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Friday January 28
2022
CLOSED
[as of 1/10/2022]
The previously scheduled
show—with The Blasters—
is postponing to Saturday June 18th. Your tickets will be transferred to
the new date automatically. If you were not interested in attending on
the new date, please contact us within three weeks for a refund —before
February
please.
Friday January 28
2022
8:30PM
doors -- music at 9:00PM
•••
21 AND OVER
$25
Radio
Valencia co-promotes...
The Blasters
rockabilly american roots rock
Thee Merry
Widows
Alternativ Rock, Blues Rock, Psychobilly
Sid Presley
spinning:
Rock and Roll, Surf/Instro
The
Blasters
-from
Los Angele, CA
-From
early days growing up in the southeast
Los Angeles suburb of Downey, California under the tutelage of T-Bone
Walker and Big Joe Turner to their emergence as central figures in the
eclectic LA punk/rock scene of the early ‘80s to their current status
as internationally-renowned influences in their own right, the Blasters
have spent their lives exploring and expressing the deep and diverse
musical legacy that is best described by the title of their first
album: American Music.
A performance by today’s Blasters––vocalist-guitarist Phil Alvin,
drummer Bill Bateman, bassist John Bazz, and guitarist Keith
Wyatt––reflects influences that range from George Jones and Carl
Perkins to Howlin’ Wolf, James Brown and Bo Diddley. The band’s 1980
debut album American Music (Rollin’ Rock) was a powerful collection of
fresh, distinctive performances that shattered the artificial
boundaries between blues, rockabilly, country, R&B and rock &
roll. The next three albums for Slash/Warner Bros. (The Blasters,
Non-Fiction, and Hard Line) increasingly featured the unique
songwriting voice of original guitarist Dave Alvin as the band’s lineup
expanded to include pianist Gene Taylor plus saxophonists Steve Berlin
and New Orleans legend Lee Allen (“the man who put a saxophone in rock
& roll”). As the Blasters’ fame grew, they began to draw accolades
from artists as diverse as Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and Queen,
and in turn the band encouraged and supported still up-and-coming LA
musical peers such as Dwight Yoakum and Los Lobos
In 1986, Dave Alvin left the band to pursue a solo career, and over the
next decade a series of renowned guitarists including Billy Zoom,
Michael “Hollywood Fats” Mann, Greg “Smokey” Hormel, and James Intveld
filled the position. Phil Alvin simultaneously expanded his own musical
efforts with the release of two acclaimed solo albums, Unsung Stories
(Slash/Warner) in 1986 and County Fair 2000 (Hightone) in 1994.
In 1996, current guitarist Keith Wyatt joined the lineup and the
Blasters continued touring steadily in the US and Europe before
returning to the studio in 2004 to record 4-11-44 (Rainman). After the
departure of drummer Jerry Angel, the band reunited with original
member Bill Bateman and subsequently released their 2012 CD Fun on
Saturday Night (Rip Cat). Meanwhile, the Blasters’ catalog was
renewed with reissues of American Music along with two Slash/Warner
compilations (Testament and The Blasters Collection) and the live
recordings Trouble Bound and Going Home Live (Shout Factory).
Blasters shows have been described as “a cross between Creedence and
the Clash,” with a display of passion and energy only deepened by
decades of experience. For all of the ways in which the world has
changed in the past few decades, one thing is still guaranteed: the
Blasters play American Music.
Thee
Merry Widows
-from
San Francisco, CA
-Like
a living, breathing Russ Meyers movie
brought to life, Thee Merry Widows are a sight and sound to behold!
Combining elements of traditional psychobilly with their love of
horrorpunk, surf, and garage, Thee Merry Widows are America's first all
female psychobilly band. These girls may be pretty, but make no
mistake, they ain't afriad to rock the fuck out!
Started by vocalist and burlesque queen Miss Eva von Slut and upright
bassist Nikki Nightbreed in their San Francisco apartment, the band
grew quickly to include sci-fi sweetheart drummer Andrea, garage rock
rhythm guitar goddess Mistress Mandy, motorcycle maniac turned upright
bassist Jenna Ferocious, and lead guitarist/kindergarten teacher
Nishone.
Emerging from the underground, the band has become a major force to be
reckoned with in California's psychobilly scene and have rocked shows
with Demented Are Go, The Meteors, Guana Batz, Mad Sin, Nekromantix,
The Long Tall Texans, Batmobile, The Coffin Nails, Hellbillys, and The
Misfits to name a few. Thee Merry Widows have toured the US, the UK,
Europe, and played a very special show for the boys at San Quentin. The
girls are currently working on a blood lust follow up to Revenge Served
Cold, slated for release in early 2008!
Alcohol-soaked and rocking like the Runaways on speed, these gals are
ready to rumble! Think you're man enough?
Sid
Presley
David
Greenfield
-from San Francisco, CA
-David
Greenfield, aka SID PRESLEY, plays rare & obscure music of the late
1950's through the 1960's, including raw garage rockers, surf and
exotica instrumentals, international pop, greasy rhythm and blues,
British Invasion, and much, much more.
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