Contra Costa County · East Bay, California

Load Bearing Studs

Five piece Rock & roll covers Bars · Breweries · Private events

Sixties, seventies, eighties, and whatever else still gets a room on its feet. Songs everybody already knows, played loud enough to matter.

01 · Where to find us

Upcoming Shows

Thu 27 Aug
Luigi’s Deli
Luigi’s Deli & Market, 537 Main St, Martinez, CA
5:00–8:00 PM
Sat 11 Jul
Luigi’s Deli Sound Garden Played
Luigi’s Deli & Market, 537 Main St, Martinez, CA
2:00–5:00 PM

August 2026

Wed 19 Aug
Private gig Played
6:00–9:00 PM
Thu 27 Aug
Luigi’s Deli
5:00–8:00 PM

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02 · Who we are

The Band

Load Bearing Studs has been playing together for 6 months and still gets along with each other. They mostly play music that has been written by someone from the past, and if not, it was a mistake. They’ll get it right the next gig. They don’t wear costumes and only Peter dances (sort of). Their style has been described as freelance with a touch of selling out. They can be found somewhere, I am certain of it. They really appreciate taking pictures with Tiffany, who gives them no choice.

  • Kent is awesome and everybody you talk to will admit it. Unless he hasn’t paid them yet, then he’s kind of a prick. He is from Martinez, and has become that city’s evangelist.

  • Peter has been playing music since before he was born and his guitar was born with him. This really pissed off his mom, so she kicked him out at the tender age of zero and he started panhandling immediately. He is now happily married to a real woman who lives in Canada, honestly. He divides his time between killing ants and picking his nose. He is from Pleasant Hill, but won’t admit it.

  • Charlie has been playing music for at least a minute and still rents his guitar. He plays to his cat who sings along. He still has hair and proudly rubs it in to the rest of the band members. He spends his time shooting videos of his unsuspecting neighbors. He is from Arcata and has a long drive on the regular.

  • Kemper plays bass. He’s a bass player. Still. He is from Oakland, and fights his way in and out of town every night.

  • Joe told me to f-off, so f his bio.

The five members of Load Bearing Studs standing outdoors in front of a hedge
Load Bearing Studs

03 · What we play

The Set List

31 songs, fifties through nineties — what the band is playing right now. The list moves as they add material.

1960s 5 songs
  • I Wanna Hold Your Hand Beatles
  • I Saw Her Standing There Beatles
  • Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
  • Don’t Let Me Down Beatles
  • Come Together Beatles

The full set list — all 31 songs

1970s 5 of 10 songs
  • Rock and Roll Led Zeppelin
  • Long Train Runnin’ Doobie Brothers
  • Gimme Three Steps Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo Rick Derringer
  • You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet Bachman-Turner Overdrive

The full set list — all 31 songs

1980s 5 of 10 songs
  • What I Like About You The Romantics
  • Hold On Loosely 38 Special
  • Burnin’ for You Blue Öyster Cult
  • The Breakup Song Greg Kihn Band
  • Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats

The full set list — all 31 songs

1950s 1 song
  • At the Hop Danny and the Juniors
1990s 5 songs
  • Hard to Handle Black Crowes
  • Creep Stone Temple Pilots
  • Mary Jane’s Last Dance Tom Petty
  • Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots
  • Santeria Sublime

The full set list — all 31 songs

1950s

1 song
  • At the Hop Danny and the Juniors

1960s

5 songs
  • I Wanna Hold Your Hand Beatles
  • I Saw Her Standing There Beatles
  • Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
  • Don’t Let Me Down Beatles
  • Come Together Beatles

1970s

10 songs
  • Rock and Roll Led Zeppelin
  • Long Train Runnin’ Doobie Brothers
  • Gimme Three Steps Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo Rick Derringer
  • You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet Bachman-Turner Overdrive
  • Already Gone Eagles
  • Walk This Way Aerosmith
  • Two Tickets to Paradise Eddie Money
  • Just What I Needed The Cars
  • My Sharona The Knack

1980s

10 songs
  • What I Like About You The Romantics
  • Hold On Loosely 38 Special
  • Burnin’ for You Blue Öyster Cult
  • The Breakup Song Greg Kihn Band
  • Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats
  • Talking in Your Sleep The Romantics
  • Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • Summer of ’69 Bryan Adams
  • Wrap It Up Fabulous Thunderbirds
  • I Won’t Back Down Tom Petty

1990s

5 songs
  • Hard to Handle Black Crowes
  • Creep Stone Temple Pilots
  • Mary Jane’s Last Dance Tom Petty
  • Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots
  • Santeria Sublime
Current rotation These are the songs Load Bearing Studs is playing right now, not everything they know — the list grows as material gets added. Set length, number of sets, whether the band brings its own PA, and the stage footprint they need are still to be supplied by the band.

04 · Get in touch

Book the Band

Available for bars, breweries, private parties, corporate events, and street fairs throughout the East Bay and greater Bay Area. Tell us the date, the room, and how long you want us to play.