8/21/2008
Front Page of the Winter's Express

Four Barrel to rattle festival
By Justin Cox-Staff Writer

Meet Four Barrel, the headlining band at this year's Earthquake Street Festival. A staple in the Sacramento music scene, the band is booked solid all the way into next year, playing multiple shows almost every weekend. Their high-energy performance and deep well of hit songs from the 60's to today even landed them on the Top Five list of local bands of 2008 by KCRA Channel 3.
Their paramount goal as a band is to entertain, with their performance relying heavily on the energy provided by the crowd. For this reason, they are incredibly fired up to once again rattle the streets of downtown Winters at this year's Earthquake Street Festival. "This is our favorite gig of the year", says singer Ericka Davis enthusiastically, pointing to the dramatic spike in energy that seems to sweep through town every Earthquake Festival. "We love watching the kids get excited. It drives us".
Four Barrel, which was formed originally in 1999, consists of founding member Phillip Lovejoy on guitar, Ericka Davis on vocals, Timmy Peregoy on bass and Hector Moreno on drums.
Lovejoy and Peregoy began playing together when they were both just 15 years old. Their first band, which eventually evolved into what is now Four Barrel, was provocatively dubbed, Politically Erect.
"We weren't getting the church gigs," says Lovejoy laughing. And so the band eventually reverted to their second choice: Four Barrel.
With the late additions of Moreno on drums and Davis on vocals, the band hit its stride musically and has not looked back.
Davis had been singing her entire life, in church growing up and as the president of her high school choir. The first time she sang with a band though was an impromptu performance at a Four Barrel show.
"It was a thrill!" she says of the event, which later landed her the full-time vocalist job. "It makes me happy; I don't have to sing karaoke anymore!"
Four Barrel describes their music as "radio rock from the 60's to today." The variety of songs they play spans virtually all genres, making them assessable to a seemingly endless range of audiences. And with a female on the microphone, the band is all the more compelling.
"People have asked me 'you sing Zeppelin? No way!'" says Davis. "I say, 'watch me.'"
Not only does she sing Zeppelin, but Four Barrel plays everything from Hendrix to No Doubt, Credence to Green Day and Van Halen to Metallica. And one of the more recent additions to the band, which has further expanded their already deep set list, is Davis' husband Bill. Tastefully incorporating bongos on many songs, he has spiked the band with some hot Latin flavor; a surefire way to light up a dance floor.
Upon pulling into town for last year's festival, the band was not entirely prepared for what was about to happen. As night slowly fell however, Main street filled with locals, all singing hard to the rhythm of Four Barrel. "It was way beyond our expectations," says drummer Hector Moreno.
Having now played the show once, they have appropriately reset their expectations, and are amped to get back and do it again. It's up to the people of Winters to reciprocate that energy and make the night a memorable one.

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Four Barrel consists of Tim Peregoy on bass guitar, Hector Moreno on drums, Phillip Lovejoy on lead guitar and Ericka Davis, lead vocals and tambourine.

April 22, 2007   DIXON MAY FAIR NEWS
Four Barrel, a four-member rock and roll band, which also plays rhythm and blues and other genres, will perform the main stage Saturday night with Eric Burdon and the Animals, and then will move over to the Leber Garden Stage to entertain from 8:30 to 10 p.m.

The group, formed a decade ago, plays a wide variety of music from the '60 to today. Four Barrel includes Tim Peregoy on bass guitar, Hector Moreno on drums, Phillip Lovejoy on lead guitar and Ericka Davis on lead vocals and tambourine.

Vocalist  Ericka Davis also be singing the national anthem on the fair's opening day on Wednesday, May 10 as well as singing the national anthem again for the demolition derby on Sunday, May 13.

They have entertained many audiences in Northern California over the years for special events such as the Dixon May Fair, Yolo County Fair, Newman's Hot Rod and Bike Show, various Woodland and neighboring city events, holiday parties and wedding receptions.

They repertoire includes cover tunes  "Somebody to Love" by Jefferson Airplane, "Call Me" by Blonde, "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen,"Brown-Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison; "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffet, "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd,  "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett, "Fire" and "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix, "Born to Be Wild" by Stephen Woff and "Get Over It" and "Love Will Keep Us Alive" by the Eagles,  "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen and "Dance the Night Away" by Van Halen.

Their Web site is www.fourbarrelrocks.com

 Eric Burdon and the Animals, a 1960s band inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, is best known for "House of the Rising Sun." Their other hits include  "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," "Let Me Be Misunderstood," "It's My Life," "I'm Crying," "Inside Looking Out," "Bring It on Home to Me" and "CC Rider."

The 132nd annual Dixon May Fair, themed "Barn to Be Wild," is set Thursday, May 10 through Sunday, May 13 at 655 S. First St., Dixon. The four-day fair, the oldest in the state, traditionally ends on Mother's Day. Hours are  Thursday, May 10: 2  to 10 p.m.; Friday, May 11: noon to 10 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, May 12-13: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Celebrity entertainment is featured three of the four nights. Ozomatli with special guests Malo will perform at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 10; All-American Rejects, with special guests Socratic will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday; May 11; and Eric Burdon and the Animals will perform at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 12, with special guests the Fryed Band Brothers and Four Barrel.

Advance concert tickets for Thursday night are $29 for reserved seats and $24 for general admission.  For Friday night, tickets are $39 for reserved seats, and $34 for general admission. For Saturday night, tickets are $19 for reserved seats and $15 general admission. All advance discount tickets include all-day admission to the fair. The tickets may be purchased at the Dixon May Fair box office, 655 S. First St., Dixon, and at  www.ticketmaster.com . Tickets also may be purchased by phone, with an added convenience fee, at (916) 649-8497.