Bill Noteman and the Rockets
Official Web Site

West Coast Jump Blues!!

Last updated: Aug 11, 2008

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Welcome to the official site of California's hottest West Coast Jump Blues Band. Bill Noteman and the Rockets have been burning up the stages of Northern California for over twenty years!!! The year was 1983 - Bill Noteman, Larry Platz, David Neft, Dave Falco, and Robbie All got together for an impromptu jam in an old movie theater in Lower Lake, California. What emerged that night was Bill Noteman and the Rockets - a band that soon took over Lake, Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties with a unique high energy blend of Chicago blues and rock and roll known as West Coast Jump. Within a year they opened for Elvin Bishop, Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen, and Mark Hummel and the Blues Survivors at the famous Cotati Cabaret. For the next 6 years they were regulars at the Casper Inn, Konocti Harbor Resort and Spa, and were practically the house band at the legendary Hopland Brewery. Fast forward to 2004 - (Platz, Neft and Falco spent most of the 90's in the popular R&B band "Blue Haze", which broke up in 98') Platz called Noteman, who had spent the last 12 years with "The Richie Barron Band" (also working with Elvin Bishop, Sonny Rhodes, Johnny Nitro, Luther Tucker, Annie Sampson and Scott Joss) "Lets put the band back together and see who shows up" - The reformed rockets play 2 shows to a HUGE response. Come and hear for yourself!!!

The ball is now rolling, and though they're all a bit older and greyer, they haven't lost a bit of the old spark- in fact they are better and tighter than ever.

Bill Noteman is an amazing harmonica virtuoso and an extremely entertaining front man - skillfully supported by original members and local legends "Mojo" Larry Platz on guitar, David "Rockin 88's" Neft on keyboards, bassist Dave "Fingers" Falco and new member, drummer Steve "The Shuffler" DuBois . If you are one of the few who have never heard these guys you are missing an incredibly tight, high energy dance band that will leave you jumpin on the floor begging them to play one more! Please visit our site again to find the dates of our upcoming shows!!!! - Dont forget to sign our guest book!! We love our fans!!!