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"Gabriel Rutledge is a quick thinking, fast talking, hard working badass." -- Louisville Weekly A past winner of both the Seattle International Comedy Competition and The Laughing Skull Comedy Festival in Atlanta, Gabriel has made numerous television appearances including Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, Nickelodeon's Nickmom Night Out, Laughs on FOX, and Inside Joke streaming on Amazon Prime Video. His Dry Bar Comedy special "A Third of the Room," as well as his YouTube special "Nectarine" have garnered millions of views online. He is also the author of the book "Happiness Isn't Funny: True Stories of a Road Comic."

Concerts in the Plaza Official AfterpartiesJULY 18th with The Groove CollectiveEvery Friday after Concerts in the PlazaDoors 8 PM // Show 8:30 PMDon't let the party stop in Mission Plaza!Libertine is hosting the official Concerts in the Plaza afterparty at their venue (1234 Broad Street) every Friday evening after the concerts in Mission Plaza end.21+ onlyFood & Beverage availableNo cover fee

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Liverpool Legends LIVE at Fremont Theater! Liverpool Legends are four lads who were hand-picked by Louise Harrison, sister of the late George Harrison of The Beatles. Internationally acclaimed Liverpool Legends have toured the world culminating with two sold out performances for 20,000 people at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, as well as performances in India, Israel, Ecuador, Chile, England, Canada, and throughout the U.S. Liverpool Legends recorded and produced all The Beatles songs for the album "Fab Fan Memories" which was nominated for a Grammy Award . Liverpool Legends have headlined at the prestigious Rose Bowl four times, performing for over 160,000 people. Liverpool Legends have performed at the world-famous Carnegie Hall in New York City. Liverpool Legends were chosen over every other Beatles Tribute band in the world by top television and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer (CSI, Pirates of The Caribbean, National Treasure) to portray the band that changed the course of music and the world forever. Liverpool Legends have headlined their own production in Branson Missouri since 2005. They were "Voted Tribute Show of The Year in 2022" and have been awarded "Best Show", "Best Band", and received the prestigious "Visitors' Choice Award for Entertainer of The Year".

TICKETS HERESAN LUIS OBISPO! Stitting on Saturn is stopping by while on tour with 311. Catch them at LIBERTINE BREW on Saturday 7/19 in Downtown SLO!

SALSA DANCING EVERY SUNDAY7 PM - 10 PM DancingEvery Sunday Libertine hosts the only Salsa dancing party in Downtown SLO. $5 cover charge Food & Beverage available

OPEN MIC COMEDY NIGHT Every TUESDAYSHOW RUNS 8 PM to 10 PMTaco Tuesday deals start at 6pm with $1.50 tacos, $6 margaritas, and $15 beer pitchers.No cover fee

Line Dancing at LibertineEVERY WEDNESDAY6 PM Open Floor7 PM Lessons8 PM Social Dancing Every Wednesday Libertine hosts the only line dancing party in Downtown SLO. 18+ $10 | 21+ $5Food & Beverage available

Orquesta Akokán burst onto the global music scene in 2018 with their no-holds-barred 21st century take on the venerable Cuban mambo lit up stages around the world with a fierce and unremitting joy. Chulo Records producer and multi instrumentalist Jacob Plasse, and arranger Michael Eckroth joined forces with a carefully curated selection of Havana's most extraordinary musicians as Orquesta Akokán, polishing Cuban mambo's golden sound to a luminous, contemporary sheen. Along the way Orquesta Akokán imbued these legendary Cuban grooves with a renewed vitality and powerful sense of akokán --- the Yoruba word used by Cubans to mean "from the heart" or "soul. Presented by: Festival Mozaic

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What the Dance presents FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER: DANCE THROUGH THE DECADES San Luis Obispo, get ready to groove through time! This isn't just any dance party—it's a live experience you won't forget! Fremont Theater Friday, July 25 8pm 18+ DJ @julimuah will spin iconic hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, and today—all while live musicians shred over the tracks throughout the night! ? Dance Schedule 8pm - 9pm: 70s Disco Fever 9pm - 10pm: 80s Synth & Funk 10pm - 11pm: 90s Hip-Hop, Pop & Club Hits 11pm - 12am: 2000s to Today's Bangers Come dressed in your favorite decade's style, and let's make history on the dance floor! Tickets available now at WhatTheDance.com – let's boogie! Ever fallen in love (with @thedanceparties)

Alex Madonna Expo CenterGood Medicine presents Mom Jeans with Saturdays at your Place and Sad Park; doors open at 6 p.m. More Information & Tickets

Concerts in the Plaza Official AfterpartiesJULY 25th with FLANNEL 101Every Friday after Concerts in the PlazaDoors 8 PM // Show 8:30 PMDon't let the party stop in Mission Plaza!Libertine is hosting the official Concerts in the Plaza afterparty at their venue (1234 Broad Street) every Friday evening after the concerts in Mission Plaza end.21+ onlyFood & Beverage availableNo cover fee

22 & good 4 u presents IT'S AN UNCRUEL SUMMER WITH YOU…  … AND OUR FAVORITE POP GIRLIES!   Fremont Theater - San Luis Obispo  Friday, July 25  8PM  18+ Grab your friends and dance the night away to music from Taylor, Sabrina, Tate, Gracie, Chappell, Olivia, Billie, Ariana, Charli, Gaga & MORE!  Sounds by Jules 

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SALSA DANCING EVERY SUNDAY7 PM - 10 PM DancingEvery Sunday Libertine hosts the only Salsa dancing party in Downtown SLO. $5 cover charge Food & Beverage available

OPEN MIC COMEDY NIGHT Every TUESDAYSHOW RUNS 8 PM to 10 PMTaco Tuesday deals start at 6pm with $1.50 tacos, $6 margaritas, and $15 beer pitchers.No cover fee

Line Dancing at LibertineEVERY WEDNESDAY6 PM Open Floor7 PM Lessons8 PM Social Dancing Every Wednesday Libertine hosts the only line dancing party in Downtown SLO. 18+ $10 | 21+ $5Food & Beverage available

Los Yesterdays are a Chicano soul band from Los Angeles based around the creative collaboration between Gabriel Rowland and Victor Benavides. They began working together when Rowland - a drummer by trade, then creaky and exhausted from waking up at dawn to work construction - decided to channel those struggles into song. He contacted Benavides, a former bandmate of Rowland's deceased brother, to record the soul ballads that Southland Chicanos call "oldies," the best of Black American sweet soul music from the 60s, 70s and early 80s. The Chicano obsession with soul music began in the mid 1950s, when young Chicanos, many of whom were first-generation immigrants raised on their parents' mariachi and norteño records, were searching for a music of their own. They began in the smog-spitting gas guzzlers and carpeted living rooms and shoe-melting playground blacktop of the 1970s. "All my cousins in Compton were much older, and we'd listen to LPs in the garage while playing in the yard. Pops always had vinyl around the crib, generally bumping '60s and early '70s soul. He loved to drive and act out funny lyrics from The Coasters at us," Rowland remembers. "Soul music was everywhere. At my grade school we could bring our own seven-inches to school, and this one girl not interested in playing would go through the stack during lunch. You'd keep an ear out for your group while playing tackle football on the pavement." For parents like those of Rowland, who was raised between South Central and East Los Angeles, and Benavides, reared by migrant workers in Selma, California, a dusty little farm town about 20 minutes south of Fresno, this period of soul (and funk and rock 'n' roll) spoke to their Americanized, romantic, and often violent lives in mixed-race barrios. Racist governance and ensuing socio-economic conditions put Mexicans and Blacks in direct proximity––and often conflict––with each other, and from this mixed-race Califas milieu came Chicano groups like Thee Midniters and Cannibal & the Headhunters, Black artists with massive Chicano followings like The Coasters and Brenton Wood, and hyper-influential radio hosts like Dick "Huggy Boy" Hugg (who was white) and Art Laboe (a first-generation Armenian-American, real name Artur Egnoian). "Poor don't know culture or color. When you're poor, you live in the barrio or ghetto or whatever you want to call it," Benavides says. "There's Blacks, Latinos, whites, Asians, whatever. That's what you can afford, so you live there. Eventually, you end up making friends because you need an extra player on a streetball team or whatever. You go to their houses and eat what they eat and listen to what they listen to. It's funny. I never thought about it but It's a cultural exchange program for poor people!" "The gente fell in love with that romantic, sweet soul sound," Rowland adds. "Since then it never left our cultura, it became a part of how we identify ourselves. The pride we take in our day-to-day hustle, our clothing, food, and cars somehow naturally merged with the pride our brothers and sisters took in that music. The African-American community is so inexhaustibly creative, they had to move on. But, somehow we felt it important to hold on to those blissful days cruising, eating, and dancing." It's true that Black musicians moved on from the doe-eyed sweet soul typical of the '60s and early '70s, but so did young, Chicano artists––the demands of psychedelia and the Civil Rights Movement required a generation of long-hairs (or voluminous-hairs, in the case of afros) to eschew kissy-face ballads in favor of extended jams and self-empowerment anthems. Although the musicians who performed those lush, romantic hits moved on, affinity for that era of music has proved incredibly durable. The feelings that oldies inspire and were inspired by––love, heartbreak, yearning, jealousy, regret––the whole scope of being plum fucked up and out on your ass––are universal and cross-generational. On their formal debut, Frozen In Time, Los Yesterdays pay yearning, bleeding-heart homage to groups like Tejano brown-eyed soul legends Sunny & The Sunliners and the aforementioned Midniters, a group of East Los Angeles teens whose frequently genre-agnostic work added a Chicano lilt to Black art. Like compas Thee Sacred Souls and Thee Sinseers, theirs is a new-old music. "I do find the music to be immersed in the past," Rowland admits. "The musicians [of the past] could really play, and the writers could truly compose beautiful pieces…The Beatles and the rest of non-Black writers were constantly biting from this fruitful tree, as we continue to do ourselves." On songs like "Loves Is A Game For Fools" and surprise TikTok hit "Nobody's Clown," Los Yesterdays filter love-struck R&B crooning through guitar-strumming Mexican balladeering; the result is something that sounds like the Los Angeles of yesterday and today––the indelible, immovable Los Angeles of cruising Whittier Boulevard, of cold drinks on the porch on blazing summer nights, of watching a blue-orange toxic sunset and wondering if they are thinking about you. Los Angeles changes; Los Angeles stays the same. Los Yesterdays have changed, outgrown their childhood barrios and the bands of their early 20s and their private garage hermitude; Los Yesterdays are Frozen In Time.

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – February 10, 2025 – Fresh off his fiery live performance at the Grammy’s Premiere Show, blues-rock icon Joe Bonamassa has announced his highly anticipated 2025 U.S. Summer Tour—a limited run of amphitheater dates set to bring his electrifying show to some of the nation’s most breathtaking venues. Kicking off July 31st at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, the tour will feature just a handful of special performances, including at Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Friday, August 1. Additional stops include The Port (Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre) in Pocatello, Idaho, Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, OR, Sandia Resort & Casino Amphitheater in Albuquerque, NM, and a return to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 8th. Bonamassa’s past performances at Red Rocks have been unforgettable for fans, inspiring two acclaimed live films—both of which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart—further solidifying his status as one of the genre’s most celebrated live performers. A special fan pre-sale begins on Tuesday, February 11th at 10AM local time. The public on-sale opens Friday, February 14th at 10AM local time. Tickets for Vina Robles Amphitheatre are available via Ticketmaster. For more information and tickets at other venues, visit jbonamassa.com/tour-dates Adding to the excitement, Bonamassa has also been announced as part of the powerhouse lineup for the 2025 Bourbon & Beyond festival—one of the nation’s hottest music festivals, taking place in Louisville, KY on September 11th-14th. Known for blending world-class music with Kentucky’s best bourbon and culinary experiences, Bourbon & Beyond is a premier destination for rock, blues, and Americana fans alike. The 2025 U.S. Summer Tour announcement follows what has already been a landmark year for Bonamassa. He recently teamed up with rock legend Sammy Hagar for the release of his blistering new single, “Fortune Teller Blues,” a hard-hitting track that blends Bonamassa’s searing guitar work with Hagar’s unmistakable vocals. The collaboration has been met with widespread acclaim, adding another milestone to Bonamassa’s ever-evolving career. Before his summer dates, Bonamassa will hit the road for his U.S. Spring 2025 Tour, launching on February 16 in Seattle, WA, with stops in New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, and more before wrapping up in Melbourne, FL on March 19. From there, he’ll take to the high seas for the 10th Anniversary Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea X Cruise (March 21-26, 2025)—a sold-out floating blues festival featuring an all-star lineup, including Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Larkin Poe, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Samantha Fish, Joanne Shaw Taylor, and more. The cruise departs from Miami, Florida, and sails to Harvest Caye, Belize, and Costa Maya, Mexico, offering fans an unforgettable experience of live performances, special collaborations, and unique fan interactions. Event partners Bonamassa and Sixthman continue to make history, with three consecutive Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea cruises selling out: the March 2025 U.S. cruise, the September 2025 Alaska cruise, and now the newly announced March 2026 U.S. cruise. Bonamassa will then embark on an extensive European tour, which includes a headlining run across the UK and Europe, followed by a highly anticipated series of dates with his supergroup Black Country Communion. After these international performances, he will return stateside for his limited-run summer amphitheater tour, bringing his signature blues-rock mastery to some of the country’s most iconic outdoor venues. Beyond his relentless touring schedule, Bonamassa is also back in the studio, working on new material set for release later this year, continuing to push boundaries while staying true to his blues roots. For more information and to keep track of Bonamassa’s upcoming releases, please visit jbonamassa.com. JOE BONAMASSA – US SUMMER 2025 TOUR SCHEDULE July 31 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre August 1 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre August 3 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater** August 5 – Airway Heights, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest August 6 – Pocatello, ID – Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre August 8 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre August 9 – Albuquerque, NM – Sandia Resort & Casino Amphitheater **Ticketmaster / Live Nation Pre-Sale on Wednesday, February 12 September 12 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond Festival About Joe Bonamassa: Blues-rock superstar Joe Bonamassa is one of the most celebrated performing musicians of today. As a four-time GRAMMY-nominated artist and 15x Blues Music Award Nominee (4-time winner), he achieved his 28th No. 1 album on the Billboard Blues Chart with his most recent live album and concert film, Live at the Hollywood Bowl with Orchestra. Only in his mid-40s, Bonamassa has become a living legend with an astounding multi-genre catalog. He has released more than 50 albums, including studio and live recordings, as well as collaborative albums with his adventurous side projects: Black Country Communion and Rock Candy Funk Party. A prolific writer who is always on the hunt to expand his eclectic musical horizons, Bonamassa has a limitless work ethic whether it’s in the studio, on the road, or working with other artists to spur new music. In recent years, he has produced an immense number of albums including Joanne Shaw Taylor, Marc Broussard, Larry McCray, Jimmy Hall, and others for his independent labels Journeyman Records and KTBA Records, and has also recently launched Journeyman LLC, a full-service artist management, record label, concert promotion, and marketing company that builds awareness for independent artists worldwide. Visit http://www.jbonamassa.com for more information.

