Main: Spike Sikes & His Awesome Hotcakes: Like hotcakes themselves, it goes by many names. Soul. Swing. Rhythm & Blues. Jazz. Jump. It’s a sound that’s classic and simple, but when it’s done right, it hits the spot, and has you grinning from ear to ear. Spike has spent years searching for this sound.
Opening: Dream Farmers ~ The Dream Farmers home town is Sebastopol , Ca. in Sonoma County's "Wine Country", North of San Francisco. They are a close knit group of musicians who have a fresh California sound effected by rural and urban life styles , the immense natural beauty of their surroundings, institutions of higher learning, travel and a solid skill in their art gained from years of experience playing many types of music.
They are influenced by: blues, soul, R&B, Jazz, Funk, English invasion, and ethnic music from around the planet . Not just the sonic , but also the life styles, dance, art and cultural components as well. Being able to have had personal contact with amazing first line innovators like Jr.Wells, Johnny Otis, Nick Gravenites , Buddy Guy, Roy Rogers and others who took time to tutor has been a real gift of influence. The love of all black roots music informs their sound and adds to the funk factor.
