Zepparella – Almost Led Zeppelin

Our music correspondent Mike D saw some music here in town recently. Here is his report:

Went to Rhythm and and Ribs at Raley field and saw Zepparella, a female Zeppelin cover group. Loved them. The guitarist, Gretchen Menn was excellent, using her violin bow to scratch out the middle guitar bit of Whole Lotta Love. She left a couple of Jimmy Page notes out there, but all in all did a great job of covering one of the greatest ever guitarists.

And she was good looking and you could tell she loved what she was doing. The lead singer, Anna somebody was also very good; didn’t try to be Plant, but delivered in a sexy sort of way. The bass guitarist and drummer had hair hanging in their faces, so never got a good look. The drummer had a ton of energy; must have lost ten pounds during the set. I enjoyed the earlier covers more than the later ones. They play in Sacramento occasionally (the Blue Lamp last February). They’re currently on a West Coast trip, playing in Sparks, Nevada on Saturday. I’ll go see ‘em out next chance I get.

Did anyone else see this show? It sounds like a winner…

Rock You Later, Caligator

Local guitar rockers Caligator will be playing Saturday September 27, 2008.

Owl Club
109 Church Steet
Roseville, CA

Come out and support the band…

A Much Cooler Circus Comes To Town

The Circus ShowThe 2nd Annual Circus Show & Other Atrocities juxtaposes the dark, painful lives of performing animals with the fun, amusing atmosphere of the carnival. Curator and artist Gale Hart brings together performers and visual artists to create a unique and powerful event, happening Saturday, September 13th. This year’s show Is already shaping up to be extraordinary!

The show has over 100 national and international artists participating. The performance line-up starts with Dan Piraro, creator of Bizarro, who will be joined by comedian and MC, Keith Lowell Jensen, singer Larisa Bryski, plus jugglers, belly dancers, firebenders and other performers, freaks, artist-made midway games and rides, as well as raffle prizes including original artwork and so much more. With proceeds donated to animal protection groups.

Best of all, no animals were harmed or abused. Find out lots more about this event on their web site. Check it out!

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