Lindsay Cheek
Vocals
Lead vocals and the front of the band — the voice most people remember on the drive home.
About
A Tahoe band that takes the music seriously and not much else.
Voted Best of Tahoe three years running — 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Bread & Butter has been a Lake Tahoe fixture since 2015 — a groove-heavy blend of rock, funk, and soul built to move a dance floor.
The band earned its following the hard way: on chops, likability, and versatility, one South Lake Tahoe stage at a time. Rock, funk, blues, pop, folk, and soul, with a few originals sprinkled among the hits — and a lineup that scales from a solo player to a full expanded band without losing the thing that makes it Bread & Butter.
That range is why they've become a regional go-to for weddings and corporate events across the Sierra Nevada and greater Northern California and Nevada — and why the Tahoe Daily Tribune's readers have voted them Best of Tahoe three years running.
Best of Tahoe 2022 Best of Tahoe 2023 Best of Tahoe 2024
The band
Who you're hiring.
Joel O'Connor
Guitar / Vocals
Guitar, harmonies, and a big hand in the arrangements that make the covers sound like the band.
Kyle Kirchubel
Bass
Holds down the low end and the pocket — the reason the dance floor stays moving.
Derek Zalewski
Drums
The engine room. Sets the pace and the dynamics for the whole night.
Frank
Guitar / Keys
Guitar and keys, rounding out the core sound and adding the color.
Supplemental players
For expanded lineups, Bread & Butter brings in a rotating cast of supplemental players — horns, saxophone, percussion, and keys. Availability varies by date; ask when you inquire.
