There's a fun band in the resort town of Big Bear Lake in
the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California called SKELETON KEY BAND
("skeleton keys in the rain") and they are having their 1st Annual
ZIMMY-A-THON on June 2nd at the Skeleton Key Folk Music Center in Big Bear Lake. It's a great resort
town with lots of motels and B&Bs, a beautiful lake, hiking etc. in the
middle of the national forest only 2 hours from downtown L.A.
It's only a $5 suggested donation which helps to keep the
SKFMC alive and supporting the local roos music scene.
JUNE 2nd - 8pm-midnight
The club is all ages, no liquor and holds about 50 people so
it will be intimate and fun.
SKELETON KEY BAND will be playing the BLONDE ON BLONDE album
in it's entirety for set one and collaborating with a handful of other local
are musicians in a long 2nd set covering tunes from Bob's career. Other
featured artists include multi-instrumentalist RUSTY SMITH from L.A./Dallas,
mandolinist/singer ROY COULTER, singer/guitarist MIKE O'DONNELL,
singer/guitarist DAVID GRAHAM from Damned Good Question, acoustic duo SILVER
MOON, rock bands A FULL DECK and THE WRINGERS, raconteur ART HARRIMAN (played
on HEE HAW back in the day), and guitarist SCOTT WILLIAMS from Blind Corner.
BRAD RIESAU from the East Coast based Dylan cover band LOVE MINUS ZERO helped
co-ordinate the event and will be joining SKELETON KEY BAND and others onstage.
SKELETON KEY BAND is Bear Valley premier American Folk-Rock
ensemble. Their repertoire includes lots of early country, bluegrass,
Appalacian, Delta, Chicago Blues, psychedelic, country/rock and lots more. On
June 2 all the music performed will be written by Bob Dylan in honor of his
recent 71st birthday.
The Skeleton Key Folk Music Center is dedicated to keeping
all kinds of roots music alive and is a wonderful place for musicians and music
fans alike to network, book their own gigs and hear quality local, regional and
national artists. They recently had Texas singer/songwriter Butch Hancock in concert.
For more information contact the SKELETON KEY FOLK MUSIC
CENTER at 909-866-6064
560-B Pine Knot Ave. Big Bear Lake, CA 92314
Below are photos taken at the 5/25 and *5/26 rehearsals at the SKFMC.
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| Skeleton Key founder and proprietor of the Skeleton Key Folk Music Center, | Rich Spaulding. Photo by Mike O'Donnell |
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| (l-r) Roy Coulter, Hank Kalvin, Brad Riesau. Photo by Mike O'Donnell |
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| Skeleton Key co-founder Tom Burton on guitar and Jim Runkle. Photo by Mike O'Donnell |
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| Skeleton Key drummer Jim "Rocko" Runkle, Photo by Mike O'Donnell |
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| *(l-r) Rich Spaulding, Jim Runkle, Hank Kalvin, Scott Williams and Brad Riesau plahying Dylan's "Meet Me In The Morning". Photo by Tom Burton. |
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| Skeleton Key's Rich Spaulding, guest Mike O'Donnell, Silver Moon/Skeleton Key member Brad Riesau (l-r) playing Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower". Photo by Tom Burton. |