Johnny Vernazza

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Electric Waste Band

July 11th, 2026
7:00 PM

Happy Babby Band (Steph Johnson and friends)

August 29th, 2026
7:00 PM

Electric Waste Band
July 11th, 2026 @ 7:00 pm

No need to drive to San Diego, catch EWB in a rare north county show at the
Laurel House.

  Long gone are the glory days of piling into a van and following the trail of the Grateful Dead each time they embarked upon one of their celebrated tours. Today, the iconic 60s band from San Francisco belongs to the ages, but the creative spirit of their music not only continues to thrive, but it is also resurrected every week at a historic club called Winston’s in Ocean Beach, California. The long-established Monday night house act, Electric Waste Band, has drawn an adoring crowd of devoted fans each and every week since 1992 — an astounding two decades and counting.

Formed way back in 1989, Electric Waste Band has entertained the local deadhead community for many years now, always to rave reviews as they serve up a staggering catalog of over 150 classic Grateful Dead songs. Improvisation is their focal point and each member is well-versed in creating magic on the fly. Every performance is a unique journey, one that pays reverent homage to the past while somehow always sounding new and fresh.

If you yearn for the glory days of the Grateful Dead, the Electric Waste Band is a portal in time to a bygone musical era. If you are new to the scene, the energy of their performances may sway you into becoming a lifelong fan of the genre. Most importantly, if you long to hear real musicians play real songs on real instruments, Electric Waste Band is an oasis within the vast wasteland of pre-programmed pop and repetitive rhythmic loops.

Happy Baby Band
(Steph Johnson and friends)
August 29th, 2026 @7:00pm

Steph Johnson is an award-winning recording artist, activist, and the co-founder and CEO of Voices of Our City Choir, an internationally recognized nonprofit that amplifies the voices of individuals experiencing homelessness through music. With a career spanning over two decades and five studio albums, Steph has been honored as a San Diego Music Award winner, a California Arts Champion, and a 2020 Woman of the Year. Her work has been featured on PBS, NPR, and America’s Got Talent, where the choir earned the Golden Buzzer and advanced to the semifinals. Through her leadership, Voices of Our City Choir continues to transform lives, using music as a powerful tool for connection, dignity, and change.

Steph’s new project, Happy Baby, is an electronic funk soul dream with key people from her musical journey that have inspired her evolutionary sound. What started as a 5 song demo, cowritten with Grammy Winning pianist and composer, Rachel Eckroth (St Vincent, Rufus Wainwright, Chris Botti) has expanded into a 12 song debut album from the group titled Cartwheel Galaxy, inspired from the actual Cartwheel Galaxy in our solar system. Steph hopes to travel together with you on August 29th for the debut full band concert.

 

Steph Johnson / voice, lyrics, guitar

Natalie Bradley / voice, lyrics

Cameron Wulf / co-producer, synth, vocals

Carter Key / keys, trombone, voice

Harley Magsino / bass, guitar

Johnny Steele / drums, percussion

 

Concerts Schedule

Electric Waste Band
July 11, 2026
@ 7:00 pm

Happy Babby Band
Steph Johnson
Aug 29th, 2026
7:00PM