Tafoya’s Lost Boyzz preview
Tafoya’s Lost Boyzz
Champs, Burbank
Friday, August 3, 2007
Chicago, 1979. Jane Byrne was mayor, the drinking age was 19, and The Boyzz from Illinois were the shit. Chicago was a scary place and the Boyzz were even scarier. A loud, bluesy biker band from the ‘burbs who were gonna be huge. It didn’t happen. Their Epic debut had all the right ingredients for a great boogie rock record: dueling guitars, big horns, menacing vocals. They were conquering heroes to Midwest crowds, but world domination didn’t occur. Mayor Byrne lost to Harold, and the Boyzz became the B’zz. It wasn’t quite the same.
Nearly 20 years later, Mike Tafoya — guitarist from the original Boyzz — is blazing the same trails he did as a kid, but with a more mature, reflective spirit. Life, his first recorded music in a decade, pairs him with a couple of new bandmates — Chris McCoy (drums) and Erik Osland (bass) — who don’t quite posses the same maniacal energy as the Boyzz, yet still complement Tafoya’s playing. The Lost Boyzz continue to carry a torch for Southern biker rock with “Spread Your Love Around” and “Boogie With Me” as their new signature tunes. Expect to hear some Boyzz (“Too Wild To Tame”) and B’zz (“Get Up, Get Angry”) classics along the way.
— David Gedge
Category: Stage Buzz, Weekly
Oh yeah this is awesome! Friday night is gonna be insane!
Oh yeah, the Lost Boyzz are awesome! Boyzz from Illinoizz , with new material! Cannot wait!
Oh yeah, this is gonna kick ass!
Get ready for a great show!
Ok, I have to admit I am happy that Tafoya and the Lost Boyzz are finally getting some press again. Now all we need is for everyone to come out to the show on Friday night, and relive the Boyzz days that we all loved back in the late 70’s. This is a new reformed Boyzz that puts on a great show. We all remember how we all would unite together at a Boyzz show in the 70’s. How great it is to have Mike Tafoya again on the scene, playing with his new band , the Lost Boyzz. I hope to see a big turnout this Friday night at Champs Rock Room. Cause the band deserves it, and we all deserve as fans, to have a night of great entertainment put on by the Lost Boyzz.
This band is too good not to take advantage of seeing them this Friday night. Lets all go!