the band
Bob Becker – Drums and Vocals
Anthony Forcellini – Guitar and Vocals
Ryan Galas – Bass and Vocals
Dylan Shock – Guitar and Vocals
Former Members
Mike Clark – Drums and Vocals 2003-2019
Shaun Tierney – Keyboards and Vocals
Noel “Yo” Madden – Guitar and Vocals
Alec La Rouche – Keyboards and Vocals
Nat Embry – Keyboards and Vocals
Contact us at booking @ unclestumbles.com
Since their beginnings in 2003, Eugene’s Uncle Stumbles have grown beyond the “first impression” of their name… over ten years later, the name Uncle Stumbles reminds us that each of us stumbles and trips every once and a while-and your friends cover your back. Uncle Stumbles plays late ’60’s style rock and roll with an Americana tinge. An honest exploratory music that draws from influences as broad as Frank Zappa, to Stravinsky to the Grateful Dead, Uncle Stumbles continues to impress and win over crowds wherever they play. Uncle Stumbles plays to the moment, whatever that may be, often surprising themselves in the process.
Drummer Bob Becker is known for the surf trio The Brainwashers he founded in the mid-1990’s. The Brainwashers were a west coast surf music favorite sharing bills with the Dick Dale and The Mermen. He has always been an active part of the Eugene music scene playing with everyone from Cap’n Trips to Blue Lotus.
Anthony Forcellini has written the lion’s share of original material for Uncle Stumbles. Forcellini studied saxophone for 13 years including studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston before switching to guitar for the Detroit area band Resurgency in the late 1980’s. Anthony was the lead guitar player in the Garcia tribute band Cap’n Trips for over 10 years.
Ryan Galas studied music at LCC as well as playing in Figure It Out and Innerstate. Ryan’s bass playing is heavy on “linear” line playing in the style of Phil Lesh. He also plays upright bass in the roots group the Wainwright Brothers.
Dylan Shock’s first word was guitar. He has been playing for over half his life, approaching a musical intuition and vocabulary of one much older than his years. He started performing publicly with Anthony Forcellini in the Americana duo Dylan and Anthony.
Over the years, members of Uncle Stumbles have opened for the Cast of Clowns, Clinton Fearon, George Porter, The Zen Tricksters, The Bridge, Jefferson Starship, Big Brother and the Holding Company, and Quicksilver Messenger Service. They have also been involved in fundraising for community radio stations KRVM and KSOW-LP. Come on down and visit everyone’s favorite uncle sometime. You never know what might happen.