About Us

Band Bio

Ralph and The Rhythm Hounds

is an explosive Cincinnati Blues Rock band that has performed since 2003. Noah Cave is a gifted (phenom) guitarist who started his live performances with the band at age 11. He is excited to be on stage with gifted musicians like Keyboardist Christopher Bentley who has gotten to work with or open the stage for legends like Otis Williams, DJ Fontana, ZZ Top, and REO Speedwagon. Christopher has also performed with Eliza Neals and The Summit band. His wife and wonderful vocalist Michelle Branstetter joins Christopher and the band on stage!

Drummer Calvin Todd has performed with H-Bomb Ferguson!

Guitarist Ralph Cave and Bassist James Tucker (JScarr) are long-time performers in the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Area. The band writes and then records songs at Ambient Studios in Cincinnati, OH. The first album was released in 2016. The band is recording it's second album, soon to be released. The first album is streaming well on Spotify and Jango.com. The band performs their original songs as well as covers by various blues artist like: Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gary Clark Junior, Black Crowes, Peter Green, Robert Cray, Freddie King, Allman Brothers, Buddy Guy. etc...

Band members are:

Frontman – Vocalist / Guitarist Noah Cave, Vocalist / Guitarist Ralph Cave, Vocalist / Drummer Calvin Todd, Vocalist / Bassist JScarr. Guest performances Keyboardist Christopher Bentley and Vocalist Michelle Branstetter.

Check the Ralph and The Rhythm Hounds Facebook Page and Ralph Cave's Facebook Page for future performance notifications.

The band performs in major festivals and venues in Cincinnati area. We look forward to seeing you at our next show!

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SOME PRIOR PERFORMANCES:

Hollywood On The Roof @ Hollywood Casino - 2025
Taste of Cincinnati - Main Stage 2025
Hollywood On The Roof @ Hollywood Casino - 2024
Taste of Cincinnati - Main Stage 2024
Hollywood On The Roof @ Hollywood Casino - 2023
Lebanon Blues Festival 2023
Taste of Cincinnati - Main Stage 2023
Cincy Blues Fest 2023
Taste of Cincinnati 2014 - 2022 – Cincinnati, OH
Cincy Blues Fest 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021 – Cincinnati, OH
Buckeye Blues Festival 2018 and 2019– West Chester, OH
Creekside Blues Festival 2021 – Columbus, OH
Lebanon Blues Festival 2008 – Lebanon, OH
Greater Allen County Blues Festival 2021 – Lima, OH

Check out our Music!

Our song Poor Man's Prayer was a 2024 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Blues Music category Semi-Finalist. Hear our music in our "listen" section via YouTube or Spotify and Jango.com!

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Electronic Press Kit

Information on the Band's Press Kit is located at the link below.

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Check out our Live Videos!

Watch our live music videos via YouTube.

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New Material Is On the Way!

Ralph and The Rhythm Hounds are currently in the studio recording new music tracks for an album.

We are working to achieve a December 31, 2025 release date.

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Awards

Our song Poor Man's Prayer was a semi-finalist in the 2024 International Songwriting Competition (ISC). Ralph and the Rhythm Hounds took first place in the 2021 Cincy Blues Challenge and the 2019 Dayton Blues Challenge! We represented Cincinnati at the 2022 Memphis International Blues Challenge and the 2021 Memphis International Blues Challenge.