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Summer 2018 Schedule: 6:45 pm in front of Bankhead Theater
June 12 Lisa-Marie Johnston Country, Americana and Blues
June 19 LunaFish Psychedelic rock of the late 60’s & early 70’s
June 26 Spencer Sussman Jazz Combo Smooth jazz
July 3 Sacred Fire Santana tribute band
July 10 David Thornton Band Original blues, country & rock
July 17 Secret Tattoo Jazz combo: “Great American Song Book”
July 24 One Mile Pop songs: 60’s through today
July 31 Matt Finders Combo / Element 116 Jazz
August 7 Audio Illusion Classic Rock, Pop, & Blues–50’s to present
August 14 Tito Gonzalez y su Son de Cuba Cuban dance rhythms
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June 12 Lisa-Marie Johnston Country, Americana and Blues
Lisa-Marie Johnston (LMJ) is a singer/songwriter from Oakland, Ca. She blends country, Americana, and blues into a style she calls “Stomp and Groove.” She represents a new breed of independent artists as a fully self-managed, self-funded recording artist and self-published songwriter. LMJ is a regular in the Fillmore Poster Room at the historic Fillmore in San Francisco, and is featured on KFOG’s local scene for her song “Home To Oakland.” LMJ recently played a TED Talk in San Francisco and played the Women’s stage at SF Pride 2012 and 2014. Official Site: www.stompandgroove.com .
June 19 LunaFish Psychedelic rock of the late 60’s & early 70’s
LunaFish authentically interprets and recreates what is arguably the most innovative period of rock and roll, the psychedelic rock of the late 60’s and early 70’s when songwriting and versatile instrumentation were king. They will bring you back to the Summer of Love. The band: lead guitar Greg Sutton and Kurt Stahl, bassist Michael Fine, drummer Bill Ziegler and keyboardist Don Bott. For more information about LunaFish, please visit http://www.lunafishband.com/
June 26 Sussman Jazz Combo Jazz
Spencer Sussman (tenor and bass trombonist, composer/arranger, and educator) has delighted audiences from the warm beaches of Costa Rica to major Los Angeles music venues. Spencer currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where he performs, composes, arranges, and teaches. He is the founder of East Bay Jazz, an after-high-school jazz education program for talented musicians.
July 3 Sacred Fire Santana Tribute band
Sound Spirit and Energy of the Legend Sacred Fire is comprised of seasoned experienced touring musicians. It is a blistering six-piece Latin Rock Santana Tribute band that knows how to bring out the energy in a crowd and pull out all the stops with your favorite songs spanning the career of Carlos Santana. With an exceptional performance and presentation Sacred Fire brings a bombastic sound full of Guitar, Organ, Percussions and Vocals. www.sacredfireband.com
July 10 David Thornton Band Blues, country, and rock
David is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist born and raised in the bay area. He has been writing and performing his own blues, country, and rock tunes for over 10 years, describing his music as, “bar room music for everyone”. David has performed around the San Francisco bay area at blues jams and has also recorded a CD, available at www.TheDavidThorntonband.net . His musical influences are B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Santana and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
July 17 Secret Tattoo Six-piece unit playing from “Great American Song Book”
Secret Tattoo is a jazz unit of six seasoned musicians, four of which are professional music instructors. Dave Villa & Tom Renner (Flute & Saxophones), Dave Cardoza (keyboard), Nick James ( Bass), Tom Bennett (Drums), and featuring Mr. Miguel Gardel (Guitar). Secret Tattoo will perform Jazz Blues, Swing, Bossa Nova, Dixie, Samba, and Romantic Ballads from the “The Great American Song Book”.
July 24 One Mile Singer-songwriter pop songs from the 60s through today
One Mile features Paul Jewel and Jeff Mirocha on guitars, Jimmy Niedrich on keyboards and percussionist Scott Mitchell. Started in 2013, One Mile players are daytime career professionals and business owners in and around Livermore, playing simply for the love of music. One Mile brings to life the rich vocal harmonies and uplifting music of bands from the last forty years: The Eagles, Jason Mraz, Chicago, The Beatles, Soul Asylum, America, Matchbox 20, The Hollies, REM and so many more. Their music can be found at http://www.onemilemusic.com .
July 31 Element 116 / Matt Finders Combo Jazz
Livermore native Matt Finders, a bassist and composer/arranger, spent 17 years as a trombonist with the Tonight Show with Jay Leno Band. Matt has directed the jazz programs at Mendenhall and East Avenue Middle Schools and founded the Jazz Labb music camps. Matt formed Element 116, a Livermore-based school band that plays jazz and big band tunes.
August 7 Audio Illusion Classic Rock, Pop, and Blue–50’s to the present
Audio Illusion is a Tri-Valley band performing Classic Rock, Pop, and Blues “illusions” of songs from the 1950’s to the present. Their songs will have you reminiscing about where and when you first heard these timeless tunes, when rock and roll ruled the airwaves and the chrome on a bumper was thick. For more information, please visit www.audioillusionband.com
August 14 Hispanic Heritage Center presents Tito Gonzalez y su “Son de Cuba”
The Hispanic Heritage Center promotes the rich facets of Hispanic culture by offering varied educational and cultural events for the East Bay at large. Tito Gonzalez spent his youth picking up guitar gigs thanks to a Cuban-run firm that sent fisherman far and wide. Learning styles such as tres (small Cuban guitar) and the Cuban son, he rapidly ascended from cabbie to star of the Cuban music scene. Now he brings to San Francisco the songwriter’s freedom to experiment and story-tell. His album, Al doblar la esquina, features a fresh take on classic Cuban son backed up by exile talent in his band, the “Son de Cuba,” available at http://titoysusondecuba.com .