Tony Ridge found his favorite guitar in a trash can inside a Santa Barbara music store. Ridge says he named the guitar Frankenstein "cause it''s one of those things we brought back to life." Frankenstein is not the only thing that Ridge wants to bring back to life. Ridge''s band, the Cadillac Angels, has spent the last 12 years trying to revive the spirit of early rock ''n'' roll and rockabilly. The group has performed all over the United States including a show at Austin''s South by Southwest Music Showcase, where the band won an award for its roots rock.
In addition to the sold-out show at South by Southwest, the band was featured as the backing band for Wanda Jackson, one of the first female rock ''n'' rollers.
For the band''s upcoming 10th release, tentatively titled Illinois Boy, Ridge is going to steer his band down some darker back roads. The album features covers of songs by Carl Perkins, Link Wray and Gene Vincent, along with a handful of Ridge''s dark originals. "I like to take songs that might be sad in content and apply a rock n'' roll uptempo beat to it," he says.
The Cadillac Angels will be at Viva Monterey, 414 Alvarado St., Friday and Saturday nights. 646-1415.
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