KELLEY STOLTZ – WHITE LIGHTNING CO. (PDX) – THE BOARS @ Mabuhay Gardens at 435 Broadway – San Francisco, CA

San Francisco’s 60’s garage merrymakers THE BOARS deliver thee finest in beer-soaked rave-ups, jangle pop nuggets, fuzzed psych stompers, and Farfisa-fueled frat rawkers. THE BOARS feature former members of The Vulcaneers, Rudiments, and The Fells. Live, they bring their shakin’ rock’n’roll shindig and give it all to the crowd with mayhem, grunts, shouts, and some spillover on the floor n’ out the door! THE BOARS are here to make it Wyld!

After fronting the Austin-based band, Blind Pets, Josh Logan began Chief White Lightning in 2017, taking inspiration from legends such as David Bowie, Chuck Berry, Tom Petty, and The Kinks. Following several years on the road as a solo act, Josh recruited well-established Portland musicians Victor Franco, Brian Crace, Joe Benassi, and Tobias Berblinger to create White Lightning Company. Now, with a full band onboard, they’re drawing from collective decades of experience to create an infectious and exciting brand of rock ‘n’ roll.

Kelley Stoltz has released 18 albums since 1999, for Sub Pop, John Dwyers Castleface and Third Man Records. He plays most all the instruments on the albums himself, and is a dedicated DIY home recordist, operating out of his Electric Duck Studio in his garage in the Mission District. His most recent LP, “La Fleur”, was released in 2024.

During the 2010’s Kelley toured as a keyboardist for Rodriguez, and later, as a rhythm guitarist for Echo & the Bunnymen. As the 2020’s dawned he was invited to support Pavement on their big reunion tour. He’s also been heard playing drums live with Robyn Hitchcock as well as adding sitar to Hitchcock’s last two albums. Stoltz has been championed with live appearances on Marc Riley’s BBC6 show, and has performed in concert around the world. As producer, he has recorded the new album by Brigid Dawson formerly of the Ohsees, and has been engineer / producer for Bay Area bands including Sonny & the Sunsets, the Mantles, The Fresh & Onlys, Rays, Life Stinks and many others. He is currently the host of KEXP’s Vinelands radio show on 92.7 FM, which focuses on the best of Bay Area music past, present & future.