Welcome Spring Break Jake to the Bunker SLO. Jake is an artist we met at a group show in San Francisco. Jake is a Bend, OR-based painter who creates heavily textured, multi-layered work using the juxtaposition of tropical imagery and colors with macabre, Memento Mori-style illustrations.Shining a light on the all-too-often unseen and unspoken parts of our psyches, Spring Break Jake's work explores the reality of our collective mental health, encouraging the viewer to embrace the good & the bad, the light & the dark, and the inner & outer worlds that are inherent to the human condition.Free Event

Concerts in the Plaza Official AfterpartiesAUGUST 1st WITH MANUEL THE BANDEvery Friday after Concerts in the PlazaDoors 8 PM // Show 8:30 PMDon't let the party stop in Mission Plaza!Libertine is hosting the official Concerts in the Plaza afterparty at their venue (1234 Broad Street) every Friday evening after the concerts in Mission Plaza end.21+ onlyFood & Beverage availableNo cover fee

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – February 18, 2025 – It’s been a transformational few years for stand-up comedian, actress, author, and podcaster, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, whose comedy career was ignited after her ‘Nail Salon’ stand-up bit went viral on YouTube over a decade ago. She wrapped up a sold-out 100+ show stand-up comedy theater tour across the United States, self-produced and financed her 6th comedy special – Say I Won’t – at the historic Ryman Auditorium which racked up over 5.9M views on YouTube and counting, and most importantly, she became a mother for the first time. With all this momentum at her wings, she’s embarking on her “The Family Reunion” global stand-up comedy tour, which spans 150+ shows in major theaters across the world in 2025-2026. The show, which will play at Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Saturday, August 2, offers a brand-new family-friendly hour of stand-up comedy, in which Anjelah finds herself at an exciting crossroads – moving towards a new season in her life as a mother and family matriarch. She joyfully frames her relatable new hour of comedy around diving headfirst into motherhood in her forties, while interweaving stories about the most important people in her life — her husband, daughter, family and friends. “Family reunions are all about coming together - laughing, eating, drinking, catching up, and remarking on how everyone has changed – and that’s exactly how my shows feel,’” says Anjelah. “You all truly feel like family to me – you’ve been with me since the start 17 years ago when that one video blew up. In many ways, we’ve all grown up together, and now we’re officially the adults – the tias and tios! Couldn't think of a better way to celebrate this next hour of comedy and tour, than to host a family reunion in each city and celebrate with you all! So, bring your entire family, and let’s have some fun and laugh together!” In April 2023, Anjelah wrapped up her most successful comedy tour so far in major theatres across North America. In Los Angeles, she sold out The Wiltern four times with over 8,000 tickets sold. In Texas she sold over 25,000 tickets across Houston, Austin, Dallas, Lubbock, San Antonio, and El Paso. As part of her special tapings, she sold out the historic Ryman Auditorium twice with over 4,000 tickets sold. Anjelah recently launched her comedy and wellness podcast – “Funjelah with Anjelah Johnson-Reyes” on YouTube and all major audio platforms – where she and a guest recount the things that they are grateful for and dive deep into how those gratitudes affect their lives. She recently appeared opposite Eddie Murphy in the Amazon Prime holiday film, Candy Cane Lane, and in season two of Amy Schumer’s, Life & Beth, on Hulu. Earlier this year, she hosted the 8-episode Tubi original series, My Crazy Quince, which premiered in May 2024. Her book, Who Do I Think I Am: Stories of Chola Wishes & Caviar Dreams, recently came out in paperback and contains stories of her growing up caught between her Mexican and American heritage, her rise to success in Hollywood, and so much more. Those same relatable stories connect her in a meaningful way to her fans and have driven her social media engagement through the roof (she has over 1.3M followers on Instagram, over 1.5M followers on Facebook, over 680K on YouTube, and over 3.2M on TikTok). Tickets for the Vina Robles Amphitheatre show are available via Ticketmaster, Friday, February 21, at 10AM. For more information, please visit www.Anjelah.com. Anjelah is represented by United Talent Agency and WalkTheWalk Talent. About Anjelah Johnson-Reyes: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes is one of the most successful stand-up comedians today with six comedy specials streaming on various platforms and selling out theaters across the world. Her most recent special, Say I Won’t, debuted on YouTube in May 2023 with over 5.9M views and counting. Anjelah published her first memoir titled, Who Do I Think I Am?: Stories of Chola Wishes and Caviar Dreams, in March 2022. Born and raised in San Jose, California, and of Mexican and Native American descent, Anjelah has guest starred on shows such as Life & Beth, Superstore, The Shield, Ugly Betty, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Her film roles include Enough Said, Our Family Wedding, and Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Most recently, Anjelah joined Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross in the Amazon Prime feature, Candy Cane Lane. In February, she returned for the second season of the Hulu original series, Life & Beth, and is the host of the 8-episode Tubi original series, My Crazy Quince, which premiered in May 2024.

Bingo Loco at the Fremont Theater on August 2, 2025! Ages: 21+ Doors: 6:30PM https://us.bingoloco.com/north-america Bingo Loco has taken the world by storm with sold-out shows in 200 locations around the globe from Dublin to Sydney. We've flipped the traditional game of bingo on its head and turned it into a 3-hour long interactive stage show complete with dance-offs, lip sync battles, throwback anthems, confetti showers, and prizes ranging from cars to lawnmowers. Bingo Loco is not an event, it is a show with the mentality of a theatre performance & the energy of a festival.

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – April 14, 2025 – Country singer-songwriter Lee Brice brings his powerful vocals to the Vina Robles Amphitheatre stage, Sunday, August 3. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster, Friday, April 18, at 10AM. When he’s not selling out arenas, writing and recording songs, or building new brands like Dulce Vida Tequila and Loud Lemon, the Curb Records recording artist, can be found with his wife Sara, two young boys and daughter. Meanwhile, with over 10 billion career streams Brice continues to enjoy massive success as country radio, digital streaming services, and on the road. He’s reached No. 1 at Country Radio with Platinum-selling “Memory I Don’t Mess With,” which consecutively follows three prior No. 1s: ASACP’s 2021 Country Song of the Year and three-time Platinum track “One of Them Girls,” “I Hope You’re Happy Now” with Carly Pearce, and the four-time Platinum hit “Rumor,” which was nominated Single of the Year at the 55th Annual ACM Awards. One of the most-played country artists of all time on Pandora, Brice was the second country artist behind Keith Urban to receive the Pandora Billionaire plaque. He is also a GRAMMY nominee, a CMA and ACM award winner, and he’s taken nine radio singles to No. 1. His “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” with Pearce, won Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year at the 56th ACM Awards. Brice kicked off 2024 with an intimate acoustic tour, the Me & My Guitar Tour, and this spring, he released his single, “Drinkin’ Buddies” with Nate Smith and Hailey Whitters. The single was following by the nostalgic summertime track, “Summer of Us.” Brice recently released his latest single “Cry,” available now.

Continuing a wild ride from humble beginnings in Gadsden, Alabama to the forefront of popular culture, Yelawolf certainly has a lot to say. The Nashville-based multiplatinum chart-topping artist, entrepreneur, and Slumerican Founder has consistently asserted himself as an outlier and outlaw without comparison. He catalyzed his breakthrough via Radioac've (rated a coveted "4.5-out-of-5 stars" by The Source). The gold-certified Love Story bowed at #3 on the Billboard 200 highlighted by platinum singles "Till It's Gone" and "Best Friend" [feat. Eminem]. He maintained his momentum with Trial By Fire and Ghetto Cowboy, spawning the platinum-certified "You and Me." He emerged as the rare artist versatile enough to deliver The Slumdon Bridge EP with Ed Sheeran and Psycho White EP with Travis Barker. A$AP Rocky, Big Boi, blink-182, Eminem, Juicy J, Korn, and Tech N9ne have sought him out for verses. His albums have welcomed Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wynonna Judd, Kid Rock, Killer Mike, Raekwon, and Diplo. Frequent collaborator Jelly Roll pledged his allegiance with Slumerican ink! Plus, Slumerican's catalog expanded with releases by DJ Paul and Struggle Jennings. In 2022, he dropped his full-length rock LP, Some'mes Y, with multi-GRAMMY® Award-winning producer and artist Shooter Jennings. Yelawolf has built Slumerican into a worldwide merchandise empire and his Creek Water Whiskey into a nationally distributed spirits brand, performed on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, guested on MTV's Ridiculousness, appeared in Peanut Butter Falcon, and toured with Defones and more. However, he ups the ante in 2024 with his first-ever double album—War Story: Trunk Muzik 4Ever and War Story: Michael Wayne.

