(bright tones) (gentle music) (gentle music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) - [Sound Engineer] Mic check, check, check.

(upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) - [Rascal] I didn't have that thought in my head of "Oh, I'm gonna be a musician and make this as a career", I wasn't really thinking like that.

(guitar strumming) And all the way from Denver, Colorado, give it up from my brother Marcello Sanchez on the drum.

(audience applauding) Well, my brother was playing the drums a long time, my older brother.

So growing up, we kind of would play music together.

He showed me how to play some chords on the guitar and then I convinced my dad to buy me guitar.

And I was learning some songs, trying to like learn Johnny Cash.

Started writing my own songs, like two, three chord songs and started just writing.

That's how I still today write music is I can't really sit down with a paper and write a song, I have to come up with a melody and then just start singing.

(guitar strumming) ♪ Standing here outside this door ♪ ♪ It's a place that I've been before ♪ ♪ And I know how this will end ♪ ♪ I'm contemplating my next step ♪ ♪ My mind knows but my heart don't know it yet ♪ ♪ How it gets ♪ ♪ Ooooooooooooo ♪ ♪ Ooooooooooooo ♪ ♪ Life could be so much more ♪ ♪ Where to go, I'm not sure ♪ ♪ Oh, all I know ♪ ♪ Is this door ♪ ♪ I walk in say, "How are you" ♪ ♪ How much good will this do I tell myself ♪ ♪ That I'm not crazy ♪ ♪ Ooooooooooooo ♪ ♪ Ooooooooooooo ♪ ♪ Life could be so much more ♪ ♪ Where to go, I'm not sure ♪ ♪ All I know ♪ ♪ Is this door ♪ ♪ I knew I was right all along ♪ ♪ That this is a place I don't belong ♪ ♪ I followed my heart and that where things went wrong ♪ ♪ Life could be so much more ♪ ♪ Where to go, I'm not sure ♪ ♪ Oh all I know ♪ ♪ Is this door ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) - [Rascal] We had like huge family, so we'd always get together and that's kind of where my music kind of started, where I would listen to Jim Croce, "Bad, bad Leroy Brown" and "The Monster Mash".

Mom and Dad always listened to like Dion and the Belmonts, Elvis and Johnny Cash.

So I grew up listening to all that stuff.

(upbeat music) ♪ I don't even know your name ♪ ♪ I don't even know you anymore ♪ ♪ I don't know you anymore ♪ - [Rascal] We've always been kind of labeled as alternative, kind of folk rock kind of stuff.

I don't know.

I mean, I hit a lot of genres for sure.

I mean I feel like I try to dip into the oldies where it's some '60s and then kind of, yeah, alternative, maybe some folk stuff, if I have more of a acoustic ballad, it's more of just a singer songwriter type thing.

So it kind of, it's hard to pinpoint and I don't certainly like to put myself in any boxes but Americana's where I try to just be at.

♪ But no one to turn to anymore ♪ (audience applauding) - [Rascal] If there's something that I like and I can write and it sounds good to me, then that's what I'm gonna put out.

♪ It don't matter now ♪ ♪ Waking all around the world ♪ ♪ It don't matter now ♪ ♪ Everybody's running around ♪ ♪ And chasing the leaves ♪ ♪ You ought to see it ♪ ♪ It don't matter now, your burning all the things I love ♪ ♪ It don't matter now ♪ ♪ Your holding onto kids too long ♪ ♪ Settle down ♪ ♪ Oh just settle down ♪ ♪ I've been dreaming of you ♪ ♪ All the times we had, me and you ♪ ♪ I told you to tell me real soon ♪ ♪ I was feeling lonely like you ♪ ♪ You just remember my heart ♪ ♪ When you break it in two ♪ ♪ It don't matter now your burning all the things I love ♪ ♪ It don't matter now ♪ ♪ Somebody singing that song all alone ♪ ♪ Oh, just all alone ♪ ♪ It don't matter now ♪ ♪ You're running from the ones you love ♪ ♪ It don't matter now ♪ ♪ Your telling everyone you know ♪ ♪ Run around ♪ ♪ Oh just run around ♪ ♪ I've been dreaming of you ♪ ♪ All the times we had, me and you ♪ ♪ I told you to tell me real soon ♪ ♪ I was feeling lonely like you ♪ ♪ You just remember my heart ♪ ♪ When you break it in two ♪ ♪ You just remember my heart ♪ ♪ When you break it in two ♪ (gentle music) - [Rascal] For the last 10 years, I've been really busy performing all over.

Just been a full-time musician.

