Fiesta Hermosa May 2009

Once again this Memorial Day I found myself migrating down to Hermosa for fun in the sun.  This time I had the pleasure of pedaling from Venice to Hermosa in the company of my good friend who also enjoys the live music and exercise.

We arrived in time to see the last 45 minutes of the The Long Run, an Eagles Tribute Band.

This is the first time I had seen this band.  I was impressed with the Don Henley vocals, and the Glenn Frey vocals where fairly good.  Overall the band was pretty tight.  The Joe Walsh vocals left a little to be desired but the band did a good job instrumentally on “Rocky Mountain High”.  They played the full range of Eagles sounds from Country to Rock.  Overall, an enjoyable performance.

After having our traditional lunch at Scottie’s and coffee and pastry at Cafe La Bonaparte we caught a bit of the Led Zepagain tribute band.

We had heard these guys a couple of times before, and know they are about the best around at what they do.  They even have Jimmy Page’s stamp of approval.  Swan’s uncanny resemblance to Robert Plant draws immediate attention, but Steve Zukowsky’s guitar work as Jimmy Page shows exceptional musicianship. 

Next we moved over the the Beer Garden to catch the Myron Barnett Band.

Immediately we were impressed by the smoking guitar work of Myron, and the spectrum of his diversified band.  Rooted heavily in the blues, the rock vein of the music was undeniable.  My favorite tune was a funked up version of “Mustang Sally”.

It seems every year in the Beer Garden the dance area in front of the stage attracts one or more aficionados who need to express their unique and eccentric dance moves.  Previously, one such person got removed by ‘The Man’ because his dance was too “different”.  This year a young 25ish gentleman with short hair and shades, and pretty good build, took center stage.  He proceeded to move his feet to some very delicate Celtic looking dance moves.  The whole thing would have seemed a bit gay but for the occasional pounding the ground with his fist during his entertaining performance.  Hard to say if dude was trippin or just having a good time, or both.

That’s if for the Memorial Day event.  Looking forward to the Labor Day Fiesta Hermosa.