By Kate Ganiron, Web Intern

Brian Waite is celebrating his new post at The Dusty Strings Music School with a free concert by The Brian Waite Band in Fremont this weekend.

“There’s going to be a lot of different styles of music, so it will be a pretty cool concert,” said
Clif Swigget, member of The Brian Waite Band.

“We’re going to a couple different places during the concert. It’s going to be a really fun event,”
said Brian Waite.

The concert will include giveaways of instruments, CDs, and free music classes.

The Brian Waite Band is an award-winning local band that takes both children and their parents on a “Rock ‘n' Roll adventure” through their performances. Originating on the West Coast about ten years ago, the band has produced five critically acclaimed albums and worldwide recognition.

“It’s all original music. Lots of different styles, from hard, direct Rock 'n' Roll to reggae to jazz to calypso Caribbean,” said Swigget. “Musically we try to get the kids into a lot of different grooves and styles. It’s fun for us, too, as musicians.”

The concert will include both music and storytelling for both children and their parents to enjoy.

“We’ve been doing a lot of storytelling, what we call rock and roll adventures. The show will be a concert, but it will also be a story, kind of a theatrical show,” said Swigget.

“We want to encourage the kids to become musicians and nurture their love for music,” said Waite. “And at the same time make music that the parents really like too. We don’t water down our music.”

Waite has been teaching music and movement classes for children for the past ten years. He has programs that include Brian’s Music Time and Music City Adventures for preschoolers.

He will be teaching classes at The Dusty Strings Music School on Wednesdays – Parent and child classes at 11 a.m. and preschool classes at 1 p.m.

“We want the kids to enjoy the energy of music, the message of music, the community that live music creates, and the imagination that they can just let flow,” said Waite. “We just want them to love the music and appreciate it and be a part of their lives.”

The concert will be held on Saturday, January 15 at 11 a.m. at the Dusty Strings Music School in
Fremont.

“It’s going to be a really fun event,” said Waite. “It’s going to be a party in which the Brian Waite band is going to rock the house.”

For more information please visit www.dustystrings.com.