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PETE CONTINO --ACCORDION & VOCALS ////
ROB EDWARDS --UPRIGHT BASS ////
ALFREDO ALVARENGA --PERCUSSION ////
AL EK -- GUITARS, HARMONICAS & VOCALS ////
JIM LOVGREN --PERCUSSION ////
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The Pete Contino Band has been attracting rave reviews from its growing legion of fans by providing a unique mixture of musical instruments played by a very talented group of musicians. ****************************************
Many music fans will quickly recognize the name. Pete is the son of world-renowned accordionist Dick Contino, the man who made "Lady of Spain" a No. 1 hit. Pete toured with his father for over fifteen years as his drummer, it was on the road where he honed his skills on the accordion. While Pete embraces his heritage,...he has decided to take the accordion in a different direction than his father. His style has been described as "acoustic zydeco/blues." *********************************************
The band, which features accordion, upright bass, guitar, harmonica, drums and percussion, has created a unique blend of music resulting in a style unmatched in today's scene. Their high energy riffs and rhythms envelope the audiences who quickly get caught up in the sound. ************************************************
-Rob Edwards is an amazing upright bass player with high-energy and rhythmic interludes. His unique blend of rockabilly and blues make him stand out above the rest. With his brothers , has opened for bands such as The Stray Cats, The Paladins, The Beat Farmers, Rev. Horton Heat, Dick Dale, Ted Nugent, and many more. He has also backed Chuck Berry multiple times !
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-Al Ek plays a mean slide guitar but considers himself most accomplished on the harmonica. He joined The Spanic Boys in 1985 touring the east coast including Tramps in New York City and The Tower Theater in Philly. Al's own band, The Shuffle-Aires, has opened for such bands as Johnny Winter, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Los Lobos, and Lonnie Brooks, and many others. He has also joined Rob Edwards and Jim Lovgren for a recording session backing up Sun Studios legend Narvel Felts. ****************************************
-Alfredo Alvarenga is the band's percussionist, who adds just the right amount of spice to the music. He has performed with such artists as Julio Iglesias, Tito Puente, Ray Brown Jr., The Platters, Anita Ward, and many more. He majored in music theory, percussion, acoustic and electric bass at the Conservatory of Music in Asuncion, Paraguay, and jazz piano at Queens Community College in New York City. *************************************************
-Jim Lovgren has over 30 years of professional experience while mastering a wide variety of styles, playing behind a multitude of different artists. Jim has lent his well-crafted 'driving the bus' style of drumming to a huge variety of venues worldwide including; concerts, nightclubs, recording studios, International television appearances (Solid Gold) (Travel Channel) to Las Vegas showrooms, with grammy award nominated artists Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds, country chart toppers Rex Allen Jr., Barbara Fairchild and David Frizzell. *************************************
Currently, the band performs mainly in the Las Vegas area, featured at Brendan's Irish Pub, inside The Orleans Hotel and Casino, where they've played for the past five years. The House of Blues, inside Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, The Suncoast Hotel and Casino, The Railhead inside The Boulder Station Hotel and Casino, The Palms Hotel and Casino, The Sahara Hotel and Casino, Lucille's B-B-Q inside The District, Green Valley and many other venues. PCB also had the honor of opening for Buckwheat Zydeco and Dr. John at The Fremont Street Experience downtown Las Vegas. The Pete Contino Band was also featured in an independent film entitled "The Fall" which premiered in Los Angeles, Ca. ************************************************************
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The Pete Contino Band...
For booking info Call: (702) 610-6175.
E-mail:
[email protected]
website: www.myspace.com/petecontinoband