MELISSA ETHERIDGE and INDIGO GIRLS will contribute two dollars ($2.00) total from each ticket sold to benefit their nonprofit charitable organizations: The Etheridge Foundation and First Peoples Fund. PASO ROBLES, Calif. – December 9, 2024 – Following an overwhelmingly successful run of Summer 2024 co-headline dates, Grammy Award-winning folk-rock duo, Indigo Girls, and Grammy Award-winning rock icon, Melissa Etheridge, are thrilled to announce they’ll be reuniting their talents once again for their 2025 ‘Yes We Are’ Co-headline Tour. The two will join forces starting this summer to hit over 30 stops across the country, including cities like Chicago, Kansas City, Detroit, Atlanta, San Antonio, Phoenix, Paso Robles, at Vina Robles Amphitheatre, and many more. Shows kick off on July 25th at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, and will take Indigo Girls and Etheridge down the West Coast and across the Midwest throughout the month of August. September and October will then see the two hit states along the East Coast and South, all before wrapping on October 12th at the Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix, AZ. This extensive joint run will add to both Etheridge’s and Indigo Girls’ growing roster of exciting dates for 2024 and 2025, giving fans even more opportunities to catch these legendary artists on the road. Tickets for Vina Robles Amphitheatre are available via Ticketmaster, Thursday, December 12, at 10AM. Artist pre-sales for both Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge will be available on Tuesday, December 10th at 10am local time until Wednesday, December 11th at 11:59pm local time. For tickets and additional information, please visit IndigoGirls.com and MelissaEtheridge.com. All announced dates are listed below. Yes We Are Tour Dates 2025 July 25 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, COJuly 26 – Sandy Amphitheater – Sandy, UTJuly 28 – Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn – Troutdale, ORJuly 29 – Marymoor Live – Redmond, WAAugust 1 – Cuthbert Amphitheater – Eugene, ORAugust 2 – Greek Theatre at U.C. Berkeley – Berkeley, CAAugust 3 – Ironstone Amphitheatre – Murphys, CA^August 7 – Vina Robles Amphitheatre – Paso Robles, CAAugust 8 – The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino – Lincoln, CAAugust 9 – OC Fair - Pacific Amphitheatre Concert Series – Costa Mesa, CAAugust 16 – The Embassy Theatre – Fort Wayne, INAugust 17 – Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park – Chicago, ILAugust 19 – BMO Pavilion – Milwaukee, WIAugust 20 – Des Moines Civic Center – Des Moines, IAAugust 21 – Starlight Theatre – Kansas City, MOAugust 23 – Pinewood Bowl Theater – Lincoln, NEAugust 24 – Minnesota State Fair – St. Paul, MNAugust 26 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill – Detroit, MIAugust 30 – Maine Savings Amphitheater – Bangor, MESeptember 13 – Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival – Fredericton, NB+September 19 – PNC Pavilion – Cincinnati, OHSeptember 20 – Orion Amphitheater – Huntsville, ALSeptember 22 – Mershon Auditorium – Columbus, OHSeptember 23 – Iroquois Amphitheater – Louisville, KYSeptember 25 – White Oak Amphitheatre – Greensboro, NCSeptember 26 – Chastain Park Amphitheatre – Atlanta, GAOctober 7 – McCain Auditorium at Kansas State University – Manhattan, KS*October 8 – Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie – Grand Prairie, TXOctober 9 – The Espee – San Antonio, TXOctober 11 – Route 66 Casino – Albuquerque, NM*October 12 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ ^With Special Guest KT Tunstall+Festival Performance*On-sale for select date to be announced. Current presale and on-sale timelines do not apply. ABOUT INDIGO GIRLS: Across four decades, 16 studio albums, and over 15 million records sold, Indigo Girls continue to blaze the trail for generations of Queer artists in the mainstream. The Grammy-winning duo of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray began their career in clubs and bars around their native Atlanta, GA amidst a blossoming alternative music scene before signing to Epic Records in 1988. Indigo Girls’ eponymous major label debut sold over two million copies under the power of singles “Closer to Fine” and “Kid Fears” and introduced the duo’s signature harmonies and stirring, sophisticated songs to a dedicated, enduring global audience. Indigo Girls was the first of six consecutive Gold and/or Platinum-certified albums. Their latest record, Look Long, is a heartfelt and eclectic collection of songs that finds the duo reunited in the studio with their strongest backing band to date. “We joke about being old, but what is old when it comes to music? We’re still a bar band at heart,” says Saliers. “While our lyrics and writing approach may change, our passion for music feels the same as it did when we were 25 years old.” Committed and uncompromising activists, Saliers and Ray work on issues like racial justice and reproductive rights (Project Say Something), immigration reform (El Refugio), LGBTQ advocacy, education (Imagination Library), death penalty reform, and Native American rights (First Peoples Fund). “As time has gone on, our audience has become more expansive and diverse, giving me a sense of joy,” says Saliers. Recently, “Closer to Fine” featured prominently in Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster film Barbie and introduced Indigo Girls’ music to a new generation of listeners. Released in 2024, their critically-acclaimed documentary Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All (directed by Alexandria Bombach) blends 40 years of home movies, raw film archive, and intimate present-day verité into a soulful career retrospective. A New York Times Critic’s Pick, the documentary premiered opening night at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023 and went on to screen at SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival, and Hot Docs before releasing to Netflix. A third film, director Tom Gustafson’s 2023 jukebox musical Glitter & Doom tells the tale of a whirlwind summer romance through inventive reimaginations of classic Indigo Girls songs. Glitter & Doom boasts a star-studded queer supporting cast featuring Lea DeLaria, Tig Notaro, Kate Pierson (The B-52s), RuPaul's Drag Race alum Peppermint, and even a cameo from Amy and Emily themselves. While Rolling Stone describes them as “ideal duet partners,” Indigo Girls’ live performances aren’t so much duets as they are community experiences—massive group singalongs together with their audience. To hear those collective voices raise into one, overpowering the band itself, one realizes the importance Indigo Girls’ music has in this moment. In our often-terrifying present, we are all in search of a daily refuge, a stolen hour or two, to engage with something that brings us joy, perspective, or maybe just calm. As one bar band once put it, “We go to the doctor, we go to the mountains…we go to the Bible, we go through the work out.” For millions, they go to the Indigo Girls: a creative partnership certain of its bearings, forging a way forward. To stay up to date on all things Indigo Girls, visit:INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK ABOUT MELISSA ETHERIDGE: Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance on the 1989 Grammy Awards show. For several years, her popularity grew around such memorable originals as "Bring Me Some Water," "No Souvenirs" and "Ain't It Heavy," for which she won a Grammy® in 1992. Etheridge hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am (1993). The collection featured the massive hits, "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of longing that brought Etheridge her second Grammy® Award for Best Female Rock Performance. In 1995, Etheridge issued her highest charting album, Your Little Secret, which was distinguished by the hit single, "I Want to Come Over." Her astounding success that year led to Etheridge receiving the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996. Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals, Etheridge has remained one of America’s favorite female singers for more than two decades. In February 2007, Melissa Etheridge celebrated a career milestone with a victory in the “Best Song” category at the Academy® Awards for “I Need to Wake Up,” written for the Al Gore documentary on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth. As a performer and songwriter, Etheridge has shown herself to be an artist who has never allowed “inconvenient truths” to keep her down. Earlier in her recording career, Etheridge acknowledged her sexual orientation when it was considered less than prudent to do so. In October 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, a health battle that, with her typical tenacity, she won. Despite losing her hair from chemotherapy, Etheridge appeared on the 2005 Grammy® telecast to sing “Piece of My Heart” in tribute to Janis Joplin. By doing so she gave hope to many women afflicted with the disease. On October 7, 2016 Melissa Etheridge released Memphis Rock & Soul, her first album since 2014’s critically lauded This Is M.E. Recorded at Royal Studios in Memphis, the album received stellar reviews from the likes of Entertainment Weekly, Parade, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter and more. She followed that up with the release of The Medicine Show in April, 2019. For The Medicine Show, Melissa reunited with celebrated producer John Shanks and sounds as rousing as ever, bringing a new level of artistry to her 15th studio recording. In June of 2020, Etheridge launched The Etheridge Foundation to support groundbreaking scientific research into effective new treatments for opioid use disorder. The Foundation works towards advancing treatment approaches that address the root causes of opioid abuse and make available better, more effective solutions for people to truly heal their opioid use disorder. In 2021, Melissa returned with then album One Way Out. The 9-track album is a collection of songs Etheridge wrote in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s that never made the cut....until now! The time was finally right, and fans finally got a deeper glimpse to who Melissa was then. October 2022 saw Melissa’s return to the theatre with her one woman show, My Window – A Journey Through Life. The critically acclaimed, sold-out run premiered at New World Stages on October 13 and opened at Circle In the Square Theatre on Broadway in September 2023. 2024 saw Melissa release Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken, a two-part docuseries (Paramount+) and accompanying live album. Recorded live within the grounds of the Topeka Correctional facility the album and two-part docuseries follows her journey both penning and performing an original song inspired by her correspondence with residents of the TCF and features raw and rousing versions of specially curated fan favorites and original songs. To stay up to date on all things Etheridge, visit:INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE ### For more information regarding Indigo Girls, please contact:Angie Carlson, Propeller Publicity, angie@propellerpublicity.com For more information regarding Melissa Etheridge, please contact:Gianna Duran, Primary Wave Music, gduran@primarywave.com For Nederlander Concerts, Lisa R. White, lwhite@nederlander.com For more information on Vina Robles Amphitheatre, visit:Official Website l Facebook l Twitter l Instagram

MELISSA ETHERIDGE and INDIGO GIRLS will contribute two dollars ($2.00) total from each ticket sold to benefit their nonprofit charitable organizations: The Etheridge Foundation and First Peoples Fund. PASO ROBLES, Calif. – December 9, 2024 – Following an overwhelmingly successful run of Summer 2024 co-headline dates, Grammy Award-winning folk-rock duo, Indigo Girls, and Grammy Award-winning rock icon, Melissa Etheridge, are thrilled to announce they’ll be reuniting their talents once again for their 2025 ‘Yes We Are’ Co-headline Tour. The two will join forces starting this summer to hit over 30 stops across the country, including cities like Chicago, Kansas City, Detroit, Atlanta, San Antonio, Phoenix, Paso Robles, at Vina Robles Amphitheatre, and many more. Shows kick off on July 25th at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, and will take Indigo Girls and Etheridge down the West Coast and across the Midwest throughout the month of August. September and October will then see the two hit states along the East Coast and South, all before wrapping on October 12th at the Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix, AZ. This extensive joint run will add to both Etheridge’s and Indigo Girls’ growing roster of exciting dates for 2024 and 2025, giving fans even more opportunities to catch these legendary artists on the road. Tickets for Vina Robles Amphitheatre are available via Ticketmaster, Thursday, December 12, at 10AM. Artist pre-sales for both Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge will be available on Tuesday, December 10th at 10am local time until Wednesday, December 11th at 11:59pm local time. For tickets and additional information, please visit IndigoGirls.com and MelissaEtheridge.com. All announced dates are listed below. Yes We Are Tour Dates 2025 July 25 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, COJuly 26 – Sandy Amphitheater – Sandy, UTJuly 28 – Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn – Troutdale, ORJuly 29 – Marymoor Live – Redmond, WAAugust 1 – Cuthbert Amphitheater – Eugene, ORAugust 2 – Greek Theatre at U.C. Berkeley – Berkeley, CAAugust 3 – Ironstone Amphitheatre – Murphys, CA^August 7 – Vina Robles Amphitheatre – Paso Robles, CAAugust 8 – The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino – Lincoln, CAAugust 9 – OC Fair - Pacific Amphitheatre Concert Series – Costa Mesa, CAAugust 16 – The Embassy Theatre – Fort Wayne, INAugust 17 – Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park – Chicago, ILAugust 19 – BMO Pavilion – Milwaukee, WIAugust 20 – Des Moines Civic Center – Des Moines, IAAugust 21 – Starlight Theatre – Kansas City, MOAugust 23 – Pinewood Bowl Theater – Lincoln, NEAugust 24 – Minnesota State Fair – St. Paul, MNAugust 26 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill – Detroit, MIAugust 30 – Maine Savings Amphitheater – Bangor, MESeptember 13 – Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival – Fredericton, NB+September 19 – PNC Pavilion – Cincinnati, OHSeptember 20 – Orion Amphitheater – Huntsville, ALSeptember 22 – Mershon Auditorium – Columbus, OHSeptember 23 – Iroquois Amphitheater – Louisville, KYSeptember 25 – White Oak Amphitheatre – Greensboro, NCSeptember 26 – Chastain Park Amphitheatre – Atlanta, GAOctober 7 – McCain Auditorium at Kansas State University – Manhattan, KS*October 8 – Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie – Grand Prairie, TXOctober 9 – The Espee – San Antonio, TXOctober 11 – Route 66 Casino – Albuquerque, NM*October 12 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ ^With Special Guest KT Tunstall+Festival Performance*On-sale for select date to be announced. Current presale and on-sale timelines do not apply. ABOUT INDIGO GIRLS: Across four decades, 16 studio albums, and over 15 million records sold, Indigo Girls continue to blaze the trail for generations of Queer artists in the mainstream. The Grammy-winning duo of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray began their career in clubs and bars around their native Atlanta, GA amidst a blossoming alternative music scene before signing to Epic Records in 1988. Indigo Girls’ eponymous major label debut sold over two million copies under the power of singles “Closer to Fine” and “Kid Fears” and introduced the duo’s signature harmonies and stirring, sophisticated songs to a dedicated, enduring global audience. Indigo Girls was the first of six consecutive Gold and/or Platinum-certified albums. Their latest record, Look Long, is a heartfelt and eclectic collection of songs that finds the duo reunited in the studio with their strongest backing band to date. “We joke about being old, but what is old when it comes to music? We’re still a bar band at heart,” says Saliers. “While our lyrics and writing approach may change, our passion for music feels the same as it did when we were 25 years old.” Committed and uncompromising activists, Saliers and Ray work on issues like racial justice and reproductive rights (Project Say Something), immigration reform (El Refugio), LGBTQ advocacy, education (Imagination Library), death penalty reform, and Native American rights (First Peoples Fund). “As time has gone on, our audience has become more expansive and diverse, giving me a sense of joy,” says Saliers. Recently, “Closer to Fine” featured prominently in Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster film Barbie and introduced Indigo Girls’ music to a new generation of listeners. Released in 2024, their critically-acclaimed documentary Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All (directed by Alexandria Bombach) blends 40 years of home movies, raw film archive, and intimate present-day verité into a soulful career retrospective. A New York Times Critic’s Pick, the documentary premiered opening night at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023 and went on to screen at SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival, and Hot Docs before releasing to Netflix. A third film, director Tom Gustafson’s 2023 jukebox musical Glitter & Doom tells the tale of a whirlwind summer romance through inventive reimaginations of classic Indigo Girls songs. Glitter & Doom boasts a star-studded queer supporting cast featuring Lea DeLaria, Tig Notaro, Kate Pierson (The B-52s), RuPaul's Drag Race alum Peppermint, and even a cameo from Amy and Emily themselves. While Rolling Stone describes them as “ideal duet partners,” Indigo Girls’ live performances aren’t so much duets as they are community experiences—massive group singalongs together with their audience. To hear those collective voices raise into one, overpowering the band itself, one realizes the importance Indigo Girls’ music has in this moment. In our often-terrifying present, we are all in search of a daily refuge, a stolen hour or two, to engage with something that brings us joy, perspective, or maybe just calm. As one bar band once put it, “We go to the doctor, we go to the mountains…we go to the Bible, we go through the work out.” For millions, they go to the Indigo Girls: a creative partnership certain of its bearings, forging a way forward. To stay up to date on all things Indigo Girls, visit:INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK ABOUT MELISSA ETHERIDGE: Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance on the 1989 Grammy Awards show. For several years, her popularity grew around such memorable originals as "Bring Me Some Water," "No Souvenirs" and "Ain't It Heavy," for which she won a Grammy® in 1992. Etheridge hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am (1993). The collection featured the massive hits, "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of longing that brought Etheridge her second Grammy® Award for Best Female Rock Performance. In 1995, Etheridge issued her highest charting album, Your Little Secret, which was distinguished by the hit single, "I Want to Come Over." Her astounding success that year led to Etheridge receiving the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996. Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals, Etheridge has remained one of America’s favorite female singers for more than two decades. In February 2007, Melissa Etheridge celebrated a career milestone with a victory in the “Best Song” category at the Academy® Awards for “I Need to Wake Up,” written for the Al Gore documentary on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth. As a performer and songwriter, Etheridge has shown herself to be an artist who has never allowed “inconvenient truths” to keep her down. Earlier in her recording career, Etheridge acknowledged her sexual orientation when it was considered less than prudent to do so. In October 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, a health battle that, with her typical tenacity, she won. Despite losing her hair from chemotherapy, Etheridge appeared on the 2005 Grammy® telecast to sing “Piece of My Heart” in tribute to Janis Joplin. By doing so she gave hope to many women afflicted with the disease. On October 7, 2016 Melissa Etheridge released Memphis Rock & Soul, her first album since 2014’s critically lauded This Is M.E. Recorded at Royal Studios in Memphis, the album received stellar reviews from the likes of Entertainment Weekly, Parade, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter and more. She followed that up with the release of The Medicine Show in April, 2019. For The Medicine Show, Melissa reunited with celebrated producer John Shanks and sounds as rousing as ever, bringing a new level of artistry to her 15th studio recording. In June of 2020, Etheridge launched The Etheridge Foundation to support groundbreaking scientific research into effective new treatments for opioid use disorder. The Foundation works towards advancing treatment approaches that address the root causes of opioid abuse and make available better, more effective solutions for people to truly heal their opioid use disorder. In 2021, Melissa returned with then album One Way Out. The 9-track album is a collection of songs Etheridge wrote in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s that never made the cut....until now! The time was finally right, and fans finally got a deeper glimpse to who Melissa was then. October 2022 saw Melissa’s return to the theatre with her one woman show, My Window – A Journey Through Life. The critically acclaimed, sold-out run premiered at New World Stages on October 13 and opened at Circle In the Square Theatre on Broadway in September 2023. 2024 saw Melissa release Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken, a two-part docuseries (Paramount+) and accompanying live album. Recorded live within the grounds of the Topeka Correctional facility the album and two-part docuseries follows her journey both penning and performing an original song inspired by her correspondence with residents of the TCF and features raw and rousing versions of specially curated fan favorites and original songs. To stay up to date on all things Etheridge, visit:INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE ### For more information regarding Indigo Girls, please contact:Angie Carlson, Propeller Publicity, angie@propellerpublicity.com For more information regarding Melissa Etheridge, please contact:Gianna Duran, Primary Wave Music, gduran@primarywave.com For Nederlander Concerts, Lisa R. White, lwhite@nederlander.com For more information on Vina Robles Amphitheatre, visit:Official Website l Facebook l Twitter l Instagram

