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805-543-0377 ext 115
Bucket Busters
805-543-0377 ext 115
Meet the Busters (click here)
Upcoming Performances
September 15 (Thursday) - Farmers Market SLO at Garden Street. 2 shows, (6:00 & 7:15), Joined by Bucketeers, and drumset demos by DS101 students and instructors.
September 17 (Saturday) - Music Motive Grand Opening Celebration! 12-1:00
October 1 (Saturday) - Morro Bay Harbor Festival on the Main Stage at 11:00am
October 15 (Saturday) - Atascadero Colony Days Parade and Field Show! (time TBA)
October 23 (Sunday) - Santa Margarita Ranch Giddy Up Round Up (time TBA)
Awards:
• January 15, 2011 - From Steve Hilstein - "The Coolest Kids In The World Award"
• December 3, 2010 - San Luis Obispo Downtown Holiday Parade "Most Entertaining"
• October 16, 2010 - Atascadero Colony Days Parade "Judges Award "
• October 16, 2010 - Atascadero Colony Days Parade "Grand Trophy"
• April 25, 2009 - Morro Bay Kite Festival Parade "Most Creative" Trophy
Media:
San Luis Obispo Tribune Article: July 22, 2010
Featuring Drum School 101 Director, Steve Hilstein
San Luis Obispo Tribune - Article: July 14, 2010 
The Bucket Busters put on a show at the Paso Robles Library as part of the summer reading program. There were 170 attendees at the program held in the multi-use room. In addition to teaching drumming skills, the Bucket Busters collect donations that go toward scholarships for kids who would not otherwise have the opportunity to take music lessons.
KSBY 6 Action News television
San Luis Obispo Tribune - Article: May 2009
Catch a peek of a rehearsal...
PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES
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2011
July 10 - Arroyo Grande Centennial Celebration!
July 2 - Santa Maria Womens Roller Derby Half Time Show! [POSTER]
June 4 - Morro Bay Music Festival
May 28 - Paso Robles Festival Of The Arts
May 21 - BAREFOOT Concert On The Green at Sea Pines Golf Resort, Los Osos
May 1 - Drum Circuit 22nd Annual Drum Competition
Apri 30 - Atascadero Relay For Life at Sunken Gardens
April 2 - 1 Dream Foundation at Stickler Barn on the Madonna Ranch
March 27 - Pismo Beach Pacific Concert Series at Dinosaur Caves Park
March 10 - Farmers Market SLO featuring Bucketeers!
Feburary 12 - Miner's Hardware SLO
January 8 - Sea Pines Golf Resort "Snow Day" (w/ the Bucketeers)
2010
December 11 - Lemo Feed & Pet Supply Christmas Party
December 9 - Family Care Christmas Party at SLO Naz
December 3 - San Luis Obispo Downtown Holiday Parade!
October 16 - Drum School 101 Student Spotlight -Paso Robles
October 16 - Band Festival at Atascadero High School Stadium
October 16 - Colony Days Parade in Atascadero (We won the Grand Trophy!)
October 9 - Nipomo Octoberfest at Nipomo Regional Park
October 2 - Morro Bay Harbor Festival
September 25 - Sea Pines Golf Resort Indian Summer Concert Series
September 23 - Drum School 101 Student Spotlight Farmers Market SLO
September 18 - Nipomo Chili Cook-Off/Music School 101 Student Spotlight
August 7 - Los Osos Library 2nd Annual Children's Crafts Fair
July 29 - Arroyo Grande Library at the South County Regional Center
July 15 - Farmers Market SLO with The Scarlet Furies!
July 7 - Cayucos Library
July 1 - Paso Robles City Library
June 26 - Wild West BBQ Bash (Family Care Network) in Santa Maria
June 5 - Morro Bay Music Festival
June 4 - Cambria - Camp Reach For the Stars (American Cancer Society)
May 29 - Paso Robles Festival Of The Arts
May 22 - Morro Bay Library
April 24 - S.A.R.P. Walk A Mile in Her Shoes
April 25 - Drum Circuit 21st Annual Drum Competition at The Graduate
April 16 - Willis Wedding Rehearsal Dinner (Private party)
April 10 - Children's Day in the Plaza SLO Mission Plaza
February 20 - Atascadero Public Library: Performance/Workshop
January 30 - DS/MS 101 Student Spotlight NipomoJanuary 28 - Igniting The Spark Conference SLO Embassy Suites
January 23 - DS101 Student Spotlight Paso Robles
January 21 - DS101 Student Spotlight San Luis Obispo
2009
December 10 - Family Care Network Christmas Party at SLO Naz
November 21 - SLO High School Stadium Youth Football Super Bowl Half Time Show
November 14 - SLO Mission Plaza for Seeds Of Hope fund raiser
October 31 - Morro Bay Jesse King Memorial Paddle Race event
October 18 - SLO Mitchell Park. Culturefest XII Cal Poly Event
October 10 - Nipomo Octoberfest at Nipomo Community Park
October 3 - Morro Bay Harbor Festival
August 29 - Stone Soup Music Faire in Grover Beach
July 30 - SLO Farmers Market for - Big Brother/Sisters Talent Show Promotion.
