Delta Wires, longtime respected blues mainstays in the San Francisco/Bay area music scene, perform locally in Pleasant Hill at Wise Girl Restaurant & Bar, 1932 Oak Park Blvd., Saturday, September 30. Show: 7-10pm. Free. Info: (925) 448-9888 or visit www.wisegirlph.com. Ernie Pinata’s searing and impassioned harp on the track ‘Can’t Win For Losin’ opens The Delta Wires’ dynamic […]
This week is going to be incredibly special! Lots of great music with Thursday’s show in Escondido being our season finale of Live at The Centre with Daring Greatly, Custard Pie, and Jimmy & Enrique. This has been a fantastic series that began in May of this year at this beautiful, outdoor venue on a […]
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That is a wrap for the summer concert series except for El Cajon, and Cruisin’ Grand is through September. The Shell is still going strong. Next up: Labor Day, Miramar Air Show, Viking Festival and Rod Run in Vista, Del Mar Wine & Food Festival, beer and CRSSD festivals as well as Boots in the […]
Acclaimed Louisiana Bayou blues guitarist Tab Benoit continues his Summer 2023 Tour, performing for three nights at the Big Blues Bender, Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, 3000 Paradise Rd., Thursday, September 7, Friday, September 8, and Sunday, September 10. Sold Out. Info: (702) 518-3222 or visit www.bigbluesbender.com. Tab Benoit Live! Some Recent Reviews “The final song of […]
Chickenbone Slim & The Biscuits embark on a nine-city national tour, with the first show at The Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Road, Thursday, September 7. Show: 7:00pm. Tickets available at the door. Info: (602) 265-4842 or www.rhythmroom.com. Chickenbone Slim is an original Blues/American international touring artist based in San Diego, California. Signed in 2021 to blues […]
New Blues Festival IX makes its triumphant return to Shoreline Aquatic Park on the Ocean in Long Beach, Calif. over Labor Day weekend, three big days, Saturday, September 2 through Monday, September 4, from 9am-9pm each day. Tickets priced at $50. (General Admission); $100. (Gold); V.I.P. ($150.) now on sale at NewBluesFestival.com. Tommy Castro and the Painkillers […]
Rising modern blues powerhouse vocalist/keyboardist Eliza Neals brings her high-octane live show to the Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival, Long Branch Great Lawn & Promenade, 10 Ocean Ave., Saturday, August 26. Set Time: 6:15pm. Free. Info: (732) 933-1984 or visit https://jsjbf.org/jersey-shore-jazz-and-blues-festival. “The sheer tour de force that is Eliza Neals flew in from the Motor City, Detroit, […]
Kimberly Horton has been named President and CEO of The Blues Foundation, a position she has held on an interim basis since last Fall, it was announced by R. Scott Fitzke, Chair of the Board of Directors. Horton is a native of Jackson, Mississippi and has been a passionate advocate of the blues genre since […]
BY ANNETTE HIGBY You know the summer is waning when I start listing events for Labor Day weekend. There are still summer concerts listed for August, including Fallbrook Summer Nights, The Grange in Rainbow, and at SeaWorld and One Paseo in San Diego which were not in last month’s edition. Summergrass in Vista is […]