Get Ready for a Texas Guitar Throwdown starring Lone Star State guitar aces Jay Hooks and Chris Castaneda at Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top Lounge, 3714 Main St., Saturday, January 31. Show: 8:00PM. Tickets: $18. Info: (913) 520-9899 or visit https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLRNGF6WV7S09/checkout/ZBJZZADMASJCLXEEB2CQRILU.
Jay Hooks
Jay Hooks: This past September, Texas blues-rock firebrand Jay Hooks released Tequila & Bullets, his first studio album in years, to wide critical acclaim. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Hooks cut his teeth on Gulf Coast blues, mixing Texas grit with rock-and-roll swagger. Hooks toured extensively with Antone’s recording artist Lavelle White, earning his stripes night after night. By the late ‘90s, he was fronting his own band, recording the 1998 Sunburst album Hooked Up with producer Dan Workman. In 1999, Hooks signed with Dutch-based blues powerhouse Provogue Records, releasing Jay Hooks (2000, produced by the late Ben Elliott) and Red Line (2002, produced by Hadden Sayers, featuring Jerry Gaskill of King’s X on drums).
Chris Castaneda
Jay’s fiery performances brought him to international stages, including a standout appearance on Germany’s legendary Rockpalast in 2003, solidifying his reputation as one of Texas’ most electrifying exports. “Tequila & Bullets is filled with the same yet somehow improved ferocious guitar wizardry I have long associated with Jay Hooks…from the opening track “Evinrude Boat Motor”, T&B absolutely explodes into your sensory system. Hooks does not play his guitar, he assaults it…the studio that recorded him has done a great job in presenting Hooks just exactly as he is musically: straight forward, in your face, take no prisoners, and if you don’t like it write your congressman!” – BLUESROCKERS.
JAY HOOKS – “LONESOME” – CLICK ON LINK TO WATCH VIDEO
Chris Castaneda: Born and raised in Waco, Texas, guitarist and songwriter Chris Castaneda began his musical journey at just twelve years old. Entirely self-taught, he quickly discovered a natural gift for music. By thirteen, he had taught his younger brother to play drums, showed his father how to play bass, and formed what would become the family power trio Pride and Joy—a band that has anchored his career for more than twenty-five years and continues to perform today. With four albums of all-original material and countless performances across Texas and throughout the United States, Pride and Joy has earned a reputation as underground legends in the blues world. Their dynamic chemistry and authentic sound have cemented their status as a long-standing force on the Texas music scene. Whether performing with Pride and Joy, The Castaneda Project, or on stage with fellow musicians, Castaneda, now Houston-based, delivers a live show that is passionate, dynamic, and unmistakably his own. His performances have been described as nothing short of “electrified.”
CHRIS CASTANEDA – “METRO BLUES” – CLICK ON LINK TO WATCH VIDEO
Jay Hooks – Tequila & Bullets (Apple Music, Spotify, ITunes,YouTube Music, Pandora, Amazon Music): https://jayhooksband.net/music
Chris Castaneda – facebook.com/ChrisCastanedaMusic/
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(Houston TX) – dougdeutschPR