Music line-up

Karla Perez

Fair music line-up

Once again, the Stanislaus County Fair will deliver an outstanding musical lineup from classic rock to country and a regional Mexican favorite.

The entertainment will start with a performance from the iconic rock band WAR on July 8. “We are excited to welcome this legendary street band to the fair this year,” said Jose Piña, spokesperson for the Stanislaus County Fair. “They have amazing hits that I know our guests are going to love.”

Multi-platinum-selling WAR, the original street band, has been sharing its timeless music and message of brotherhood and harmony for almost five decades before millions across the globe. WAR has sold more than 50 million records since its formation to include ten Billboard Top 10 hits. Top 40 hits include the timeless classics “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” “Low Rider,” “The World Is A Ghetto,” “The Cisco Kid,” and many more. WAR’s influence is still felt in modern times. With samples and nods by artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Flo-Rida, Thomas Rhett, Tupac, Smash Mouth, Janet Jackson, Dave Matthews, Korn, and countless others, it is evident that WAR remains a household name. More recently, LA Weekly declared WAR in the top 10 concerts of 2018. WAR has not only sealed their status as a household name, but has also proven that their music and messages continue to be as relevant as ever today as they have always been.

The rockstars that make up Smash Mouth will be at the Fair on July 9.

This year welcomes a shockingly improved and utterly re-energized Smash Mouth with the proud intro-

duction of their hugely-talented new front man Zach Goode.

The New York City-born, Los Angeles-based Goode boasts a dazzlingly impressive, never-ending list of stage credits as both actor and singer. His beautifully rough-and-tumble — yet pitch-perfect and rangy — vocal style instantly proving a perfect match for Smash Mouth’s beachy brand of high energy alt-pop.

A look back at Smash Mouth’s formative years shows a band determined to make an impact from the get-go. Formed in late 1994, the band immediately begins recording demos and showcasing in both San Jose and Hollywood. In June of 1997, Smash Mouth is signed to Interscope Records when label brass catch wind of an unknown (and unsigned) band being added to monumentally influential L.A. radio station KROQ’s playlist after only one spin of their song “Walkin’ On The Sun.”

Smash Mouth’s major-label debut “Fush Yu Mang” goes more than double platinum and sets the table for what most consider their masterpiece; 1999’s brilliant follow-up album “Astrolounge.” Boasting three top 10 hits (“All-Star,” “Then The Morning Comes,” “Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby”), sales for “Astrolounge” nearly double those for “Fush Yu Mang,” approaching nearly quadruple platinum status.

Karla Perez with The Ultimate “Selena” Tribute will take to the stage on July 10.

No one else captures the sound, style, looks and complete essence of Selena like Perez. She has proven time and time again over the past four years why she is widely regarded as the top-rated Selena tribute artist in the United States and Mexico. Perez has been performing for Selena fans across the country making each performance an astonishing experience. It is simply the closest you can get to a live Selena concert.

She began her musical career at a very young age recording jingles for political campaigns, for radio stations, commercials, as well as winning singing competitions and auditioning for “La Academia,” “Objetivo Fama,” and “La Voz México” reality shows. Perez’s charisma and ability to captivate the audience so well comes from being a lead singer for many versatile bands playing at private parties, bars and

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Double Platinum Hip Hop star Sean Kinsgton will perform at the Fair on July 11. Dedicating nearly his entire life to music and achieving superstardom when he was just 17, Kingston has amassed an untold amount of experience as a singer/ songwriter over the years. On his third-full length album “Back 2 Life,” the 23-year-old builds on that experience by greatly expanding his songwriting role, nixing the multi-producer approach of his last release, and pushing for a fresh new sound. Like his 2007 self-titled debut (featuring the double-platinum breakout hit “Beautiful Girls”) and sophomore album “Tomorrow” (featuring the smash singles “Fire Burning” and “Face Drop”), “Back 2 Life” fuses reggae, hip-hop, R&B, and electro to create melody-soaked pop. But on “Back 2 Life, the singer/songwriter blends his newly strengthened vocals with fiercely inventive effects and hard-hitting live instrumentation—a formula that’s yielded his most passionately inspired work to date.

With a voracious appetite for music including “everything from Taylor Swift to Ne-Yo to Musiq Soulchild to Paramore”—as well as a deep reverence for artists like Bob Marley, Outkast, and Lauryn Hill—Kingston has recently broadened his musical role by serving as a songwriter for such performers as Jason Derulo (“What Ya Say”) and Iyaz (“Replay”) and discovering new musical talents (including Iyaz, whom Kingston found online and signed to his Time Is Money Entertainment label). Still, having sold more than 12.5 million tracks to date, Kingston’s top priority is continually elevating his own music into new and unexpected territory.

“A lot’s happened over the past few years—I’ve traveled the world and had relationships and dealt with

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breakups, so I’m singing from the heart about things that I actually went through,” said Kingston.

In capturing those experiences on “Back 2 Life,” he adds, his main ambition was to keep positive.

“I knew I needed to address some difficult things on the album, but my goal was to do it in an upbeat sort of way,” said Kingston. “So, the songs on ‘Back 2 Life’ are catchy and up-tempo and everyone can have a great time to them—but at the same there’s no doubt that it’s all the way real.”

The talented country artist Gary Allan will perform on July 12.

With the allure of a modernday outlaw, Allan has won over fans, peers and critics with his signature blend of smoldering vocals, rebellious lyrics and raucous live performances. While becoming a force on the country music scene, Allan has remained true to his artistic voice each step of the way. “RUTHLESS,” Allan’s first new album in eight years, was released in June 2021. The 13-song album feature songs produced by Mark Wright, Tony Brown, Greg Droman, Jay Joyce, and Allan himself. Allan re-signed with Universal Music Group Nashville in 2016, the label home for the entirety of his 20-plus year career. His last album, “SET YOU FREE,” topped the Billboard 200 (Pop Chart), a career first for Allan.

The album also made its debut at the top of the Billboard Country Album chart (for the fourth time in a row) and produced his fifth #1 country radio chart topper with “Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain).” The California native released his first album, “USED HEART FOR SALE,” in 1996 and since then has released eight additional studio albums selling over 8 million albums, been certified platinum on three back-to-back albums, and been certified gold five times. Allan has five #1 hits on country radio, 14 Top 10 hits to his credit and amassed over 2.8 billion total streams.

The Stanislaus County Fair will welcome modern rock legends Sugar Ray on July 13.

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