Eclipse: 2007-11-24 at Little Hoolie's

Above at Little Hoolie's, from left to right, are Rod Burn on keyboard, guitar and vocals, Mico Welch on lead vocals, Kevin Alfinez on drums and vocals, Lou Sommella on bass guitar and vocals, and Jim Cribb on lead guitar and vocals. Each member sings not just backup but also lead, and does it well. This is great, not just for the sake of the music, but so that one member with laryngitis doesn't cause the band to cancel. So, let's get to lead vocalists. Drummer Kevin Alfinez's brother Chris was the Eclipse main lead singer. However, recently Chris decided to go on tour with a major act. That brings up their current lead vocalist - Michael "Mico" Welch. I cannot compare Mico to Chris, as I never heard Chris, but - Mico Welch's singing is world-class and he works a crowd with ease and professionalism. Little surprise that Mico is a full time pro, has worked with James Brown, and recently produced and arranged a CD entitled, "Now and Then." Eclipse has a new website at http://www.eclipsebandlive.com as well as a MySpace site with sound clips at http://www.myspace.com/bongobashr.
 

Eclipse's lead singer Mico Welch works the crowd with ease. I stood on a subwoofer to shoot this.
 

Above left: Awesome Michael 'Mico' Welch sings lead for Eclipse. Above right: Drummer Kevin Alfinez also sings great backup and lead.
 

Rob Burn switched seamlessly between keyboard and guitar. Like the others, he was super on both backup and lead vocals.
 

Bassist Lou Sommella's rhythmic bass lines and Jim Cribb's soaring guitar elevated Eclipse. Both were great on backup and lead vocals.
 

Eclipse's master entertainer Mico Welch.