Steve Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation. A protege of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, he quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, The Pretenders, and countless others. 1986 saw the release of his record, Guitar Town, which shot to number one on the country charts and is now regarded as a classic of the Americana genre. Most recently, Earle's 1988 hit Copperhead Road was made an official state song of Tennessee in 2023. Subsequent releases like The Revolution Starts...Now (2004), Washington Square Serenade (2007), and TOWNES (2009) received consecutive GRAMMY® Awards. Jerry Jeff, released in 2022, consisted of Earle's versions of songs written by Jerry Jeff Walker, one of his mentors. Earle has published both a novel I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011) and Dog House Roses, a collection of short stories (Houghton Mifflin 2003). Earle produced albums for other artists such as Joan Baez (Day After Tomorrow) and Lucinda Williams (Car Wheels on A Gravel Road) As an actor, Earle has appeared in several films and had recurring roles in the HBO series The Wire and Tremé.  In 2009, Earle appeared in the off-Broadway play Samara, for which he also wrote a score that The New York Times described as "exquisitely subliminal." Earle wrote music for and appeared in Coal Country, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Earle is the host of the weekly show Hard Core Troubadour on Sirius Radio's Outlaw Country channel. In 2020, Earle was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. And in 2023, Steve was honored by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music. Steve's latest album, "Alone Again (Live)", released on July 12th, 2024.

Concerts in the Plaza Official AfterpartiesAUGUST 8th with THE SODA CRACKERSEvery Friday after Concerts in the PlazaDoors 8 PM // Show 8:30 PMDon't let the party stop in Mission Plaza!Libertine is hosting the official Concerts in the Plaza afterparty at their venue (1234 Broad Street) every Friday evening after the concerts in Mission Plaza end.21+ onlyFood & Beverage availableNo cover fee

Phil Rosenthal is the award-winning creator and executive producer of "SOMEBODY FEED PHIL" and "EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND", as well as a New York Times Best Selling Author.  Join Phil Rosenthal in a moderated conversation followed by an audience Q&A. Phil will be telling all the funny and true stories of his life, his television career, food, travel, friends and family.

Leo Kottke Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke was born in Athens, Georgia, but left town after a year and a half. Raised in 12 different states, he absorbed a variety of musical influences as a child, flirting with both violin and trombone, before abandoning Stravinsky for the guitar at age 11. After adding a love for the country-blues of Mississippi John Hurt to the music of John Phillip Sousa and Preston Epps, Kottke joined the Navy underage, to be underwater, and eventually lost some hearing shooting at lightbulbs in the Atlantic while serving on the USS Halfbeak, a diesel submarine. Kottke had previously entered college at the U of Missouri, dropping out after a year to hitchhike across the country to South Carolina, then to New London and into the Navy, with his twelve string. "The trip was not something I enjoyed," he has said, "I was broke and met too many interesting people." Discharged in 1964, he settled in the Twin Cities area and became a fixture at Minneapolis' Scholar Coffeehouse, which had been home to Bob Dylan and John Koerner. He issued his 1968 recording debut LP Twelve String Blues, recorded on a Viking quarter-inch tape recorder, for the Scholar's tiny Oblivion label. (The label released one other LP by The Langston Hughes Memorial Eclectic Jazz Band.) After sending tapes to guitarist John Fahey, Kottke was signed to Fahey's Takoma label, releasing what has come to be called the Armadillo record. Fahey and his manager Denny Bruce soon secured a production deal for Kottke with Capitol Records. Kottke's 1971 major-label debut, "Mudlark," positioned him somewhat uneasily in the singer/songwriter vein, despite his own wishes to remain an instrumental performer. Still, despite arguments with label heads as well as with Bruce, Kottke flourished during his tenure on Capitol, as records like 1972's "Greenhouse" and 1973's live "My Feet Are Smiling" and "Ice Water" found him branching out with guest musicians and honing his guitar technique. With 1975's Chewing Pine, Kottke reached the U.S. Top 30 for the second time; he also gained an international following thanks to his continuing tours in Europe and Australia. His collaboration with Phish bassist Mike Gordon, "Clone," caught audiences' attention in 2002. Kottke and Gordon followed with a recording in the Bahamas called "Sixty Six Steps," produced by Leo's old friend and Prince producer David Z. Kottke has been awarded two Grammy nominations; a Doctorate in Music Performance by the Peck School of Music at the U of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; and a Certificate of Significant Achievement in Not Playing the Trombone from the U of Texas at Brownsville with Texas Southmost College. Julian Lage Hailed as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation and "highest category of improvising musicians" (New Yorker), Julian Lage has spent more than a decade searching through the myriad strains of American musical history via impeccable technique, free association and a spirit of infinite possibility. The California-born New York-based musician boasts a prolific resume on his own accord in addition to collaborating with Gary Burton and John Zorn, as well as duo projects with Nels Cline, Chris Eldridge and Fred Hersch, among others.

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PASO ROBLES, Calif. – March 25, 2025 – Acclaimed musician, activist, and humanitarian, Michael Franti is set to make 2025 a landmark year with the release of his highly anticipated 14th studio album, Welcome to the Family, available March 28, 2025, via Boo Boo Wax/Thirty Tigers. In celebration of the album, Franti & Spearhead will embark on the Welcome to the Family Tour, a nationwide summer trek focused on spreading unity, connection, and positivity through music. The Welcome to the Family Tour kicks off in May 2025, with stops including Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Friday, August 15, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Pier 17, and more. Known for his immersive live performances, Franti transforms his concerts into spaces of joy and connection, often performing from the crowd and inviting fans on stage. “This tour isn’t just about the music—it’s about celebrating what really matters: connection, resilience, and finding light even in tough times,” Franti explains. "We’re also excited to welcome our friends Allen Stone, Niko Moon, Bombargo, The Elovators, and Ripe on this tour. They’re all incredibly talented and truly embody what the Welcome to the Family Tour is all about," he added. Tickets for the Vina Robles Amphitheatre performance are available via Ticketmaster, Friday, March 28, at 10AM. In addition to the new album and tour, Franti is preparing for the third voyage of Soulshine at Sea, his immersive music and wellness cruise. Soulshine at Sea 3 will set sail in November 2025, featuring an all-star lineup of artists and an unforgettable experience that blends live music, wellness offerings from hiit classes to yoga, guest speakers, and community. The event, which includes performances from artists such as Dispatch, Allen Stone, Hirie, and Tropidelic, sold out a full year in advance, underscoring the deep connection and excitement surrounding Franti’s extended musical family. Beyond music, Franti continues to grow his forty-room, five-star boutique retreat in Ubud, Indonesia, Soulshine Bali, dedicated to wellness, creativity, and human connection. He and his wife also founded Do It For The Love, a nonprofit that grants live music experiences to individuals facing life-threatening illnesses, veterans, and children with severe challenges. Since its inception, the foundation has granted over 3,500 wishes, touching more than 15,000 lives worldwide. Franti’s career is defined by his ability to turn hardship into hope, fostering unity through music, activism, and philanthropy. Whether on stage, at his Bali retreat, or through his foundation, his purpose remains the same: to bring people together, lift spirits, and remind us all that we are part of something bigger. 🎶 Welcome To The Family drops March 28, 2025 – Pre-save now:https://orcd.co/mfs-wttf 🎟 Welcome To The Family Tour tickets available now at MichaelFranti.com 📽 New music videos streaming now on Michael Franti’s YouTube channel FULL LIST OF DATES WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: Allen Stone ~ Niko Moon * The Elovaters ^ Bombargo $ Ripe # Acoustic Show % 05/08/25 Asheville, North Carolina - Asheville Yards Amphitheater^ 05/09/25 Wilmington, North Carolina - Live Oak Bank Pavilion^ 05/10/25 Charlotte, North Carolina - The Amp Ballantyne^ 05/11/25 Charleston, South Carolina - Firefly^ 05/13/25 Atlanta, Georgia - The Eastern* 05/15/25 St. Augustine, Florida - St. Augustine Amphitheatre* 05/16/25 Clearwater, Florida - The Baycare Sound* 05/22/25 Austin, Texas - ACL Live at Moody Theatre# 05/23/25 Dallas, Texas - Longhorn Ballroom# 05/28/25 Boulder, Colorado - Boulder Theater*% 05/29/25 Vail, Colorado - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater* 05/30/25 Morrison, Colorado - Red Rocks Amphitheatre* 06/21/25 Highmount, New York - Mountain Jam 07/08/25 Deerfield, Massachusetts - Summer Stage at Tree House$ 07/09/25 Deerfield, Massachusetts - Summer Stage at Tree House$ 07/11/25 New York, New York - Pier 17~ 07/12/25 Hampton Beach, New Hampshire - Hampton Beach Casino~ 07/13/25 Westport, Connecticut - Levitt Pavilion~ 07/15/25 Virginia Beach, Virginia - Virginia Beach Dome* 07/16/25 Selbyville, Delaware - Freeman Stage~ 07/17/25 Washington, District of Columbia - Plaza Stage at Nats Park* 07/18/25 Atlantic City, New Jersey - Ocean Casino Resort* 07/19/25 Sidney, Maine - Bowl In the Pines - Snow Pond* 07/20/25 Boston, Massachusetts - Leader Bank~ 07/22/25 Cleveland, Ohio - Jacobs Pavilion~ 07/23/25 Chicago, Illinois - The Salt Shed~ 07/24/25 Fort Wayne, Indiana - The Clyde Theatre~ 07/25/25 Indianapolis, Indiana - Nickel Plate District Amphitheater~ 07/26/25 Kansas City, Missouri - Grinders~ 07/27/25 Minneapolis, Minnesota - Hilde Performance Center~ 07/29/25 Aspen, Colorado - Belly Up% (Evening With) 08/03/25 San Francisco, California - Venue TBA 08/05/25 Missoula, Montana - Wilma% (Evening With) 08/06/25 Bozeman, Montana - The Elm% (Evening With) 08/08/25 Casper, Wyoming - Gaslight Social% (Evening With) 08/10/25 Salt Lake City, Utah - Venue TBA 08/14/25 Temecula, California - Pechanga~ 08/15/25 Paso Robles, California - Vina Robles Amphitheatre 08/16/25 San Diego, California - Open Air Theater~ 08/20/25 Albuquerque, New Mexico - Revel~ 08/21/25 Flagstaff, Arizona - Pepsi Amphitheater~ 08/22/25 Las Vegas, Nevada - Bel-Aire Backyard 08/23/25 Reno, Nevada - Club Underground Block Party~ 08/26/25 Saratoga, California - Mountain Winery 08/27/25 Jacksonville, Oregon - Britt Pavilion~ 08/29/25 Redmond, Oregon - Reggae Rise Up Festival 08/30/25 Seattle, Washington - Marymoor~ 08/31/25 Forest Grove, Oregon - Grand Lodge$ 11/04-11/08/25 - Miami, Florida - Soulshine At Sea Cruise 11/13-11/15/25 - Miramar Beach, Florida - Old Dominion Beach Vacation ABOUT MICHAEL FRANTI: Michael Franti is a globally renowned musician, humanitarian, and activist, celebrated for his high-energy live performances, socially conscious music, and unshakable optimism. With three Billboard No. 1 hits—“Sound of Sunshine,” “Say Hey (I Love You),” and “I Got You”—and a track record of six Top 30 Hot AC singles, 10 Top 25 AAA singles, and three Billboard Top 5 albums, Franti has built a career on music that uplifts and unites. His concerts break down barriers between artist and audience, transforming venues into spaces of joy, connection, and shared humanity. On March 28, 2025, Franti will release his 14th studio album, Welcome to the Family, a collection of 13 new songs that embrace themes of inclusivity, self-discovery, and resilience. The lead single, “Break Up With Everything,” is already climbing the US AAA charts, setting the tone for an album that channels personal and global challenges into anthems of hope and change. “Every one of us has a family—whether by birth, circumstance, or choice. When you put all those together, they form the world family. Right now, the world is filled with uncertainty, anxiety, and division. This album is about taking those emotions—what I experience every day—and turning them into music that reminds us we are never alone.” To bring this message of connection to life, Franti will embark on the Welcome to the Family Tour, a nationwide summer trek with stops at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Pier 17, and more. Known for his immersive concert experience—where he often performs from the crowd, invites fans on stage, and fosters a true sense of togetherness—each show is more than just a performance; it’s a celebration of unity and positivity. Beyond music, Franti is the founder of Soulshine Bali, a forty-room, five-star boutique retreat in Ubud, Indonesia, dedicated to wellness, creativity, and human connection. He and his wife also founded Do It For The Love, a nonprofit that grants live music experiences to individuals facing life-threatening illnesses, veterans, and children with severe challenges. Since its inception, the foundation has granted over 3,500 wishes, touching more than 15,000 lives worldwide. Franti’s career is defined by his ability to turn hardship into hope, fostering unity through music, activism, and philanthropy. Whether on stage, at his Bali retreat, or through his foundation, his purpose remains the same: to bring people together, lift spirits, and remind us all that we are part of something bigger. With Welcome to the Family, he continues to create not just music but a movement of love, inclusivity, and transformation.

