Crapshoot

Our talented friend Sherman Lee came out to join us for the full day yesterday. Three 2 hour sets on Third Street in a span of 10 hours.

On our downtime, we got to listen to the likes of Eric Kufs and Keywest for the first time. Great music out there! If you haven't come out before, it's quite the experience.

At the end of the day, we were interviewed by a production company about a potential show following street performers. "It's a crapshoot" - who knows what'll happen. That pretty much sums up our experience as a band. We don't know where our band will take us, but we're enjoying the connections we've been making and the people we've been meeting.

Our next gig is a world away from Santa Monica, nonetheless exciting for us as we sing at Keyways Winery on May 6. If you're looking to relax on a Sunday afternoon with wine, friends, and music, come join us.

We hope to release our new EP as Dave and The Cousins as a free download sometime in May. Keep an eye out!

The Usual

Yes, we've been on a short hiatus, but we are back on Third St Promenade this Saturday. 10-12 and 4-6. Same bat time, same bat channel. POW! BOOM! WAZAA!

Check, check, check, and check!

What a wicked weekend!  Knocked out four shows in two days. We spent Saturday morning in Orange at the Orange Home Grown farmer's market with some gorgeous produce and vendors. I got some dates and dried persimmons... yum. We'll be back again on June 9th.  The kids at the market were our biggest fans, dancing for the majority of our performance. 

In the evening, we trekked on over to the Inland Empire for three shows opening for Dat Phan at ACES Comedy Club in Murrieta and got to watch Dat's hilarious stand-up for the first time.  Keep an eye out for upcoming shows.  He's everywhere!  Although it was a sober weekend at ACES, the audience was really responsive... ah, that's why they were so attentive!  Well, ACES will now be serving a variety of drinks this coming weekend.  So go, drink and be merry.

Attitude of Gratitude

Third Street holds such a dear spot in our hearts.  Being a new band with limited resources, we have received much support from random passersby in the last few months, some who have become good friends.  If you've heard the lyrics we sing, our music is positive and uplifting.  We like to think that's the reason why our music seems to draw a crowd that is warm, thoughtful, and encouraging as well.  Thank you to those who have offered a kind word after our performance, dropped us a tip, bought our CD, grooved to the beat, flashed us a smile, and sent us videos or photos... keep 'em coming! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Here's a video submission of "Grandma Used to Say" from a Santa Monica local.  Check out PeterOnVoyage's YouTube Channel for more videos of us on Third Street.

14 Hours of Dave and The Cousins

Yesterday was a long and crazy day for Dave and The Cousins.  Starting with our time on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, we had a string of surprise visitors including family and friends.  Then, the day ended with an impromptu photoshoot at LACMA.  Here are some pictures from our day.

Credits go out to the Santa Monica locals and our visitors who contributed to the photography and videography (thanks Peter, Claudio, Dahyun, Jessica, Lena, Sherman, John & Michelle), and our cousins Jiea & JP who let us crash their engagement photoshoot.

Here We Come

As a new band, we're excited about all the new opportunities that have been opening up.  To think, it has only been a short four months since we assembled as Dave and The Cousins and had our first gig at Paradise Perks.  Then, we ventured out to Santa Monica and have had so much support from Third Street, especially the Farmer's Market crowd with their sweet gifts and our little dancing fans.  The next several months will bring a number of "firsts" for us.

First time performing at a Farmer's Market: April 14 at Orange Home Grown.
First time opening for a comedian: April 14 & 15 at ACES Comedy Club for Dat Phan.

First time performing at a winery: May 6 at Keyways Winery.
First time competing in a competition: July 13 at Kollaboration LA.

April Fools

 

It may be April Fools, but it's no joke that Dave and the Cousins made it to the Top 8 for Kollaboration.  We had a little celebratory outing to Boiling Crab in Garden Grove, CA (only seems fitting to celebrate in one of the most Asian towns in southern California, don't you think?).

We were asked to sing some covers at our winery gig in Temecula next month, so we also got down to some down and dirty practicing.

We will be back on Third St Promenade next Saturday from 10-12noon and 4-6PM, as usual.  Keep an eye out for us.  We're itching to get back to performing.