Hey Steppers!

First, to all you Steppers...have a great Thanksgiving. For you and your family that come into town to celebrate with you, we have the perfect way to work off all that delicious food...come and dance the night away on Saturday at Rooney's Irish Pub from 10p - 1a. We'll be rockin da house.  Don't forget to look at our calendar for December...The Santa Maria Inn, The Santa Maria Elk's Lodge, and The Santa Maria Radisson. The word is out who is "Number 1" and we want to expand on that. Keep checking our calendar for 2011, it's starting to fill up already.

What a great summer!

Hello Steppers! Steppin' Out has made some big strides over the summer. Being voted by you "the fans" as #1 The Best of The Best in the Santa Maria Sun Poll for 2010. Our City of Santa Maria Summer Concert at The Centennial Rotary Park was a big success. Hundreds of Steppers and New Fans came out to enjoy a music filled 'Fun in the Sun" afternoon. Steppin' Out makes The Santa Maria Times thanks to Jeanne Sparks, freelance photographer.
Now we're into September and their "Ain't no stoppin us now". Another great show on 9/11 at The Santa Maria Inn. September 12th had us Groovin' in Guadalupe for the City's Inaugaural "Salad Bowl Festival" A big thank you to Phil Klein (freelance photographer) for getting us a front page picture in the Santa Maria Times. A private party (50th bday) this weekend. And a new venue, El Toro Bronco in Lompoc on the 25th, followed by the last concert of the summer at R&Ds in Marsha's Backyard the very next day.

Look out Steppers...October looking real good too! keep checking OUR Calendar. hope to see you real soon.

We would like to thank all of you for attending our shows AND voting 'US' the Best Band in 2010 in The Santa Maria Sun.

It is an honor and a priveledge to be acknowledged. We had to say a 'farewell' to James Conver (drummer & founding member) but not with heavy hearts. Pastor Conver has followed his heart and his "calling" and we are happy for him and wish him all the best. Stepping in for James is a young man with some very talented beats, Abraham Robles (also drummer for the up and coming band La Faz) is our newest member and is definitely making a positive impact on our playing style.

Our "Summer Concert" show was a huge success. Thank you to the hundreds that were in attendance. Our next show will be in Marsha's Backyard at Ralph & Duanes in the Village of Arroyo Grande this Sunday Aug. 22.

REMEMBER to get your reservations now for New Years Eve at The Radisson. With 4 different packages to choose from, call the Radisson today and pick the one that's just right for you and your party and STEP into the New Year with Steppin' Out.

Steppin' into Summer with Steppin' Out

Hey Steppers, it's been a while. ..sorry. We've been pretty busy out there learning new music and gigging. We just finished an R&D's summer concert gig yesterday and it was a blast. Mike made it despite having surgery last Monday, James made his return to R&D's after a bit of time off. Lisa was an absolute singing machine just a few weeks after injury her back. But you know what, the music, the camaraderie, and you fans keep us plugging along and improving with every gig to be the best we can be. August will be an exciting month for us, and it seems as though July is going to fill up more than expected. Keep updated with our Calendar of Events, tell you friends and we'll see you out there on the party scene.

Steppin' into Summer

Thanks to all who have showed your support the past few months. From the spouses, family and friends who helped us get to where we are now.  big thanks to our special "promotion crew" Terie, our webmaster, Teri, our YouTube video poster, and Sylvia, our photographer.
Here we are entering into summer and the gigs keep coming. May 28, The Santa Maria Inn is the official headquarters for the West Coast Kustom Car Club so The Inn is hosting a dance party for all the 'cruisers' and spectators. The cruise is on Broadway from 7-9. We are starting the music in the Santa Maria Room from 9 pm and groovin it until 1 am.
On Sunday from 2-6 we will be performing in Marsha's Backyard at Ralph & Duanes in the Village of Arroyo Grande. It's also Memorial Day Weekend AND The Arroyo Grande Strawberry Festival. Good times.

June 5, from 10-12 am, we are being presented by "Your Ol Skool radio station Mega 97.1" for a little 'end of the parade' street music/dance party. Thanks to August Ruiz (radio manager) for hooking us up.
June 12, is another dance party night for our monthly appearance at The Santa Maria Inn in The Tap Room.
June 18, is our 2nd performance of the year at The Santa Maria Elk's Lodge. It's a friday night "cook-your-own" for members and their guests.  It's the biggest dance floor in Santa Maria. A great venue.
We'll see out there.