July 23 - California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles
July 16 - Farmers Market SLO - Drum School 101 Student Spotlight
July 11 - Family Care Network fund raiser at Preisker Park, Santa Maria. (coming soon)
June 6 - Morro Bay Music Festival
May 30 - Atascadero - Relay For Life
May 20 - Steve Smith Drum Clinic Opening
May 15 - Laguna Middle School 5K Run
May 3 - SLO Mission Plaza Art Center's 50th Birthday
April 26 - 20th Annual Drum Circuit Drum Competition
April 25 - Morro Bay Kite Festival Parade
April 23 - Farmers Market SLO (1st official gig)
March 7 - Drum Circuit (trial gig)
Bucket Busters performs at a select number of community events throughout the Central Coast. They are also for hire and collect donations that go toward scholarships for kids who otherwise would not have the opportunity to take music lessons.
To have Bucket Busters perform at your community event or private function, please call: 805-543-0377 ext 115
The Bucket Busters Story
It all started in the mid 90’s as I watched a video of Larry Wright, the first Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship recipient as he performed ...on three 5 gallon plastic buckets. I stood there in the middle of my drum shop, surrounded by thousands of dollars worth of drums, gazing at the TV monitor as this young man made poetry on a bucket. I was moved to tears. Suddenly I realized that you didn’t need an expensive set of drums to make incredible music. By chance, I met Larry on a street in New York City a couple years later (right).
Bucket Busters originated in *2002 as a request by worship leader and friend, Mark Collier, who asked me to put together a “bucket drumming group” for a program at church. Although we performed on only three occasions, I never heard the end of it. I knew we were on to something.
I can’t remember who came up with the name, “Bucket Busters”, but it derived from the obvious; aggressive drummers having a lot of fun. Being the dedicated drummer that I am, I wasn't sure if I should to take this thing too seriously. For some reason the desire to re-form this unique band of drummers never faded. I believe that God put it on my heart to continue. Thus, my new identity, “Steve the bucket drumming guy” and there it sat for six years.
Fast forward to 2008. I was determined. With as much hoopla as I could muster up, we started rehearsal on an October Saturday with only two guys. Feeling doubtful about whether or not I should put any more effort into this, I stopped at a garage sale on my way home from that very first day of practice. A lady there took one look at me and said, “Hey, aren't you that bucket drumming guy (from six years ago)?” Yes, I was and away we went. From there we grew, rehearsed, and then performed our first official gig on March 7, 2009 in front of two-hundred people waiting to hear us before a drumstick struck the first bucket! This was the beginning of surpassing my expectations.
I knew that people would like this group and it would be a whole lot of fun. That had already been proven, but for me it’s really not about that. What I didn’t expect was the lives that it would change, not only within the group, but also those affected by our effort. These funny, quirky, creative adolescents, who I have grown to love as my own kids, never cease to amaze. We have shared a lot. Some of them... us, have serious challenges and family issues, and frankly just being at the age of eleven to sixteen can sometimes be mysterious and confusing. Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile. I see that as a good thing, because the more I let go of my agenda and control (within reason), the more they have made Bucket Busters their own. They’ve risen to the occasion, deserve most of the credit, and will continue to grow in performance skills, self esteem, and service to our community. Needless to say, I am very proud of them.
Today, September 23, 2010, we will receive copies of our new album/CD, “Buckets Of Fire!”, that has been a year and a half in the making. It will be sold at our performances beginning this evening, as well as other sources to help raise money for music lesson scholarships that will benefit kids who otherwise would not have the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument.
God bless those Busters.
-Steve Hilstein, director
*The original "Bucket Busters" of 2002
(L-R) David Avilar, Zach & Spencer Schultz, Gustavo Perales, Marla Lawton, David Avilar (Jr), unidentified, Steve Hilstein, Monica (Andreson) Jensen, Dustin Spellman, Jaime (Johnson) Lewis, Lee Humerian, Dusty Johnson, Jeremy Rubin, Matt Schmitz, Mike Johnston, Kyle Batty, Bobby Tamayo.
(L-R) Gustavo Perales, Mike Johnston, Steve Hilstein, Dustin Spellman, Lee Humerian, Dusty Johnson, Jeremy Rubin, Matt Schmitz, Kyle Batty.
VINTAGE BUSTERS PHOTO/VIDEO GALLERY (2001-2002)
Be A Buster
Bucket Busters is a really fun way to get your chops happening, because we don’t just beat on buckets and cans, we develop stick technique that can be applied to the drumset.
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