(soft music) I play probably over 150 senior center shows a year, I've been doing that for 10 years.

Private events, a lot corporate events, backyard party type stuff, I do a lot of weddings.

(soft music) I was down in Tennessee for a long time, just back and forth writing and doing shows.

(soft music) California, New York and Chicago.

(soft music) I almost moved to Tennessee but I was gone so much, traveling all over, I was like, "Why would I live here if I'm not gonna be here?"

(soft music) So I moved back to Sutherland.

(gentle music) I like my life here and I like raising a family here and I can still travel and do everything I need to do, but I don't really need to be in the big city to do that.

(upbeat music) ♪ Oh, money can't buy love ♪ ♪ It can change your mind ♪ ♪ I know ♪ ♪ Good love don't come easy ♪ ♪ But oh, what's a poor boy to do ♪ ♪ I find myself searching all night ♪ ♪ Wake up alone, just waiting for you ♪ ♪ You found me ♪ ♪ In need of some love ♪ ♪ Filled me up when I was half full ♪ ♪ Was so far gone, it was all I could do ♪ ♪ To keep my heart above until I met you ♪ ♪ My friends are out ♪ ♪ And I'm all alone ♪ ♪ Can't get off of this road that I'm on ♪ ♪ You're probably out just doing your thing ♪ ♪ I'm right here stuck in the same routine ♪ ♪ You found me ♪ ♪ In need of some love ♪ ♪ Filled me up when I was half full ♪ ♪ Was so far gone it was all I could do ♪ ♪ To keep my heart above until I met you ♪ ♪ Love brought us here ♪ ♪ When we said our vows ♪ ♪ It won't be easy ♪ ♪ But baby, don't fear ♪ ♪ We've got each other ♪ ♪ Until the end ♪ ♪ Waking up beside you with love in my heart ♪ ♪ You found me ♪ ♪ In need of some love ♪ ♪ Filled me up when I was half full ♪ ♪ Was so far gone it was all I could do ♪ ♪ To keep my heart above until I met you ♪ ♪ To keep my heart above until I met you ♪ ♪ To keep my heart above until I met you ♪ (mellow music) (mellow music) (mellow music) - [Rascal] My voice has really developed over the last 10 years.

People always ask me if that's something like an effect or something on my microphone.

It's like, no, that's just straight vocals with a little bit of reverb.

When I'm singing hard, it's like it's gonna come out.

♪ I cannot tell you a lie ♪ ♪ We had to say our goodbyes ♪ - [Rascal] I just wanna write good music and have people that enjoy it and get something out of it and listen to it and come to the shows and I love performing and that's what I love to do and that's really, that's all that matters.

(upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (audience applauding) - [Rascal] Woo!

Thank you.

(bright music) (bright music) (bright music) (bright music) ♪ When I walk alone with you ♪ ♪ Your hand in mine, a love so true ♪ ♪ I never stop to walk away ♪ ♪ As you're the best part of my day ♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm mmmm♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm mmmm ♪ ♪ Walking down this lonely road ♪ ♪ I'm feeling so dang alone ♪ ♪ And now that I've got you by my side ♪ ♪ I'm never alone, never alone ♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm mmmm ♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm mmmm ♪ ♪ Something strange we both agree ♪ ♪ When you're walkin' next to me ♪ ♪ Feeling up and feeling down ♪ ♪ On this journey we are bound ♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm mmmm ♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm mmmm ♪ - [Rascal] There's sometimes where there's stuff that's super hard and that's the easiest stuff to write about.

I mean that's like therapy to anybody, just write a song and get it all out.

I try to write as honestly as I can.

I don't really write about just anything, I like a lot of life stories and real stories that people can relate to.

The best feeling is when people can come up to me at a show and say that there one particular song had a big impact on 'em.

And some of these songs are big impacts to people in completely different ways, which is amazing, that's how just powerful music is.

♪ Keep on hurtin' ♪ ♪ Me and everyone else ♪ I've written a song about my wife and I finished that before we got married, so I sang it at our wedding.

(bright music) I just wanted something that I could give to her (bright music) and then that way she could always just listen to it.

♪ Someday ♪ ♪ We finally met in that way ♪ - [Rascal] My buddy Nate Vargas filmed our wedding and so I was like, "Hey, shoot this wedding as you're gonna shoot a music video 'cause that's what we're gonna do".

So then the next year then I released that, "Her", as a music video.

And you can see our whole kind of like our whole day of the wedding.

