Upcoming Events
Friday,
December 6, 2002
Coco
Montoya
Solid
Ground
Saturday,
January 18
Vets
Hall Show
Saturday,
March 15, 2003
EC
Scott
SLO
Vets Hall 801 Grand Avenue 8PM
Members
$15 / General Admission $17
|
Upcoming Events Friday,
December 6, 2002
Saturday,
January 18
Saturday,
March 15, 2003
SLO
Vets Hall 801 Grand Avenue 8PM
|
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BLUES REVIEW
Join the San Luis Obispo Blues Society semi-formal dress optional holiday
celebration as we welcome Coco Montoya on FRIDAY, December 6. Solid
Ground will be opening the show. The show starts at 8:00 PM at the SLO
Vets Hall. Tickets are $15 for members and $17 for non-members. Buy
a membership for $10 at the door and get $2 off admission for a year of
shows.
COCO MONTOYA
Over the course of his 30-year career, guitarist and vocalist Coco
Montoya's explosive guitar playing and soul-driven voice have made him
one of the biggest names in the blues-rock world. Coco Montoya was
born in Santa Monica and played as a drummer in rock bands during the 1960s.
His blues career began in the mid-1970s at a chance meeting with blues
great Albert Collins, who offered him a gig as a drummer. Collins
became Montoya's mentor, teaching him the secrets of Albert's “icy hot”
style of blues guitar, while they toured together for the next five years.
In the early 1980s, Coco joined John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers and toured
with them for ten years, playing with fellow guitarist Walter Trout.
In 1993, Collins told him it was time to move on, so Montoya stepped out
on his own as a bandleader. Four solo albums and non-stop touring
of clubs, concert halls, and festivals around the world (200 dates a year)
have built Montoya's reputation as one of the masters of blues guitar.
In 1996, he won the W.C. Handy Award for Best New Blues Artist.
His newest release “Can't Look Back” (Alligator Records) features Coco's
“blistering contemporary blues…piercing attack, funky, shivery guitar tones
and aggressive, soulful vocals.” (Blues Review). “Heartfelt singing
and a merciless guitar with a wicked icy burn…Montoya is a show stopper…he
swings like a jazz man and stings like the iceman…he is one the truly gifted
blues artists of his generation.” (Living Blues).
SOLID GROUND
Solid Ground is a south county blues band that plays venues in San
Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. They play Chicago
and Texas style blues, which contain driving shuffles that will make you
find your way to the dance floor, along with blues flavored rock and Tex
Mex.
Juan Marquez (lead vocals and lead guitar) plays a soulful blues guitar
that has been influenced by Otis Redding, Buddy Guy, and Carlos Santana.
Al Oliveras (vocals, guitar, and keyboard) has traveled across the country
playing music. Jim Chavez (background vocals and bass) is a SLO native,
who holds up the bottom keeping the dancers happy. Ronnie Simes
(drums) is another SLO native, who gives the band that funky beat mixed
with some Latin rhythms.
VOLUNTEER
Your Blues Society is run entirely by volunteers. Besides a sense of accomplishment,
volunteers get into the shows for free and receive a couple free drink
tickets. We could use your help, so call 541-7930 (our voice mail
number) and volunteer to work a shift at the show.
