On Saturday, July 27th, 2024, at 5:30 in the afternoon, Kurt climbed into my car and drove from Garden Grove, California, to the city of Corona, a distance of about 30 miles to a small bar called Rockefellas in the Temescal Valley. Leo was in town and performing with his band, Castle Pines. 

Castle Pines was an indie rock band from the Corona area and Inland Empire whose formation began in the early 2010s. The band consisted of Leandro Barrientos on Vocals and Rhythm Guitar, Niki Barrientos on Lead Guitar, Jesse Briseno on Bass, and Sterling Fairfield on Drums. The band gained local traction and built a community, releasing a collection of live recordings from shows at The Wire. They released their first album, Bless This House, in 2010 on SoundCloud. In 2014, they released an album called Summer Blood.

This episode is about Kurt's experience at that concert, and the profound effect that Castle Pines had on a tight community and its music scene in Southern California.

Thank you to Ricky Garvey for his expertise and hard work on mixing this episode. Live shows are difficult to get usable tracks for, but he exceeded our expectations. 

Thank you to Leandro, Niki, Jesse, Sterling, and Ricky for putting on an incredible show and providing us all with incredible music.

Credit to Victor Duran Photography for his excellent photos of the performance.

Songs used (all by Castle Pines):

"Derailed"

"Sumer Blood"

"Black Star Canyon"

"Palm Springs" (Rockefellas, 2024)

"Wretched Life" (Rockefellas, 2024)

"I Saw You On The Radio" (Rockefellas, 2024)

"I'm A Volcano" (Rockefellas, 2024)

"Castle Pines"

Links:

Just One Song Homepage

Castle Pines Instagram

Castle Pines Music

Ricky Garvey: Recoverer Music

Victor Duran Photography