The Beat: Mother Teresa & the Sinners

Mother Teresa & the Sinners

HOME BASE: Merced, Hilmar and Patterson

PLAYERS: Teresa Beaton, vocals; Logan Ash, guitar; Aron Camp, bass; Ben Chickering, drums

SOUNDS LIKE: The group plays bluesy rock and R&B influenced by artists like Susan Tedeschi, Eva Cassidy, Allman Brothers, Tommy Castro, Joe Walsh, Jonny Lang, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, Joss Stone, Tab Benoit and Joe Bonamassa.

BACK STORY: The band started working together in late December 2011. The musicians had the idea of creating some original music with a bluesy rock sound that somehow manages to feel contemporary yet vintage. They threw in their interpretations and arrangements of standard and not so standard material.

QUOTE ME: "This soulful music will help you reflect on all the good and bad things you've done!" — Ben Chickering

NEW MUSIC: The band's debut EP is being produced and arranged for a planned release date sometime in early 2013.

NEXT GIGS: Aug. 11, doors open at 6 p.m., music is at 7 p.m., Fat Cat Music House and Lounge, 930 11th St. , Modesto — with BlackJack and Hundred Watt Halo. Advance tickets are $5. Aug. 25, 9 p.m., Blue Horse Lounge, 3018 E. Service Road, Ceres. Free. Sept. 15, 9 p.m., 300 Club Lounge, 2301 Yosemite Blvd., Modesto. $5.

FIND ONLINE: www.motherteresaandthesinners.com, www.facebook.com/motherteresaandthesinners, www.myspace.com/motherteresaandthesinners, www.reverbnation.com/motherteresathesinners, www.twitter.com/sinnersofficial

CALL TO BOOK: Teresa Beaton, (209) 277-5698

InteractKnow a band that should be part of The Beat? The group should be from the greater Modesto area and play locally on a regular basis. Submit a photo and fill out a questionnaire. Let Lisa Millegan Renner know about the band, who its members are and where they can be reached; lrenner@modbee.com or call (209) 578-2313.