“Cutting-Edge” A Cappella on July 26

The Bobs – Contributed photo

Proclaiming themselves the “original band without instruments,” The Bobs bring their new wave, old school and cutting-edge style to San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m.

The group got its bob-bob-bobbin’ start more than 30 years ago when two singing telegram deliverers lost their jobs and teamed up with a bass singer, songwriter and recording engineer and made their debut in a San Francisco Cuban restaurant. In 1984, they received a Grammy nomination for their unique vocal cover of the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter.”

The trio added a female singer and the quartet began playing everywhere from Lincoln Center to Berlin’s Passionkirche. Today, original ‘Bob’ Matthew Stull and that bass singer Richard Greene remain on board with newer ‘Bobs’ Dan Shumacher and Angie Doctor. Falling outside a cappella tradition, the group also proclaims they’re filled with a “hot tub of humor, vocal prowess and musical wizardry.”

Many critics agree. The Washington Post says the group members “prove that the human voice remains the most powerful instrument of all.”

The Business Partners for The Bobs are Friday Harbor Electric, San Juan Interiors and San Juan Distillery. Concert tickets are $28 for adults, $14 for student reserved and $5 student RUSH at the door. The SJCT box office is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. www.sjctheatre.org or 378-3210.

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