Anton Barbeau at The Melon Ball

Anton Barbeau and his California band, Kenny, take the stage once again. This live performance is a rare treat. They’ve returned to northern California after long stints in the UK (where they claim him as one of their own) and Berlin, Germany. Drummer Tom Monson, bassist Jeff Simons, guitarist Kevin Allison and vocalist/keyboardist Julia VBH will perform several Barbeau selections. They’ll even play one unreleased gem from their decades worth of music. Featured on “Kenny vs. Thrust” in 2020. members have contributed to more releases like 2020’s “Manbird” double album and 2022’s “Power Pop.”

Pop Matters wrote of Barbeau: “Prolific, pretentious, precocious, intelligent, quirky, nasal, amusing, annoying to some, pop genius to others, and never ever boring—this, my friends, is the cumulative description of northern California’s musical auteur Anton Barbeau.”