Fife, AKA "Bruce Fife Productions," is a one person band who has been around for 20 years entertaining audiences from lounges to resorts up and down the West Coast and beyond. He's a professional who's probably more comfortable on the stage in front of audiences than anywhere else.

The music that Fife performs is variety, which means there's generally something for everyone, no matter how diversified it is. And, for diversity, it's the New Riverside Restaurant & Lounge that seems to draw people from all walks of life for its delicious food.

When Fife takes to the stage, sporting a guitar and backed by keyboards and an array of computerized equipment, his music is captivating. His sets feature rock'n'roll of the '50s through '70s, the '80s, along with some '90s. With his background greatly influenced by jazz, he even throws in a little bit of country and folk.

During his professional career, Fife has survived the changes in the music business, making it successfully through the lean and tough times that go with the territory. From the disco craze to disc jockeys and Karaoke, this is one musician who's still on stage performing to audiences who tend to follow him from one club to the next.

Fife is not the typical one person band. When he takes to the stage, what you hear coming from his equipment was all created by him. Unlike others who purchase sequenced tapes to go along with their music, this musician has relied upon nothing else but his own talent.

The future for Fife and his music is recordings. The veteran musician is hoping to expand his audience by going into the studio and creating CDs. However, he says he'll always be doing what he likes best -- performing live at places like the New Riverside Restaurant & Lounge.

The Riverside is owned by John Chan. It is open seven days a week for lunch or dinner, and has food to go. It offers music in its lounge on Friday and Saturday from 9 to 11 p.m.

Here at the Riverside, there is something for everyone's palate; the restaurant offers both a children's and senior's menu featuring ten different appetizers and five different kinds of soups. They even run incredible lunch specials for $2.45 to $8.25. Family dinners for two or more people are $8.95 per person and a Chef's Special Family Dinner for two or more people is $6.25 per person.

For seafood lovers, the Riverside features a great menu. This includes Kung Pao and Peking Shrimp, Scallops in Garlic Sauce, Sizzling Steak and Scallops, Kung Pao Squid, Sweet and Sour Shrimp and more.

Beef dishes are also popular, ranging from Mongolian Beef to Green Pepper Beef, and to Broccoli Beef to Beef in Oyster Sauce with Vegetables; Kung Pao Beef - Tomato Beef; Beef with Black Mushrooms and Bamboo Shoots, to name just a few entrees.

There are 16 different poultry dishes at the Riverside including such entrees as Sweet and Sour Chicken, General Tso's Chicken, Cashewnut Chicken, Pineapple Chicken, Lemon Chicken and Chicken Trio.

For vegetarians, five popular dishes are served including a Vegetable Deluxe (featuring broccoli, baby corn, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, snow peas and white onions), Broccoli in Szechuan Sauce, Ma Po Bean Curd, Family Style Bean Curd, and Three Vegetables (black mushrooms, water chestnuts and snow peas).

If you like pork dishes, the Riverside serves six entrees, as well as eight Chow Mein and Chop Suey entrees, besides four types of Egg Foo Young and six different rice plates. Furthermore, it offers an American menu ranging from steak and pork chops to ribs and hamburgers.

For music, drop by the New Riverside Restaurant & Lounge. In its full-service lounge you'll find some of the best music around on Friday and Saturday nights from 9 to 11 p.m. It's comfortable atmosphere makes the great food and music just the right enticement to get most everyone onto its dance floor.