For flipturn, success didn't arrive overnight. The band, comprised of Dillon Basse (lead vocals, guitar), Tristan Duncan (lead guitar), Mitch Fountain (synth, guitar), Madeline Jarman (bass), and Devon VonBalson (drums), grew steadily with every gig, from college house shows in their home state of Florida to festival appearances at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits, to national recognition from Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC News, and The Washington Post - earning the Jacksonville-based band an international reputation as an indie rock powerhouse. By the time flipturn released their debut album, Shadowglow, they'd become genuine road warriors while still in their mid-20s, supporting the record with a nonstop string of tour dates. That dizzying experience inspired the band's second release, Burnout Days. Caught halfway between 21st century indie rock, New Wave-inspired nostalgia, and rhythmic alt-pop, Burnout Days finds the beauty that exists between five friends, even in times of burnout.

Concerts in the Plaza Official AfterpartiesAUGUST 15th with THE JD PROJECTEvery Friday after Concerts in the PlazaDoors 8 PM // Show 8:30 PMDon't let the party stop in Mission Plaza!Libertine is hosting the official Concerts in the Plaza afterparty at their venue (1234 Broad Street) every Friday evening after the concerts in Mission Plaza end.21+ onlyFood & Beverage availableNo cover fee

BEE GEES FEVER dazzles with it's 7-piece LIVE band, BIG, high energy, FUN, professionally produced VEGAS-STYLE show featuring brilliant costumes and a catalog with 3 decades of The Brothers Gibb songs including surprise hits written by The Bee Gees made famous by other artists (Islands In The Stream, Grease, Emotion, More Than A Woman, Shadow Dancing, Everlasting Love, Thicker Than Water…and more). BGF lights the fuse and explodes on stage with a DISCO PARTY worthy of Studio 54! You will be transported back to the intoxicating energy of the 70's dance club scene as BEE GEES FEVER immortalizes the famous sibling trio in their hot, youthful prime. www.beegeesfeverusa.com Instagram @beegeesfeverusa Facebook @beegeesfever

In a journey that's been taking new directions since it started, every step of the way has led STRFKR to Parallel Realms. The band's energetic, danceable pop has assumed many forms since they first emerged in 2007, always reliably delivering unshakeable melodies and larger-than-life anthems infused with intellectually challenging lyrics. In recent years, STRFKR explored more experimental waters when they constructed a fuzzy dream world with their home-recorded 2020 album Future Past Life or subtracted structure entirely from fully instrumental collection Ambient 1. New album Parallel Realms finds yet another path, redefining the kind of direct, high-impact songwriting that's long been the core of the band's strongest material. Streamlined and immediate, the album distills STRFKR's 15 plus years of artistic growth without forfeiting any of the perspective they've gained along the way. It's their clearest, most organized, and most exciting work yet. As with many other albums, Parallel Realms started with sorting through a mountain of ideas looking for inspiration. While combing through stacks of partially-realized demos, it became clear that the most interesting songs all had a consistent playfulness to them. A through-line of upbeat fun gradually came into view, with a joyous vibe that sometimes bordered on '80s synth pop euphoria. STRFKR followed this impulse further, digging back through their archives to seek out songs that hadn't made sense until now, but matched the specific uplifting feeling that was becoming the connective tissue for the new album. Subconscious lyrical patterns started arising, as well, repeatedly circling back to the idea of how different people can experience the same thing from wildly different emotional vantage points. This kind of parallel intake served as the inspiration for many of the songs, and ultimately the title of the album. Songs gelled around this concept quickly. Relentlessly hooky, "Together Forever" uses its rubbery bass line and melodic instrumentation to express different sides of the frustration and satisfaction of love. "Holding On" ping-pongs through tormented indecision about keeping a relationship alive or letting it go with a dreamy instrumental that sounds like sunbeams tearing apart the sky. Dark-yet-bubbly single "Armatron" evolves from tension to tenderness, mirroring a heated lover's argument that settles into softness when tempers cool. This is reflected in how the song's sassiness transitions into a more introspective feel in its second half, and is one of many moments on the album that STRFKR arrived at through heightened collaboration, not just between the band members, but with valuable input from network of trusted friends and advisors. For a band used to getting into the weeds with their highly controlled writing process, everything fell into place almost a little too effortlessly. At some point, though, they made a conscious decision to step out of their own way, not overcomplicate things, and just let the album come together around this new, singular energy. This approach continued into the album's recording phase. The band returned to the stripped-down mindset they'd used when making Future Past Life, but instead of that record's psychedelic blurriness, they applied uncluttered, no-nonsense arrangements to electro-pop bangers. The abrupt gear-shifting and experimental detours of previous albums are reshaped into concise, song-serving flashes. Minute-long ambient interludes provide palate cleansers between immediately catchy floor-filling dance tracks, and neither overstay their welcome. What really rocketed the album past the finish line was handing over mixing duties to Chris Coady (Beach House, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blonde Redhead). This marked the most hands-off STRFKR has ever been with the final step of any of their records, relinquishing control and just letting Coady work his magic. This followed Parallel Realms' tendency toward collective creation, and Coady's mixing rivaled anything the band had achieved before. The rhythm sections are huge, the hooks are crystalline, and the entire album gels into a cohesive, dynamic whole. Gone are any hints of "indie" caliber production; these songs sound enormous, with a level of glitter that contends with modern commercial radio hits. More than anything STRFKR has made before, Parallel Realms carries a triumphant sense of renewal. Though never implicitly stated, the elevated sound, straightforward songwriting, and especially unclouded vision of the album all convey the feeling of breaking through to new possibilities. Somehow, this many years into an ever-changing evolution, STRFKR has made some of their most accessible music yet while still furthering the introspective thinking and self-imposed challenges that have always pushed their art forward. Parallel Realms courses with positivity even in its heaviest moments. It sounds incredible, it encapsulates untold hours of multiple lives committed to making beauty out of song, and above anything else, it feels

Hip-hop history comprises countless underdog stories. However, nothing quite compares to the come-up of King Lil G. Tracing the kind of rags-to-riches trajectory that's typically reserved for the big screen, the Mexican rapper, entrepreneur, and proud father has gone from humble beginnings as an immigrant to international renown for both his music and business acumen. Emerging as a preeminent Mexican spitter, he reps a culture certainly known for consuming dyed-in-the-wool American hip-hop, yet rarely associated with creating it on a global scale. At the same time, he embodies a universal experience amplified by his tireless grind, inventive approach, and undeniable talent. It's why he's piled up nearly 1 billion total streams and views under-the-radar, sold out numerous shows, and earned acclaim from HYPEBEAST, Vibe, and XXL in addition to a co-sign from none other than Kendrick Lamar. Now, King Lil G tells his story like never before on his 2024 album 18 Days and I'm Gone [Empire 47 Records/808 Kartel/Compound Interest]. "On this record, I wanted to focus on spitting over boom-bap beats and coming with stories like how I did in the past," he explains. "I'm talking about relatable subjects like what I've been through and how I've been able to overcome a lot. I'm genuinely more motivated than ever to tell my story." Music immediately called to King Lil G during his youth in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Inglewood. Inspired by West Coast classics, he constantly spun the likes of Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle on repeat. At 12-years-old, he started to write songs of his own. He locked into a prolific groove, dropping eleven full-length projects since 2012.Among many highlights, he generated over 100 million Spotify streams across "Grow Up," "No Face No Ca$e," "Ignorance," "L.A. Vibe," and more. Simultaneously, he launched multiple businesses and built an impressive portfolio, including popular cannabis brand KING WOODZ, clothing line AK47, and his own record label AK47 Boys. Moreover, he attracted a staggering audience, encompassing 3 million followers across social media and north of 1 million YouTube subscribers. After nearly 15 years in the game, he considered putting down the mic once and for all to focus on his family. His youngest daughter had other plans, though… "She said to me, 'No daddy, you've got to make more music, because people love your songs and concerts. You're King Lil G, and they love you'," he recalls. "When she said that, it stuck with me. The motivation came back. I couldn't simply rap about partying though; I needed to get serious again. The storytelling is what made me popular in the first place, so I went back to it." One session with DJ Flippp kickstarted the process for the album. Living up to the title 18 Days and I'm Gone, he finished recording in 18 days. "It was almost like the ideas were spilling out of my mind," he states. "My spirit felt like it needed to record." This hunger drives the first single "Loyalty." Horns boom atop the head-nodding beat as he assesses a series of trials and tribulations with intensity and empathy all at once. "'Loyalty' tells the story of a youngster getting in trouble a lot and spending time in jail," he notes. "I'm talking about how certain groups of people can take you down an ugly path. The second verse is similar to the light, showing the good life. A lot of times, you can't tell kids to not get in trouble. Instead, you have to show them the path to success." Spanish guitar wraps around slick finger-snaps on "City Lights." Once again, his confessions cut deep as he admits, "I learned a lot of shit from this pain that I endured." "It reminisces about sleeping on the couch, living off EBT, and not having any money to eat," he says. "I was running around in the streets with my friends. I reflect on that life and share how depressing it can be when you make bad decisions."  "Palms Casino" revolves around an airy loop as his crystal clear delivery echoes over a thumping groove. Dropping cash on the table, he boasts, "You talking to the president, baby, I'm writing all the checks." "That one is about having fun," he grins. "It tells a story about me and my boys having a good old time at the Palms Casino." Then, there's "Tell Me No Lies." He paints a vivid picture of the streets without filter, "I got in the whip started driving at 11:30, gotta go deliver all this product." He sighs, "I try to walk away but all the demons follow me." "That song talks about the days I was hustling in the streets," he explains. "I'm more or less giving a view of what my life was like back then. I'm fortunate to live a nice and luxurious life now, but I don't want people to forget where I came from." Meanwhile, he goes bar-for-bar with fellow L.A. phenomenon Fenix Flexin of Shoreline Mafia on "TITLE." "Fenix has been the homie for a long time," he says. "We talked about getting on a song together for a minute. We linked up through Flippp and knocked out the song real quick. It has a good energy to it." Speaking of energy, "52nd Floor" filters his rhymes through a haze of smoke as confidence belies pensiveness. "I talk about what I want to do," he notes. "It doesn't really have a story attached to it, but it has a bunch of rhymes you can enjoy while smoking or relaxing with friends or your girl." Ultimately, King Lil G's story might just inspire you. "I'd love to hopefully influence other Mexican artists," he leaves off. "When I was putting in the work and hoping I could become something, there were no Mexican artists to look up to. From my journey, I can leave a legacy of being a hard worker dedicated to his community and family. I hustle so hard to take care of my family. My biggest priority is to give my children the life I didn't have. They're making me be the best I can be, and I'm giving my best to the music because of them."

BLACK FLAG is an American band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, CA by guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member Greg Ginn. Their discography includes seven studio albums and two live albums. The band has released all of their material on Ginn's independent label, SST Records beginning with 1981's Damaged. Vocalist, Mike Vallely, first sang with the band as a guest vocalist in 2003, before becoming the band's fifth vocalist and touring with the band in 2014. BLACK FLAG is currently recording new material for a future studio release and will be touring all year.

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Pete Yorn has hit numerous milestones lately. First, his acting debut in Martin Scorcese's Killers of the Flower Moon, then his 9th top 10 AAA hit, a landmark birthday and now his tenth studio album. The Hard Way (via Shelly Music) is a country-folk blend featuring Yorns' raw vocals, cinematic strings and vivid, confessional lyrics. The record was co-written and produced by Josh Gudwin. The stunning and succinct 25-minute album features the introspective "Someday, Someday," which Yorn debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Good Morning America in January or 2024, and "Real Good Love," which he performed on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. Pete performed the title track on Jimmy Kimmel Live in January of 2025. The Hard Way bears proof that it is no wonder SPIN aptly lauds Yorn as "one of his generation's best songwriters." Pete says, "I was face to face with my own mortality, and that forces you to rise above it and figure out new ways to look at life and change the ways you react to things. It's not a bummer record, the title comes from [the idea that] change is hard, but [if you] commit to something and if you want to make your life better for everyone around you, including yourself, you have no choice but to do that. It's a celebratory record, it makes me excited and proud of being able to rise above a lot of adversity in my personal life." A New Jersey native equally indebted to Bruce Springsteen's blue-collar introspection and Lou Reed's deadpan stream-of-consciousness, Yorn first broke out in 2001 with his extraordinary Columbia Records debut, Musicforthemorningafter. Hailed by NPR as one the year's finest, the album garnered RIAA Platinum certification on the strength of its universal acclaim as well as Yorn's relentless appetite for the road. Rolling Stone praised it as "atmospheric, gently lit by sunlight and regret," while The Guardian called it "sublime," and The AV Club deemed it "the first chapter in a long and exciting career." In the decades that followed, Yorn would go on to solidify his status as a songwriters' songwriter, releasing nine more critically-acclaimed solo albums and collaborating in the studio with everyone from Frank Black and Peter Buck to Liz Phair and Scarlett Johansson (Yorn and Johansson's joint 2009 release, 'Break Up,' went Platinum in France). With a voice Consequence of Sound described as "ruined and forlorn," Yorn earned performances on Letterman, Fallon, Kimmel, Ellen, and more, as well dates with artists as varied as R.E.M., Coldplay, My Morning Jacket, and The Chicks, and festival slots from Coachella and Bonnaroo to Glastonbury and Austin City Limits. In 2019, he released Caretakers, featuring the top 2 AAA single "Calm Down." The New Yorker Magazine praised the album's "dreamy synths-and-strings jangle" and in AllMusic's 4 star review, they described the music as "lush yet spare, tuneful but not forceful, cinematic yet small scale...an appealing blend that sets it apart from most other albums in 2019." The Hard Way follows his 2022 LP HAWAII, which earned critical praise from SPIN, American Songwriter, Paste and more. Other recent releases include Pete Yorn Sings the Classics, the artist's first ever collection of cover songs, Pete Yorn Live At The Troubadour, and The Trilogy: Morning, Day, And Night, a 5 CD box set including the complete audio downloads from his Veeps full album live streams of albums musicforthemorningafter, Day I Forgot and Nightcrawler.

