When we’re not playing shows, we also pop up on TV sometimes, from the Inland Empire to Los Angeles and beyond.

Here’s a few places that we’ve been. If you’re looking for a band to bring some authentic flavor to your event, let’s talk!

Our Converse Shoe Commercial

we were asked to be in a commercial for a limited-edition Converse Chuck Taylor shoe by legendary designer Shane Gonzales. Two back-to-back scenes, one with Mike on trumpet, and one with our good friend Stephen Foster on drums. Dexter is featured on the poster for the launch event. Last we checked, the shoes are going for over $2,000 in the collectors’ market (We’re keeping our pairs, though!)

David Tutera’s CELEBrations

This started with a call to perform in David Tutera’s famous series Unveiled/CELEBrations.

First, for an episode with Oprah life coach and inspirational speaker Iyanla Vazant. We’re the featured band for the big event, as she unveils her latest book.

Iyanla was great to work with, and in between takes, kept coming over to listen to the band play, and even said some nice things about us on the mic!

It went so well that they brought us back, this time for an episode with comedian Kym Whitley, who wanted a ‘Cotton Club’-style feel for an awards ceremony she was putting on. So we switched it up and played jazz. That is, when we weren’t laughing. Kym was hilarious, and was cracking jokes the entire time. It was hard not to laugh while we played!

And it was an honor to play for Marla Gibbs, known for her role as Florence in The Jeffersons.

Playing for a TV taping is a fun challenge - you gotta keep the crowd happy and the camera crews happy!

But we had a good time, and the episodes came out great. You can watch the full episodes on Roku or Amazon Prime.