(bright music) ♪ Someday ♪ ♪ We finally met in that way ♪ ♪ I was waiting for you ♪ ♪ To say my name ♪ ♪ Fallin' ♪ ♪ I knew that I was fallin' ♪ ♪ I was fallin' so deep in love with you ♪ ♪ You're still callin' ♪ ♪ You're still callin' out my name ♪ ♪ You're still callin' ♪ ♪ You're still callin' out my name ♪ ♪ And I'm still here ♪ ♪ And I'm still here ♪ ♪ Darkness ♪ ♪ We've been through the hardness ♪ ♪ And overcome the sadness when there's rain ♪ ♪ Lovin' ♪ ♪ Oh, can't you feel my lovin' ♪ ♪ I don't ever wanna be alone without you ♪ ♪ You're still callin' ♪ ♪ You're still callin' out my name ♪ ♪ You're still callin' ♪ ♪ You're still callin' out my name ♪ ♪ And I'm still here ♪ ♪ And I'm still here ♪ ♪ Singin' ♪ ♪ You're the song I'm singin' ♪ ♪ And the only song in my heart ♪ ♪ Today ♪ ♪ We share a last name ♪ ♪ And look back on the memories we've made ♪ ♪ You're still callin' ♪ ♪ You're still callin' out my name ♪ ♪ And you're still callin' ♪ ♪ You're still callin' out my name ♪ ♪ And I'm still here ♪ ♪ And I'm still here ♪ ♪ And I'm still here ♪ ♪ And I'm still here ♪ - [Rascal] That's the thing about being a musician, you just really never know, every year is a little bit different.

I was just looking for an office space and then I saw this place was for sale.

(clicking) Built in 1910, it was an old farmer's bank back in the day.

Talked to the owner and I came in here and right away I was just like, "Yikes, I gotta have the place".

This is just too good 'cause I had a thousand ideas rolling through my head of what I could do.

So I talked to my wife and I was like, "I think I'm gonna buy this building" ♪ Don't think I'll ever be the same ♪ ♪ City man in a country town ♪ ♪ City man in a country town ♪ - [Rascal] I've always wanted to make my own studio, have a place to rehearse or have bands come in.

♪ Oh, the last thing he ever said ♪ ♪ Was enjoy it while you can ♪ We record all the shows live and then I'm just recording everything so that I can mix it all down and master it later.

And these are super small, intimate.

You're getting people that want to listen to real people, live music that just have good stories and yeah, so I mean just to have that availability to be able to do that and just to have a space.

And I'm gonna cut a record here really soon.

♪ City man in a country town ♪ ♪ Oh, I miss the rumble ♪ ♪ of the subway train ♪ ♪ going to bed early and waking up late ♪ ♪ Don't think I'll ever be the same ♪ ♪ City man in a country town ♪ ♪ City man in a country town ♪ - [Rascal] I had been an entrepreneur for a long, long time and just find my own way.

(upbeat music) I believe in what I'm doing, I think that's a huge part.

(upbeat music) (bright music) (bright music) ♪ I've been waiting for the sun to shine ♪ ♪ Howlin' at the moon ♪ ♪ And I've been chasing after falling stars ♪ ♪ But they led me to you ♪ ♪ And I've been loving you for a moment ♪ ♪ And I know that you are mine ♪ ♪ And I've been loving you for a moment ♪ ♪ And I know that we'll be alright ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're my love ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're my love ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're my love ♪ ♪ Life keeps moving like a hurricane ♪ ♪ I can't catch a break ♪ ♪ Stealing kisses at the kitchen sink ♪ ♪ You've been keeping me sane ♪ ♪ And I've been loving you for a moment ♪ ♪ And I know that you are mine ♪ ♪ And I've been loving you for a moment ♪ ♪ And I know that we'll be alright ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're my love ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're my love ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're my love ♪ ♪ When the world's on fire ♪ ♪ Or my skies are blue ♪ ♪ Life's the best it's been ♪ ♪ 'Cause I've been loving you ♪ ♪ Been loving you ♪ ♪ I've been loving you ♪ ♪ 'Cause I've been loving you ♪ ♪ 'Cause I've been loving you ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ I've been loving you for a moment ♪ ♪ And I know that you are mine ♪ ♪ And I've been loving you for a moment ♪ ♪ And I know that we'll be alright ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're my love ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're my love ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're my love ♪ ♪ Ah, 'cause you're my love ♪ ♪ Ah, 'cause you're my love ♪ ♪ Ah, 'cause you're my love ♪ ♪ Ah, 'cause you're my love ♪ (gentle music) (gentle music) (gentle music) (gentle music) (gentle music) (gentle music)