INAUGURAL 1ST SATURDAYS MUSIC AT BIXBY PARK RECAP- 8/2/2014

What a great day for local music in Long Beach! The long dormant Bixby Park band shell received new life with the inaugural 1st Saturdays Music at Bixby Park. The shows are put together by local residents Eric Gray & Melissa Escalante in partnership with Friends of Bixby Park. In addition to bringing the band shell back to life, the shows also give Long Beach musicians another venue to perform in front of their hometown crowd. 

BEARCOON

The first act to kick-off the new music series was the acoustic folk duo, Bearcoon. This pairing includes powerful lead vocals by Solange Kaye Marie Igoa and the fierce guitar slinging of Andrea Walker . The spellbinding tone of their harmonies are so entrancing that you hope they never stop. If you haven't had a chance to catch a live show, find one. In the meantime you can catch their performance at 2013's Folk Revival Festival here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDEebesuskQ..

SECOND WIND

The quartet Second Wind took the stage next and delighted the crowd with a combination of folk, bluegrass and pop. The band consists of the husband and wife team of Pattie and Marc Davidson on vocals and guitar, David Noferi on accordion and Tom Gallo on drums. The band's playlist covered music from the 1930's to present and included many well known standards.

MOVE

The last band to take the stage was the Long Beach musical collective known as Move. They have a rotating list of band members that is a whose who of local music talent. Today's version of Move included Jon Zell on guitar and vocals, Freddie Joseph Dilworth on guitar, Michael Malinowski on drums, Greggory Moore on percussion and vocals, Rachel Star Albright on vocals, Brendan Vasquez on bass and Steve Rice on organ. The band is known for their musical spontaneity and tight musicianship.

Be sure to catch the next 1st Saturdays Music at Bixby Park on Saturday, September 6th from 3pm-6pm.