On this warm summer evening, some friends and I ended up at the Back East Bar & Grill. We hadn't seen or heard of the band scheduled for that night - The Real Deal - and couldn't find any information online about them, but decided to trust Megan's musical taste and take a chance.

Not only did we get the delicious dinner that we knew we'd find at the Back East, but we found a really fun new (to us) band that plays great dance/funk music from the 70s and 80s. It was an awesome night, dancing and singing along.

These pictures are from all the sets. Where possible, I've identified the song being played.




keyboardist, guitarist, drummer, Maureen





keyboardist





The Real Deal lineup





keyboardist, guitarist, Maureen, drummer, Sugar Bear, saxophonist.





I do enjoy watching and photographing guitarist's hands. This picture is destined, eventually, for my Magic Fingers Page.





Maureen and Sugar Bear singing.





The Real Deal had a great rapport with the crowd. Here, they have pulled a couple up on stage to perform some of their choreography with them.





Sugar Bear and the rhythm section.





The keyboardist, intent upon his music.





The saxophonist.





Maureen and Sugar Bear.





Sugar Bear.





The guitarist playing, not behind his head, but behind the dancer's back.





Sugar Bear singing Happy Birthday to a bar patron.





The bassist, playing jazz-style.





The guitarist ripping up a solo.





The Real Deal.





Sugar Bear.





The Real Deal.





The drummer, a semi-clear photograph, caught in motion.