Meet The Band

Bryan Connors

Brian Connors

AKA "Kid Blanco" // Guitars, Vocals

James Roberts

AKA "Mini Fridge" // Bass Guitar, Vocals

Sara Schmitt

AKA "The Chick" // Vocals, Percussion

Ralph Schmitt

AKA "Free Range" // Keyboards, Vocals

Bobby Ray Haskell

AKA "Bobby Ray" // Drums, Percussion

Kevin Constantine

Formerly known as "Baby Jesus" // Guitars

About The Shanks

The Shanks are a premier classic rock cover band in the San Francisco Bay Area. For the past 18 years, we have played a variety of venues from opening acts for big concerts, outdoor festivals, as well as private and corporate events.

The Shanks have a rich music heritage that dates back many years. Members of the band have been in touring bands and professional troupes. As The Shanks, we have been honored as winners, and as runner-up, of the KFOX 98.5 "Last Band Standing" competition. This competition seeks to identify the best cover bands in the SF Bay area.

The Shanks name was derived from members of the band meeting on a golf course, of all places. In Rock n’ Roll as in golf, things sometimes don’t go as planned, thus prompting the name as a reference to a misdirected golf shot.

We thoroughly enjoy entertaining the crowd and, for us, it is all about our audience having a blast while we play songs from Van Halen, Pat Benatar, Foreigner, ZZ Top, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Santana, Bad Company, The Pretenders, Queen, Journey, Free, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Grace Potter and Clapton just to name a few.

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The Music

Santana Soul Sacrifice

Hit Me With Your Best Shot - The Shanks

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Santana Soul Sacrifice

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La Grange ZZ Top - The Shanks

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Song List

Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love - Van Halen
All Right Now - Free
American Girl - Tom Petty
Any Way You Want It - Journey
Barracuda - Heart
Birthday - The Beatles
Black Velvet - Alannah Miles
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Crazy On You - Heart
Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Double Vision - Foreigner
Feels Like The First Time - Foreigner
Freeze Frame - J. Geils Band
Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
Gold Dust Woman - Fleetwood Mac
Good Times/Bad Times - Led Zeppelin
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benetar
Honkey Tonk Women - Rolling Stones
I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett
I'm A Man - Chicago
I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton
La Grange - ZZ Top
Life Is A Highway - Rascal Flatts
Middle Of The Road - The Pretenders
My Best Friends Girlfriend - The Cars
One Way Or Another - Blondie
Paris (Ooh La La) - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
Piece Of My Heart - Janis Joplin
Pump It Up - Elvis Costello
Remedy - Black Crowes
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
Rock & Roll Fantasy - Bad Company
Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Soul Sacrifice - Santana
Spooky - Atlanta Rhythm Section
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Start Me Up - Rolling Stones
Straight On - Heart
Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
Surrender - Cheap Trick
Sweet Transvestite - Rocky Horror Picture Show
Taxman - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show
Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon
Wheel in The Sky - Journey
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
Without You - Doobie Brothers
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

and there's so much more.......

The Shanks Perform

Foreigner: Double Vision and Led Zeppelin: Good Times Bad Times

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The Black Crowes: Remedy

Performance Dates

Upcoming Shows

~~Oct 23, 2019~~

~~San Jose, California~~

~~Cinnabar Hills Golf Club Oktoberfest~~

Ach du Lieber ! Da Shanks are an Umpapa band! Downbeat at 4:30 !

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Selective Past Shows

~~Aug 16, 2018~~

~~San Jose, California~~

~~San Jose Muni Summer Concert Series~~

Tremendous party at the Muni! This crowd is always ready to go ! Tribute to Aretha !

~~Jan 27, 2018~~

~~San Jose, California~~

~~Silver Creek Valley Country Club 25th Anniversary~~

A phenomenal party after rockin together for 19 years...Epic!

~~Jul 05, 2017~~

~~Capitola, California~~

~~Capitola Twighlight Concert Series~~

What a crowd ! We had a blast and hope to entertain on the beach again next year.

~~Jul 01, 2017~~

~~Hollister, California~~

~~Hollister Independence Rally~~

Great show rockin all the bikers in this one of a kind event ! Thanks to Mike Corbin for the sponsorship.

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Past Performance Locations

Campbell Summer Concert Series
Club Fox
Danville Music in the Park
Danville Summer Sounds Concerts
Guerra Vineyard Hollister Concerts
Jack Rose Summer Music Series
Los Altos Summer Concert Series
Los Gatos Food Fest
Los Gatos Music in the Park
Morgan Hill Music Series
Mountain View A La Carte and Art
Mountain View Art and Wine
Pruneyard Campbell Music Series
Redwood Shores Concert Series
San Jose Muni Summer Series
Silver Creek Music by the Lake
Sunnyvale Summer Series
Taste of Morgan Hill

The Shanks Perform

Fleetwood Mac: You Make Lovin Fun

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Management & Booking