The Guilty Parties

The Guilty Parties are a 10-piece Ska/Rock band from Riverside, Ca.

The Hailing from Riverside, CA, The Guilty Parties, founded by current members Josh Franklin, James Baylor, and John Martinez, in the Fall of 2002, started their career of playing shows January of 2003. From Martin Luther King Jr Holiday parades, to parties, to small clubs and coffee shops to renowned venues such as The Whiskey Au Go Go, the Showcase Theatre, The Knitting Factory, Chain Reaction, the Allen Theatre, BB King's Blues Club in LA, their hard work brought them from a garage band gradually up to headlining and selling out large show events at world renowned venues such as BB King's Blues Club in LA. Bands they have shared the stage with include Voodoo Glowskulls, the Skeletones, The Suicide Machines, Bullets To Broadway, the Debonaires, Fishbone, the Aggrolites, Chris Murray, La Banda Skalavera, I voted for Kodos, the Independents, the Forces of Evil, Lost City Angels, Starpool, and Change Up (from Japan). The Guilty Parties play a very wide range of musical styles and have many musical influences. From smooth reggae, to Punk Rock, to third wave and traditional ska, to funk, to indie rock, jazz, hip hop, etc, the Guilty Parties taste good for every occasion. The instrumentation is very unique and includes a large 5-piece horn section, 2 guitars, a drummer, bassist, and two singers. With the experience of putting on well over a few hundred shows shows, the Guilty Parties know how to get a crowd going, which earned them an ever-growing, faithful following. The future looks bright for this young, talented band, and they hope to continue in their hard work and dedication to their love of music and enetertainment.