Upcoming
UB shows...
Two More
Unfinished Business
Shows
in Two Days!
each a
different show - see them both
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Friday, Sept. 3, 2010
Summer Concert
featuring
Unfinished Business

Monarch Club at Trilogy
1645 Trilogy Parkway
Nipomo
Concert 6-8pm
FREE
Admission!
Bring
a low back chair and blanket

Saturday,
September 4, 2010
Lompoc Police Department
Car Show
benefiting

at Ryon Park
9am to 3pm
featuring
Unfinished Business
in concert
11am to 2pm
plus special
celebrity appearance by
Edd Byrnes
"Kookie"
star of 77 Sunset Strip, the
movie Grease,
and the hit song
"Kookie, Kookie, Lend
Me Your Comb"
FREE
Admission!
click
here for more info


New UB CD Now Available!
Yes,
Unfinished Business has finished its first CD. It was recorded at Painted Sky
Studio in Cambria and mixed by UB's own Terry Lawless at Lawless Studio Services
in Santa Maria. Songs on the CD:
1. Ain’t Too
Proud To Beg (Holland/Whitfield)
2. Drive
My Car (Lennon/McCartney)
3. Wild Night (Morrison)
4. My Girl (Robinson/White)
5. Vehicle (Jim Peterik)
6. She’s Not There (Argent)
7. Here Comes The Sun (Harrison)
8. Devil With A Blue Dress On/
Good Golly
Miss Molly
(Long/Stevenson/Blackwell/Marascalco)
9.
Mustang Sally
(Rice)
10. Something
(Harrison)
11. Fun Fun Fun (Love/Wilson)
12. Brown Sugar (Jagger/Richards)
13. Green River (Fogerty)
~~ All songs used under license ~~
CDs
only $12. Get yours at any UB show or online (click
here)
"Lovin' the new CD, great
job!" Dudley
"It's really good. The band is so tight" Rick
"Your CD turned out great!" Rhonda
"Congratulations on your band's first CD. I love it!"
Lori
"WOW!!! GREAT CD!!! It is hard to sit still when
listening to it.
GOOD JOB - very professional" Barb

Unfinished
Business Apparel Prices Slashed
The Unfinished Business line of
apparel is available at most UB shows and online. The selection with
new pricing includes t-shirts
($10; XXL $12), ladies tops, in black and canary yellow ($15), hats ($12), and visors
(sold out)- all with a
distinctive Unfinished Business design.
~~~ News Flash ~~~
We have a limited number of new
ladies tops in the popular CANARY yellow color.
Check them out at our upcoming shows!
All prices
include sales tax. Any of these items would be
a groovy addition to any
wardrobe! Check out the design on the back of the T-shirt:
And if you want to order an apparel item online, click
here
.
Send an email if you want the ladies top in canary.
Terry Lawless
Back With U2
Terry Lawless, who sings and plays keyboards, sax, and
flute with Unfinished Business, has departed to rejoin the Irish supergroup, U2,
to prepare for the continuation of the current U2 world tour.
Terry is scheduled to return to the Central Coast and rejoin Unfinished
Business in October. He will then depart again for a leg of the tour in
Australia from November 20th to December 20th.
Click here to check out the U2
website.
See additional stories below about Terry.
Terry Lawless
Honored by OCAF
The Orcutt Children’s Arts Foundation
honored, Terry Lawless, at its
seventh annual Winter Gala on February 26 at the Santa
Maria Radisson. Lawless, a Santa Maria resident, was honored for his
amazing accomplishments in the field of popular music and for the many years of
support he has given OCAF and the arts programs in local
schools.
In addition to playing keyboards, sax, and flute with
Unfinished Business, Lawless has had an
illustrious career performing, touring, and
recording with some of the biggest names in
popular music, including U2, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Cher, Janet
Jackson, Chicago, and more. This fall, he toured with U2 in
the group’s multi-continent "360° Tour". Lawless is also a Hammond
organ endorsed artist.
A couple of the highlights of the evening were the very
complimentary video tributes to Lawless by U2's Bono and The Edge.
