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JIMMY CONNORS' BANDEROSSMOKEY SOUTHWESTERN ROCK WITH A PINCH OF BAJA SPICE
Past performances by Jimmy and his San Diego-based Banderos (f.k.a. The Little Big Band) include The Belly Up, Dreamstreet, The Coaster Saloon, The Kraken, Fat Catz, Robbie's Road House, The Jumping Turtle, as well as many private parties and special events.
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LATEST NEWS4/17/04 - SAYING GOOD BYE TO ENCINITAS ART RANCHThe Banderos joined forces with our conjoined cover band Midlife Crisis (which features Banderos Jay and Rick along with Jeff, Ernie and Andy) to say good bye to the Encinitas Art Ranch with the owners who are selling the place and about 150 of their friends, as well as a happy 50th birthday to Wally Dohrer! This was one of the best events we've had the pleasure of performing at. What a cool place for a party, and thanks a million to whomever threw the hundred dollar bill in the tip jar! 4/2/04 - BANDEROS PERFORM LIVE ON KUSI & WWW The Banderos appeared live on the KUSI 9/51 morning show on Friday April, 2nd as a 5-piece band to promote that evening's CD release party at the Jumping Turtle which was streaming live on the Internet. The entire band showed up for the CD release performing the 10-song CD in it's entirety plus a few new tunes. Congrats to the winners of the Bandero Biker contest who picked up a cool $100 cash! Photos from both shows coming soon! 3/14/04 - BANDEROS PERFORM AT THE WORLD-FAMOUS UGLY DOG CONTEST Del Mar Kiwanis presented the 9th Annual Ugly Dog Contest to benefit The Helen Woodward Animal Center's children's therapy programs. The entertainment, hosted by Pedal Steel legend Bandero Bob Siggins, featured an alter-ego performance by "Los Peros Feos Banderos" (The Ugly Dog Band) and some ragtime banjo pickin' from "Doc" Siggings himself. Congratulations to "Hoss" for taking home this year's Ugliest Dog title, and a shout out to pet portrait artist Sinclair Stratton for being the first person we don't know to purchase the Banderos debut CD! It was a beautiful day for ugly dog picking. Prizes were also awarded for cutest puppy, dog/owner lookalikes, and most unusual markings. Winners have appeared on the Tonigth Show with Jay Lenno. 2/10/04 - RECORDING OF DEBUT CD COMPLETED The tracks are in the can for The Banderos' debut. The 10-song disc features nine of San Diego's finest musicians creating their original recipe of Americana blues rock with a pinch of Baja spice. Click on the links below for free full-length samples of the spicy, yet soulful sounds of the Banderos. 1/9/04 - BANDEROS PERFORM AT COASTER SALOON FIRE BENEFIT The Banderos joined 18 other local bands for two solid days of great, original live music. The Banderos set featured percussionist Paul "Loco" Horn on steel drums as well as a guest appearance by Tubby's Neil MacPherson on keyboards. The benefit, hosted by The Coaster Saloon and Mission Bay music diva Kathryn Beeks, raised thousands of dollars to help victims of the recent wild-fires.
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UPCOMING SHOWSMAY 1st - Private party. MAY 15th - Banderos Summer Kick-Off Party. Details coming soon!
JUNE 5-6 - Sole Fest '04. - A "DudeBro" Production...
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The new Banderos biker tees are here!
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In the tradition of the great classic blues rock bands, Jimmy Connors' Banderos offer a stagefull of talented players performing timeless and tastily-arranged "Contemporary Progressive Americana" - if there can be such a thing - that will suck you in like a romantic adventure and take you on a winding journey inside the heart and soul of a semi-mythical character and the women of his dreams. One moment you'll look through the eyes of a man in lust, in another moment you'll genuinely feel true romance, and the next moment you'll pine with his melancholy reminiscings of love lost. Sometime it's heavy, sometimes it's dreamy, and sometimes it's spicey. It's a little bit country, a little bit Western but a whole lot of rock and roll!
The backdrop for Jimmy's instantly identifiable sound is a unique recipe. The BANDEROS combine the sounds of heavy blues rock, Southern rock, scorching Tex-Mex twang, and swampy bayou sounds with a double dash of Baja spice. Making musical gumbo with Jimmy's smokey acoustic guitar is Rick Schettino's scorching electric guitar, Caribbean steel drums by jazz percussionist 
