Louisville, Kentucky — Guitarist & Vocalist
Cade
Howard
Twenty years of stage time across blues, jazz, classic rock, pop, and progressive rock — in bands, behind a mic, and on the fretboard, wherever the gig needs it.
Blues · Jazz · Classic Rock · Pop · Progressive Rock · and whatever the room needs
Live performance videos
A quick look at Cade across different bands, rooms, and styles.
Twenty years, five genres, one guitarist
Based in Louisville, KY — available for club dates, private events, sit-ins, and festival slots around the region.
Cade Howard, live.
Cade Howard has spent the last twenty years on stages across Kentucky, moving fluidly between blues shuffles, jazz standards, deep prog cuts, and pop hooks — sometimes in the same set. A Louisville-based guitarist and vocalist, he currently splits his time between three very different projects: Night Parade (alternative rock), Sporelord (heavy psych rock), and Oddjob, a spy-themed outfit built around reinvented classic rock, dance, and funk covers.
Cade has been writing and recording his own music since high school, and that same ear carries over off stage: he records and produces music for other regional artists, and works as a live sound engineer at venues around Louisville. Earlier bands include Zardoz and Hounds & Horns out of Owensboro, and Ted Tyro in Louisville — and along the way, he spent eight years teaching rock music at School of Rock Louisville.
Whether the gig calls for a tight covers set, an original headline show, or a sit-in that needs someone who can read the room and follow the changes, Cade brings two decades of stage time and a catalog that runs from Muddy Waters to Rush.
Three bands, three different rooms
Each project pulls from a different corner of Cade's range — booked separately or as a package.
Night Parade
Alternative RockA full-band alt-rock project built on original songwriting and dynamic, guitar-driven arrangements.
Sporelord
Heavy Psych RockRiff-forward, heavy psych rock built for festival stages and rooms that want volume with texture.
Oddjob
Spy-Themed Retro CoversA spy-themed party band reinterpreting classic rock, dance, and funk covers — built for venues that want a crowd on its feet.
Recordings & more
Original recordings on Bandcamp, plus the full YouTube channel, Instagram, and Facebook for more.
Photos
A cross-section of rooms, bands, and configurations — from festival stages to listening rooms.
Book Cade for your venue
- Versatile repertoire spanning blues, jazz, classic rock, pop, and progressive rock
- Original material and cover sets, tailored to the room
- Available solo, as a duo, or with a full band
- Also works as a live sound engineer, so setup and levels are never a mystery
- Professional gear and fast, clean setup
- Twenty years of regional stage experience