The Band

Heels To The Hardwood is a soulful Americana rock band known for their powerful vocals, expressive and honest lyrics, intricate guitar riffs, smooth keyboard and pedal steel melodies, and driving backbeats that will keep your toes tapping and your feet stomping.

Heels To The Hardwood formed in the spring of 2011 in Seattle, WA, and has since performed at numerous venues and festivals throughout the Pacific Northwest. The band released their debut self-titled album, "Heels To The Hardwood," in September 2014. They followed this with their second full-length album, "Love Versus Tragedy," in February 2017, and their latest album, "Where We Come From," in 2019. In 2023, they also released singles "1 Past 5 (Say Hello)" and "Intentions." Their fourth album “Let Up” was released on May 8th, 2026 and has been welcomed with open arms in the PNW, Denver Colorado, Ireland and all of the major cities in Australia, among others … Fly Awayyyyy!!!

David John - Vocals / Guitar

David has been writing and playing music longer than he can remember and it has played an important role throughout his life. David has toured across the United States playing at music venues and festivals during his previous collaboration, Handful of Luvin'. 

Kevin Stiles - Pedal Steel / Dobro / Guitar

Kevin is a multi-instrumentalist who has played with bands around the northwest ranging from Heavy Progressive Rock to Acoustic Folk. Utilizing both the pedal steel and lap steel guitar in Heels To The Hardwood, he creates a diverse sound that complements Heels To The Hardwood’s unique style of American Soul music. Kevin's eclectic influences and natural approach to the guitar allow him to play with no boundaries, aiming to keep the instrument's sound unique, fresh, and familiar.

Patrick Files - Guitar / Vocals

Patrick joined the band in lieu of guitarist Colby Sander moving to Nashville to pursue studio work. Patrick was a founding member and bass player in Handful of Luvin' and is one of David's oldest friends. A true Renaissance man, Patrick claims he can play anything with strings, but favors guitar, bass, banjo, and ukulele. Patrick's influences go back to his youth in punk rock bands and concert trumpet.

Jesse Honor - Drums

Relatively new to the scene, Jesse was the first to collaborate with David to create Heels To The Hardwood. Jesse has played sporadically in a myriad of settings and styles throughout the years. From Jazz and Latin in Central America to Metal and Punk in the late 90's. He also currently plays with Parzival, a Seattle-based Zen Rock band.

Jeff DeMelle - Bass

Jeff's easy going demeanor and passion for the bass has served him well during his long music career. Playing in several top performance groups has taken him on many national and international tours with groups such as Publish The Quest, Clinton Fearon’s Boogie Brown Band, Jumbalassy, and Easy Big Fella. Growing up a 70s rock fan, combined with influences from attending many Reggae shows in the 80’s and 90s, followed by tours through Cape Verde, Mali and Zimbabwe in the 2010s influence his low-end styles.