Hello music fans.

Thanks for visiting the Led Airegin web site. Here you'll find information about the band, future gigs, and the music we play. There are also links to sites that band thinks are cool!

We will be updating this site frequently, so do check back often!

To contact us, you can send e-mail to:

ledairegin@mac.com

Led Airegin consists of the quiet keyboard genius of Rob Vaterlaus, the soulful saxophone stirrings of Patrick Beard, the barely restrained six string fury of Jason Overton on guitar, the polyrhythmic meditations of Mike Sobel on drums, and the random note choices of Jay Vyas impersonating an electric bass player. Our music is a rowdy, groovy blend of jazz, blues, and funk!!!!

Groove on!

News

Thursday, April 3, 2003

Thanks to everyone who braved the protests and tore themselves away from CNN last Friday to check out the band! Our opening band, First Day Spaces, blew everyone away, they were awesome! It was quite a night of music! Our next gig will be Saturday April 5 at La Barca - a San Francisco hot spot. La Barca is an outstanding Mexican restaurant (with a happening bar!) in the Marina District, and has perhaps the finest margaritas in the city. Come by, have a nice Mexican dinner and hear the band and maybe even dance a little. Should be a great time! (Parking should be pretty straightforward - either on the street, or there is an inexpensive parking garage across the street from the restaurant.) Details: Performing at La Barca, on Saturday April 5, from 9:00 pm - 1:00 am. The address is 2026 Lombard St. Phone number is 415 921 2221. 7:27:18 AM

Wednesday, February 19, 2003

The band would like to thank everyone who came out to La Barca last month to hear us. It was quite the wild evening!! There was a lot of great dancing, and even the slightly tipsy individual who started rapping through the mic sounded great! We will be playing next on Friday March 21 at Skip's Tavern. This will be an extra special evening of music, as we will be appearing with First Day Spaces (www.firstdayspaces.com). They will entertain your ears with their eclectic, elastic, spacious electric grooves. These guys are not to be missed; we are stoked to be playing with them! The music starts around 8:30 pm with First Day Spaces, Led Airegin will take over the sonic spectrum around 10:00 pm, give or take a little, and the fun will last at least until 1:00 am. We've added new tunes including a Bobby Darin chestnut - we know no boundaries!! For those of you who have not been there before, Skip's is located in the Bernal Heights part of San Francisco at 453 Cortland Ave, cross street is Andover. There's no cover. It's a pretty cool place, with just the right amount of funk to keep it real. www.skipstavern.com Hope to see you there! 2:32:42 PM

Monday, January 6, 2003

Thanks to everyone who braved the crazy weather to check out the band at Skip's. The crowd was great, and the candy canes were sweet! Also, in what has to be a first in the history of music, a Miles Davis tune sparked an altercation in the audience! Miles - who'd a thunk it?!?! We will be playing next at La Barca in San Francisco on Friday January 10, 9:00 pm - 1:00 am. La Barca is located at 2036 Lombard St (between Webster and Fillmore streets). Come by for some great Mexican food, outrageous margaritas, and fun music! The band would like to wish all our friends Happy Holidays, and all the best for a terrific New Year. See you in 2003! 9:35:20 PM

Wednesday, December 11, 2002

Our next date will be at Skip's Tavern (San Francisco) on Saturday December 14 from 9:00 pm - 1:00 am. It will be the last chance to see the band this year! What's new? Well, we'll be breaking out a couple of holiday tunes (done Led Airegin style of course), and continue to expand our forays playing with special singers. We will also be supplying candy canes!! As always, we guarantee no déjà vu experiences if you've seen/heard us before! Details Date: Saturday December 14 Time: 9:00 pm - 1:00 am Location: Skip's Tavern (www.skipstavern.com) Cover: None! 3:39:07 PM

Monday, November 25, 2002

Thanks everyone for coming out to La Barca on November 6 to hear the band - it was another blowout show! We might have even had a fire code violation for too many people in the venue at one time! Special guest vocalist Sara Staley really added a ton of pizzazz to the proceedings, and based on the audience response (and the band's fun quotient), we'll hope to perform with her again soon! 4:31:43 PM

Monday, October 7, 2002

The band would like to thank everyone who came to see and hear us on October 5 at Skip's. It was a great crowd, and you all really made it extra fun. Our next gig will be on Wednesday November 6, at La Barca, a San Francisco hot spot. La Barca is a happening Mexican restaurant in the Marina District, and has perhaps the best margaritas in San Francisco. La Barca is located at 2036 Lombard St (between Webster and Fillmore streets). The band will be playing from around 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm. Come by and have a nice Mexican dinner and hear the band!! Hope to see you there! 3:52:29 PM

Wednesday, October 2, 2002

The band was very privileged to play at the first annual Skip's Jazz Festival. The Festival was over two consecutive nights, and Led Airegin played the second night. It was an extremely musical evening (and a great crowd!), starting off with the Lab Rats playing a tremendous improvisational set, followed by Doni Harvey playing and singing solo blues guitar (incredible), Led Airegin (with Tim Kurteff sitting in on drums and doing a great job, and special guest hotshot guitarist George Adelson joining us), then the swinging straight jazz of the Al Pacheco Jazz Band. The whole evening was a total blast, and with luck, we'll be asked to play again at the next one. 11:13:08 AM

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