My family and I had a great treat yesterday evening when we went to see the Quicksand Marching Band at The Wild Vine in Livermore. We actually went to see our daughter, who invited us. We happened upon an unexpected, at least to us, display of quality musical skill and innovation. We got there about 8:30 pm, so we didn’t see much of the first group who opened. We did see Melody Walker from Martinez, who was excellent. She has been influenced by Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell, among others, but she is definitely her own person and singer. Had she been the only performer that evening, she and the fellow who was with her would have made the evening very enjoyable.
Quicksand Marching Band, though, turned out to be an extraordinary bluegrass group. Here are five young men about to graduate from UC-Davis who have clearly taken advantage of that time when they were not subject to financial pressure and supported by their folks to refine their musical skills and talent. Each plays a number of instruments. They hit their harmonies dead on, and play off well against and with each other. They play classics and originals, and if anything their original work is better than the classics. People should go to see them now while that is still possible, because it is likely they will soon no longer be together, a consequence of graduation. In other words, here is a group that is likely at its peak, but the group may not be around much longer, so people should see them now or miss a memorable musical treat.
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