The evening cooled off just in time for Riverside’s Farm House Collective to host its first sold-out show: a Penrose Records lineup featuring Pasadena-based Los Yesterdays with Vicky Tafoya and The Big Beat.
The revamped 1953 Farm House Motel, with its motel rooms designed like old red barns now housing food spots and shops around a modest 500-capacity stage, made for a laid-back but exciting setting for live music. Notably unique is the all-ages approach; families with kids mingled comfortably alongside devoted soul fans, creating a multi-generational vibe rarely found at music venues. Being Mother’s Day weekend, plenty of mothers and grandmothers celebrated with a night out, adding to the warm community atmosphere.
Vicky Tafoya and The Big Beat were up first. Vicky belts out the blues with the best, punching you in the chest with each note. The Big Beat backed her with tight, classic R&B grooves that set the bar high for the night…