Capricorn Tales

Hi Folks! The wait is FINALLY over... our brand new CD, "Indecision" is on sale NOW!!! :) We'll have a limited amount for sale TONIGHT at The Summer Concert Series at Peppertree Park in Tustin! Bring the whole family with your blankets and lawn chairs as we play 6-8pm. TOMORROW NIGHT is The "Indecision" Official CD Release Party at Stubrik's Steakhouse in Downtown Fullerton! We'll be starting the music at 9PM, a full hour earlier than usual at Stubrik's, thanks to the awesome management and staff. EVERY ... ONE is invited to the party because it's ALL AGES from 9-10pm. We'll be performing every song from the CD throughout the night. There's an excellent menu and food is served until midnight. We're truly excited to have the CD release party at Stubrik's! We've been playing there the longest of any venue in the 11 years The CAG has been together and we invite you to share this memorable evening with us! :) Saturday we ret...

Check them out!!!!  Rich the drum Dude playing around town!   ... www.facebook.com/ richdrumdude Upcoming Shows: www.livemusichq.com/ viewartist.asp?Artist=Rich+ Smith+%28Drums%2FVox%29 TONIGHT (Fri. 7/20) 8pm-Midnight Famous Joe's Italian Kitchen w/ Shameless (Oldies, Surf and Rock) 17136 Van Buren Blvd. (between Washington & Gardner) Riverside All Ages http://www.famousjoeskitchen.com/ TOMORROW (Sat. 7/21) 7-11pm Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ w/ The Chris Anderson Group (Blues, Soul & Rock n' Roll) 7411 Carson St. (at 605 Fwy) The Long Beach Towne Center All Ages www.lucillesbbq.com/ long-beach

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY FOLKS!!! :) Got a few shows to let you know about this week and they're ALL in Long Beach! :)  I'm with opening band, The Showkillers for  The 4th of July Party On The Pier  TOMORROW, 11am at Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier!!!  Rip Cat Records and Alfredo's Beach Club bring you a full day of fun, 10am-10pm!  Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for kids, which i ncludes: All Day Pier Pass - BBQ Plate with Beverage & Kids' Zone Unlimited Access.  There's also boat rides and of course a beer garden! Friday AND Saturday I'm with The Chris Anderson Group, playing back-to-back nights at Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ in The Long Beach Towne Center!  Yep, it's a full weekend of BBQ, Brews and Blues, so come get your fill! :) Check out more details below and I wish you a very Happy and Safe Independence Weekend! Thank you, Rich www.facebook.com/richdrumdude   TOMORROW (Wed. JULY 4TH!) 11a...

Hey Folks! The weekend kicks off early with THREE SHOWS starting TOMORROW at Hennessey's Tavern in Downtown San Diego with The Showkillers! Hennessey's is on the corner of 4th Ave. and G St., right in the heart of The Gaslamp Quarter. I have some sad news to share with y ... ou, Taps Fish House and Brewery in Corona will be switching to a different musical format starting in July and Friday will be The Chris Anderson Group's last show there. We invite you to come see us perform at Taps Corona one more time. We're going to miss all the friendly staff and patrons who always attend and have been so very generous to us over the past several years. :( Saturday, I'm again with The CAG at Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ in The Long Beach Towne Center, just off the 605 at Carson! Check out more details below and I hope to see you at the shows! :) Thank you, Rich Click for more upcoming shows: http:// www.livemusichq.com/ viewartist.asp?Artist=Rich+ Smith+%28Drums%2FVox%29 T...

Hi Folks! It's a FOUR SHOW week, starting Thursday, 6pm at Taps Fish House and Brewery in Brea, then Friday, 10pm at Stubrik's Steakhouse in Downtown Fullerton and Saturday, 7pm at Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ in Chino Hills, all with The Chris Anderson Group!  Sunday, 1pm is my first gig with a new band I'm working with called Shameless, featuring hits from the 50s through the 80s at GrandDadz Hot Dogs in Temecula!  GrandDadz specializes in gourmet 1/4 pound hot dogs, hamburgers and ice cold beer! :) Check out more details below, and I'll see you at the shows! Thanks, Rich www.facebook.com/richdrumdude       Click for a list of more upcoming shows:  www.livemusichq.com/viewartist.asp?Artist=Rich+Smith+%28Drums%2FVox%29 Thurs. 6/7, 6-10pm Taps Fish House w/ Chris Anderson "Unplugged" 101 E. Imperial Hwy (at Brea Blvd.) Downtown Brea All Ages www.tapsfishhouse.com/brea Fri. 6/8, 10pm-1am Stubrik's Steakhouse w/ ...

The Chris Anderson Group is going to be busy this weekend, so make sure you support the local bands!!   Gotta BBQ to go to? That's okay, shift the fun to one of the fabulous places below when it ends...Sunday not close enough to Monday and that memorial day shindig? Skip on over to the Royal, formerly known as Rembrandts in Placentia and check out the band....!! TONIGHT (Fri. 5/25) 10pm-1am Stubrik's Steakhouse 118 E. Commonwealth Ave. (at Harbor Blvd.) Downtown Fullerton 21+ http://www.stubriks.com/ TOMORROW (Sat. 5/26) 7-11pm Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ 2550 Park Ave. (in The District Outdoor Mall) Tustin All Ages www.lucillesbbq.com/ locations/tustin Sun. 5/27, 2-6pm The Royal Lounge (formerly Rembrandt's) 909 E. Yorba Linda Blvd. Placentia All Ages http://www.theroyalonline.com/   The Chris Anderson G ... roup www.facebook.com/ BluesyRockCAG Follow us: www.Twitter.com/ BluesyRockCAG

I think it is fair to say that my first journey was doomed before it even began.  I was fighting off old demons and trying to exorcise them on my own, not realizing that sometimes the simplest answer comes in the form of friends and family.  The people in my life today, are the same people trying to save myself from a heart attack or stroke and for that I am deeply and forever grateful.  The other answer also comes from within. (Could I be more cliche? lol). Five years ago my father had a heart attack...or two...which lead to a quintuple pass, or a quadruple and one for good luck. I swore then that I would get my butt in gear and get motivated, so I would not meet the same fate.  Being born with a heart impairment, especially mine, is bad enough, but to gain all of this weight and just let it happen, is just as bad.  I have always known the downside of my defect, but life and emotions got in the way. Now, I truly believe I am in a better place and I ask...