Month of May

Hello Steppers, thanks to all who came out last night at our monthly appearance for The Santa Maria Inn. It was a jammin' time. Lot's of friends and made alot of new ones. On the 15th, we will be playing in Mike's hometown of Guadalupe to perform at a public dance from 8p-11p to support the Guadalupe Kiwanis Clubs' Elks Queen Candidate, Cynthia Castaneda. On the 28th we will be back at The Santa Maria Inn for a special event that's open to the public from 9p-1a in The Santa Maria Room. The West Coast Custom Car Show is in town. On the 30th, we will be groovin' in "Marsha's Backyard" behind Ralph & Duanes in the Village of Arroyo Grande 2p-6p during The Arroyo Grande Strawberry Festival. Come join us for a groovin' good time. Don't miss out, come out to do some "steppin".

Ralph & Duanes Marsha's Backyard

Coming up...Sunday May 2, we make our debut in Marsha's Backyard for the first of their summer concert series. Looks we'll be having a busy summer, so be sure to check out the calendar and the other pages of our website. Thanks again to Terie, who keeps it updated and looking sharp. Also, thanks to her son Aaron, who is a professional videographer. Thanks for videotaping the 'promo' video on our 'performance' page. May 15 will take us to the City of Guadalupe for a dance to support 'youth recreation' in their city hosted by the Kiwanis Club.

The Santa Maria Elk's Lodge Cook-your-own

Hey Steppers, here we go again...Steppin' Out goes back to the Elk's Lodge for their Friday Night Cook-Your-Own, and as we promised, this time we're bringing Lisa with us. Keep checking our calendar as new gigs are popping up all the time. Look forward to seeing you and having a good time at the Santa Maria Elk's Lodge this friday.

St. Paddy's At The Santa Maria Inn

Hey Steppers, on Saturday March 13, come out and celebrate St Patricks Day at The Historical Santa Maria Inn and make it a 'Historical' night for Thomas Munoz. As the Bar and Restaurant Manager of The Inn, Thomas saw our product back in December and that night named Us their Official House Band for the whole year of 2010. Thomas will be leaving The Inn to pursue another job opportunity with AJ Spurs. Steppin' Out wishes him all the best and send him a huge gratitude of thanks. Let's send him off with a Steppin' Out Good Time!

Mardi Gras @ the Santa Maria Inn

We'd like to thank all the Staff and a special shout to Thomas Munoz (bar and restaurant manager) for a great night. To all the family and friends, we had a great time playing for you. We'll be posting more photos (courtesy of Sylvia Torres) and videos (courtesy of Teresa Saucedo) very shortly. Every 2nd Saturday of each month all year long, we'll be groovin' The Inn.

Mardi Gras @ The Santa Maria Inn

February 13, saturday night from 9p-1a. It's Valentine's Eve and Steppin' Out is playing in the Santa Maria Banquet Room to celebrate Mardi Gras. The Tap Room is great fun, but since so many of you Steppers came out for our last concert, we wanted to make sure EVERYONE got in this time. Dress to impress and let's have a great time. A big thank you to The Santa Maria Inn Staff, for making this possible and making Steppin' Out your 'House Band'.

Shaw's debut Jan 23

Thanks to everyone who came out for our Shaw's Debut. The support you've shown is incredible. To those of you that waited in that long line for over an hour, and still couldn't get in, we apologize.  hopefully that will never happen again. The 'live' video will be posted soon. To those of you who got in, waited, then finally got to see the show,  The Corpus Family from Vallejo, The Carnales Biker Club, our 'extended familia from Lompoc, and all you Steppers...too many to mention...Thank you all. We'll be at The Santa Maria Inn on the 13th of February, come out and party down with Steppin' Out.

