Among flower fields, cattle ranches, and sandy beaches, downtown was one street where the smell of curing fiberglass surfboards hung in the air. As a youngster in Southern California, Kyle wandered along the boundaries of quickly vanishing open spaces. A fort built in a gully was taken over and inhabited by migrant farm workers, before being bulldozed for a new housing development.

His relatives recounted the early days of Hollywood, the Hawaiian gift of surfing, ranch life lost, rail roads moving west, and playing Tarzan in the eucalyptus. They played songs about good times, immigration, and war. Their instruments were passed on in the family and at gatherings they would celebrate by playing, singing, dancing, and laughing.

Kyle grew up speaking English and Spanish, in Southern California and Baja California. He learned to sing in a Greek choir and went to UCSB, where he played with various bands. His travels for scholarship, work, surfing, filmmaking, and music have taken him to New Orleans, Appalachia, Hawaii, Europe, South America, and Africa.

Today, the Kyle Van Band is based in San Diego County. Their first album, Live in San Diego, Vol. 1 was released at Christmas, 2008 and sold out in Spring 2009. Order your copy today through this website. Down home and fun, Kyle Van Band will make you wanna dance!