Taylor Harvey: News

Legendary San Diego R&B singer Candye Kane has been battling cancer of the pancreas and needs the help of fans and friends to meet medical expenses. One of many benefits, this one has been put together by THB pal Joey Harris and will include The Truckee Brothers w/Steve Poltz, Sara Petite, The Tornado Magnets, Years Around The Sun and Joey Harris & The Mentals. Taylor will open the program with an acoustic set at 7:30 p.m. There is a $20 charge at the door, all of which will go to Ms. Kane. Details on calendar page.

On March 2, Taylor will be in Salem for his dad's 80th birthday and will be taking the opportunity to play an all-original, all-acoustic show while he's there! This will be the first time he's had the chance to play for the local friends and family and it promises to be a great time. Taylor's favorite local bar, Boon's Treasury, has agreed to host the evening. Details on calendar page.

The THB will be playing at Tio Leo's Napa St. location opening for and partying with Joey Harris & the Mentals in celebration of Joey's birthday! Friday, January 18th starting at 9 p.m. Come on out and be somebody!

With another weekend at Cheers! in Ramona in the books, the band is off for the Christmas holiday, and the next gig is December 28/29 at Don's in Lakeside/El Cajon. Sitting in for Gregg on the 28th will be none other than Boyd Gardiner, who lent his drumming talents to the THB for the year previous Gregg's arrival! This will be a happy reunion for the band and Boyd, and we hope lots of you who knew and loved Boyd will come out to Don's and say hello.

Taylor is now playing at the Chula Vista Brewery at 3rd and Naples in Chula Vista on Thursday nights from 9 to 1. Great pizza, pasta and bar food and a huge assortment of beer on tap plus a full bar and a ton of T.V.'s. Come on by and start your weekend early!

Once again, the Halloween party at Don's Cocktail Lounge was a beautiful thing! Lots of great costumes, Suzanne behind the bar, a buffet and good rockin' all night! The THB would like to thank Katie and Dave for putting such a great bash together and for making the band a part of it.

It seems like all too recently we all lived through this Southern California wildfire craziness and now it's happening again! Our thoughts and prayers go out to all our friends and family in Ramona, and all the others who are being forced to deal with the Witch and Harris burns. We hope everyone stays one step ahead and comes out no worse than dusty.

Yeah, we got some news for you! Taylor has been signed to Groove 33 Records and the THB will be back in the studio soon, hard at work on their first CD in two and a half years! This could mean bigger things for the band, and it certainly means there's more music coming your way. It's a big step in the right direction any way you slice it and it'll be nice to finally be able to have an answer to the "when are you coming out with another CD" question. Soon!

Well, happy August, everybody! Tim is back from vacation and Mike is getting ready to go on vacation and we've got a month to squeeze some gigs in. Details are on the callendar page, but briefly we'll, be at Cheers the 10th and 11th, McP's the 17th and Don's the 24th and 25th. Taylor has some solo shows thrown in there as well, so come on out and we'll see you when you get there!

This is the time of year when band members start going on vacation, so you'll notice that gigs are slowing down quite a bit for a little while. Also, the show at the Harley Davidson store that was originally scheduled for the 4th and rescheduled for the 18th of August has been scratched for that date as well. We'll keep you posted on progress towards finding an open date for that one.

The upcoming show at San Diego Harley Davidson has been rescheduled. Instead of appearing there August 4, the THB will be there on August 18. See calendar page for details.

Many thanks to Joey Harris for coming down to the Plank for an afternoon of music with Taylor! It was a great time, with Joey showing why he's considered one of the best guitarists anywhere! The guys had fun and might even want to do it again sometime, so if you missed it keep your eyes peeled here for notice of the next time these guys get together.

The band had a great run of shows in May, finishing off with an awesome night of music at the Belly Up Tavern! Many thanks to those who came out and supported local music. The guys also had a great first night at McP's Irish Pub on Coronado and will certainly be back there many times in the future. The fun continues in June, so check the calendar page to find out when and where.

So stay alert and catch the THB as many times as possible! There's no way you can need more coffee than the band, so let's not hear any whining. Just come out and have some fun. Check the calendar page for complete info.

At the request of Joey Harris, who was sufficiently impressed with the THB at Tio Leo's in March to put them on his "first call" list, the guys will be returning to the Belly Up to play with Joey's band The Mentals and Sara Petite. The show starts at 8 p.m. (we'll probably play first) and the cover is $8 in advance, $10 the day of the show. We need your support on this one, so mark your calendar for an evening of awesome music!

But the time has come to move on. Taylor won't be doing the solo shows on Wednesday night anymore, but would like to thank the staff at Don's for making him feel so welcome. It remains a favorite bar of the THB and a great place to see live local bands.

It's true, Taylor has been given the green light to keep the solo acoustic show going! Come on out to Don's and check out acoustic versions of your favorite THB songs and whatever else he can remember how to play. Details on Calendar page.

This season the THB plays some great new venues that they're really looking forward to. Campland on the Bay, McP's, Mission Bay Yacht Club and San Diego Harley's weekly BBQ bash are all on the list. Check the calendar and come on out to see what makes these places so cool.

Well, okay, really not a "member" as such, but Taylor just got an awesome new Gibson Les Paul that is delivering some great tone on some of your favorite rockin' songs. He's named this killer guitar "Suzanne," so come on out and hear what she can do!

Friday night at Tio Leo's with Joey Harris & the Mentals was an awesome night! The THB played a great set and Joey and Co. were duly impressed. Then Joey and his band played two awesome, smokin' hot sets to finish the night. We saw a lot of good friends and some faces we hadn't seen in quite a while. The best part of the evening for me was the total class Joey and his band displayed. They were generous with their talent and gracious with their stage and I came away feeling like I made some new friends. Joey Harris & the Mentals put on a great show and you should all go support them the next chance you get. Check the links page for their website.

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The THB has been invited to open for Joey Harris & the Mentals at Tio Leo's on Napa St. next Friday, March 9! It seems the guys made a good impression when Joey sat in at Don's a while back, and when it was time to find an opening act, he said "let's get those Taylor Harvey Band guys - they rock pretty good!" This promises to be one helluva set, so come early to get a seat for this 9 p.m. show and be sure to make plans to hang around for Joey! There will be an $8 cover charge.

Yes, the fun shall continue every Wednesday night. Stop in to have some fun, request a song, hear some long-forgotten trash and just generally have a great time! You never know who's gonna stop in. (Please note that there will be no appearance on Feb. 14. or Feb. 28 due to prior committments.)

Very sad to report that Mike is stranded in the snow in New York! This means the band has had to cancel the gig at Janie's in Chula Vista this friday night. Our apologies go out to all, and we hope Mike makes it back safe and sound.

Don's Cocktail's is having TH go it alone every Wednesday from 7 to 11 p.m., so come on out and be part of the show!

A very Happy New Year to every one! December was great and the THB enjoyed playing Janie's in Chula Vista for the first time as well as a hoppin' New Year's Eve party at Cheers. Now the guys are looking forward to a very busy January and February. They'll be playing somewhere almost every weekend and several times during the weeks, so check the calendar page for the joint nearest you and come on out!