About NHB
For 12 years, with over 1250 Facebook friends, and with numerous gigs at The Royal Bear, The Lost Dutchman, Bud's, Elmer's Pub, Billy McHale's, Stocktons, Acorn Brewing, Northwest Brewing, Joeseppi's, and many others..
NHB has rocked the Pacific Northwest with it's brand of crowd-pleasing, foot-tapping, get-up-and-dance classic rock from the 70's to today.
Featuring five of the Northwest's most talented and experienced musicians, and with state-of-the-art lighting and PA systems, everyone agrees, "NeverHazBeen Rocks!"
Below find bios about the
amazing
musicians of NeverHazBeen
Rachel LaBranche: Singer
Rachel has been singing and touring in the Pacific Northwest
with local bands AND local theater productions.
At 21, she was the lead singer of Hit Connection, a 7 piece funk and disco band. She was also the lead singer for the classic rock band Gunshy.
In 2007, she won Auburn Idol local competition AND performed at the Washington State Fair. In 2018, she formed the classic rock band
Rachel and The Rumors. Rachel has also been asked to sing the National Anthem multiple times at Emerald Downs. Since rock has been a part of Rachel's imspiration, she has found her place with NeverHazBeen and is thrilled to be making music with these amazing musicians.
Jeff Lewis comes to us from the band, One Step Closer.
His previous band experience includes From Nowhere and Beneath Beauty.
A Washington native,
Jeff's favorite artists include Slash, Dave Grohl
and Jerry Cantrell.
Mike Gonzales Bass
Mike or Gonzo is a relative newcomer to the
Seattle band scene but is a natural bassist who
gives NHB one of the best bass men in the Pacific
Northwest.
Al Cifra: Guitar/Vocals
Al has been in so many bands, he's actually lost count!
Al has played up and down the west coast in bands for years.
In addition to playing with Band X, Al came from After The Boom and Abigail's Closet into NeverHazBeen.
With Jeff Lewis, NeverHazBeen boasts two great guitarists!
Michael (Mac) McKinley: Drums/Vocals
Michael or Mac as he's known in the band circles,
started drumming at the age of 10.
He started playing professionally at 15.
Mac attended Eastern Washington University
where he studied the Music Arts and Percussion.
After college,
he embarked on a pro career in which he has played
throughout the Northwest area for over 30 years.
