Featuring Mega*Nut'S tUBstEp wOC pARTy (Weapon of Choice),Barley Legal, Taro Hart, The Toys and special guests

Barley Legal: “All Your Stories” is the debut album from Southern California’s Barley Legal. Recorded in the span of a couple months in early 2010 at John Baffa’s TV Tray Studios in Simi Valley, the album captures the feel and flavor of California’s South Bay unlike any other recording. Barley Legal opted to go “old school” with their debut, recording most of the album live in the studio to analog tape, with very few overdubs. The result is an earthiness that reminds the listener of those old LP’s from the 1970’s. Compared to acts such as Tom Petty, Wilco, and the E Street Band, Barley Legal manages to come off sounding completely new and fresh, while reaching back a few years for its influence. The three singers share an uncanny knack for harmony, evoking the sound of the Everly Brothers or Simon & Garfunkel. The rest of the band is filled out by acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, trumpet, saxophone, bass, and drums. And on a few songs, the boys are helped out by a string quartet. The album was produced by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Nate LaPointe, and was mastered By Evren Goknar at Capital Records in Hollywood. HISTORY OF THE BAND Barley Legal formed in 2009 at the house of Jason Carver in sunny Southern California. Following an afternoon of BBQ & Brew, a guitar made its way into the hands of the songwriter and, as if naturally, master vocalist Brent Reger began singing along with gloriously melodic styling to the strums of his long time friend. Humbled, Jason suggested a local showcase to his friend, and Barley Legal was born. To prepare for the upcoming, and now infamous, June 13th show at Suzy’s Bar N’ Grill in Hermosa Beach, the duo recruited South Bay Drummer Chris Shea and Philly Keyboardist Mike Morano to round out the band’s early lineup. As fate would have it, the band landed a Sunday afternoon residency at On The Rocks in Redondo Beach, where they would not only hone that classic BL sound, but find themselves a bass player as well. Jay Constable, an accomplished singer/songwriter, was one of the many talented local musicians who occasionally stopped by to jam with the band. In a matter of weeks, Jay came aboard to form what is now known as “The Original Five.” The band picked up steam around the South Bay, and to the delight of an ever growing fan base of Legalites, they were on their way. A recent poll showed that 9 out of 10 listeners preferred Barley Legal over other major bands.

The Toys: The Toys are a motley crew of musicians and Mattel employees bringing cool tunes to the South Bay and beyond. Formed in 1995 by Ned Ward, Tim Kilpin and Paul Fish, “The Toys” were born out of a combined passion of music fun. Have you ever heard of us? Maybe, if you've been to some of our exciting live shows in Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, La Mirada, Cleveland or Scottsdale. Like many bands, we play some originals as well as occasional covers. Best word to describe us? If you asked us, we’d probably answer with “scrappy.” Over the past 18 years, The Toys have been known add and subtract members, using highly complicated band math. Fresh from the Battle of the Corporate Band Finals at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland for the second year in a row, after a third place finish last year, our line up for the Rock 4 The Rack show includes: Lorie Doswell - Vocals Felix Holst – Bass Gillian Hunt – Drums Tim Kilpin - Guitar, Vocals Ned Ward - Guitar, Vocals

Taro Hart: Taro Hart was quite literally raised by the Dead. He was born into a family of rock and roll and his story reads like a folk tale starting with his first recording, which was a soundscape of his heartbeat, recorded in utero. Taro was the first person to start their music career before their own birth. The minute Taro’s hands could fit around a drumstick, they became glued for life. His natural ability was amplified by the support of the community he was born into. He was a staple on the side of the stage, constantly emulating his father’s drumming and molding his own skill sets around it. By the time Taro was a teenager, he had already shared the stage and performed with some of the best musicians of his time. There are a certain inevitable factors that come with a childhood spent on the road and unable to travel with a drum kit. Taro did what he had to do in order to keep creating and picked up the guitar. This transition was ultimately a necessary one as songwriting became a way to express the music he heard and saw in his mind that he couldn't convey through drumming. The way Taro listens to music hasn't changed since the day he first began to understand it. His focus has, and always will be the drumming, and the bass line, which is why some of his music moves on top of a funkier, more hip bass line, instead of the traditional “in the pocket” bass line. His guitar playing mixes rock/ pop guitar progressions with a funky right hand that most drummers showcase in their guitar playing. The truth is, Taro doesn't play one kind of music, because whatever comes out when he's creating music is what he wants to play. There’s something different about Taro’s music. It’s strong but vulnerable. It pulls you into his world that can be both heartbreaking and inspiring. It’s hard to say where Taro Hart got his sound from. It could be that he was born with an internal rhythm, a driving force, handed down and marching him towards his potential. Or, it could be that he earned it. Taro grew up inside a legacy, yet his life took him down roads that many could never imagine. Maybe it was these experiences that elevated his music to the standard it's at today. Taro has the ability to show a part of society that most people completely ignore or fear but his songs also carry sentiments that everyone can understand and connect with. Taro's only rule when writing music is "never write about things you haven't gone through." Taro just finished recording his 5-song EP with well-known producer/engineer Doug Grean (Velvet Revolver, Stone Temple Pilots, Sheryl Crow).