Aluminum Marshmallow
rocks it up at the Wistaria Festival
By Naughty Mickie
notymickie@earthlink.net
Every spring Sierra Madre,
California bursts into everything-lavender as the
town comes alive to celebrate its famed wistaria
vine. Then finally, one weekend, the main drag is
filled with art vendors and stages with musicians
from all over. This year there were performances by
Chico's Bail Bonds, Horses on Astroturf and a number
of local favorites. The day ended with Aluminum
Marshmallow and the Age of Aquarius Horns.
The band, known affectionately as
Sierra Madre's darlings, plunked out an extra-long
set filled with classic rock tunes. They work as a
core unit of five and add in their horn section for
larger venues such as this time around, which
thrilled the crowd. Kids were dancing, seniors' toes
were tapping, people sang along and everyone was
having a great time. Tunes includes "California
Dreaming," "Vehicle" and "Domino." It was the
perfect end for a fun-filled day.
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