Past Winter Gala honorees have included Jackson Browne, CafeFX, Nat Fast, Jim
Messina, the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts, and Jane Russell. Funds
raised from the event have enabled the Foundation to achieve its goal of
sustaining visual and performing arts programs for Orcutt students. Without the
Foundation’s support, these programs would not have survived the state’s
budget cuts to public education.
Congratulations to our bandmate and friend, Terry
Lawless. A very well deserved honor!
Click here to see
photos of the event.
Check out Terry Lawless's eye-popping resume and
whereabouts on his
website.
Check other articles about Terry Lawless below.
Terry Lawless
A
Hammond Organ Endorsed Artist
Recently signed on as an endorsed artist by Hammond- Suzuki USA, Inc., was Unfinished
Business band member, Terry Lawless. Terry's endorsement deal is based on
his "real job" touring and recording with the Irish supergroup,
U2. The Hammond organ sound has recently become a more important element
in the U2 sound and Hammond-Suzuki took notice. And if anyone didn't know that
Terry is a world class Hammond organ player, come to an Unfinished Business show
before he goes back on tour with U2 in May. Congratulations, Terry, on a well
deserved relationship with Hammond Suzuki!
Terry Lawless
And
U2 Nominated For Grammy Awards
Unfinished
Business band member, Terry Lawless (keyboards, sax, flute, and vocals), keeps
busy touring and recording with the Irish supergroup, U2, when he is not
performing with Unfinished Business.
U2 was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 2010. U2 album "No Line on the Horizon"
was nominated for 'Best Rock
Album' and "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" was nominated
twice: for 'Best Rock Song' and for 'Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group
With Vocals'.
Terry played keyboards on the "No Line on the Horizon"
album. Congrats to Terry and the band for the nominations!
Lawless Featured in Santa Maria
Sun Article
Check out the great article about Terry Lawless,
keyboard player for the Irish supergroup, U2, in the current issue of the Santa
Maria Sun. Of course, Terry plays with Unfinished Business when he is home with
his family in Santa Maria. Congratulations, Terry, for the well deserved
attention to your 30+ year career in music! Unfinished Business is very proud to
have you play with us.
Click
here to read the Santa Maria Sun article.
Check out Terry's eye-popping resume and
whereabouts on his website.
Terry performing with Unfinished
Business in 2009
Electric
Guitar Giveaway
2010, Sterling by Music Man
Guitar!
Unfinished Business is giving away another guitar in 2010. It is a new Sterling
by Music Man AX40 (see picture below). This is the best guitar we have ever
offered and a soft
case is included! Come to any Unfinished Business
show to fill out an entry blank with your e-mail address and name. That
will enter you in the drawing, which will take place at the next Unfinished
Business New Years Eve Bash. Each entry will also put you on our mailing list.
The drawing is free and you can enter as often as you
like.


Guitar courtesy of Praxis Musical Instruments, Inc
Orange, California
Click here to visit the
Sterling by Music Man website

2009
Electric
Guitar Giveaway Winner!
All during 2009, Unfinished Business collected entry
forms from '60s rock 'n' roll fans at our shows who wanted to win a Squire by
Fender Telecaster model electric.
The drawing was finally held at our New Years Eve Bash and the
winner was 8 year old Epic Scudder of Oceano. Epic says his favorite
musical group is Unfinished Business (love that kid!) and he will be starting
guitar lessons offered by the Guitars Not Guns program in April.
Here is Epic with his new guitar.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
2008
Electric Guitar Giveaway Winner!
Rich Paulich won a Gibson Epiphone Les Paul model electric
guitar.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
200 7
Electric Guitar Giveaway Winner!
Susan Fontes won a Fender Squire Stratocaster electric
guitar.

Ivy's Fight To Get Back!

Ivy graduates from San Luis Obispo High June 18th!
“The entire stadium
cheered as one student walked across the stage to receive her diploma.
Ivy Alvarado, who suffered cardiac arrest in the summer of 2008,
graduated after studying with a home-hospital teacher during more than
a year of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy to
regain her ability to speak and walk.
She was meant to graduate a
year ago but was convalescing from the cardiac arrest that doctors
originally thought would leave her with severe brain damage.
On Friday, the senior class
cheered for her as if she were always with them.”
San Luis Obispo Tribune, June 19, 2010
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See article below regarding the benefit held for Ivy Alvarado on January 30,
2010.
