Suzy Williams (right) and Ginger Smith from the Backboners perform during the Santa Monica Farmers Market on Sunday, February 20,  2011.

Singer-songwriter Heday and award-winning pianist Valerie Stern of Layla Lane perform at  the Santa Monica Farmers Market on Sunday, February 13, 2011.

Layla Lane is a band that dazzlingly embraces the rock genre, cutting through it with a vintage edge and a sprinkling of gypsy swing. Utilizing an abundance of instruments from across the musical spectrum, Layla Lane consistently showcases the ability to not only capture the imagination of the casual music listener but also to intrigue the most intense of enthusiasts.

Perhaps this is due to the unique influence of both classical music and rock implemented into each recording. Or perhaps it is the depth and emotion in the melodies that come spilling out to the listener, stemming from precise efforts to place each note in its proper place. Whatever it may be, the result is a crystal-clear sort of pop that brings listeners back to what was and forward to what may be.

Check out their tunes and more at www.myspace.com/laylalanemusic

Clark Staub from Full of Life cooks a flatbread pizza in a wood burning oven at the Santa Monica Farmers Market on Wednesday, February 9, 2011.

Jazz singer Sony Holland performs at the Santa Monica Farmers Market on Sunday, February 6, 2011.

The Tuffingtons - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

The Tuffingtons perform at the Santa Monica Farmers Market on Sunday, January 9, 2011. The Tuffingtons are a six-piece unit made up of native Angelenos, who have created their own blend of ska and disco, with a couple nods to bands like Television, Madness and Buzzcocks. They have called their music everything from AM punk to island-arena rock. The Tuffingtons are gaining a reputation for their live shows, which usually consist of something like animal ‘sacrifice’, and there is a very lifelike and life-size puppet. Their shows are better experienced than explained. Their debut full-length record, produced by Jacob Bercovici AKA Mr. Sandwiches (Warpaint, The Lady Tigra) will be out in the spring. Their current EP Egregious will be released this summer.

The Breadman's Nick Zuvic sells a loaf of bread to his customer from his van at the public parking lot adjacent to  the Santa Monica Main Street Farmers Market on Sunday, October 31, 2010. The Breadman has been selling at the Santa Monica Farmers market for the past 16 years. He can no longer sell his breads at the Farmers Market being that his application was not selected when the new Farmers Market policy took affect earlier this month. The Breadman has just been issued a new City of Santa Monica Vendor /Lunch Truck Permit to sell breads, pretzels, bagels, and pastry. His many loyal customers were happy to see him and enjoyed purchasing his bread again.

All You Can Carry Pumpkin Patch at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, on Wednesday, October 27, 2010