Bill Noteman and the Rockets play at Soper Reese Jan. 19

Kevin Jarvis and Bill Noteman playing together at a recent gig. Their show on Friday, January 19, 2018, at the Soper Reese Theatre in Lakeport, Calif., will be the first time they’ve played together in Lake County since 1982. Courtesy photo.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – On Friday, Jan. 19, the Soper Reese Theatre Third Friday Live series features Bill Noteman and the Rockets, with special guest, guitarist Kevin Jarvis, AKA “The Jav Man.”

The show starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for all seats. Dance floor and no-host bar will be open.

In 1983 Bill Noteman, Larry Platz, David Neft and Dave Falco got together for an impromptu jam in an old movie theater in Lower Lake.

What emerged that night was Bill Noteman and the Rockets, a band that soon took over Lake, Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties with a unique high energy blend of Chicago blues and rock and roll known as West Coast Jump.

Today Bill Noteman, harmonica virtuoso and entertaining front man, is skillfully supported by original members and local legends "Mojo" Larry Platz on guitar, David “Rockin 88’s" Neft on keyboards, bassist Dave “Fingers” Falco and new member, drummer Steve "The Shuffler" DuBois.

Major sponsor is the Strong Financial Network. Also sponsored by KXBX 98.3 and KNTI 99.5.

Tickets are available online at www.SoperReeseTheatre.com, or at The Travel Center, 1265 S. Main, Lakeport, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Kevin Jarvis (left) with Bill Noteman (right) at the Lake County Fair in Lakeport, Calif., in 1982 when Bill brought the first blues band, The Dusters, to the county. Bill says “just call me the grandfather of the local Blues scene.” Courtesy photo.

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