D.A.R.E. Officer Al Torres

Hey steppers, a good time was had by all at Officer Al Torres' retirement celbration at the Elk's Lodge on Saturday night. Over 300 attendees, alot of friends we haven't seen in a while and a whole bunch of NEW Steppers.  We'd like to thank Al and his wife Sylvia for inviting us to provide the entertainment. Mike met Pete Molero (Sylvia's father). It was great to watch him as he provided some of the entertainment that night. As we finished up the night, he grabbed the microphone and rapped his own version of "Rapper's Delight". Mr. Molero and Mike had a few talks during the evening and it turns out he is a fellow sax player. At the age of 87, he's still got the voice and all the moves, can't wait to hear him blow a little sax sometime. Thanks Al and the Santa Maria Elk's Lodge for another successful gig for Steppin' Out. On a side note, Joe (bass player) searched for his first place ribbon to wear that night. He won it for writing an essay for the D.A.R.E. program back in the 6th grade. Unfortunately, it wasn't found in time for the event.
Hey, we'll see you all out at Shaws Steak House in Santa Maria this Saturday from 9-1 as Steppin' Out makes yet another debut.
PHOTO OF AL AND SISTER-IN-LAW SYLVIA (aka Steppin' Out's Official Photographer)

merry christmas Steppers

A big thank you to all who came out to the Elks Lodge for our 'Debut' night for Cook-your-own. it was a great turn out, and we got the call Monday morning for more 'CYO's and possibly more. so far March 19 we'll return to the Elk's. Watch out Steppers, we'll have Lisa with us next time. It's sure to be one heck of a show.
Thanks to Will Smith and the "Pro Con Industries" for inviting us to play for their Xmas Party at Pepper Garcia's. Unfortunately, we had to cancel the Guadalupe Xmas Parade earlier that day because of rain, but we had a fun time playing for Will Smith and his crew.
To Richard and Penny Segovia and all their guests who came out to The Far Western Tavern to celebrate Richard's B-day. That gig felt so good for me to be in my hometown to play good music, for good people. Thanks so much Penny.
"Steppin Out" will be back out there in January and ready to 'groove' the Central Coast. Get Ready...Here We Come.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All.

Carlos Campos

Steppin' Out is sending a SHOUT OUT to our special guest of the day at Rancho Nipomo. Latin Percussionist and Old School Enthusiast. His passion, vision, and talent was greatly appreciated. Even now, he has been working on video footage to create footage for all you Steppers. Gracias my man.

Thank you Rancho Nipomo

thanks to Brenda and Richard Cowell, for hosting Steppin' Out on a Sunday afternoon. Thanks to all family and friends for being there and showing your support.

Steppin Out Calendar

December 5 at The Santa Maria Inn in The Tap Room. $5 cover charge. Playing from 9p-1a. The Santa Maria Xmas Parade will be earlier in the evening, so if you want to enjoy a full night of events, you can get a 'special rate' room at the Santa Maria Inn. Just tell them that Steppin Out sent you.

December 11 is our "DEBUT" at the Elks Lodge S.M. 1538. Cook-your-own night is always a fun time at the Elks. If you're not a member, you need to be a guest of a member. Or call me at (805) 720-6872 and i'll see about putting you on our own VIP list.

December 12 is the Guadalupe Xmas Parade. We'll be providing some tunes Downtown before the parade begins from 4:30p-6:30p. Then we're off to do a private Holiday Party for a Premiere Santa Maria Business.

January 23 is another "DEBUT" for us at Shaws in Santa Maria. Have dinner there, then dance the night away in their lounge from 9p-1a.

don't forget to log into 'our blog' and become a follower. where you can leave a message or two, get some info on the band, or just keep updated with our upcoming events. see you soon.

Teresa Saucedo

A Loyal fan of Steppin' Out, always out on the dance floor, and always ready with her video camera to 'post' us out to "Cyberworld". Coincidentally, she's Mike's sister.

Sylvia Torres

Our very own Official "Steppin' Out" photographer. Thanks so much for all you've done to help promote us and get us out to the public.
check out Syvia's website.

Terie Cota

A big thank you for all your hard work at upgrading the website, and helping to design our official logo. Awesome job!

Brian Herrmann

Vocalist, keyboardist and "synth" master, brings back those eclectic sounds from the 80's and infuses his own stylings of urban jazz, soul classics, and a touch of reggae for a new twist.

James Conver

Chi-town's finest right here on the Central Coast. his soulful beat keeps you steppin.

Joe Duran

Holding down "the bottom" with phenomenal precision.....
Joe Duran.....(bass guitar)

Jr. Juanich

Provides the rhythm to move your feet and the tone to ROCK your soul......

JR Juanich (electric guitar)

Lisa Duran

Entertaining and Energetic with impecable range in her vocals and performance.............

Lisa Duran (lead vocals)