Eric Dansby- Drums
Mario Rosso - Guitar, Vox
Matt Wall - Bass, Vox
Lou Standifer - Vocals
Marcus Torigian- Sax
Michael Winton - Trumpet and Keys
Ryan Dunning - Trombone
Influences
Desmond Dekker, Alton Ellis, Laurel Aitken, Phyllis Dillon, Early Marley, Toots and the Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Specials, The Jam, Northern Soul Music, etc., etc., etc........
Together in one form or another since summer of 2004, King Sugar was formed as the "relaxation project" for an exhausted group of guys from a phenomenal local band called BEV. A genuine love of rocksteady, ska and soul drove founding member and band leader Eric Dansby to search out some kindred spirits to put together this little "side project". Mario Rosso and Matt Wall, also members of BEV, rounded out the rhythm section. Soon after, Lou Standifer answered an ad for an audition and the core of KS was formed. Mario gave us our name, the boys brought together some pretty diverse influences to shape the sound. Almost 5 years later, this little "side project" has a bunch of shows under it's belt. We've played all over...Fresno, Northern CA and Southern CA, sharing the stage with Bad Manners, Let's Go Bowling, Los Hooligans, Monkey, The Chris Murray Combo and a host of other super talented ska/reggae bands from all over. We've also had the pleasure of playing with local cats like 40 Watt Hype, Mofo Party Band, Supercharger, DB and The Struggle and many others. It's been an amazing ride that has taken us through MANY band members (mostly horn players...go figure) and on to many stages. We've finally got "that sound" with the rock solid horns of Marcus Torigian and Michael Winton...long lost friends of Eric and Mario that found their way home...the end has most definitely justified the means. One thing hasn't changed. We LOVE this music and how it makes us feel when we play it...and how it makes you feel when you hear it. It's fun, it's different and it will love you unconditionally with no strings attached. Don't take my word for it, come out to a show and let us prove it to you.
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The Arcadists on MTV? Free raffle for Snow Patrol concert tickets. Grant and Green in San Francisco this Thursday, July 23! Wharf to Wharf on Sunday in Santa Cruz.
We have a busy week this week, two shows, an MTV contest, a raffle, here's what's going on:
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The Arcadists is currently #3 in MTV's Best Breakout Bay Area Band ... we need your votes to win this thing!!! If we win, we have a good chance to play on MTV. Please click on the link, register, click "Judge" and vote. You may need to refresh the web browser page to see us as a choice (out of 4 bands). Thanks! http://www.ourstage.com/contests/3176-mtv-vma-best-breakout-bay-area
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Snow Patrol Concert Raffle and SF Gig!
Thursday, July 23, we are playing a FREE show where we are raffling off two tickets to see Snow Patrol in Concert at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA, Fri, Oct 16, 2009 08:00 PM
We'll also have some teaser CDs of our upcoming album, mixing is almost done, the art is done, jeez: day job anyone?
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Wharf to Wharf Race in Santa Cruz, 8am Sunday July 26
Sunday, July 26, we play the Santa Cruz Wharf to Wharf Race, so we'll be out on the street at 8am. We learned "Eye of the Tiger" just for this event, haha. Hope to see you there, as a visitor or as a blur running by. We'll be at 26th Avenue and East Cliff Drive.
"The six-mile race route is lined with a virtual gauntlet of entertainment...singers, dancers, clowns and jugglers... bands of every stripe...pep...dance...classical...raging sixties...su
