Ok, so last weekend we played 4 concerts, and three of them were on Saturday within a Six hour span....We are so blessed, I can't say that enough times...buuuuuuttt...I think after saturday I was ready to retire.

I played Zapp's Park for the first time as a band this Last Saturday. We really didn't promote it..and you know what, we had a f*ckin' blast. I wanted to play in front of people who were NOT there to see us and thus unbiased with all of the hype that comes with our name(and as grateful as I am. believe me I think there's too much hype). I wanted to see if we could just go rock a club old school style...with no one coming to see me, just there to have fun...and ..its safe to say we rocked it!!! Zapps park is cool because we can get right in the audience...I can jump around and almost knock people over...and get on the bar and almost fall..it was great! the most popular line of the night people told me " your crazy foo', you crazy" hehehe.....a big thanks to everyone there!

OK so this Friday!
PATRICK CONTRERAS BAND AT CLUB HABANOS @9PM

I've been saying for a while now its time local music creeps up to the north side and scare the sh*t out of them. Well, its finally happening and Club Habanos has been gracious enough to host us! we will soon be hitting Aqua Shi, Club Roe, Bliss and all the other places you northerners try to hide from me! mwahahahaha..i love you

and on Saturday night.

We headline Nickies in Haight Ashbury District in San Francisco This Saturday at 10pm. this is a cool spot and acts such as DJ Cheb I Sabbah have done shows there so its got a real open mindedness view....there booking agent called me to let me know all presale tix for the event are sold out. So if you recommend any family or friends in San Francisco to come out and see us please email me at violinonfire@yahoo.com so I can get them in.

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bonus show: for employees of PELCO only

PELCO will be presenting our band in a special lunchtime concert for their employess this Wed. from 11:30-12:30..so come on out, i'm bring some flamenco dancers as well.

hmmm...anything else on my mind...
hmmmm, can't wait for pizza at full circle brewing...
and....Football season is around the corners...should be good...
..and...oh yeah, still think a good amount of local bands are out of tune need to work on there game... sorry..i do..
oh yeah, watch for " the super lucky catz" they have a new lineup of musicians and i think their sound is much more honed that it used to be(when i would solo every five seconds! haha)..plus they have a new myspace page done by antilabs..
last but not least...check out fresno musician lance canales...man this guy has some beautiful music..he plays native american flute and plays some great rootsy blues..and he has a powerful voice. definitely worth your time and ears.

orato vato,

Patrick Contreras