Thursday, November 20, 2025

Samantha Fish 2025 - part a

 

We went to see Samantha Fish at The Sound in Del Mar, California last week.  Here is my beautiful wife relaxing before the show.
Samantha did not disappoint!
She puts on a high energy show.
Her guitar playing and voice are superb.
She started playing and singing in Kansas City as a teen and has come a long way since then.
She had the same band that she had when we saw her last year which is a good thing - they are great!
The light show was also first rate.

Samantha Fish 2025 - part b

 

We had great seats in the first row of the balcony which worked out great for photos.
The Sound is a great venue.  Lots of seating is available - for this show it was all seating but in some shows the main floor is changed to general admission.
There is also food available - tacos and burgers.  And of course a wide variety of beverages.
A few good closeups of Samantha.
I couldn't pick my favorite.
So I'm posting all three!
For some reason Google won't allow me to post all the photos at once so I split it into three posts.

Samantha Fish 2025 - part c

 

Switching to a red guitar for this song.   The person who handed her the right guitar for each song looked just like Willie Nelson from a distance.  Didn't know he was moonlighting.  :)
In any case, we highly recommend listening to her music and attending her show if you get a chance.
If you are at all into rock and blues, she's the real deal.
Wrapping up the show, she interacted with the audience.
Handing the guitar pick to a fan.
Showing the setlist she played that night.
My cell phone even captured the songs from the balcony!
Her warm-up band was Robert Jon and the Wreck.  They were a pleasant surprise!  We will be buying some of their music too!

Saturday, November 15, 2025

Samantha Fish 2024 in Del Mar

 

Looking back through my blog postings, it appears I forgot to post photos from the Samantha Fish concert in 2024.
So, better late than never!  She played at The Sound in Del Mar, California.  It is a relatively new venue with (important to us) seats!  Not standing room only.
We had discovered Samantha Fish a few months prior on YouTube and were really excited to get a chance to see her in person.
She didn't disappoint!
This woman and really play.
And sing!
A reflective moment.
Then back to jamming!
Very enjoyable show.
From beginning to end.
Her warmup band was Cedric Burnside which we also really enjoyed.
And there was even a pre-warmup band: John Spencer.  It was a bit too punk rock-ish for us but the people who sat next to us had traveled down from LA just to hear this band.


Monday, November 3, 2025

David and Michelle Buy a House

 

David and Michelle closed on their first home a few days ago.

Excuse their clothes - I dragged them outside for photos as they were doing a bit of cleaning before they move in.

With Troy and Mateo, who first saw the house about an hour before this photo was taken.
Ruby inspecting the new digs.  Congratulations to everyone!