Catching Up

Gosh, before much more time goes by, I wanted to post about some pretty fun events I dropped in on over the past almost few weeks.



JGB featuring Melvin Seals at Dox Quixote's in Felton, May 31. Presented by friends at The Wheel Company, this was a true blue hippie haven up in the Santa Cruz mountains. No bells and whistles or fancy antics here, it was just your good old fashioned Jerry Garcia inspired grooves. Stu Allen, playing the role of Jerry Garcia, could not be a better fit for the group. His voice, his playing...such a sweet Santa Cruz mountain welcome to a friend just settling in to the zone. FUN!

John Varvatos San Francisco Opening Benefit, June 11. This event benefited The Guardsmen, an organization that supports Bay-area at risk youth. Renown concert photographers Jim Marshall, Danny Clinch, and Mick Rock donated prints of artists like Iggy Pop, Neil Young, Queen, and Jimi Hendrix for an auction. At one point, I was taking a pic with my dinky little digital camera, and it was almost mistaken for a bid~ woah!!! That was embarrassing!!! The prints were incredible, and even more incredible were the proceeds being donated to that awesome organization.



The auction was followed by a set by Los Lonely Boys, which was LOUD, but cool. The evening was sweet, and of course, the new JV store is gorgeous.



And last, but DEF not least, the Mother Hips at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz, a short couple weeks ago. It's just silly how much I love seeing these guys play. If you like California psychedelic rock, RUN to a Mother Hips show. So much fun. I took a bunch of pix that all turned out fair. Here's a fave, because it shows all four of the 'Hips, plus their special guest Matt Butler of the Everyone Orchestra. Very, very, VERY fun show.