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SLO, get ready to rock with Tribal Seeds and The movement on the Coast 2 Coast Tour with our friends KBong & Johnny Cosmic at Fremont Theater on August 26! Tribal Seeds: A Journey of Reggae Evolution and Global Resonance Since their inception in San Diego, California, Tribal Seeds has become a formidable force in the global reggae scene. Over their 19-year career, the band has toured extensively, connecting with fans and fellow musicians across continents, driven by the spiritual and cultural essence of reggae music. With the release of their latest album, "Ancient Blood," on February 9th, 2024, Tribal Seeds continue to solidify their legacy. Tribal Seeds has produced a rich discography that includes four full-length albums, two EP's, and a live album, amassing over 1.3 billion song streams across all music platforms. Their music resonates deeply with audiences, thanks to their robust touring life that has taken them to Europe, South America, New Zealand, Mexico, Guam, and Aruba. Even the global pandemic couldn't halt their creative momentum, leading to the innovative live album "Live: The 2020 Sessions," which captured the resilience of the band and their commitment to their fans. "Ancient Blood," their most recent release, marks a significant chapter in Tribal Seeds' musical journey. The album has been lauded for its blend of traditional reggae roots and contemporary influences, featuring collaborations with legendary artists such as Twinkle Brothers, Kabaka Pyramid, Romain Virgo, Hollie Cook, and showcasing the band's growth and versatility. The band's rise to prominence began early, with their 2008 self-titled album debuting at #1 on the iTunes Reggae charts and winning the San Diego Music Award for Best Reggae/World Album. Their songs "In Your Eyes" & "Dawn of Time" remain two of their highest-streamed tracks with over 275 million plays combined. Each subsequent release has continued this trend of success, with "The Harvest" LP cracking the Top 5 on Billboard Reggae, "Soundwaves" EP debuting at #2, and "Representing" debuting at #1 on iTunes, Amazon, and Billboard Reggae charts. As Tribal Seeds continues to push the boundaries of reggae music, their dedication to their roots and their fans remains unwavering. For more information about Tribal Seeds and their latest album "Ancient Blood," visit their official website at www.tribalseeds.net. The Movement New album Always With Me  out now. The Movement has been winning the hearts and minds of alternative-reggae fans since their inception in Columbia, SC in 2003. Drawing inspiration from Sublime, 311, Slightly Stoopid and John Brown's Body, they've made a name for themselves as reggae shapeshifters with a foundation of heavy drum and bass. Today the band consists of founding member,? lead vocalist and guitarist Joshua Swain, bassist Jason Schmidt, drummer Gary Jackson, keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Matt Goodwin, and saxophonist/percussionist Kyle Jerome. Their seventh studio album, Ways Of The World (2019) debuted at #1 in the Billboard Reggae Chart, and remained in the Billboard Reggae Top 10 for more than 40 consecutive weeks. The band's eighth studio album Always With Me – out July 29, 2022 on the band's R4RE Records imprint – explores new musical territory while staying true to their champion sound. Featuring collaborations from their? influences-turned-peers, Slightly Stoopid, Iration, and Clinton Fearon, and contemporaries HIRIE and Soom T, for The Movement, the only path is forward; pushing the boundaries and the future of reggae.

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PASO ROBLES, Calif. – December 16, 2024 – Celebrating its 23rd anniversary, the longest-running retro tours of its kind, Lost 80s Live is bringing their 80s party tour with original members live on one stage, in one epic night! You’ll Never Forget Your First Time… This unforgettable night comes to Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Friday, August 29. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster, Friday, December 20, at 10AM. Was it really that long ago when synthesizers and cotton-candy hair seemed oh-so modern? Lost 80s Live Tour is back by popular demand with new dates for 2025. Bringing together some of the most TOTALLY TUBULAR and RADICAL acts from that great 80s decade, Lost 80s Live is the longest running retro tour of its kind where nostalgic fans can see a number of 80s favorites performing live on one stage for one epic night, with hit songs by: Grammy Award-winner A Flock of Seagulls (“I Ran [SO FAR AWAY],” and “A Space Age Love Song”), General Public (“Tenderness,” and “Never You Done That”), Big Country (“In a “Big Country,” and “Fields of Fire”), The Vapors (“Turning Japanese,” and “Jimmie Jones”), The Icicle Works (“Birds Fly [WHISPER TO A SCREAM]”), Josie Cotton (“Johnny Are You Queer,” and “He Could Be The One”), Belouis Some (“Some People,” and “Imagination”), China Crisis (“Working With Fire and Steel,” and Arizona Sky”), and The Polecats (“Make a Circuit with me”). The Lost 80s Live tour has been described by thousands of concert goers as a return to the greatest hits of the 80s and a rare opportunity to experience so many unique bands in one concert in one unforgettable night, on one stage! Every song played is featured on a greatest hits 80s album and still played daily on Sirius XM and 80s stations across the USA. Lost 80s Live captures the moment and makes it timeless; don’t miss this 80s best of concert, don’t miss the Lost 80s Live!

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – May 6, 2025 – The nation’s No 1 Yacht Rock band Yachtley Crew, are set to return to Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Saturday, August 30. The seven-piece So Cal band burst onto the club scene in 2017, selling out countless local venues before starting a nationwide Yacht Rock craze. This time their visit is tied to their recently launched Seas the Night World Tour. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster, Friday, May 9, at 10AM. >span class="s4">’s-hat-clad Yachtley Crew (also known as “The Titans of Soft Rock”), includes lead vocalist Phillip Daniel (Philly Ocean), drummer Rob Jones (Sailor Hawkins), bassist Chaz Ruiz (Baba Buoy), guitarist Thomas Gardner Jr. (Tommy Buoy), backing vocalist Curt Clendenin (Stoney Shores), saxophone/flutist Paul Pate (Pauly Shores) and keyboardist Matt Grossman (Matthew McDonald). For those uninitiated, Yacht Rock encapsulates the revival of soft rock and Top 40 hits from the late ‘70s to the early ‘80s, which has become a nationwide phenomenon, inspiring fans to dress the part and sing along. Their 2023 album Seas the Day included fan favorites such as Boz Scaggs’ “Lido Shuffle,” Ace’s “How Long,” Robbie Dupree’s “Steal Away,” the Bee Gees’ “How Deep Is Your Love” and all-time Yacht Rock pioneer Christopher Cross’s “Ride Like the Wind.” Other songs in the band’s set include Toto’s “Africa,” Looking Glass’ “Brandy” and Rupert Holmes’ “Escape (The Piña Colada Song).” Yachtley Crew have appeared on HBO’s Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary, Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live, have helped ring in the New Year on KLAS and KTLA’s “Las Vegas Countdown to 2023” (the exclusive, Emmy-winning special syndicated program that reached reaches more than 16.5 million U.S. TV households), performed on countless morning television and radio shows throughout the country, have been featured on Fox News nationally and performed on SiriusXM’s Yacht Rock Radio “Yacht Rock 311” show as the first ever Yacht Rock band to perform live at the station. They have also performed at a cadre of charity and special events throughout the years including Mario Lopez Golf Classic Tournament in support of the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center. Yachtley Crew is proud to fly the flag of Yacht Rock for each and every generation that loves good fun and good-time music. They very much look forward to sharing new and classic Yacht Rock tunes and are set to help one and all navigate the rest of 2025, and beyond.

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – January 13, 2025 – Multi-Grammy award winning band and Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago announced today that they will be performing in Paso Robles at Vina Robles Amphitheatre on Tuesday, September 9. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, January 17, at 10AM. Check out ChicagoTheBand.com for a full list of tour dates and more information. ABOUT CHICAGO Hailed as one of the "most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era, the legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, came in as the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine's Top 125 Artists Of All Time. Chicago is the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six consecutive decades. Chicago released CHICAGO GREATEST CHRISTMAS HITS, a new collection combining songs from all three of its beloved Christmas albums, in 2023 via Warner Music Group/Rhino. Chicago released their 38th studio album, BORN FOR THIS MOMENT in 2022, which included the hit single “If This is Goodbye. Featuring the signature sounds Chicago fans have come to love, BORN FOR THIS MOMENT, captures the true heart of this legendary band. Over the entire course of 14 vibrant new songs, BORN FOR THIS MOMENT encapsulates the unique blend of award-winning and personal songwriting, multilayered harmonic vocalizations, and world-class arrangements that have been electrifying audiences across the globe for decades. In Fall of 2022, Gravitas Ventures released Chicago’s documentary “The Last Band on Stage” directed by Peter Curtis Pardini and narrated by the band’s longtime friend and actor Joe Mantegna. On March 14, 2020. Chicago is the last band playing in the U.S. as COVID lockdowns begin and “The Last Band on Stage” tells the incredible story of how the 57 year-old band survived a pandemic that stopped the world in its tracks. “Chicago has faced many obstacles in lasting 57 years but the pandemic was possibly their greatest challenge. I’m excited for people to see the story of how they got back to the stage to continue performing,” said director Peter Curtis Pardini. “We’re excited to be bringing The Last Band on Stage to audiences worldwide. This funny and informative documentary offers an inside look at how the legendary band Chicago were able to produce content even during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Gravitas Ventures’ Acquisition Coordinator, Mackenzie Maguire. Chicago received The Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the GRAMMYS. The Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates performers who have made outstanding contributions of artistic significance to the field of recording. A special award ceremony and tribute concert celebrating the honorees was held in 2020. Chicago was inducted into the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This was their first nomination. They’ve been eligible since 1994. A long time coming! Chicago's first album, Chicago Transit Authority, was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2014. Chicago managed to fuse pop, rock and jazz together perfectly in this double album. Robert Lamm and James Pankow have become inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017. These legendary songwriters wrote mega-hits such as, "25 or 6 to 4," "Saturday In The Park," "Feelin' Stronger Every Day," "Make Me Smile," and many others. The International Trombone Association presented its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award to James Pankow. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes people who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to the trombone profession over a long career. Chicago’s lifetime achievements include two Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, Founding Artists of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Chicago street dedicated in their honor, and keys to and proclamations from an impressive list of US cities. Record sales top the 100,000,000 mark, and include 21 Top 10 singles, 5 consecutive Number One albums, 11 Number One singles and 5 Gold singles. An incredible 25 of their 38 albums have been certified platinum, and the band has a total of 48 gold and platinum awards. Chicago have toured every year since the beginning - they’ve never missed a year. The original three band members are Robert Lamm on keyboards and vocals, Lee Loughnane on trumpet and vocals and James Pankow on trombone. The band line-up also includes Wally Reyes, Jr. on drums, Tony Obrohta on guitar, Loren Gold on keyboards and vocals, Ray Herrmann on sax and flute, Neil Donell on vocals, Eric Baines on bass and Ramon "Ray" Yslas on percussion. From the signature sound of the Chicago horns, their iconic Vocalists, and a few dozen of ever-Classic Songs, this band’s concerts are celebrations. 2024 marks the band’s 57th consecutive year of touring! Chicago continue to be true ambassadors for their beloved hometown, carrying the city's name with pride and dignity around the world.

Al Di Meola's ongoing fascination with complex rhythmic syncopation combined with provocative lyrical melodies and sophisticated harmony has been at the heart of his music throughout a celebrated career that has spanned four decades and earned him critical accolades, three gold albums and more than six million in record sales worldwide. A bona fide guitar hero, perennial poll-winner, and prolific composer, he has amassed over 20 albums as a leader while collaborating on a dozen or so others with the likes of the fusion supergroup Return to Forever (with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White), the celebrated acoustic Guitar Trio featuring fellow virtuosos John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia, and the Rite of Strings trio with bassist Clarke and violinist Jean-Luc Ponty. And while his dazzling technique on both acoustic and electric guitars has afforded him regal status among the hordes of fretboard fanatics who regularly flock to his concerts, the depth of Di Meola's writing along with the soulfulness and the inherent lyricism of his guitaristic expression have won him legions of fans worldwide beyond the guitar aficionado set.

Hi - this is Trey! I'm supposed to tell you all my accomplishments in this bio but there's NO way anyone would read that. I just hope you come to my show and bring your friends and family; this is my favorite show I've written yet. You can check out my most recent special "GROW UP" on Hulu or my Youtube channel. I promise to give you a good time and in return I just ask for your thoughts and prayers - I'm bringing my wife and 2 kids under 2 on the tour bus. See y'all there!

