The story goes that in the fall of 1994, Thomas Lauderdale — a pianist with an eye toward politics and an ear toward music — found himself the very impromptu show opener at a Portland, Ore., ...

Santa Barbara-based Latin jazz band Mezcal Martini will play a concert on Saturday, March 25 to benefit the family of Jeff Davis, their founder and drummer, who passed away last month from lung cancer ...

Hello, Vermont music fans! It’s been more than three years since my last Soundbites column, and I’m happy to be back. Current music editor Chris Farnsworth asked me to fill in this week while he ...

Pink Martini bandleader, Thomas Lauderdale, joined Everyday Northwest to talk about his newest album “Thomas Lauderdale Meets the Pilgrims” featuring Portland surf band Satan’s Pilgrims. Pink Martini ...

When calling Thomas Lauderdale, pianist for Pink Martini, on a Tuesday evening, he is as excited about a woman he saw speak about her life working in Civil Rights as he is about his own line of work - ...

For their musical concoctions, the talented mixologists behind Pink Martini keep to the most intoxicating melodies, just the right parts of glee and longing, and always an unfailing beat. Need a taste ...

San Marcos High School (SMHS) Band Boosters will host a FUNdraiser and celebration, 5-9 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at Draughtsmen Aleworks Mosaic Locale, 1131 State St., Santa Barbara. The outdoor, family ...

It’s tough to describe the band Pink Martini. As one review in The News was headlined some years ago: “Stirred-up Pink Martini creates a cocktail of different sounds.” You can call them a cocktail ...

China Forbes performs with Pink Martini band on stage on Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York, NY on July 28, 2025. (Video by Lev Radin/Sipa USA) Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast ...