The Ries Brothers (pronounced "Rees") is a two-member rock, blues, funk, and reggae band consisting of two brothers from Clearwater, Florida who write and perform their own music. The Ries brothers have toured with Chicago and MIGGS. They have opened for Daughtry, REO Speedwagon, Los Lonely Boys, Little River Band, Edgar Winter Group, Firefall, The Family Stone, and Rick Derringer and performed at the 2014 Van's Warped Tour. The Ries Brothers were an opening act for the 2013 Clearwater Jazz Holiday, opening for Chicago, the youngest in the 34-year history of the event. They were joined on drums by Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez, who was Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band's drummer on Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle. Springsteen also opened for Chic