Friday, August 27 at 6:00pm
No Cover
Cougar Estrada - Drums
Nicholas Casillas - Alto Saxophone
Bret Hembd - Piano
Brandon Fansher - Bass
Multi-Instrumentalist Cougar Estrada is the founding member of Bigfoot Invasion (est. 2013). He is from Camarillo, CA, and was born into a musical family: The Estrada Brothers from Oxnard, CA, a band that included his dad and uncles. He has toured playing drums for Rebbie Jackson, Latin Playboys, Raul Malo, Los Super Seven, Marc Ribot, Los Texmaniacs, as well as being the touring and recording drummer for Los Lobos from 2002 to 2012. Cougar played with Los Lobos at their live shows and on all their studio albums during that time period, in addition to playing on live albums, DVDs, and radio and television appearances, culminating in a performance at the White House for President Barack Obama. Cougar has been residing over a decade in Claremont, CA., where he performs locally as a drummer, percussionist, and pianist. He composes, produces, and records for others as well as releasing his own CDs, most of which can be found at CougarRecords.com.