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A few dozen shows, and a mini tour later the band dissolved due to the spider legs that all grew Indian chief heads and unfortunately wanted to walk different directions.\n\nMicah Averiett and Bill Patton went on to link up with other local musicians here in Seattle. After a few failed attempts they linked up with Ryan Bowering a solid drummer coming in from the Canadian highlands. After a year of searching for a qualified bassy they happened across a Northern California bass player (Jarrett Mason) who moved up to Seattle for a change of pace and just so happened to be a perfect fit to complete Wet City's rhythm section. They went on to link up with Tim Conroy a talented keyboard and trumpet player and friend of Jarrett Mason to complete the core of the band. Shortly after Brandon Hunter the young trombone player with soul from a previous life, joined in as well to make what is now the Wet City Rockers.\n\nWet City Rockers has had the privilege in having many local talented musicians come through and be apart of this ever changing and growing Reggae movement in Seattle.\n\nHow would you describe the Wet City Rockers, you may ask? Think Reggae one drops with vocal harmonies, mild dreamy rhythmic guitar syncopation and intricate, secular but rootsy melodic phrasing. With influences from the dark side of roots and the positive soulful vocals of lovers rock. Bring the sensi and submerge your brain in to the sound of the Wet City Rockers.\n\nYou can find out more about Wet City Rockers on their website.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/wet_city_rockers.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/wet_city_rockers/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "wcr-wcrnv", "name" : "Wet City Rockers (vocals removed)", "artist" : { "name" : "Wet City Rockers", "page" : "wet_city_rockers" }, "release_date" : "2026-10-24", "genres" : ["World","Alt Rock"], "vocals" : "vocals removed", "moods" : ["groovy","dark"], "uses" : ["documentary","vlog","podcast background","travel","emotional storytelling","cafe or restaurant"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["reggae rhythm section","dub effects","male vocals","steel drum accents"], "sounds_like" : ["Bob Marley","The Police","Steel Pulse"], "summary" : "Rootsy, dubby reggae with a dark, humorous Seattle twist—ideal for documentaries, travel videos, and atmospheric podcast backgrounds.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Wet%20City%20Rockers/Wet%20City%20Rockers%20(vocals%20removed)/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/wcr-wcrnv/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/wcr-wcrnv", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=wcr-wcrnv" },{ "sku" : "wcr-onmywaynv", "name" : "On My Way (vocals removed)", "artist" : { "name" : "Wet City Rockers", "page" : "wet_city_rockers" }, "release_date" : "2026-10-23", "genres" : ["World","Reggae"], "vocals" : "vocals removed", "moods" : ["dreamy","calm","reflective","hopeful"], "uses" : ["podcast background","cafe or restaurant","lounge or bar","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["reggae one-drop drums","vocal harmonies","rhythmic guitar syncopation","rootsy melodic phrasing"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Rootsy, dubby reggae with dreamy guitar, vocal harmonies, and mellow grooves—ideal for relaxed, reflective, or chill background use.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Wet%20City%20Rockers/On%20My%20Way%20(vocals%20removed)/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/wcr-onmywaynv/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/wcr-onmywaynv", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=wcr-onmywaynv" },{ "sku" : "wcr-onmyway", "name" : "On My Way", "artist" : { "name" : "Wet City Rockers", "page" : "wet_city_rockers" }, "release_date" : "2016-05-11", "genres" : ["World","Reggae"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["dreamy","calm","reflective","hopeful"], "uses" : ["podcast background","cafe or restaurant","lounge or bar","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["reggae one-drop drums","vocal harmonies","rhythmic guitar syncopation","rootsy melodic phrasing"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Rootsy, dubby reggae with dreamy guitar, vocal harmonies, and mellow grooves—ideal for relaxed, reflective, or chill background use.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Wet%20City%20Rockers/On%20My%20Way/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/wcr-onmyway/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/wcr-onmyway", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=wcr-onmyway" },{ "sku" : "wcr-wcr", "name" : "Wet City Rockers", "artist" : { "name" : "Wet City Rockers", "page" : "wet_city_rockers" }, "release_date" : "2014-02-06", "genres" : ["World","Alt Rock"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["groovy","dark"], "uses" : ["documentary","vlog","podcast background","travel","emotional storytelling","cafe or restaurant"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["reggae rhythm section","dub effects","male vocals","steel drum accents"], "sounds_like" : ["Bob Marley","The Police","Steel Pulse"], "summary" : "Rootsy, dubby reggae with a dark, humorous Seattle twist—ideal for documentaries, travel videos, and atmospheric podcast backgrounds.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Wet%20City%20Rockers/Wet%20City%20Rockers/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/wcr-wcr/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/wcr-wcr", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=wcr-wcr" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. 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