Music: Nesta, Among Criminals, and Wasted Noise!

In December of 2011, a group of friends from Half Moon Bay, California formed a Reggae/Dub/Rock band. The band has many musical influences spanning genres from reggae,dub, ska, punk, metal, and hip hop. The one common denominator was the love of Bob Marley and his music. Nesta is Marley’s middle name and also means “pure” in Welsh. The band gets together from time to time and watches old Bob Marle…y movies. They decided that Nesta would be the perfect name for the group. Nesta performs mostly original songs, but some of their favorite covers to play live are “Sun is Shining” and “Stir It Up”. Pete Collom, also well known for his coastal influenced oil paintings, is the front man performing the lead vocals & rhythmn guitar. He was an original member of “The Seen Reds” and was the last drummer of “The Dust”. Alex Callahan, aka Mistar Town in the hip-hop world, is on Keys and Vocals. He also contributes with percussion and guitar when called for. Jameson Kenway lays down the lows on the bass. He played in punk bands “SubSociety” and  “ULC” as well as a ska band “Typical Hero”.  Robert Taylor, better known by his MC name Fat Rob from “Knowmatic Soulz” and “Thanks 4 Leaving”,  is the percussionist on the drums.