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 […]
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 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 […]
This is the last month for most of the summer concert series but fear not, there are tons of other events going on. The horses are racing at Del Mar, there is an art walk at Liberty Station on August 2, and Bates Nut Farm is hosting a Summer Food Festival with live music and […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
The full album will be released on August 22. Bioscope announced first tour dates for December, 2025. Bioscope is the highly anticipated collaborative project from guitar maestro Steve Rothery (Marillion) and electronic composer Thorsten Quaeschning (Tangerine Dream). Their second Single “Gentō” is out today and is the title track of debut album Gentō, that will be released on August 22, 2025 on […]
It is a belief shared among many that music is not what it used to be, and as a result, people are always on the lookout for music that makes them “feel” something again. Be it adults reminiscing about bygone eras, like the sixties and seventies, or the new generation trying to find that sound […]