This local Orange County
California cover band, the Mids,
is pretty good. They handle a
full set of cover songs with a
decent range in musical talent,
and they seem to engage the
audience by packing the house
with music lovers. Performing
each month at Marlin Bar &
Grill, you catch them there some
Friday nights.
The band is made up of Jeff,
Wes, Jason and Chris, who seem
to work well together and have a
good vibe going. Jeff, the Lead
Guitar and Vocalist has lived in
Southern California for 20 years
or so. As a teacher, his dreams
of being a rock star were
sidetracked, but the
Michigan-born talent knows how
to rock and when school lets
out, Jeff really hits the notes.
Added to his voice is Wes, who
also sings with the Mids musical
act. West also is an import from
the U.S. he has lived in
Maryland, Texas, etc. Wes is
multi-talented (one of those
creative types), and he also
teaches classes, like Jeff does.
Drummer and vocalist Jason is an
OC born & bred dude with
drumming inspired by the
Grateful Dead. That's oddly
familiar. Another band that
frequents Marlin Bar, Cubensis,
is a Dead tribute band. Maybe
Jason should hook up with them
(or maybe he has). Jason is
another one of those underpaid
teachers who has to work at
night at nightclubs so he can
pay his bills. (just
kidding--night clubs don't pay
very well, either). Jason formed
the Mids. He is the master mind
behind this phenomenon.
Chris plays bass and also sings.
He's the newcomer from phil.
He's described as a straight
shooter, slide it in, big amp
guy. You can miss Chris.
Kurt is also a vocalist and
plays the trumpet. A little
known fact is that he played in
the USC Marching Band. Don't be
fooled by his SC style. He moves
easily between musical genre and
can do everything from Punk to
Latin Rhythm. Guess what Kurt
does for his other living during
the daylight hours? He's a
teacher, too!
If you think you have nothing to
do in HB, wrong! Head over to
Marlin Bar some time to see
these teachers play music the
way it should be played. What do
the play: Who, The Beatles,
Aerosmith, Clapton, Doors and
just about anything you want.
contact: themids.net
