Guitargasm at the Salmon Bay Eagles - 3/23/13

I dropped in at the Salmon Bay Eagles last night to see the guitar showcase hosted by the Eagles and Chris Stevens' Surf Monkeys.

The show featured the Surf Monkeys (Mark Dalton on bass and Russ Kammerer on drums) backing up guitarists Chris Stevens, Rod Cook, and the Preachers guitarist Tim Sherman.  I was invited by Tim to sing a couple of tunes during his set, and split shortly afterwards, so I only caught two sets of music. 

One tune that stood out to my ears was the Surf Monkeys' version of "Spoonful" that featured a haunting slide solo by Rod Cook. The enthusiastic crowd was treated to plenty of surf and blues instrumentals also. 

Here are a couple of photos from the show for y'all:

 

Chris Stevens' Surf Monkeys.  Left to right: Mark Dalton. Russ Kammerer, and Chris Stevens.

 

 

Chris Stevens and Rod Cook.

 

Tim Sherman with the Surf Monkeys.

You can check out the Boneyard Preachers here.  See you at the nightclub!

You should go to see this show.

Sheesh, this poster is kind of hard to read, ain't it?  Click on the image for a closer view. 

Anyway, it's a show on March 23rd at the Salmon Bay Eagles  featuring Seattle guitarists Chris Stevens, Tim Sherman (Boneyard Preachers) and Rod Cook.  I assume that they will be backed up by the regular Surf Monkeys sidemen Mark Dalton (bass) and Russ Kammerer (drums).

The Eagles is a super friendly place with nuclear powered drinks, and a nice sounding room.  Note the low cover charge.  The club has been having pretty good luck with these special shows about once a quarter, so expect a decent turnout.

 

See you at the nightclub!

 

You can check out the Boneyard Preachers here.

Chris Stevens' Surf Monkeys' All Star Holiday Review

Here's a forthcoming show that I highly recommend checking out at the Highway 99 Blues Club in Seattle on December 11th:

The Surf Monkeys will be performing with several of the sidemen that have worked with the band over the years, including yours truly on harp, guitarist Jack Cook, and saxophonists Brian Kent and Les Clinkingbeard. Chris Stevens tells me that there may be some surprise guests also. It's gonna be a good 'un - come on down and check it out!