Billy Walton Band, one of the Tri-State area’s busiest, most popular groups, and on the heels of their recent hot performance at the iconic Stone Pony, will rock Asbury Park’s equally-cool Wonder Bar, 1213 Ocean Ave., Friday, October 18. Doors: 7pm. Show: 8PM. Tickets for this very special event are $20. Info: (732) 502-8886 or visit wonderbarasburypark.com.
“We look forward to our return to The Wonder Bar stage to showcase some of our new songs,” says BWB bassist, William Paris. “We’re always seeking to perfect our formula of rock/soul/blues, wrapped in psychedelic jams!” The Wonder Bar show comes on the heels of the group’s memorable Stone Pony performance in August, where they played to an SRO crowd immediately following Southside Johnny and The Southside Jukes’ packed show outside on the Stone Pony Soundstage, commemorating fifty years of music at the venerable music venue. “The Southside Johnny show was one of the signature events of the year, and it was a privilege for (the Billy Walton Band) to be part of that experience,” adds Paris, himself an Asbury Park resident. (knowledgeable music aficionados will recall that Walton was once a guitarist in the ‘Jukes).
Wonder Bar attendees that night can expect to hear some new BWB tracks – “Knife In My Back,” “I Can’t Tell,” and “Here I Come” — as well as familiar BWB favorites, “Mountain,” “Confusion,” and “One In A Million.” With the powerful double-lead vocals of Billy Walton and Destinee Monroe, these tracks (written by Walton and Monroe) are fresh, catchy, and ready to be recorded on their as-yet-unnamed album. BWB have done over fouty tours of Europe and Germany, performing there each Fall after their busy Jersey Shore Summer season committments.
Billy Walton Band consists of Billy Walton (guitar-vocals); Destinee Monroe (guitar-vocals); the aforementioned William Paris (bass-vocals); Eric Safka (keyboards-vocals); Tom Petracarro (saxophone); and Dave Moore (drums).
More About…Billy Walton Band
The Billy Walton Band, formed in 2007, grew out of the rich musical heritage of the active Jersey Shore music scene, and found its groove when Billy connected with bassist William Paris. It was the arrival of vocalist extraordinaire Destinee Monroe, however, that helped propel the group to a whole new level of popularity.
Fronted by guitar wiz and colorful guitarist-vocalist Billy Walton (Southside Johnny, Little Steven, Gary US Bonds) and the lovely, talented vocalist-guitarist Destinee Monroe (herself once signed to major label Interscope Records), the Billy Walton Band, renowned for their electric, high-energy shows, have a solid, dedicated fan base which continues to grow daily. In addition to blues rock fans, the jam-band scene has also embraced BWB.
Billy Walton Band – “I Can’t Tell” – Click On Link To View Video
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