Wednesday, April 13, 2016
New 45 at Viva Las Vegas!
For those of you headed out to Viva Las Vegas - Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Boys' new 45 on Ruby Records (with limited pic sleeves until they run out) will be available for the very first time beginning at 5pm on Thursday, exclusively at the VLV Merch booth in the upstairs vendor room. We will also be selling and signing them in the hallway immediately after our ballroom set on Saturday night! See you there!
xo Big Sandy
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Friday, December 05, 2014
Ameripolitan Music Awards nomination!
I'm beyond thrilled that my band has been nominated for the 2015 Ameripolitan Music Awards in the "Rockabilly GROUP" category! Voting begins December 6th here: http://www.ameripolitan.com/vote.html
We're in mighty good company in that category, but it'd sure be nice to see my boys take home the trophy (Ashley's mantelpiece looks a little bare)! In any case, it's an honor to be nominated. Check out ALL the nominees and vote for your faves!
We're in mighty good company in that category, but it'd sure be nice to see my boys take home the trophy (Ashley's mantelpiece looks a little bare)! In any case, it's an honor to be nominated. Check out ALL the nominees and vote for your faves!
Monday, April 28, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Europe... Here we come!
After a series of great shows here in Southern California, it's time to jump on a jet and head over to Europe!
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Back in SoCal this weekend
Big Sandy and the boys are rolling back into Southern California this weekend in a big way!
Friday Oct. 4th
Live television interview with Big Sandy on Fox 11 in Los Angeles
Later that night, Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys will be appearing @Rusty's Rhythm Club in Playa del Rey!
Saturday Oct. 5th
Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys
The Americans
Skip Heller
@ Don the Beachcomber in Huntington Beach CA
Sunday Oct. 6th
Big Sandy and the boys will be performing live at Amoeba Records in Hollywood CA at 5:00 pm!
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
More cake!
Backstage with cake at Jammin Java - Vienna VA! Thanks to all the clubs along the way who have been helping us celebrate 25 Years of Flying Rite!
Monday, July 15, 2013
Sunday, July 14, 2013
... And Eat It Too!
Big thanks to the good folks at The Soiled Dove in Denver for helping us celebrate our 25th Anniversary at or sold out show with Dave Alvin Friday night!
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
New Years Eve - Grass Valley Getaway!
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Since forming in 1988, Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys have emerged as one of the world’s most respected practitioners of American roots music — western swing, rockabilly, and traditional country — playing it like they invented it. “I think of us as just a rock and roll band — a rock and roll band that’s letting the roots show,” says bandleader Big Sandy. Whether they’re playing the Grand Ole Opry, Late Night With Conan O’Brien, or simply climbing out of a bus after rolling into your town, these guys are bringing us some great oldtime rock and roll. "I think we've gotten to the point where we fully and more accurately represent the full spectrum of what we were listening to when all of us were growing up," Big Sandy says. "I mean, when I was growing up in Southern California, a lot of the old R&B guys were still playing. The first show my parents took me to was Ray Charles. I used to go see Richard Berry (of Louie Louie fame), and was a regular at the weekly talent show at the Palomino." Over their last ten albums, the group has recorded in such hallowed musical ground as the Capital Records studios (for the albums Jumping from 6 to 6 and Swinging West, both produced by Grammy winner Dave Alvin) and Hollywood's classic Electro Vox studios. Big Sandy's cohorts in his Fly-Rite Boys include Ashley Kingsman on guitar, Joe Perez on the drums, and bassist/vocalist/songwriter Jeff West. The band was formed in Anaheim during the California roots revival of the late eighties, and at first were only a trio. Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys are almost always on the road, enough to burn through two tour buses in recent years. The first was a converted passenger bus from 1949 that they retired for use on an old movie set, followed only a few years later by a yellow 1970 school bus that they left for dead in Montana. "We're flying more now," says Big Sandy. But before the school bus died, Big Sandy tells the story of driving it to one particular thrift store: "There was a kid out in front, and he was just like in awe when we pulled up. He looked a little bit confused, and then we come walking up, and he wasn't sure if he should approach us or not. Then he asked us, 'Are you guys from the past?'" Big Sandy laughs. "As if we were traveling in a time machine or something." For many acts playing music of this era, there is a tendency to look no further than the novelty of the style. Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, however, have continued to transcend their genre the same way all iconic artists do by creating music so good, songs that are so well written, that the genre is simply a launching pad for the integrity of the art. Their music is timeless. THE EARLES OF NEWTOWN Earles of Newtown is a fresh band in Nevada County led by Earle Ford, local host of Wednesday Open Mic nights at Cooper's Ale Works in Nevada City. Ford has a remarkable ability to play a variety of instruments and sing while conducting a complimentary 8-piece ensemble that swings and sways through dance numbers and ballads like a time machine of American folklore hits. Through stories of love and loss the group boasts a rich variety of old-timey instruments including (but not limited to) trumpet, fiddle, banjo, clarinet, saxophone, dobro, washboard, stand-up bass, mandolin and "madness". Earles of Newtown combines swanky & classy with a down-home style and musical sophistication rarely seen in this electronically driven modern era. The group is sure to create a positive dance scene while pleasing the "cool listener" with a gumbo of 1920's Texas Swing, Classic Country, Dixieland Jazz with a dash of Jugband Blues. www.facebook.com/pages/Earles-of-Newtown
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Tuesday, December 04, 2012
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