The Riverside began as a project with Jake Jeanson (lead vocals, guitar) and Matt Day (bass, vocals) in Santa Barbara, California while the two were studying at Westmont College. While still performing under the name Jake Jeanson, the band won the 2012 Santa Barbara Battle of the Bands and quickly gained popularity throughout Southern California. Leaving his dream of becoming a solo artist behind, Jeanson chose to change the name of the band to The Riverside, which is representative of the nature of the band: friends from scattered lands who tell stories together and long for the simple life by the riverside. The band now consists of ten members.

With influences ranging from artists such as Johnny Cash, The Beatles, Ray La Montagne, and Bob Dylan, The Riverside brings warm, welcoming, and honest music reminiscent of The Head and the Heart, The Lumineers, and The Civil Wars. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.