One Lane Bridge

Okay - we've been asked numerous times, "why the name change?" An explanation.

bandZandt was, and is, our 7-piece rock and roll band. We still exist and thrive in playing for festive occasions, such as weddings, birthday parties, company parties, summer music in the park and anywhere else that wants great music for dancing. We are still the party band that you know and love, and still have the same name - bandZandt!

The bandZandt Combo was our 4-piece sub-group specializing in singing great tunes with interesting harmonies.  With the bandZandt name, however, people sometimes get confused between the big rock-and-roll group and the smaller group.

So we renamed the combo in order to alleviate the confusion.  We decided on One Lane Bridge.  Why the name?  Well, we all cross a one-lane bridge (pictured below) when we go to our weekly rehearsals.

Bottom line:  bandZandt still exists and is thriving.  The bandZandt Combo has been re-named One Lane Bridge, but still consists of Robin, Diane, Kent and Doug singing and playing covers and originals in smaller, more intimate venues. Among other places, we've played multiple times at the Kulshan Brewery, the Fireside Martini and Wine Bar and at Il Caffe Rifugio in Deming.  In our spare time, we are working on an album of mostly original music.  We'll let you know more about this as it comes to completion :)

Thanks to fanZandt Nation for all of your support!  bZ and OLB

Calendar!!

I didn't figure it would be this tough, but... we finally figured out how to add our calendar of events to the blog. Just click on the "calendar" link near the top of the page and you'll see our upcoming events. Whew! That was bothering me for months! Cheers!

It's been a great summer! Wonderful to see so many old and NEW friends at the various shows we've played.  We still can't figure out how to add the calendar widget to our page, so here are our next few events:

Wed, Aug 28, 7-9 pm: One Lane Bridge at Kulshan Brewery (One Lane Bridge is the new name for the bandZandt Combo).
Sat, Sep 7 (time TBD): One Lane Bridge at Whatcom Land Trust Benefit
Sat, Oct 5: Private Party
Sat, Oct 12: North Fork Public Library Benefit.

Which brings us to another topic.  The bandZandt Combo has changed its name to One Lane Bridge, commemorating the bridge we cross every time we go to rehearsal.  But that's the only thing that has changed.  Still Kent, Doug, Diane and Robin playing covers and originals in smaller, quiter venues.

Summer Calendar

Well, the calendar function of our blog doesn't seem to work anymore, so we'll enter it the old-fashioned way.  Here is our schedule for the summer (as it stands today):

Friday, June 7, bZ Trio @ Il Caffe Rifugio, 6-8 pm
Saturday, July 20, bZ Combo @ Fireside Martini & Wine Bar, 8-11 pm
Sunday, July 21, bandZandt @ Josh VanderYacht Park/Van Zandt Hall, early evening
Saturday, August 17, bandZandt @ Vartanyan Winery, early evening

These are the public performances - we are also playing at a wedding, retirement party and family reunion (three separate events - not all in one) :)

Hope to see you at some of these events!