BIO

MotorFlower was founded by friends Stephen Hall, (Drums/songwriter), and guitarist Adam Schroeder in Boise, Idaho spring of 2000. Schroeder came up with the name MotorFlower which reflects the band’s dynamic heavy and soft sound. MotorFlower was originally a writing project that quickly evolved into a live outfit. Over time, the band played venues such as the Whisky-A-Go Go and the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California and the Knitting Factory in Boise, Idaho. Over the years, members came and went as the band was a vehicle among friends that showcased their writing and playing skills. Hall has been a constant throughout the history of the band to this day. Currently, Hall is not only the band’s drummer, but the primary songwriter. With a mountain of influences the band weaves in and around Rock, Punk, and Alternative genres. Also, Hall is just enough of a guitar player to write melodic, hooky, riff heavy songs. Lyrically, the songs are about real life characters and experiences Hall has had throughout his musical career. MotorFlower’s sound was once described as “A Starling with Led Zeppelin hiccups”. In the spring of 2022, tragedy paid Hall an unexpected visit when he lost his right leg, (below the knee) in a motorcycle accident. As a right handed drummer, it proved challenging to play but eventually doable through the nearly 2 year recovery process.

Current lineup and former affiliates: 

Stephen Hall - Drums/Vocals (Son of Good Sam, House of Hoi Polloi, Gusto, Ned Evett, the Uninvited, the Dicktaters)

Christian Koppenhafer - Lead Vocals (Section 8, Blind Lemons, Chinese Dog Girls, Deep Down Trauma Hounds, the Amazing Misadventures of Fluffer-N-Hummer, $oul Purpo$e)

Danny Mogford - Lead & Rhythm Guitar (Audio Moonshine, Five Smooth Stones, Thomas Duncan Band, Envane, Solitary Band, Son of Good Sam)

Ancel Schoberg - Bass Guitar (The Hi Tops, Where’s Adam, Rat Salad, The Rat’s, Wade & the Blades, House of Hoi Polloi, the Pranksters)

Jake Murphy - Lead & Rhythm Guitar

EXPERIENCE

Past experience as openers (Collectively)

Jimmy Cliff, the Smithereens, Fishbone, the Neville Brothers, Los Lobos, the Guess Who, Widespread Panic, the Samples, the Beat Farmers, Modest Mouse, Marshall Tucker Band, the Fixx, Candlebox, Sir Mix A lot, Ace of Base, the Real McCoys, Bow Wow Wow, America, KC & the Sunshine Band, Otis Day and the Knights, Earth Wind & Fire, 311, The BoDeans, Little Feat, Alpha Rev, Reckless Kelly, JJ Grey & MoFro, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Crazy 8’s, David Allen Coe, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels