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Baxter Robertson with the California Psychics brings the energy of West Coast soul to the lush sounds of neo-psychedelic rock. Their powerful vocals and solid rhythm section draws dancers out onto the floor, and builds faithful audiences with each show. Fronted by Baxter Robertson, the multi-credited songwriter and performer, he’s joined by the California Psychics, a group of esteemed professional musicians. Their powerful song list is driven by soulful and high-powered originals, and rounded out with curated covers.
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Baxter Robertson
Baxter Robertson is a long-time songwriter, composer, and instrumentalist, with numerous film and TV credits including Karate Kid and Full House. He has also been signed as a solo artist to both Atlantic and RCA records with releases worldwide, as well as independent releases, and his music appeared on MTV and MTV2. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in music composition and theory, Baxter began a long and eclectic musical journey. He continues to sing and play keyboards frequently in the SF Bay Area music scene and beyond; not only backing up notables as Chris Cain, Lara Price, and Daniel Castro, but also appearing and recording with his own group named...
The California Psychics...WHO ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOUR EARS WANT TO HEAR! featuring these FINE artists
TBD - Lead Guitar from among the finest curated players
Steve Ehrmann - Bass Steve has played in the bands of, among others, John Lee Hooker, Charlie Musselwhite, Roy Rogers, Elvin Bishop, Coco Montoya, Katy Webster, The Gospel Hummingbirds, Mighty Mike Schermer, Angela Strehli, and The Blues Broads. He has also had the privilege of backing up Blues and R&B/Roots music greats Lightnin’ Hopkins, Big Walter Horton, Johnny Adams, Earl King, Luther Tucker, Tad Robinson, Sista Monica Parker, Terry Hanck, and many more.
Paul Revelli - Drums Native San Franciscan Paul Revelli has been playing drums for most of his life. Diverse skills, a passion for playing and listening to all genres of music, and his intuition as the consummate sideman, make him a first-call for notable artists He maintains a healthy schedule working in the studios on album dates and playing live with a list of extensive list of artists, including Angela Strehli, Tracy Nelson, Marcia Ball, Howard Tate, Charlie Musselwhite, Maria Muldaur, Annie Sampson, Elvin Bishop, Bo Diddley, Pinetop Perkins, Phil Guy, John Nemeth, Mighty Mike Schermer, and Mark Hummel.
Jon Otis - Percussion, Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jon grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and has worked as a musician since the age of 15. From the late 1960’s he played with a wide variety of artists, groups, music, dance and theater projects. Music styles have ranged from Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical, Blues, RnB, and Funk to African, Brazilian, Latin, New Age and World Music. Jon has composed music for Film, Dance, Theater, music for Movie and TV commercials, music for his projects and other artists.