About Rich
Rich Brodsky has been a mainstay of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene since the early 1980's. As lead guitarist for such notable jambands as The Vicious Hippies, Buffalo Roam and the popular Grateful Dead cover band Grapefruit Ed, Rich has played to packed bars, nightclubs and festivals throughout the United States, firing off his fiery psychedelic blues licks for thousands of happy, dancing fans for over 25 years. As a founding member of The Vicious Hippies, Rich and the Hippies criss-crossed the country with counterculture icon, Wavy Gravy in 1988 as part of the infamous "Nobody for President" tour culminating in a legendary performance and rally at Lafayette Park across from the White House. From The Wetlands in New York City to The Fillmore in San Francisco, Rich has been fortunate enough to share the stage with such notable bands and musicians as War, The Radiators, Martin Fierro, Kingfish, Zero, John Cipollina, Sons of Champlin, Pete Sears, The Neville Brothers and many more.
Rich also composes and produces original electronic ambient music as Atomic Skunk and is wrapping up production on his 3rd album due out in early 2011