By Cherie Shipley and David Bugli
Beatles Flashback, a Beatles tribute band formed in 2006, will be on stage tonight, Wednesday, at the Carson City Community Center as part of the Jazz & Beyond Carson City Music Festival.
While most people are familiar with Beatles tribute bands that dress up to look like the Fab Four, Beatles Flashback, a group that formed in Sonoma County, Calif., and is now based in Reno, focuses instead on recreating the music that is heard on the original recordings.
Beatles fanatics will be treated to see and hear the same vintage instruments and amplifiers used by the Beatles to create this special music! Beatles fans will love to re-experience many familiar songs they know by heart.
There is nothing like that familiar Beatles guitar sound, those distinct Beatles harmonies, and those one-of-a-kind melodies and favorite songs that are uniquely Beatles! The Beatles Flashback concert begins at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $5. The Carson City Community Center is located at 851 East William Street.
A raffle will be held during the Beatles Flashback concert Wednesday night. The raffle prize, a Squire by Fender electric guitar, is generously provided by Guitar Center Reno. Raffle tickets may be bought at the Wednesday event.
Jazz & Beyond includes more than 60 performances and events now through Aug. 17. Festival sponsors include Mile High Jazz Band Association, Carson City, For the Love of Jazz, Nevada Commission on Tourism, Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, Nevada Arts Council, Nevada Humanities, Brewery Arts Center, Carson City Historical Society, Lake Tahoe Entertainment, Lake Tahoe Media Group, and private donors.
For details and a complete schedule of events, see JazzCarsonCity.com or call Mile High Jazz Band at 775-883-4154.
