The Fabulous Fakes Find Fun in the Fab Four

Beatles cover band, The Fabulous Fakes, play a rocking sing-along set at Pianos Bar & Grill.

If you know anything about the Beatles, you know that their early years were the very definition of fun and ebullience. If you stuck around with them, even after their psychedelic period, you know that the group parted ways when making music together stopped being so enjoyable. And because of Yoko. For the hand full of die-hard fans that came out this damp past Sunday, a little spark of that joy was glimpsed again. Lead by mom/lead singer, Vicky Chalk, and her two sons (Jeff Little on bass and Paul Little on guitar piano and vocals) the band (Jon Wolfe on drums and vocals and Joe Ribaudo on guitar) played two jubilant sets of the Beatles' biggest hits as the band, The Fabulous Fakes. The show opened with “Can’t Buy Me Love” with Chalk …

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Up Close and Personal with The Lyriqs

Watch the video of the rock/pop/blues band, who performed at Pianos over the weekend

Like the Beatles playing the Cavern Club in the early 60s, the Lyriqs have found their proving ground at Pianos Bar & Grill. The group, who on Saturday, April 2, played the first of two back-to-back weekend shows at Pianos, been playing the cozy venue regularly since they formed two years ago and the look right at home on stage. “It’s a great place to develop, too ... We always had to come back here because there’s something about the crowd here. We’ve really grown,” said John Quatrone, the Lyriqs lead singer and rhythm guitar player. Rostafa, a solo artist with a touch of Ben Harper in his sound, opened for the Lyriqs with a number of covers that ranged from Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” to a medley of “Something” and “With a Little Help …

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