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Single, Tangled Wire,
premiered on KISL
88.7 FM.
BY JIM WATSON
The reggae and rock sounds of
the band "OKT" will be rolling
through various Avalon venues
next month as part of the release of
the band's upcoming debut album,
"Better Late Than Never."
Scheduled appearances in
Avalon include 9 p.m., August 8
at the Marlin Club; 3 p.m. August
9 at the Casino Dock Caf6; 9 p.m.
August 9 at the Locker Room; as
well as a return engagement at
the Casino Dock Caf6 at 2 p.m.
Aug 10.
Formed in 2006, OKT quick-
ly gained popularity as one of
Southern California's premiere
live bands due to their on-stage
energy and the sounds of their
original music.
The band describes their debut
album as "a refreshing mixture of
upbeat Reggae/Ska/Rock vibes
and mellower tones present in
smoother musical forms."
Throughout the album, the
band enlists the collaboration of
other local artists to create "dis-
tinguishing songs speckled with
the captivating sounds of the saxo-
phone, the steady pulses of the
conga drums, and soothing guest
vocals."
The band notes that each song
can actually be comprised of an
array of different rhythms as well
as creative vocals and lyrics.
The band has been experiment-
ing with a variety of musical styles
over the last two years in an effort
to find one that is uniquely their
own.
The group has performed
more than 100 shows throughout
Southern California in many dif-
ferent types of venues, from small
bars and lounges to sold-out con-
certs at both the House of Blues
in Anaheim as well the House of
Blues in Hollywood.
Their first single, "Tangled
Wire," premiered on the Mike
Camp Show on Avalon's own
KISL 88.7 FM.
The album will be officially
"revealed" on July 27 at the House
of Blues in Anaheim. Tickets to
the show in Anaheim are free by
contacting the band at (714) 759-
OKT Reggae band will be coming to Avalon. Courtesy photo
2658.
OKT members include
Phil Montano on vocals, Aram
Gonzalez on guitar, Jesse
Gonzales on drumsand Ralph
Licea on bass.
Family recalls man
who was a big fan of
women's basketball
STAFF REPORT
On June 20, 2014 the Cribbs
family honored their father David
Martin Cribbs who passed away
June 23 of last year. Mr. Cribbs
who was a big fan and supporter
of all Women's basketball pro-
grams, specifically the Avalon
High School Lady Lancers, the
UCLA Bruins and a season ticket
holder to the Los Angeles Sparks.
When he passed away he wanted
to continue to support women's
basketball so he started the Spirit
Award.
The Spirit Award was origi-
nally a $250 donation to help the
Lady Lancers continue to inspire
their fans as they inspired him.
"The girls work so hard, their
Spirit and drive deserve to be rec-
ognized," he once said.
Mr. Cribbs was a huge fan of
the true team player, the person
who may not have played as much,
but worked as hard in practice, but
continued to cheer on the other
players from the bench or gave
%100 when given the opportunity
to. So to honor the role player, it
has been decided to give the award
annually as a scholarship award
for the player who best represents
these qualities. "I always tell my
players, you play hard all the time
whether your up or down because
you never know who is watching
and who-you might inspire," said
Coach David Hart. Now those
players will reap the benefits for
their hard work thanks to Mr.
Cribbs and the Cribbs Family.
Pictured in the photo left-right: Player,
Susanna Savitt, Linda Cribbs, Coach David
Hart, and Player Blanca Alvarez.
Basketball camp set
Sterling "Smooth" Forbes
is back and so is his Annual
Basketball Camp July 14-18.
For more information or to sign
up, come to City Hall and register.
Or call David Hart at 310 510
0220 ext.231
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