Photo courtesy of Rick Foster, The Sun Chronicle
On Saturday, June 5, 2010 Flat Iron Café is happy to present Richy Jay Marcos!
Playing his self-taught style of music for more than 25 years, Richy hails from Cape Cod. He has traveled all over North America and Europe with the “Sleepy Labeef Band” and has also done a gigs and tours with other national acts along the way. Along with a handful of his own local bands, Richy plays drums, keyboards-piano and bass guitar but his primary focus is on guitars and vocals. He is the driving force behind the band, The Underground Cats, and has performed with other well-known acts like Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Pat Benetar and many others.
Marcos and The Underground Cats play a rock-heavy blend of rockabilly music. It’s a derivative of the style personified by Elvis Presley that defined the era between swing and the Beatles-led British invasion. “I have a dad, but I refer to Sleepy Labeef as my musical stepfather,” said Marcos. Marcos’s mom, a professional country singer, hooked up her teenage son with Labeef, who was looking for a drummer, before Richy had even started high school. Marcos’s first tour lasted nine months. Marcos has been on the road ever since, mostly as part of cover bands or supporting headlining musicians.
Join Richy and the rest of the Flat Iron gang on Saturday, June 5, 2010 from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm for a night of some terrific rockabilly and half-price pizza!
