Two Great Tribute Bands Will Appear in Lake Arrowhead Village This Weekend

June 17, 2011 - PRLog -- The FREE 2011 Lake Arrowhead Village Summer Concert Series continues this Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18 on Center Stage. Underwritten by the Lake Arrowhead Village, the Village Merchants Association, Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc., KOLA 99.9 FM, the Rim of the World Historical Society and Ontario Reign, the concert lineup this weekend will showcase two popular tribute bands. Both events begin at 6:30 p.m.

“The weather in Lake Arrowhead is beautiful right now,” says Director of Marketing for Lake Arrowhead Village Rebecca Smith. “It’s perfect for an open-air concert. So grab your lawn chairs and head on up the hill Friday or Saturday. Or, better yet, stay all weekend.”

Friday, June 17 at 6:30 p.m. The Byrds Collective
A five-man band made up of veteran Los Angeles-area musicians and singers, The Byrds Collective shares a collective passion for the music of the Byrds, the first and, some believe, best folk rock group of the 1960s…their LA sound dominating popular music for decades. In addition to playing Byrds’ classics with amazing fidelity to the originals, the Byrds Collective gives multimedia shows which immerse audiences in the heady days of the 1960’s.

Saturday, June 4 at 6:30 p.m. Tombstone Shadow
The only tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival and the songwriting excellence of John Fogerty, Tombstone Shadow is made up of a close-knit group of musicians who have been friends for decades and part of a band for eight years. If you’re a fan, you’ll love Tombstone Shadow’s renditions of “Proud Mary,” “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” “Down on the Corner,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Fortunate Son,” and more.

“We try to capture the spirit of simple, good old fashioned rock n roll,” says Mike Palombo, lead guitarist.

Continuing weekend nights and special holiday dates through mid-September, the Summer Concert Series features popular solo artists such as Leif Garrett and Antonio Pontarelli and renowned groups like the Spazmatics, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, the Jay Blues Band and Martha Davis & the Motels. Talented tribute bands will include Journey tribute band called Lights, Eagles’ tribute Desperado; Pink Floyd tribute Which One’s Pink; and an Aerosmith Tribute band, Aeromyth.

While festival seating for the concerts is free, tables can be reserved for $100 (for a full table/which seats up to 10) or $50 (for a half table, which seats up to 4). Also, event sponsorships are still available. For a comprehensive schedule, click here. Please be aware that performers are subject to change without notice. For more information about sponsorships, table reservations or performers, contact Becca Smith at 909-337-2533.

Brief Bio on Some of the Headliners
Antonio Pontarelli—Saturday, July 23
An award-winning musician, Antonio Pontarelli gets audiences on their feet with his engaging electric violin rock performances. Debuting at Carnegie Hall in 2010, the gifted rock singer-songwriter and bow-wielding wunderkind connects classical roots with the pulse of modern day music, delighting audiences from every generation.

The University of Southern California senior honors student began his career at age three by winning the Music Heritage String Competition, which was his first of 42 national and international music awards. His lengthy list of laurels—as both musician and songwriter— includes being deemed Grand Champion on NBC’s “America’s Most Talented Kids."

Martha Davis & the Motels—Saturday, August 20
Martha Davis and her band, The Motels, were signed to Capitol Records in 1979, where they recorded six albums. Their self-titled debut was greeted with positive critical reviews in 1979, and exploded in Australia on the strength of the #2 Pop single, Total Control. Subsequent hits included Careful, which went Top 50; All Four One, which included the smash single Only the Lonely; Remember the Nights; Shame; Policy; and Little Robbers, The group dominated the music scene throughout the 1980s and was voted Best Performance at the 1982 American Music Awards.

Capitol has just reissued an expanded and re-mastered edition of the legendary All Four One album, which contains previously unreleased bonus tracks. In 2000, look for The Motels Anthology, a first ever double disk of rarities, b-sides, soundtrack cuts as well as live performances. Martha Davis recently signed a production deal with DreamWorks SKG and has just written a children’s album.

Leif Garrett—Friday, August 26
A celebrated actor and singer, Leif Garrett has starred in more than 60 hit television shows and scores of movies and is a multi-gold and platinum recording artist. One of the most popular teen idols of all time, Garrett graced magazine covers and posters in teenage girls’ bedroom walls across the world. He is best known for his albums Runaround Sue, Surfin’ USA, and Feel the Need, which included his hit: I Was Made for Dancin’. His latest album, Three Sides Of…., was released in 2007 and includes originals, covers and a remake of his most enduring hit, I Was Made for Dancin’. These days Garrett is concentrating on his acting career and continues to write and record new music.

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