Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band

Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band

CD Release Party!
Thursday, Apr. 6, 2023 @ 8 PM
Bob Stane’s Coffee Gallery Backstage

2029 N. Lake Ave,
Altadena CA 91001
RESERVATIONS: (626) 798-6236

Los Angeles folk & roots outfit Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band’s debut album You Never Can Tell (out Jan. 20) dances from ‘60s folk, delta blues, lilting ballads to Texas swing and heartland country rock.

The album is a sprightly and seamless blend of Americana, Western swing and California folk-pop that recalls the work of ‘70s country-rock icons Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. It features one-of-a-kind picking by special guest, legendary English guitarist Albert Lee (Emmylou Harris, Everly Brothers, Eric Clapton). “I was so excited to have Albert play on this recording! I’m a huge fan of Emmylou, and I actually learned a lot of these tunes from her archived performances, which he had played on!”      

Until recently, Hubka was known across the country as a jazz artist. She lived in New York City for two decades and became a vital member of its jazz community. After recording three albums in the Big Apple, one with saxophonist Lee Konitz, she moved to Los Angeles in 2005, where she recorded three more albums, and even made it big in Japan, touring the country multiple times. 

But Hubka’s earlier influences came from growing up in the Appalachian mountains of Western Maryland, a child of the ‘60s folk revival. With a mother who sang in a folk group, she was a big fan of Peter, Paul & Mary, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. In early 2017, upset by the outcome of the U.S. Presidential election, she turned away from a lifetime of jazz and went in a new direction. “I wanted to sing protest songs – – and union songs!” she laughs. “I felt a calling to get back to my acoustic and folk roots.” Five years later, Hubka and her Sun Canyon Band are releasing their new album of originals (written by Hubka and Mayock) and covers of classics by artists including Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Randy Newman and Guy Clark.

CONTACT: Diane Hubka 310-882-1883; info@suncanyonband.com, www.suncanyonband.com