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Queen Nation: Honoring the Legendary Sound of Queen Queen Nation is the undisputed #1 ranked Queen Tribute Band in the United States. Currently reigns as the all-time performance champions and crowned the kings of the Queen tributes and cover bands worldwide. Over the past two decades, Queen Nation has notched over 1,250 shows and attracted 2.5 million viewers worldwide. The band was formed in Southern California by DMHE Enterprises. Queen Nation band members are: Gregory Finsley: Vocals & Keyboards as Freddie Mercury Mike McManus: Guitar as Brian May Pete Burke: Drums as Roger Taylor Parker Combs: Bass as John Deacon Queen Nation is recognized as one of the most popular, accurate, and highest-grossing fully-costumed re-creation of a vintage Queen concert in the US. Comprising four musicians to reflect the original Queen, the band performs in detailed 70s & 80s Queen-era costumes. All of this is presented in a live 90-minute concert experience, with note-for-note renditions of classic Queen songs like: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' 'We Will Rock You' 'Somebody To Love' 'We Are the Champions' 'Fat Bottomed Girls' 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' 'My Best Friend' 'Dragon Attack' ? Frontman Gregory Finsley's voice and energy emulate the Freddie Mercury of Queen, while playing piano live during all shows. Queen Nation promises a seamless show without any interruptions or cheesy props, focusing on delivering a pure vintage performance every time on the stage. As a Queen Tribute with over 15 years of experience, they have perfected the craft of performing a perfect show. By celebrating the legacy of Queen, they have been ranked by the legion of fans as one of the top Queen cover bands in the US. Queen Nation's accolades include verified Pollstar averages of 1,650+ tickets and $35-$38K grosses, an appearance on AXS TV's World's Greatest Tribute Band, a ranking among the world's top 5 Queen tributes, induction into the California Music Hall of Fame, and the title of 'The Best Live Band' at the VCMAs in Ventura, along with a live performance at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Amidst the iconic transitions with other cover bands, Queen Nation stands out as one of the best, ensuring that the legendary sound of Queen continues to echo with charismatic authenticity, bringing fans closer to the original glory days.

Alex Madonna Expo BuildingThe Menagerie Oddities Market is the official Oddities & Curiosities Market of the San Francisco Bay Area. Witness spectacular art shows w/curious creatures, purveyors selling extraordinary wares, themed events at unique venues, and amazing festivals like San Francisco's Annual subcultural celebration, The Gathering. Our shows are a safe place for vendors AND collectors to come together in their quest for all things strange & unusual...As collectors ourselves, we focus on artists who specialize in selling oddities and curiosities with a flair for dark, dramatic art, both handmade and found, who will inspire your imagination. Founded in 2018, Latina owned and operated. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for the latest news and updates on events. #jointheoddventure™More Information & Tickets

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Madonna MeadowsGet an up-close look at the people and tools that keep San Luis Obispo County safe at Sheriff’s Family Day. This free, family-friendly event features interactive displays and demonstrations from the Sheriff’s Posse, Search and Rescue, SWAT, K9 units, emergency helicopters, and more. Kids can enjoy free hot dogs, T-shirts, junior badges, and even enter a bike raffle. Meet Sheriff Ian Parkinson and his sidekick, Sheriff Woody from Toy Story, and connect with the local heroes who protect and serve our community.Find more information here

Circle Jerks emerged from the punk underbelly of LA's South Bay in 1979. After serving as a co - founder and lead vocalist of Black Flag during the recording of its essential Nervous Breakdown EP, Keith Morris joined forces with former Redd Kross guitarist Greg Hetson to form what would become Circle Jerks, along with bassist Roger Rogerson and jazz drummer Lucky Lehrer. Unlike much of the unapologetic hardcore that seeped through the cracks of American suburbia, the music of the Circle Jerks was thoughtfully steadfast, yet relentless and ferocious in nature. Bringing together a potent, articulate rhythm section with earnest yet oftentimes derisive lyrics and themes, the band was thereafter heral ded as a leader of the pack - and a force to be reckoned with. Plowing forward with a relentless, tooth - cutting work ethic and a rousing stage presence, the band would soon find itself headlining shows at LA's 5,000 - capacity Olympic Auditorium and emblazon ed in cult video classics like Decline of Western Civilization, Repo Man , New Wave Theatre , and The Slog Movie . Over the decades, Circle Jerks would release six studio albums, including the acclaimed Group Sex (1980) Wild in the Streets (1982), Golden Show er of Hits (1983), Wonderful (1985), and IV (1987), where they would become a major headliner during the alternative music explosion of the 80's and 90's. During hiatuses, Morris fronted bands like OFF! and FLAG, while Hetson played guitar in Bad Religion. Bassist Zander Schloss (The Weirdos, Joe Strummer) has been a member since the 1980's and veteran drummer Joey Castillo (The Bronx, QOTSA, Danzig, BL'AST!, Wasted Youth) completes the lineup as its newest member.

The Toronto-born, L.A.-based multi-platinum singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist JP Saxe has mastered the art of not holding back. He lets his words spill out in a way that feels raw and frank, while subtly shaping that highly detailed stream of consciousness into something that resonates universally. His music performs a similar trick, displaying the signs of prodigious talent but going down easy — a mix of hi-fi bedroom pop, piano balladry, breezy soul, and conversational R&B that shifts to meet every emotion. All of which explains how he quietly became a pop phenom, amassing over 3 billion streams and spending much of 2024 criss- crossing four continents via his sold-out headlining tour and (before that) opening for close collaborator John Mayer. Saxe's slow-burn rise began with 2019's unfortunately prescient "If the World Was Ending." The intimate, Finneas-produced Julia Michaels duet became what Apple Music called "the pre-eminent love song of the pandemic," earning 4X Platinum status, a Song of the Year GRAMMY® nod in 2021, and a Breakthrough Artist of the Year JUNO for Saxe. He quickly followed with his debut album, the playfully but accurately titled Dangerous Levels of Introspection, featuring acclaimed singles with Maren Morris and Mayer. The latter returned for 2023's A Grey Area, a sophomore set that found Saxe honing his highly expressive sound and heart-on-sleeve meets tongue-in-cheek approach, not to mention continuing a striking run of TV performances. Last year, he released A Grey Area (Live Sessions) and Live on Stage — love letters to the fans who pack every room he plays. Now, in 2025, Saxe turns the page with Articulate Excuses + Make Yourself At Home, a two-part album, and his most personal and lyrically daring project yet — a bold new chapter from one of pop's most introspective voices.

Fred Armisen  is a comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He is the co-writer and co-star of IFC's Emmy-nominated series Portlandia. He is in the hit Netflix series Wednesday as Uncle Fester. He stars in HBO's Los Espookys, which he co-wrote and executive produced. He can also be heard in the hit animated Super Mario Bros movie. Armisen stars in, writes, and produces IFC's hit show Documentary Now. He has also appeared in HBO's Our Flag Means Death, Judd Apatow's The Bubble, and Amazon's series Forever. He voices characters in Big Mouth and The Mitchells vs. The Machines. He is currently starring in the Broadway play All In. Armisen is an 11-season veteran of Saturday Night Live. From 2014-2024, Armisen was band leader of the 8G Band on Late Night With Seth Meyers.

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – June 2, 2025 – Legendary regional Mexican group Banda El Recodo come to Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Friday, September 19 with their La Madre de Todas las Bandas Tour. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster , Friday, June 6, at 10AM. Banda El Recodo formed in 1938 and has been under the direction of the Lizárraga family ever since. They are the only band to win the Latin Grammy nine times. In 2003, Banda El Recodo became the first Mexican band to be invited to perform at the Latin Grammy Awards, repeating their performance in 2008, 2010, 2015, and 2017. Additionally, they’ve received 12 “Premios Lo Nuestro” in their career and have won five Billboard Awards in the categories of “Album of the Year,” “Song of the Year,” and “Master Tone.”

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – December 2, 2024 – Sir Rod Stewart, the legendary two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted singer-songwriter, today announced that he’s bringing his highly anticipated “One Last Time” tour to North America in 2025. The tour, which has been thrilling audiences in Europe and Asia has also been a box office smash, grossed among The Top 20 Global Concert Tours of the year. The tour makes its US debut on March 7, and will include a stop at Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Sunday, September 21. The show promises an unprecedented evening of iconic hits and a concert production befitting one of the era’s greatest live performers. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster, Friday, December 6, at 10AM. “One Last Time” will see Rod Featuring chart-topping hits spanning Stewart’s unparalleled career, his hits-packed setlist includes songs like, "You Wear It Well," "Maggie May," "Da Ya Think I’m Sexy," "The First Cut is the Deepest," "Tonight’s the Night," “Every Picture Tells A Story,” “Infatuation,” "Forever Young,” “Ooh La La (I Wish That I Knew What I Know Now),” ”Young Turks,” Have I Told You Lately That I Love You,” “Rhythm of My Heart,” “Broken Arrow,” and many more. In the sixth decade of his career and not slowing down, in 2024 Rod released his 33rd studio album, Swing Fever, a collaboration with Jools Holland with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra (Warner Records), toured Asia and Europe before wrapping his record-setting 13-year Las Vegas residency, Rod Stewart: The Hits. He will return to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace March – June 2025, with “The Encore Shows” featuring his biggest hits, plus surprises from the songbook, swing, as well as deep cuts, and stunning new production elements. Critical praise for Rod’s “One Last Time”: “Rock legend delivers a scorcher. Rod may not have performed ‘Stay With Me’ but he certainly gave a performance that will stay with the audience forever.” - Edinburgh News (Scotland) “Rod Stewart amazes his audience in Cologne's Lanxess Arena with a firework display of his hits.” - General-Anzeiger Bonn (Germany) “(Stewart’s) deeply soulful vocal was a jaw-dropping reminder that the man has always been one of the more expressive singers in the history of rock 'n' roll.” - Arizona Republic About Rod Stewart Sir Rod Stewart is one of the bestselling artists in recorded music with more than 250 million records and singles sold worldwide. His signature voice, style and songwriting have transcended all genres of popular music, including rock, folk, soul, and the Great American Songbook, making him one of the few stars to enjoy chart-topping albums throughout every decade of his career. Stewart has earned several of the industry’s highest awards, including two inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the American Society of Composers Founders Award for songwriting, New York Times bestselling author, GRAMMY™ Living Legend. In 2016, he officially became “Sir Rod Stewart” after being knighted at Buckingham Palace for his services to music and charity. In 2023, his first foray outside of music, Wolfie's Whisky, was another critical hit and has quickly been embraced worldwide. In 2024, he tackled yet another music genre with the release of Swing Fever, his 33rd studio album. The album, a collaboration with Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, a 13-track sparkling salute to the timeless songs of the big band years, garnered him his 11th No. 1 album in the U.K. – a feat he shares with David Bowie, Taylor Swift and U2 on the all-time list of acts with the most No. 1 albums in the U.K. He toured Asia and Europe before wrapping his record-setting 13-year Las Vegas residency, “Rod Stewart: The Hits.” For more information visit RodStewart.com and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. # # # Media inquiries: For Rod Stewart, Hannah Kampf/Kampaign PR, hannah@kampaignpr.comFor Nederlander Concerts, Lisa R. White, lwhite@nederlander.comFor more information on Vina Robles Amphitheatre, visit:Official Website l Facebook l Twitter l Instagram

Madonna MeadowsOutriders Presents Midland at the Madonna MeadowsText 'MIDLAND' to (858) 780-5039 & sign up to get a link sent directly to you once tickets are live! Tickets go on sale July 1, 2025 at 12:00pm.OUTRIDERS PRESENT:Website: https://www.outriderspresent.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outriderspresent/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/outriderspresent/

Madonna MeadowsOutriders Presents: Country Trio, Midland at the Madonna MeadowsTickets go on sale July 1, 2025 at 12:00pm. Text 'MIDLAND' to (858) 780-5039 & sign up to get a link sent directly to you once tickets are live! More Information & Tickets

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – May 27, 2025 – Chase Rice has added to his Go Down Singin’ International Tour 2025 to include a performance at Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Thursday, September 25. The Diamond-certified songwriter announced the expansion of the tour through the fall of 2025 today, with tickets available via Ticketmaster, Friday, May 30, at 10AM. For more information, please visit, ChaseRice.com. With the tour bringing Rice’s critically acclaimed album Go Down Singin’ to audiences across the globe, the Paso Robles stop sees him joined by fellow singer-songwriter Hannah McFarland. The international run highlights Rice’s widely celebrated artistic evolution in a live setting. As Billboard declares, “his new music leans toward rootsier, raw-rock driven sounds, trading party anthems for introspective lyrical themes,” while “his voice conveys a crackling warmth of self-reflection and an easy-going comfortableness with his new sound.” Rolling Stone highlights the album as “an excellent collection of poignant, often anthemic country,” noting that it finds Rice “trying to do what creative people are supposed to: grow and change,” while Cowboys & Indians proclaims that “maturity and clarity are the reality on Chase Rice's new album…what is sure to be one of 2024’s most well-received country albums of the year.” Rice further showcased this new direction with surprise follow-up project Fireside Sessions, which features all 25 songs from both Go Down Singin’ and prior album I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell as live, single-take versions with cowriters including Lori McKenna, Jackson Dean, Hunter Phelps, Randy Montana and more as featured artists. His latest offering, the brand-new Live From Chief’s EP released in March as a surprise for fans, includes Rice’s takes on two songs from his heroes – Eric Church’s “Carolina” and George Strait’s “I Can Still Make Cheyenne” – as well as the previously unreleased original, “Cowboy Goodbye.” Listen HERE. For more information on all things Chase Rice, visit ChaseRice.com and follow on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok @ChaseRiceMusic and on @ChaseRice.>span class="s3"> About Chase Rice With more than 2.6 million albums sold and over 2.8 billion total streams, plus a legion of passionate fans at his high-energy concerts across the globe, Chase Rice has established himself as a powerful force in Nashville and beyond. With independent album Go Down Singin’ available everywhere now as the follow-up to the critically acclaimed I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell, and both brought together on the songwriter-forward Fireside Sessions, Rice’s sound continues to evolve to reflect the realities of his life; from emotional reckoning to an admiration of the American West. The new music serves as a follow up to his three-part project, The Album, which featured his latest Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen.” and the Platinum-certified Top 10 hit “Lonely If You Are.” This is the same gravelly-voiced Chase Rice fans first fell in love with years ago – but better, freer; unbeholden and uninhibited. The new music builds upon the success of his sophomore album, Lambs & Lions, which featured the 3x Platinum, two-week chart topper “Eyes On You” – Rice’s first No. 1 as an artist and the most-streamed song of his career. Lambs & Lions followed Platinum-certified Ignite the Night, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and No. 3 on the all-genre chart, producing a pair of Top 5 hits; Platinum-certified “Gonna Wanna Tonight” and Double Platinum “Ready Set Roll.” In addition to guesting on sold-out stadium shows with Kenny Chesney and Garth Brooks, Rice consistently sells out venues on his own headlining tours across the U.S. and beyond, with the Go Down Singin’ International Tour underway now.

