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Kendra Erika Channels Golden Age Glamour with a Modern Edge

Kendra Erika Channels Golden Age Glamour with a Modern Edge

New Single, ‘I’m Nice Till I’m Not’ pairs 1920s speakeasy flair with an EDM pulse, celebrating seduction, style, and strength. Billboard-charting pop artist Kendra Erika releases her new single, “I’m Nice Till I’m Not,” today. Blending sultry 1920s New Orleans speakeasy vibes with modern dance-floor energy, the track offers a seductive mix of nostalgia and power. Drawing […]

Brody Buster Coming Home to Perform at Paola Roots Festival

Brody Buster Coming Home to Perform at Paola Roots Festival

Kansas City-based multi-instrumentalist Brody Buster is on the road with his ‘Redemption Tour,’ returning to perform in the town where he was born and raised, Paola, for the 36th Annual Paola Roots Festival, 7 W. Peoria St., Saturday, August 23. Buster’s set time: 6:10pm. Tickets: $25 (2-Day Pass). Info: (913) 294-6327 or visit rootsfestival.org. Brody was only eight […]

Tab Benoit’s 2025 “I Hear Thunder” Tour Rumbles Into Saint Rocke

Tab Benoit’s  2025 “I Hear Thunder” Tour Rumbles Into Saint Rocke

Acclaimed Grammy-nominated Bayou Blues guitarist-vocalist Tab Benoit, ‘Louisiana’s Living Legend,” makes a local appearance at  Saint Rocke, 142 Pacific Coast Highway, Monday, September 1. Show: 7:00pm. Tickets: $68.75. Info: (310) 374-2505 or visit https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/50460018/tab-benoit-hermosa-beach-saint-rocke. Benoit is nominated in four categories for the 2025 Blues Blast Music Awards: “Rock Blues Album;’ “Blues Band;” “Male Blues Artist;” and Electric Guitarist of the Year.” Vote […]

Annual Newport Beach Benefit Concert That Rewires Your Brain-to-Heart Connection

Annual Newport Beach Benefit Concert That Rewires Your Brain-to-Heart Connection

Annual Newport Beach Benefit Concert That Rewires Your Brain-to-Heart Connection Welcoming and upbeat in his salutations, Eric Marienthal’s authentically happy energy was consistent from his greetings toward the gracious crowd to delighting us with his musical introduction. Playing with cohesion and familiarity, the first song of the night, the “Lo Lo Shuffle,” felt like a […]

New Blues Festival Returns To Shoreline Aquatic Park in Long Beach

New Blues Festival Returns To Shoreline Aquatic Park in Long Beach

The New Blues Festival IX makes its triumphant return to Shoreline Aquatic Park, 200 Aquarium Way, Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24. Gates: 2:00PM (Saturday); 9:00AM (Sunday). Tickets: $50. (General Admission); $100. (Gold); $150. (VIP). Info: (707) 57-BLUES or visit newbluesfestival.com. The 2025 lineup features A-List performers including international superstar guitarist, Ana Popovic; blues-rock guitar ace Dennis Jones Band; SoCal […]

Fast-Rising NJ Blues-Rock Trio Twisted Livin’ Return to Lizzie Rose Music Room

Fast-Rising NJ Blues-Rock Trio Twisted Livin’ Return to Lizzie Rose Music Room

Twisted Livin’, Southern New Jersey’s blues-rock heavyweight contenders, make their triumphant return to Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main St., Thursday, August 7. Doors: 7:00pm, Show 7:30pm. Tickets: $35. Info: (609) 276-6758. Purchase here: lizzierosemusic.com/product-page/twisted-livin-band-thurs-aug-7th. Twisted Livin’ sold out Lizzie Rose Music Room when they performed there last April. Much has happened lately for the Somers Point-based […]

Hear Thunder? That’s Tab Benoit Rumbling into Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza

Hear Thunder? That’s Tab Benoit Rumbling into Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza

 (Mammoth Lakes CA) – Do you Hear Thunder? That’s Tab Benoit —Grammy-nominated Bayou Blues guitarist-vocalist, ‘Louisiana’s Living Legend,” with his “I Hear Thunder Tour,” rumbling locally into the Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapaloosa, The Woods at Mammoth Lakes, 5701 Minaret Rd, Saturday, August 2 (complete four-day lineup and info: (949) 362-3366 or visit  https://mammothbluesbrewsfest.com/. Benoit is nominated in four […]