BeatNonStop A Weblog by Chris Macias Bee pop music critic Music geek (n. myü-zik 'gEk) 1: A person who proudly wore KISS commemorative pajamas in third grade. 2: A person who owns multiple copies of the same album, still buys vinyl and has a room dedicated to 2,000 or so CDs and records. 3. A person who wrote a five-part series about traveling with a local band in their stinky van - and loved every minute of it. 4: Chris Macias, the Bee's pop music critic, serving Sacramento's music scene since 1999.

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February 19, 2008

The Beau Brummelstones

Ah, that extended weekend sure felt good. And it was filled over here with some music, including a little record shopping (purchases included vinyl copies of LL Cool J's "Goin Back to Cali," DJ Laz's "Mami el Negro," the Depeche Mode "Everything Counts" 12," MC Ade's "Bass Rock Express" and the unavoidable club banger "Low" by Flo Rida). And on Saturday night I popped into Old Ironsides for a bit, where Diciembre Gris from Woodland just about out-Cured the Cure with its fog machine, delayed guitar sounds and wicked hair a la Robert Smith. Good stuff ... but I was really feeling one of the opening bands, Velorio. This group from Bakersfield sounded like those great Santana bands from the early 1970s with its monster percussion section.

I missed the Sal Valentino gig at The Palms on Saturday, but heard it was a great show. Hope to catch him next time. Anyway, for those who aren't in the know (or didn't peep my story on Sal last Friday), he's the former singer of the Beau Brummels and has called Sacramento home for 14 years. Sal and his band are considered the first rock stars to break from San Francisco, and yes they were big in their heyday. How big? Well, the band was animated in an episode of "The Flintstones" and sing their hit "Laugh, Laugh." Check out the YouTube clip above and watch Betty and Wilma swoon in a prehistoric sorta way.

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