Steel Toed Slippers

Steel Toed Slippers consists of William Nicoll on lead guitar, vocals and harmonica, Matt Moss on Drums, Bobby Amirkhan on Bass and Emily Totten on Vocals. Steel Toed Slippers came together November 2006 thanks to a music teacher at McKinleyville High School. Originally they were a power trio pounding out the grooves and laying the foundation for what was soon to be. In January the Tater Tottens walked into the studio cold for an audition. The rest is as they say, history.

In the past year, the Steel Toed Slippers have gained notoriety through out the North Coast Community, stretching from Mendocino County to Humboldt County. They have performed over fifty gigs this past year literally playing every venue possible. One of their first major accomplishments was to compete in a battle of the bands at their high school. There were 5 bands in the competition and Steel Toed Slippers took first place, earning them $200 and some studio time. From that studio time came their first professionally produced song, ?Stencils?. A few weeks later, they entered another battle of the bands, this time it was at Humboldt State University. There were ten bands in this competition and all were college age or older. Once again, Steel Toed Slippers took first place with an overwhelming audience vote. This gained them a headline spot at the SLAM Festival at Humboldt State University along with $300. From there, Steel Toed Slippers went on to perform all over the county at various fund raising events, helping to raise over $10,000 for various non profits and local schools.

In May of 2007, Steel Toed Slippers were invited to be a part of a benefit show for The ALS Foundation (Lou Gehrig's Disease) along with Legendary Little Feat guitarists, Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett. The show was a huge success and Steel Toed Slippers were invited back on stage for Paul and Fred's encore, and together they did a rousing fifteen minute version of the classic Little Feat tune, Dixie Chicken.

Steel Toed Slippers are young (15, 16, 17 & 21) dedicated musicians, writing and performing original music, with a new and fresh sound. Individually they are accomplished musicians. Matt Moss (drums) has studied and performed with legendary rock n roll drummer Richie Hayward (Little Feat) and Stephen Perkins (Janes Addiction, Porno for Pyros), Bobby Amirkhan is a 3rd year music major at Humboldt State and has studied and performed with the one and only Victor Wooten. Will Nicoll attends the California State Summer School for the Arts, and Emily has performed at Reggae on the River with her grandfathers band, The Non Prophets.

Together they are committed and dedicated to a common goal. Together they will be taking the world by storm?.If you are considering a band for your event, Steel Toed Slippers are sure to bring the house down!

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