‘It’s just laid back and we just have fun’
The three members of the Hollister-based band Mighty Mites make
sure they don’t take themselves too seriously.
Every once in awhile, the lead singer and guitar player, Tony
Balbas will mimic the sounds of a guitar. The drummer, Rick Silva,
will talk about the 80s
”
hair-rock’ music. And both crack jokes targeted toward the
Mexico-born base player Juan Salazar.
‘It’s just laid back and we just have fun’
The three members of the Hollister-based band Mighty Mites make sure they don’t take themselves too seriously.
Every once in awhile, the lead singer and guitar player, Tony Balbas will mimic the sounds of a guitar. The drummer, Rick Silva, will talk about the 80s “hair-rock’ music. And both crack jokes targeted toward the Mexico-born base player Juan Salazar.
The band enjoys themselves and they make sure they have fun.
“And that’s what it comes down to, just having fun,” Silva said. “If something good comes out of it, well, that’s good. If not, we are still having fun.”
And having fun is starting to pay off for the power-trio that calls Sublime, Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews Band and ’80s hair metal its influences. Mostly, though, it’s Sublime and the reggae sound that drives the band.
“It sets itself up for not taking itself too seriously, the music. … We have a song that is about trying to impress a girl on roller blades – you know what I mean?” Balbas said. “It pretty much makes it so we can be as stupid as we want to be or we can be really serious, too.”
And that’s the point for the band.
“I’ve got issues with being pushed into corners so it’s like when you are doing reggae you can pick a pace and turn it into ska,” Balbas said. “You can just slow it way down and just groove, and you know – it’s just cool man. I feel like you can do anything with it.”
The band formed a little more than a year ago, after they met at a party where Balbas and Salazar were playing. Silva and his band, Blue’s Remedy, went to the party and watched, eventually getting on stage to play a few songs.
“And after that … I don’t know we just starting jamming,” Balbas said. “We just got together and had a little jam session just for the hell of it and then the biker rally.”
At the biker rally in Bolado Park last summer, the band played their first show.
“We played a horrible set,” Balbas said.
But the set evolved into more shows, money and before they knew it – they were in a full-fledged band. Despite the quick path to success in they are, having fun is still the main objective.
“It’s just laid back and we just have fun,” Balbas said.
The band will headline The Vault’s Halloween Spooktacular on Oct. 29. Doors open at 8 p.m.