It is estimated that more than $40,000 has been collected to date to help
Ivy with her
needs that are necessary to help her recover from the heart attack that struck her
at
age 16.
Ivy returned from getting aggressive physical therapy treatment at the
Brucker
Biofeedback Center in Miami, Florida.
Click
here to check out the Brucker Biofeedback Center.
This treatment was
made possible by the benefit and all who contributed.
Thank you to everyone who supported the benefit for Ivy. The proceeds from the
benefit have enabled Ivy to be treated at Brucker and will enable her to receive
further
treatments that we all hope and pray will enable Ivy to "get
back" to where she was
before her heart attack, when she was a healthy,
fully functional young lady with much
life to live and much to accomplish. We
also want to see her dancing her shoes off
at future Unfinished Business gigs
like she did before.
Please keep Ivy in your thoughts and
prayers. If anyone would like to
follow Ivy's progress on her blog, click
here .
Ivy in therapy at Brucker Biofeedback Center in
Miami.
Nice t-shirt!
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Ivy
Alvarado Benefit HUGE Success!
Thank You!!!
Amount of money raised
was more than $40,000!!!
Click Here to see
photos of event
Click
here for more photos
Click
here for even more photos
Check out an article about
Ivy in the SLO New Times: Click
Here
Check out an article about
Ivy in the SLO Tribune: Click
Here
Check out an article about
Ivy in the 5 Cities TPR: Click
Here


"Did you see our smilin' faces,
On the cover of Journal Plus?"

Yes,
UB makes the cover of San Luis Obispo area magazine, Journal Plus!
Search out a free copy of the December issue at numerous locations
throughout the county.
Click Here To See

New
Year's Eve Bash A Smash!
Thanks to all of you who attended the 3rd
Annual '60s Rock 'n' Roll New Year's Eve Bash. We had a full house
(about 260!), the new venue was great (South County Regional Center in
Arroyo Grande), the food prepared and served by Chef Doug and the Broiler
Brothers was fantastic, the Arroyo Grande Knights of Columbus
operated a fine bar and 50/50 drawings, there were lots of door prizes, and, of
course, lots of dancing to the music of Unfinished Business. Special
thanks to Connie Sparks for table decorations, Jay Conner for
being a fine MC, and the many friends and UB family members who helped in
various ways to make the evening happen and operate smoothly. We even had a
visit by KSBY TV, which featured our event on the evening news. What a
night! And we will do it all over again on 12/31/10. In the mean
time, we'll see you all over the place throughout 2010!
Click Here To See New Year's Eve Photos
Thanks also to:
-
the The Big Kahuna on Q104.5 for major
radio promotion of the event
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Bill Benica on 1340 KYNS radio for
interviewing the band and promoting the event
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Steve Owens and Susan Stewart with Journal
Plus for the great cover story on the band
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The Santa Maria Sun for the article on
Terry Lawless and a calendar listing that promoted the event
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KSBY
TV for promoting and covering the event
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Don
Idler with Idler's Appliances for his San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles
stores being ticket outlets
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Karen
Phillips with KK's Gourmet Bundt Cakes in Arroyo Grande for being a
ticket outlet
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Rich
Schultz with Coupon Clipper for carrying ads promoting the event
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The
San Luis Obispo Tribune for calendar listing promoting the event
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The
New Times for mentions in music articles and for calendar listing
promoting the event
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The
Santa Maria Times and sister publications, The Adobe Press
and Lompoc Record for articles and for calendar listings promoting
the event
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Rhonda
Dooley of Dooley Graphics for a great poster design
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Apologies
to anyone deserving thanks who has been overlooked
"We had a wonderful time at
your party and can't wait until next year!"
Marjorie Rodarte, New Year's Eve Bash 12/31/09
"I had a wonderful time and enjoyed every minute. (The band was)
AWESOME!
Everyone had a wonderful time."
Jay Conner, New Year's Eve Bash 12/31/09

Unfinished Business Meets
Erik Estrada (Ponch of "CHiPs" TV Show fame)
at
2009 Lompoc Police Car Show
benefiting
Special Olympics

CLICK HERE to
see more pix of the show


Click
here to see photos of the fabulous
Beatlemania Festival
   
at Vina Robles Winery
in Paso Robles
"We were so excited about your performance, that we slept in our Beatles
shirts last night!
