On Friday, July 30, put on your dancing shoes as Gualala Arts Sea Tones Series presents rock nâ rollers Five A.M. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 and are available in advance at Gualala Arts Center, the Dolphin Gallery and Shop, or by calling 884-1138.

Five A.M. plays over 100 gigs a year throughout California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah, playing events from the Sundance Film Festival to Sony corporate parties. They have done all of this with the energy and drive of an original band on a mission.

The band builds its sound around lead singer/songwriter Trent Yaconelli, who has the ability to write pop songs with a poetâs soul. Backing him is a driving rhythm section led by drummer Jed Friesen, a natural born performer and an inventive linguist; bassist and didgeridoo player Zack Miller, a strange but talented person who has the mind of a physicist and the temperament of a Zen master; and percussionist Benjie Kushins, a rhythmic dynamo whose small size makes him ideal for long road trips. Complementing all of this is lead guitarist Zach Hammer who plays like someone named Zach Hammer should.

Among their list of career highlights, Five A.M. was voted one of the best bands in the North Bay by readers of the Independent and has been featured as "One of Six Notable Bands in the Bay Area" by the Press Democrat.

Visit www.fiveam.com for more information.