Prossimi concerti!

Le prossime esibizioni dei Beat Barons:

venerdì 5 gennaio
Nidaba Theatre, Via Gola 12 - Milano

domenica 21 gennaio
Honky Tonk, Via Moncalieri 5 - Milano

venerdì 13 aprile
Delta Beach Lounge, Via Lido 82 - Ascano (Svizzera)

Baron Spike

Full name: Fabrizio Monti

Birthplace: Paderno Dugnano (MI), Italy

Profession: Baker

Zodiac sign: Acquarius

Role: Bass guitar, vocals

Instrument(s): Hofner Vintage 500/1 bass, Fender Precision, Jazz and Telecaster basses, Rickenbacker 4001s bass

Favourite 50s/60s artists: Elvis Presley, Beatles, Cliff Richard, Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones

Favourite 50s/60s records: Move It (Cliff Richard & the Shadows); I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles)

Favourite films:

Baron Conco

Full name: Stefano Faini

Birthplace: Milan, Italy

Profession: Drum technician / backliner

Zodiac sign: Pisces

Role: Drums

Instrument(s): Various drumkits (Premier, Rogers and Meazzi Hollywood)

Favourite 50s/60s artists: Shadows, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, Who, Animals, Ventures, Spencer Davis Group, various Motown and Stax artists

Favourite 50s/60s records: The ones Baron Dom lends me!

Favourite films: Giù La Testa, Coglione (Leone); Indagine Su Un Cittadino Al Di Sopra Ogni Sospetto (Petri); La Strada (Fellini)

Baron Dom

Full name: Dominic Charles Turner

Birthplace: Brighton, UK

Profession: Technical writer/translator

Zodiac sign: Scorpio

Role: Guitar, vocals

Instrument(s): Fender Telecaster, Hofner Galaxie, Vox AC30

Favourite 50s/60s artists: Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Them, Kinks, Yardbirds, Gene Vincent, Larry Williams, Chuck Berry, Big Three, Undertakers, Little Willie John, Jimmy Reed

Favourite 50s/60s records: The First Time (Adam Faith & the Roulettes); That's All You Gotta Do (Brenda Lee); Alright (The Searchers); Lies (Johnny Sandon & the Remo Four); It Won't Be Long (The Beatles); My Nerves (Little Willie John); Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart (Diana Ross & the Supremes); Nothing But a Heartache (The Flirtations); Zing Zing (Larry Williams); The Breaking Point (Chuck Jackson); Should We Tell Him (The Everly Brothers); Lights Out (Jerry Byrne)

Favourite films: The Front Page (Wilder); Duck Soup (McCarey); Fahrenheit 451 (Truffaut); Blow-Up (Antonioni)

So what's all the fuss about?

Merseybeat: a musical phenomenon that is generally associated with the Liverpool of the early sixties, and which owes its fame to the storming success of legendary groups from the Merseyside area, including the Beatles, the Searchers, Gerry & The Pacemakers and the Swinging Blue Jeans. The brand of beat music made popular by these artists was notable for its strong melodic content, the use of "call-and-response"-style vocal harmonies, and the influence of other musical genres, including rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, R&B, and a drop of country & western. In other words, American music but with a decidedly British flavour, from the good old days when going to a gig meant dancing yourself to exhaustion!

In addition to performing this music in classic "rowdy" ‘60s fashion, the Beat Barons try to look, play and sound like the bands from that wonderful era. The result is an authentic time machine, where each gig recreates the atmosphere of historic venues of the early sixties, such as the Cavern Club in Liverpool and the Star Club in Hamburg. You can expect to hear material originally made famous by legends such as the Beatles, Chuck Berry, the Shadows and the Everly Brothers, as well as tunes by lesser-known artists (Eugene Church & The Fellows, the Olympics) …and even a few Beat Barons originals!

Over the three years that they have been together, the Beat Barons have played in numerous pubs, clubs and at public functions in various parts of Italy… rarely failing to get folks jumping! A few milestones:

• “6th Rock’N’Roll & Rockabilly Party Italiano” at Ca’ De Fabbri (BO), July 2004


• “Vivi Cologno Estate” festival at Cologno Monzese (MI), June 2005


• “Rock Around The Town” festival at Catania, September 2005

The formation is that of the classic beat quartet: two guitars, bass and drums, with lead and backing vocals. The individual band members can all boast lengthy experiences in other “sixties” combos from the Milan area:

• Ed Seagraves vocals,guitar, harmonica


• Dominic Turner guitar, vocals


• Fabrizio "Spike" Monti bass, vocals


• Stefano "Concobeach" Faini drums