G Yanito - acoustic guitar Laddie - upright bass Bill McKenna - electric & pedal steel guitars "JL" Zelinksi - drums Mikiya Matsuda - non-pedal steel guitar
Influences
Old timers like Hank Williams, Hank Thompson, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, Ray Price, Gene O'Quin, Johnny Cash, Wynn Stewart, Webb Pierce, Merle Haggard, Johnny Horton, Lefty Frizzell, Little Jimmy Dickens, Earnest Tubb, Carl Smith, Faron Young, and Charlie Gore. Moon Mullican was great too.
There's a bunch of great modern-day traditional bands out there that we dig too, such as BR549, Big Sandy and His Fly Rite Boys, Deke Dickerson, Wayne Hancock, Hank III, The Derailers, Dale Watson, The Lucky Stars, and the Hot Club of Cowtown. Can't get enough of that that hillbilly boogie beat!
New EP "Western Hits" available now! contact: thebstars (at) gmail.com to get your copy!
The B Stars formed in early 2006 with a backpocket of country songs and the desire to brush the dust off of old forgotten hillbilly songs. The current lineup features acoustic rhythm guitar, upright bass, steel and electric guitars, a country shuffle backbeat, and layered vocal harmonies.
The music? Well, you all can decide for yourself, you found us after all. We tend to think it's honky tonk, hillbilly swing, country AND western. You may have seen us at Viva Las Vegas this year, or on the bill with Wayne "The Train" Hancock, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Deke Dickerson, Russell Scott & His Red Hots, The Mother Truckers, or at one of the many of the local honky tonks and dive bars we have played over the past couple of years. Or maybe you have heard us on Steve Hathaway's radio show. If not, we hope to make your acquaintance here real soon!
We consider it our duty to warm up your favorite juke joint with a good ol' dose of vintage country and hillbilly swing that really gets the joint a-jumpin'. With original tunes that reckon back to the days of 78 and 45 RPM records, we will do our best to keep your toes tappin' and the boot heels clickin'. Support your local honky tonk!
Past gigs:
2009:
Nov 07 - Silo's Jazz Club (Napa, CA)
Nov 06 - The Blank Club (San Jose, CA) w/Cash'd Out
Sept 17, Oct 02 - Naglee Park Garage (San Jose, CA)
Aug 28 - Hayward Historical Society Party
Aug 21 - Hotel Utah (San Francisco, CA) w/ Dave Gleason & 77 el deora
Aug 12 - The Elbo Room (San Francisco, CA) Buck Owens Tribute Show
July 17 - Sophia's Thai (Davis, CA)
July 09 - St. Helena, CA Summer Concert Series
June 27 - The Blank Club (San Jose,CA) w/Wayne Hancock
May 23 - The Uptown (Oakland, CA) w/Cash'd Out
May 16 - Blackwater Cafe (Stockton, CA)
May 15 - Left Coast Live Festival (San Jose, CA)
May 02 - Mutiny (Antioch, CA)
April 26 - Thee Parkside (San Francisco, CA) w/Cash'd Out
April 10 - Viva Las Vegas 12 (Las Vegas, NV)
April 08 - Hotel Utah (San Francisco, CA)
Mar 01 - Johnny Cash Tribute Show (San Francisco, CA)
Feb 21 - The Uptown (Oakland, CA) w/Red Meat
Jan 24 - The Knockout (San Francisco, CA)
Jan 09 - The Makeout Room (San Francisco, CA)
2008:
Dec 27 - The Uptown (Oakland, CA) w/ Wayne Hancock
Dec 20/21 - The Redwood Bar & Grille (Los Angeles, CA)
Dec 13 - The Blank Club (San Jose, CA) w/ Big Sandy
Nov 21 - 4th Street Tavern (San Rafael, CA)
Nov 07 - The Black Cat Bar (Penngrove, CA)
Sep 21 - Ireland's 32 (San Francisco, CA)
Aug 31 - The Knitting Factory (Hollywood, CA)
Aug 17 - Safari Sam's (Los Angeles, CA)
Today I like to inform you, that you can read and watch interviews with your favorit country stars in Enlgish, German and French at http://www.CountryHome.de/Interviews .
Warm regards
Christian
Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 171 6903352 Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
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