Lineup: AJ Szozda, guitar, harmonica; Steve Knurek, bass; Mick Mason, guitar; and Tom Goodwin, mandolin, violin, percussion.
Year formed: 2009.
Style of music: Americana, roots music.
Influences: Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison.
Sounds a little like: Old Crow Medicine Show crossbred with Bob Dylan and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
Favorite Local Venue: Culture Clash Records.
Albums released: "Redempted Sinner," 2012, which is reviewed on Page 13.
Website: theamericanosband.com.