Hope to see the band again soon..."
Marty and Suzie, Beatlemania Festival, Vina Robles Winery, Paso
Robles, August 2009
"FAB-ulous band!"
Marc Laderriere, Beatlemania Festival, Vina Robles Winery, Paso Robles,
August 2009
Be Among The First To Add To The New Unfinished Business Guestbook
Unfinished Business has just added a new guestbook
to this website. You can be among the first to add comments to let the authentic '60s rockers
know what is on your mind the band.
We want to listen to our fans -- and (maybe
more importantly) listen to those of you that aren't fans of the band - yet.
Take a few minutes and please put your two cents in here.
We will listen!
posted 10/7/08
Unfinished Business Open Their Web Store!
The new Unfinished Business web
store is officially open!! Yes, you can now purchase any of
the groovy items in our apparel shop as well as tickets to the
upcoming UB-hosted events. This is a fast and easy way to
snap up some of that great line of Unfinished Business logo shirts,
tops, hats and visors that you have seen at our shows and around the Central
Coast. Not to mention a guarantee that you won't be standing outside
one of our upcoming events, wishing you had bought tickets earlier.
You can always access our store by clicking the "Cool
Stuff to Buy" tab in our header bar.
Check back. We are adding a preorder for our upcoming
CD and videos of the band.
posted 9/22/08
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame - A UB Close Encounter With A Music Industry Icon
Unfinished Business congratulates The Ventures (Bob
Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Gerry McGee, Mel Taylor, Don Wilson) on their recent selection to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Unfinished Business was the support act for the legendary surf instrumental group at The Clark Center in October, 2006 - a true brush with greatness for the local '60s rock and roll band. Check out the collection of photos from that inspiring evening. The Ventures
were inducted along with Madonna, John
Mellencamp, Leonard Cohen, and The Dave Clark Five in New York on March 10, 2008, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in NY City. The Museum is located in Cleveland, Ohio.
Their induction was long overdue for the largest selling instrumental group of all time.
Posted 5/19/08
Unfinished Business Flattered in a Recent News Article
The Foxen News, which is distributed among the neighbors of Foxenwood Estates, is featuring Unfinished Business on the front page of the Jan - Feb, 2008 edition. The flattering article, penned by the publication's editor, James Pepper, was the result of Mr. Pepper seeing the band at the January 25 performance at the Loading Dock in Old
Orcutt. This rare Santa Barbara County club appearance for the '60s tribute band was a
fulfilled evening for everyone in attendance and, evidently, inspiring enough to get the editor to write his unsolicited review.
As the band's fan base takes them out of the area more and more, Unfinished Business has always
maintained that it is their recognition in the community and the support of the fans on the Central Coast that make it all worthwhile. Thank you, James, for helping us always remember that fact.
Read the complete article. (Adobe Acrobat PDF document)
posted 2/1/08
ACCOLADES POUR IN! Our fans LOVED the New Years Eve Party
Dozens of unsolicited kudos were received concerning the
1st Annual Unfinished Business New Years Eve Bash (Dec. 31, 2007).
Check out what our fans had to say.
And now we are receiving testimonials about the 2nd Annual Unfinished Business New Years Eve Bash
(Dec. 31, 2008):
" just wanted to thank you very much for a very enjoyable evening...I
think I danced almost every dance...and just wanted to let you know that the
food was outstanding!" Adele Z., Nipomo
"It
was absolutely great getting to hear you play last Wednesday! The food was
marvelous, and the music mix was fab!"
Brian B., Folsom
Thank you!
We couldn't be prouder!
posted 1/5/0 9

Unfinished
Business To Rock
Independence Day Celebration At
Robert Hall Winery In Paso Robles!
2010 Event CANCELLED!!!!
Unfinished Business
will provide live '60s rock 'n' roll again for the 7th Annual Independence Day Celebration at Robert Hall Winery in
Paso Robles CANCELLED
Music
and Dancing!
Live music starts at 6pm
Great
family fun for all ages!
Games throughout the evening including watermelon eating contest, apple
bobbing and hula hoop challenge!
Wine!
