Songwriter puts own stamp on Western music

David John and the Comstock Cowboys play at festivals, casinos and special events, as well as private parties all over the Nevada-California region. When not traveling, John and the Comstock Cowboys perform every weekend at the Bucket of Blood Saloon in Virginia City.

The band is comprised of lead singer, guitarist and fiddler David John; his brother, Rich Liska, who plays keyboards, steel guitar, dobro and harmonica; drummer Mike Ansoteque; bassist Rick Hammel; guitarist Dale Poune; and fiddler Robert "Doc" Quam.

How would you define your music; country or cowboy?

Western. They took the Western out of country and western a number of years back, after the singing-cowboys era was over.

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Stephen Bishop news!

Stephen Bishop released his demo cd 3 "Fear of massage" and will be in concert in Paris on May 15th at Espace Cardin. Don't miss that exceptional concert!

At the age of thirteen, Stephen Bishop found himself at a crossroads. A clarinetist with hopes of becoming a History teacher, he was forever changed after watching the Beatles one night on “The Ed Sullivan Show." He convinced his brother to buy him an electric guitar. He bought a “Mel Bay" chordbook and began to learn to play guitar and make up chords as well, writing his first song,"Surf's Turf.." a pathetic sounding instrumental. He formed a band called, “The Weeds" and began to play at local fraternity parties incorporating his own original songs with various songs from top 40...

The Weeds won 2nd place at the Claremont Battle of the Bands, prompting one of the judges to explain that “Stephen Bishop is going to be a big songwriter someday!" Determined to fulfill that prophesy, Stephen made the trip to Los Angeles.