provocatively dubbed, Politically Erect.
"We weren't getting the church gigs," says Lovejoy laughing. And so the band eventually reverted to their second choice: Four Barrel.
With the late additions of Moreno on drums and Davis on vocals, the band hit its stride musically and has not looked back.
Davis had been singing her entire life, in church growing up and as the president of her high school choir. The first time she sang with a band though was an impromptu performance at a Four Barrel show.
"It was a thrill!" she says of the event, which later landed her the full-time vocalist job. "It makes me happy; I don't have to sing karaoke anymore!"
Four Barrel describes their music as "radio rock from the 60's to today." The variety of songs they play spans virtually all genres, making them assessable to a seemingly endless range of audiences. And with a female on the microphone, the band is all the more compelling.
"People have asked me 'you sing Zeppelin? No way!'" says Davis. "I say, 'watch me.'"
Not only does she sing Zeppelin, but Four Barrel plays everything from Hendrix to No Doubt, Credence to Green Day and Van Halen to Metallica. And one of the more recent additions to the band, which has further expanded their already deep set list, is Davis' husband Bill. Tastefully incorporating bongos on many songs, he has spiked the band with some hot Latin flavor; a surefire way to light up a dance floor.
Upon pulling into town for last year's festival, the band was not entirely prepared for what was about to happen. As night slowly fell however, Main street filled with locals, all singing hard to the rhythm of Four Barrel. "It was way beyond our expectations," says drummer Hector Moreno.
Having now played the show once, they have appropriately reset their expectations, and are amped to get back and do it again. It's up to the people of Winters to reciprocate that energy and make the night a memorable one.