Robert Hall Wine
will be available for purchase by the glass or bottle. Non alcoholic drinks will
also be available for purchase.
Food!
A BBQ dinner catered by The Rib Line will be served.
The menu this year is
BBQ Beef Ribs, BBQ Chicken, Linguica Sausage
Homemade Baked Beans
Caesar Salad, Potato Salad
Garlic Bread
Hot dogs for the kids
Chocolate Brownies, Strawberry Shortcake
Fireworks!
After the dance concert, enjoy a perfect view of the
Barney Schwartz Park fireworks. Seating in the amphitheater;
please bring low-back chairs and blankets for lawn seating.

This is the best 4th of July party in area and you don't want to miss it.
It sold out last year, so get your tickets as soon as possible!
$37.50 pp (Adults)
$32.50 Cavern Club Members
$15.00 Children 6 - 12 years (Children's Menu)
Children under age 6 free.
Make your reservations either online
or call the Events
Department (805) 239-1616 ext. 24.
Robert Hall Winery is located at 3443 Mill Road, Paso Robles
'60s
Rock 'n' Roll New Years Eve Bash To Ring In 201 1!
The 4th
Annual '60s Rock 'n' Roll New Year's Eve Bash will be held again this year
at the South County Regional Center in
Arroyo Grande.
A fantastic Prime Rib and Chicken Marsala buffet will be included
with admission and will again be provided by Chef Doug and the
Broiler Brothers from Alphy's Broiler in the Village of Arroyo Grande. Veggie
Lasagna will be available upon request.
No host bar and $10 corkage fee will benefit the Arroyo Grande Knights of
Columbus.
Also included:
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Party hats and noise makers
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Champagne toast at Midnight
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Dancing from 8PM to 12:15AM to the music of Unfinished
Business
Tickets Outlets To Be Announced In Novenmber 2010
San Luis Obispo Calendar
The city of San Luis Obispo and
the SLO Downtown Business Association honored Unfinished Business by including a photo of the band in their newly published 2008 Events Calendar. The picture, taken live during a main stage performance at
the SLO Farmer's Market graces the "April" page, reminding all of us that the music of Unfinished Business is a big part of this Central Coast community, a city renowned for its dedication to all the arts.
posted 12/29/07
SLO Tribune honors Unfinished Business with a great article
The San Luis Obispo Tribune flatters Unfinished Business with an
article about the band in the December 27, 2007 edition. The Pulitzer
worthy article was penned by Tribune Journalist, Patrick Pemberton.
Pemberton visited an Unfinished Business rehearsal and had this to say:
"During The Beatles 'Get Back', (Terry) Lawless nailed Billy Preston's
famous organ solo while (Ed) Miller perfected the guitar riffs and (Jim) Witt
supplied the driving bass line on a vintage Hofner, like the one used by Paul
McCartney. The band was loud and tight, offering four-part harmonies that set it
apart from other cover bands, with the energy of a band of
20-somethings."
Check out the accompanying video on the Trib's website. Our mark of success is to be recognized in our own community. We are both honored and humbled. Thanks to the Tribune and Patrick.
Tips For Family of Janay
Bradley
Unfinished Business would like to thank
everyone in attendance at the Village of Arroyo Grande "Branch Street
Independence Day" Celebration on January 4, 2009, who contributed
"tips" to benefit the family of 6 month old Janay Bradley, who
tragically died at a day care facility in San Luis Obispo on Monday, December
29, 2008. Those tips, as well as the profits from the sale of Unfinished
Business t-shirts, totaled $213. Our thoughts and prayers are with Janay's
family.
"Tips For April"
Thanks to everyone who attended the Unfinished Business concert on the Main Stage at the San Luis Obispo Farmers Market on Thursday, August 9th. And a special thanks to those who tipped the band because all tips, which totaled $773.89, were donated to April, a Central Coast woman who has inoperable cancer and is not expected to live more than another month or two. April is a single mother with a 14 year old daughter and they have no insurance. We are sure the money will go to very good use to help sustain April and her daughter during this very difficult time. Thanks again for your generosity and please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
posted 8/10/07
Note (Dec 18, 2007): April lost her courageous fight against cancer this morning. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family, especially her daughter, Destiny. We will miss you, April.
revision posted 12/18/07

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