Keyser Soze, Mark Sexton, June 28, Crown Room

Tim Parsons / Tahoe Onstage — Christopher Williams plays trumpet for Keyser Soze.

Crowd — A couple of fans made a request to Tahoe Onstage, which complied.

Rock steady — Jammal Tarkington, Mike Mayhall and Chris Williams rock steady onstage.

Dan Weiss played for both Keyser Soze and the Mark Sexton Band on Friday, June 27, in the Crystal Bay Casino.

Horns — Rodney Teague and Jammal Tarkington prove horns to the ska sound of Keyser Soze.

Purple — From the purple haze, it’s Jammal Tarkington on saxophone.

Shake — A concertgoer gives an enthusiastic handshake to Tarkington after the show.

The Mark Sexton Band plays the Red Room after-party. From left, Alex Korostinsky, Mark Sexton and Kristopher Yunker, guest keyboardist from On the Spot Trio. Tahoe Onstage image by Tim Parsons

Up close — The intimate Red Room gave a fan an upclose look at the keyboard work of Kristopher Yunker and Mark Sexton.

Keyser Soze celebrated the United States release of the album “The Remedy,” June 28 in the Crystal Bay Casino Crown Room. The Reno ska and rock steady band recently returned from a tour in Europe, where the CD had already been released. The Mark Sexton Band, also from Reno, played the Red Room after-party. Drummer Dan Weiss did double duty, performing with both bands. Tahoe Onstage images by Tim Parsons

ABOUT Tim Parsons

Tim Parsons is the editor of Tahoe Onstage who first moved to Lake Tahoe in 1992. Before starting Tahoe Onstage in 2013, he worked for 29 years at newspapers, including the Tahoe Daily Tribune, Eureka Times-Standard and Contra Costa Times. He was the recipient of the 2011 Keeping the Blues Alive award for Journalism.

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June 29, 2013
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