ETC unveils 2011 summer season

Entertainment, Theatre & Culture for Rancho Murieta on Monday announced its upcoming summer season at Lake Clementia.  The five-show season includes tributes to some of rock's greatest performers.

There's more information about the season, as well as this month's show by comic Jack Gallagher, at ETC's web page.

The season-kickoff event will be May 15 at Lake Clementia. Here's a peek at the summer of entertainment:

STUNG -- June 11

STUNG, a San Francisco Bay Area band voted “Best Cover Band” in a 2007 San Francisco Bay Guardian poll, brings a dedication to authenticity that captures the distinctive original sound of The Police in hits like “Roxanne,”  ”Every Little Thing She Does is Magic,” “Every Breath You Take” and “King of Pain.” Tickets are $10 for ETC members.

Good Vibrations -- July 2

Good Vibrations pays tribute to the quintessential California group, the Beach Boys, with a show featuring the best of Golden State sun-and-fun mythology -- “California Girls,” “Surfin’ USA,” “I Get Around,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “Good Vibrations” and more.

The five Good Vibrations performers take audiences on a musical journey of sun, surf, cars and girls as they capture the incomparable harmonies of the Beach Boys.
 

Bruce in the USA – July 30

This high-energy musical experience is a note-perfect recreation of a show by Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.

Matt Ryan, from the “Legends In Concert” cast, played the Springsteen character since 2000 in the Las Vegas “Legends” show, which evolved into Bruce In The USA. Ryan's portrayal, not to mention his resemblance, is as close as you can get to seeing the real thing in concert. Backed by a seven-piece, powerhouse band, which includes characters like Clarence “The Big Man” Clemons and of course, “Little Stevie,” Bruce In The USA takes this genre of performance art to a whole new level.
 

Gregg Rollie – Aug. 20

Gregg Rolie is responsible for co-founding two phenomenally popular, multi-platinum super groups, Santana and Journey. In 1998, the world class keyboardist-vocalist-producer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame as part of the original Santana band.

Recalling those days with Carlos Santana, he remembers, “It was an amazing time. We created something that no one could fathom. … It was about the rhythms and solos more than the songs. It wasn’t Latin music, rock music, the blues – not any of the above. It was a combination of all of them.”
 

The Family Stone – Sept. 10

The Family Stone includes Jerry Martini and Cynthia Robinson, members of Sly and the Family Stone as well as Rock and Roll Hall of fame inductees and R&B Pioneer Award winners.

Jerry Martini is the original founder of Sly and the Family Stone, calling upon Sly Stone to become the leader of the first interracial, all-gender major American band. He has also performed with countless luminaries including Mike Bloomfield, Carlos Santana, Rolling Stone Bill Wymann, Robert Cray, Willie Lomax, Prince, Graham Central Station and Van Morrison.

Cynthia Robinson, along with Sly Stone, was part of "Sly and The Stoners" in 1966. Through her years with Sly and The Family Stone, she was notable for being an early, black, female trumpet player in a major American band. In recent years, she has played with George Clinton, Larry Graham, Prince and others.

The Family Stone presents a set of hits you'll remember -- "I Want to Take You Higher," "Everyday People," "Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin," "Dance To The Music," "Hot Fun In The Summertime," "Family Affair," "Sing a Simple Song" and many more.