The Day's Ride Story

This ride started in the hills of Indiana and in the fields of Southern Michigan and in the outskirts of the Motor City and in the shadow of the Big Apple.  It took many twists and turns through deep valleys and across lonely desserts, but it brought the lives and music of Jon Jackson (vocals/guitar), Andrew Mast (drums), John Gallo (guitar), and Karl Messenger (bass guitar) together in the summer of 2011, and A Day’s Ride was born… or maybe it was just named.

The band came together, songs came together, and the sound came together.   It’s a sound that passes through different genres and eras but settles into a place all its own.  It’s the heart of the blues, the energy of rock n’ roll, and the hook that feels new and old at the same time.  The songs and sound speak deeply to the human condition.  They’re songs about love, fear, joy, sadness and every bump or bruise in between.

On the coat tails of their debut release Dead of Winter, A Day’s Ride is willing to walk, drive, or fly wherever people desire music that stirs the soul while begging them to sing along.  Knowing that the ride could lead just about anywhere, they look fondly on the places this road has taken them so far and peer expectantly on down the line to the stops and souls they will encounter in the miles to come.