The Coffis Brothers Comatopia

We often get confused for the Brothers Comatose. For what reason? We do not know. We have drums. They do not. They are a string band while we have a keyboard and electric guitars. Nevertheless, it happens regularly. Although we don’t share the same instruments, we’ve shared the stage several times and will  again when the Brothers Comatose host us at their second annual Comatopia festival this August in Calpine, California at the Sierra Valley Lodge (http://comatopia.com.)

Our history with the Brothers runs all the way back to 2012 when their mandolin player, Ryan Avellone began sitting in on with us on guitar while Kyle Poppen was finishing his schooling on the East Coast. Since then, the Broco has been gracious enough to have us open for them on several different occasions: The Crepe Place, Don Quixote’s, Lagunitas Amphitheater, and of course the unforgettable Halloween show at The Catalyst that ended with both bands on stage playing With a Little From My Friends (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQjW84I8iIU.)

We’re very excited to be part of this festival along with Fruition, Steve Poltz, Royal Jelly Jive, Quiles & Cloud, The Little Fuller Band, and of course our band big brothers, The Brothers Comatose! Thanks for keeping your loud and annoying little brother around for all these years, dudes.

Comatopia- August 12-14

Sierra Valley Lodge- Calpine, Ca

Tix: bit.ly/comatopia

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Back Back Back to The Catalyst

A reoccurring theme to these posts have been how time keeps flying by. Last Summer we celebrated our fifth year together as a band. In December Aidan Collins turned, not 21, but 22 (he’s getting so old!) And two years ago as of  March 22nd, we performed on the main stage of the Catalyst for the very first time. On Friday April 15th we return to the Catalyst to open for Blackberry Smoke.

Friday night will mark our third time playing the main stage at the Catalyst. On March 22nd 2014 we opened for one of our favorite artists, Jackie Greene. Later that year we joined our friends, The Brothers Comatose for a Woodstock themed Halloween. On April 15th we will join Blackberry Smoke, who is quickly becoming one of our favorite Rock and Roll bands.

The Catalyst holds a certain prestige for us and has been somewhat of a landmark venue in our short careers. We’ve heard the stories of Neil Young dropping in to play unannounced shows, we’ve witnessed some great shows (Jackie Greene March 2013,) and when we played with The Dirty Knobs, Mike Campbell even shared a story with us about how he accidentally locked himself in the backstage bathroom minutes before a show with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers back in 1978. The place has some serious history and we couldn’t be more excited to be playing at the Catalyst. Join us April 15 at the Catalyst on Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz, California.

Friday April 15th Catalyst

Doors 8pm

Show 9pm

Blackberry Smoke (Charley Overbey and the Broken Arrows, and The Coffis Brothers open)

Tix $25 adv $30 door

16 and over

http://www.catalystclub.com/event/1090855-blackberry-smoke-santa-cruz/

2015 Recap & Weekend at Don Quixote’s 2016

2016 is here but before we know it, we’ll be talking about 2017. So as quickly as we can, we’ll remember 2015 one more time.

Time flies when you’re having fun and 2015 went by way too fast so that must mean we had some fun. We played to a sold out crowd at the Fillmore in San Francisco, we headlined Slim’s for the first time, we sweated through our set in the 105 degree heat at the Kate Wolf Music Festival, we lit a speaker on fire on stage at the Petaluma Music Festival, we learned and played 30 Everly Brothers songs, we replaced the alternator in our van, and then did it again, and again…, there was that time we celebrated a birthday at Moe’s Alley, and finally when it all came to an end by leading the countdown to the new year with a bundled up crowd on the streets of Monterey. We had a lot of fun. But enough with 2015, let’s talk 2016.

2016 will begin right back where this whole journey started; at Don Quixote’s in Felton. Don Quixote’s has been the site of some of our biggest and most memorable local shows. It’s been the venue where we’ve tried out new songs for the first time and where we’ve released our 3 albums. We couldn’t be more excited to be kicking off 2016 with a weekend at Don Quixote’s. But here’s the twist. And there is a twist… We have two stellar bands opening the shows each night. On Friday, January 8th, T Sisters from Oakland will be opening and on Saturday, January 9th, The McCoy Tyler Band from Santa Cruz will be opening.

So it’s settled. You’re coming to Don Quixote’s on January 8th and 9th. Dig in your pockets for a $10 bill and we’ll see you on January 8th, 2016 in Felton.

Friday January 8th- 8pm $10 T Sisters open

Saturday January 9th- 8pm $10 McCoy Tyler Band open