Friday, June 6, 2008, the English Beat at Soho in SB. They were great. Dave Wakeling is an amazing performer. He is world class. A funny thing happened that afternoon before the show. I was walking by Soho, and I heard a band playing. It sounded a lot like The English Beat and of course [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Music’
June 14, 2008
Mitch Kashmar and Friends
On Saturday, May 31, 2008, I had the good fortune to see Mitch Kashmar and some of his friends play a great show. Mitch on harp and vocals, Jim Calire on keyboard, Steve Nelson on bass, Tom Lackner on drums, and to top it off, Fernando Harkless on sax and Stuart Ziff on guitar. [...]
May 31, 2008
More bands
Lots of music happening. Last weekend was Memorial Day weekend. I saw Area 51 on Friday, Senior Year on Saturday, and Tommy and the High Pilots and Them Terribles on Sunday.
Area 51: awesome soul and funk. Great singers (one male and one female), great horns (sax and trumpet), and great rhythm section. Great music, [...]
April 27, 2008
Pato Banton 4/20
So, I saw Pato Banton on 4/20. He’s got a great band and he’s a very charismatic performer. It was a great show. Lots of 420 celebrants doing their thing. Too bad it was Sunday; I had to cut it short because I’m just too damn old. Like the t-shirt says “If it’s too loud, [...]
April 19, 2008
The Beautiful Girls
I saw them last night. With some amount of fanfare they played a small club (Soho) in Santa Barbara. All the way from Austrlia, 22 dates in 30 days. Didn’t come on until 11:30, said they slept in. Bands that make you wait around for them to come on strike me [...]
