THE PALADINS CONCERT REVIEW - THE OBSERVATORY - SANTA ANA, CA 6/13/2014

Formed during the rockabilly revival of the early 1980's, The Paladins have built their reputation on their incredible live shows. After taking a hiatus for a few years, the band is back together and have hit the road to do what they do best. The show at The Observatory in Orange County was one in a series of "homecoming" shows in Southern California. 

The band is centered around the blazing guitar work of Dave Gonzalez who seamlessly blends elements of blues, soul and rockabilly into his style. The backbone of the band's sound is the ferocious stand up bass playing of Thomas Yearsley and the blues grooves of drummer Brian Fahey.

We shot the video below of "Going Down to Big Mary's" which Dave Gonzalez mentioned was the band's first single. The video highlights Gonzalez's incredible guitar playing.

The band's two hour set included a nice selection of songs from all nine of the band's records. As a special treat for the packed house, rockabilly musician Kim Lenz got up on stage and performed with the band toward the end of the evening. Check out the performance with Kim Lenz below.