Smack Dab playing at the BlasMo Member Appreciation Night, 06-07-2026.

 

The invite for the BlasMo member appreciation night, Sunday, 06-07-2026.  BlasMo is located in Laguna Hills, CA.  


 

Smack Dab is, from left to right:  Marc Repaire, lead guitar and vocals; Kent Richards, bass and vocals; Allison Friedman, lead vocals and guitar; myself on drums and Lloyd Brown, lead vocals and guitar.  You can reach us at SmackDabGroup@gmail.com.


Smack Dab had the pleasure of playing at the BlasMo (Billiards Lounge Artist Sanctuary Music Oasis) Club, aka The Mo, on Sunday the 07 of June, 2026.  This was the BlasMo member appreciation night, and it was a super fun gig, playing in front of our musician peers.  By the way, everybody at the BlasMo is super supportive, and the atmosphere is always laid back and fun, and everybody checks their ego at the front door.  Just so you know, the Mo is (according to their Facebook page):

““The Mo" is a private member supported musicians and artist club playhouse and audio/video recording studio.

Home of the Orange County Musicians Network, Laguna Jam Troupe, OC Jam Club and Laguna Records, The Mo is a safe haven for artists to hone in their crafts, relax & hang out and jam with peers.

With the best back-line sound stage, Mo will be featuring live stream web/pod casts and performances featuring the OC's top bands, singer/songwriters, comic's, magicians as well providing a venue for artist showcase's and exhibits.

Members all share the ideology that unity through the arts is more vital then ever therefore the focus is always on what we have in common.”  (By the way, as a little plug for “The Mo”, here is some contact info:  https://www.blasmostudio.com/membership)

To raise some funds, the BlasMo had made some really cool tee shirts, which they were selling for a mere ten bucks (a steal, if you ask me):

 

Look at that really cool BlasMo tee shirt, I’ll be wearing mine for sure! 

We had been allotted about 45 minutes for our set, and as usual Marc and Allison had put together a great set list for this event:

 

Our set list for the BlasMo Appreciation Night 06-07-2026.  Short and sweet, and we also wanted to showcase our originals; Real (Marc’s), Circle of Monkeys (Allison’s) and My Money Tree (Lloyd’s).   

 Below is my Drumcam video from the gig:

Drumcam, Smack Dab at the BlasMo, 06-07-2026

After the gig, Rip Ription (one of the founding members of BlasMo), paid us a really, really nice compliment on the BlasMo Facebook page (thank you Rip, much appreciated!):

 

Rip Ripton’s nice complement for our band Smack Dab!  It is so nice to be recognized! 

As always, it was a real pleasure to be playing with Smack Dab, and we always have a great time.  Thank you BlasMo for having us, it is really appreciated! 


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