Here is a look at this past year.....
Highlights from the Holiday Show at the Blue Beet
December 23rd, 2007
The Band is Steve Probst on Acoustic Guitar and Vocals, Bart Broadnax on Bass,
Kerry Chester on Keyboards, Bryan Rosen (Me) on Drums, Andrew Carney on Trumpet,
& Paul Navidad on Saxophone.
This tune grooves! Check it out!
This is Vicki Gurdas on Vocals, Bart Broadnax
on Bass, Avery Burdette on Keyboards,
(Me) Bryan Rosen on Drums, Andrew Carney
on Trumpet and Paul Navidad on Saxophone.
A nice Jazzy version that everyone was diggin....
check it out for yourself.
Here's a nice jazzy version of this Holiday Classic.
The Band features Andrew Carney on Trumpet, Paul Navidad on
Saxophone, Bart Broadnax on Bass, Avery Burdette on Keyboards,
Bryan Rosen on Drums (playing Brushes) and Mark Wood singing.
A  hightlight this past year was playing at the Monterey Bay
Blues Festival with the Blues Racket Band featuring Tina
Jackson on Vocals, Drew on Guitar, Mike on Bass and Me
on Drums. I met some really cool people,
Feel the magic of the moment, turn it up.......
I recorded a couple of tunes with Wishbone,
check out the snipit of a work still in progress
August 8th  7pm     Nellie Gail Summer Concert Series           Springsteen!-The Premier Tribute To The Boss
August 15th  9pm           Canes Bar & Grill       San Diego,Ca.    Springsteen!-The Premier Tribute To The Boss
This is going to be a rockin show down in San Diego,  Journey Tribute Band "Lights" and Rolling Stones Tribute Band "Jumping Jack Flash" are on
the bill along with us, "Springsteen!" The Premier Tribute to the Boss, I think we're going on first so getting there by 9pm or sooner is recommended.
click on the link for directions and show info, see you there.......
August 16th    4pm-9pm                   PGA West                 La Quinta, Ca.                Blues Racket Band
August 23rd   5pm                 Dukes in Malibu                       Malibu, Ca.             Blues Racket Band
August 24th  6-8pm      Summer Concert Series     Irvine,Ca.   Springsteen!-The Premier Tribute To The Boss
August 31st      5pm                Private Wedding Party                   Monterey, Ca.          Blues Racket Band
This is a FREE concert at Gallup Park in beautiful Nellie Gail Ranch, bring blankets, chairs, food and spirits for an evening of Rock n Roll,
if you are a Bruce Springsteen fan and live in the area, you won't want to miss this show, see ya there
August 2nd   7pm                    Stavros Wedding                    Stanton, Ca.          Blues Racket Band
August 3rd      9:30 am                      Pacific Church of Irvine                      Irvine                               Worship Band
I'll be playing the Church's cool set of Roland V-Drums
Taken at our July 30th show at the OC Fair,
Josh and I banging on the Coconut Telegraph
Monterey in the summer is really beautiful, it's a very special place to have a wedding.

I took these pictures on my last trip to Monterey while on the "17 Mile Drive"
Avery, Josh, Bryan,Kit,Anthony,Henry,Blake
September  18th    7pm        Tustin Ranch Golf Club           Tustin,Ca.     Springsteen! The Premier Tribute to the Boss
Opening night at the OC Fair
Backstage with the Sound Guys
"Say Cheese"
This will be a fun little block party in one of Newports most exclusive neighborhoods
Sound Check at the OC Fair 2008
August 29th      9pm                The Fling Cocktail Lounge             Santa Ana, Ca.        Blues Racket Band
Come on out for some great music and dancing, for those in the area come on by and say hey, I heard this place ROCKS!!
September 13th    6pm        Balboa Pavillion         Balboa penninsula/Newport Beach, Ca.         Blues Racket Band
This is a private wedding at the PGA West Country Club in La Quinta, Ca. I'll be groovin with the lovely Tina Jackson on Vocals, Jennifer Hall on Sax,
(Jennifer plays Sax in the "Dancing with Stars" Band on ABC  and also does soundtrack stuff on "The Family Guy" T.V. cartoon, Drew Hendrickson on
guitar and Mike Caro on bass, a.k.a. The Blues Racket Band, a party band for all occassions.....it should be HOT in the desert Tonight!
This is a private wedding celebration being held at Dukes in their beautiful "Moana Room" which overlooks the Pacific Ocean
August 28th     6-9pm             Orchard Hills Village Center               Irvine, Ca.          Blues Racket Band
Enjoy the groovin sounds of the Blues Racket Band at one of Irvine's newest village shopping centers, this will be a fun night of music,
come on out and say hello, I might visit "Golden Spoon" and check out their flavors,  click on the link for directions and store directory.
This Tattoo was on one of the girls at the show,
click on........... Backstreets...MP3 to hear the song,
which was recorded "Live" at Canes August 15th, 2008
This is my friend Gary Roach's vintage kit, which he let me play, Thanks Gary!
The kick is actually a Ludwig, the rack and floor toms are Gretsch,
I used my Slingerland Snare & Zildjian cymbals.
Video taken from the show, check it out, this was filmed on our "Doggie Cam"
you can hear the producer "barking" orders in the background.....