Madonna MeadowsOutriders present Ryan Bingham & The Texas Gentlemen at Madonna MeadowsText 'RYAN' to (858) 780-5039 & sign up to get a link sent directly to you once tickets are live! Tickets go on sale July 1, 2025 at 12:00pm.OUTRIDERS PRESENT:Website: https://www.outriderspresent.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outriderspresent/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/outriderspresent/

Madonna MeadowsOutriders presents: Grammy-winning singer, songwriter Ryan Bingham & The Texas Gentlemen at Madonna Meadows. Tickets go on sale July 1, 2025 at 12:00pm. Text 'RYAN' to (858) 780-5039 & sign up to get a link sent directly to you once tickets are live! Tickets & More Information

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – February 27, 2025 – The Head and the Heart have confirmed a May 9 release date for their sixth studio album, Aperture, which also marks their debut for Verve Forecast. New single “After the Setting Sun” is out today and can be streamed here. The new track follows the release of their own record setting #1 AAA single “Arrow” and a new, separate version of the track featuring Mt. Joy that supports victims of the recent LA fires. Aperture brings the band back to a DIY approach as it’s the first record self-produced by the band since their self-titled debut album in 2011. The band has also announced the “Aperture” tour kicking off on May 31 in Detroit. The tour includes stops at Central Park Summerstage in New York City, the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles, CA, and more. The tour will include stops at Summerfest and Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival this summer. See below for a full rundown of dates. Every ticket sold will add +$1 to donate to the band’s Rivers and Roads Foundation. The foundation, started by The Head and The Heart, raises money for local Seattle-based music programs and initiatives with an emphasis on equitable access to music education, and mental health resources and support for musicians. Tickets for the Vina Robles Amphitheatre show are available via Ticketmaster, Friday March 7, at 10AM. During more than 15 years together, The Head and The Heart have journeyed their way through a lot of different terrain – a critically and commercially revered debut album and follow up on stalwart indie Sub Pop, followed by three albums with big hits on major label Warner Records. But after touring in support of 2022’s Every Shade of Blue tour, they started asking questions. Where have we been and what’s next? Taking their future into their own hands, the band decamped to Richmond, Va., and hit the reset button with a grip of ideas in tow. As they did in their early years, band members handled production duties themselves. Staying true to their own creative vision was paramount, and through a year of sessions in their twin home bases of Seattle and Richmond, The Head and The Heart found their way forward by believing in their power as one. “I believe we’ve made a very great record together and obviously the title is an important aspect of the final product,” says group member Matty Gervais. “For me, Aperture represents the choice we all must make between resigning ourselves to darkness, or letting the light in and recognizing our own agency to do so. It feels relevant to the times, in that we’re literally choosing between authoritarianism vs. democracy. Ignorance vs. enlightenment on a macro scale, and complacency/cynicism vs. hope, empathy and perseverance on the micro scale. To me, it sums up a lot of what each of these songs is grappling with in some form and what we’ve collectively gone through as a band. It’s about choosing hope again and again, no matter how many times it may feel that you have lost it.” As for the title song, Gervais says it is “an invitation to wake up in the present moment recognizing that it is all we have, in all its contradictions of beauty and pain, joy and despair, unfathomable vastness and impermanence.” At early sessions for Aperture, the group instantly tapped into a renewed enthusiasm, with a tide of ideas rippling out in a matter of days. There was a rawness and unfettered energy to these songs. A band that had built a massive audience with meticulous arrangements and studio perfection suddenly found a vim that bordered on punk. Pianist Kenny Hensley sang and contributed lyrics for the first time, and drummer Tyler Williams even sang lead for the first time, boosting an explosive tune from vocalist/guitarist Jonathan Russell called “Cop Car.” Russell previously said the decision for the band to return to self-producing was “a 180 in terms of where we were headed. We really wanted to make our next music our own way, and it was a lot of fun to have all of us in a room together again. When we’d have downtime over the past two years, we’d all fly into either Seattle or Richmond and work in a specific studio in each place. We worked with engineers from our past. All these things went into being able to reimagine how we wanted to approach making music.” Aperture is the follow-up to 2022’s Every Shade of Blue, which spawned hits from its title song and “Virginia (Wind in the Night).” Fans can presave/preorder the new album Aperture and explore exclusive products, including signed copies HERE.

Celebrating her latest album, La Sánchez, the iconic Grammy and Latin Grammy award-winner has one of the world’s most singular voices and innovative approaches to music.

Mannequin Pussy's music feels like a resilient and galvanizing shout that demands to be heard. Across four albums, the Philadelphia rock band that consists of Colins "Bear" Regisford (bass, vocals), Kaleen Reading (drums, percussion), Maxine Steen (guitar, synths), and Marisa Dabice (guitar, vocals) has made cathartic tunes about despairing times. "There's just so much constantly going on that feels intentionally evil that trying to make something beautiful feels like a radical act ," says Dabice. "The ethos of this band has always been to bring people together." Their latest I Got Heaven, which is out March 1 via Epitaph Records, is the band's most fully realized LP yet. Over 10 ambitious tracks which abruptly turn from searing punk to inviting pop, the album is deeply concerned with desire, the power in being alone, and how to live in an unfeeling and unkind world. It's a document of a band doubling down on their unshakable bond to make something furious, thrilling, and wholly alive. Following the 2019 release of their critically acclaimed third album Patience, Mannequin Pussy returned in 2021 for their EP Perfect. They toured that release relentlessly and added guitarist Maxine Steen to the band's official lineup. Where the band members' personal lives were in transition with breakups, changing living situations, and periods of self-reevaluation, their time together on the road was a grounding and clarifying force. "There was so much going on in our lives that it was the perfect opportunity to recalibrate who we were as people and musicians," says Regisford. The band changed their entire formula, choosing to write together in Los Angeles with producer John Congleton over slowly crafting tracks at home. "When I've written songs, it's usually a very solitary process," says Dabice. "So this was shedding a lot of those hermit-like qualities to do something intensively collaborative. Your best work comes when you allow other people into it." By December 2022, the band had 17 new songs written with Congleton in Los Angeles. "Everyone felt empowered to speak up about their own ideas to make this thing the best it could possibly be," says Regisford. New member Maxine Steen, who has made music with Dabice for years including their side project Rosie Thorne, was especially essential to the writing sessions. The album opener "I Got Heaven" initially started as one of Steen's demos. "When she showed it to me I knew it was going to be fun because the verses have this hard-hitting and aggressive approach but the chorus allows for a really soaring melody," says Dabice. The result is electric. Over walloping guitar riffs, Dabice defiantly yells, "And what if I'm an angel? Oh what if I'm a bore? And what if I was confident would you just hate me more? The song with its righteous lyrical blending of the sacred and profane is an unapologetic look at Christian hypocrisy. "I don't think there's ever been anything in need of a spiritual revolution more than modern-day Christianity," says Dabice. "It sickens me the way that people use it as a way to do the worst things imaginable, say the worst things imaginable, and pass the worst imaginable legislation that directly harms people." Instead of judgment, greed, and avarice, the songs on I Got Heaven ask what it really means to genuinely care about the people around you and help your communities in ways you can. "The world that we live in is heaven," says Dabice. "We live on the most beautiful planet in the solar system, just by a chance and we are continuingly destroying it." This sentiment is mirrored by the album's cover art: a figure and a pig in nature. There's an intentional ambiguity there that makes you wonder if this person is leading the animal to slaughter or its protector. "We should really be the shepherds and the protectors of everything that we have and the world we live in," says Dabice. I Got Heaven is an album that understands the stakes of its message: there are countless references to fire, hunger, and holiness. Here, teeth gnash and bodies are temples that ache with desire. On the yearning single "Nothing Like," which is anchored by a dancey, shuffling drum beat from Reading, Dabice's voice eventually morphs from a coo to a roar as she sings, "Oh what's wrong with dreaming of burning this all down?" Even when the songs on I Got Heaven don't deal with fundamental human questions about how to live, Mannequin Pussy still finds ways to add urgency and resonance. Just take the buoyant and playful single "I Don't Know You," which slowly builds to a hair-raising peak with Reading's brushed percussion, Steen's enveloping synths, and a thoughtful groove from Regisford. "On that song, I changed the tuning last minute which transformed the song but everyone instinctively knew what to do," says Dabice. "It was really cool to watch a song come alive in real-time. It's such a gift to meet other people who are creatively on the same wavelength as you, where there's no judgment in sharing ideas." The lightness of this track pairs perfectly with the rest of the tracklist, even when it's snarling rock like "Loud Bark" or punishing hardcore punk with Regisford sharing lead vocal duties on "OK? OK! OK? OK!" "If you're a Mannequin Pussy fan, you know that we're going to have some rippers," says Regisford. "We're gonna have something that's going to be in your face. But we're also going to give you something that's going to be light to the touch with its own version of aggression." The loud and uncompromising single "Of Her," finds Dabice screaming, "I was born / Of her fire / Of sacrifices That were made / So I could make it." It's a song about living life without regrets and understanding the sacrifices that you and your parents, especially your mother, made to allow you to live the life you want. I Got Heaven is a visceral and stunning album for people who aren't content with the status quo, made by people who challenged themselves and got out of their comfort zone. "We're supposed to be living in the freest era ever so what it means to be a young person in this society is the freedom to challenge these systems that have been put on to us," says Dabice. "It makes sense to ask, what ultimately am I living for? What is it that makes me want to live?"

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With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country, finding success as an actor, host, and author, in film, TV, radio and podcasts as well as on the live stage. The comedian has had 6 highly rated stand-up specials including his most recent Netflix stand- up special, Home Free, which premiered on October 29th, 2024. Filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., Tom holds nothing back, as his kids are finally out of the house and it's just him, his wife and a bunch of animals ready to return to their glory days. Tom has seen a lot over the years, from close calls with a pachinko ball to late night 7-Eleven runs, and he's sharing all his thoughts as he parties on into the next stage of life. Papa's other specials include What A Day!, You're Doing Great!, Human Mule, Freaked Out and Tom Papa Live in New York City, two of which were directed by Rob Zombie. In 2023, Tom released his highly anticipated third book, We're All In This Together…So Make Some Room. The book compiles comedic essays that aim to unite us through our stupidity. Every mistake has already been made, and this should bring us great comfort as we join together in our fight for survival, or at least in our attempt to get through the day. Whether we like it or not, we're all in this together. In 2020, he released his second book, You're Doing Great! - And Other Reasons To Stay Alive, which was the follow-up to Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas both released by St Martin's Press, making "Summer Must Read" lists from Parade Magazine to The New York Post. Tom is also a contributing writer to the New Yorker Magazine. Tom is the host of the weekly podcast, Breaking Bread with Tom Papa, which features Tom and his guest eating, drinking, and celebrating the true meaning of breaking bread with insightful, revealing and always funny conversations. He also hosts the popular daily Netflix radio show, What A Joke With Papa And Fortune on Sirius XM Channel 93 and the monthly show, Come To Papa Live on Channel 94. Papa has starred in many fan-favorite films including Paper Spiders where he stared opposite Lily Taylor, The Informant opposite Matt Damon, Analyze That opposite Robert DeNiro, and The Haunted World of El Superbeasto opposite Paul Giamatti, where Tom played the voice of El Superbeasto. He can also be seen alongside Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in the HBO film, Behind the Candelabra, which was directed by Steven Soderbergh and won 11 Emmys. On TV, Tom hosted the NBC series, The Marriage Ref, which ran for two seasons and had a recurring role opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the CBS series, The New Adventures of Old Christine. Tom is currently on his The Grateful Bread Tour. For additional dates and info, go to: www.tompapa.com

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – June 24, 2025 – Today, In This Moment announced their Black Mass Tour. The 23-city tour kicks off September 18th in Johnstown, PA, and will include a stop at Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Friday, October 3, before concluding October 24th in Bethlehem, PA. Special guests include Dayseeker, The Funeral Portrait and DED. Tickets for the Vina Robles Amphitheatre show are available via Ticketmaster, Friday, June 27, at 10AM. IN THIS MOMENT: BLACK MASS TOUR DATES: 9.18 Johnstown, PA - 1st Summit Arena9.20 Johnson City, TN - Freedom Hall Civic Center #9.21 Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life Festival #9.23 Dallas, TX - South Side Music Hall *9.24 Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center9.25 San Antonio, TX - Boeing Center at Tech Port9.27 El Paso, TX - Speaking Rock Entertainment Center9.28 Albuquerque, NM – Revel *10.1 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium10.2 Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl10.3 Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amphitheatre10.5 Sacramento, CA - Aftershock Festival #10.7 Garden City, ID - Revolution Concert House * 10.8 Spokane, WA - The Podium10.10 Idaho Falls, ID - Mountain Center America10.11 Casper, WY - Casper Events Center10.12 Colorado Springs, CO - Ford Amphitheater10.14 Kansas City, MO - The Midland Theatre10.16 Waukee, IA - Vibrant Music Hall *10.18 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom10.21 Atlanta, GA - Coca Cola Roxy10.23 Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Special Events Center10.24 Bethlehem, PA - Wind Creek Events Center *No Dayseeker #No The Funeral Portrait ABOUT IN THIS MOMENT Since coming to life in 2005, the GRAMMY® Award-nominated act In This Moment have presided over a diehard fan base under the watch of “mother” figure and frontwoman Maria Brink—joined by co-founder and lead guitarist Chris Howorth, bassist Travis Johnson, guitarist Randy Weitzel, and drummer Kent Diimmel. As millions convened upon the group’s otherworldly and unforgettable concerts, they quietly emerged as one of the most influential and impactful bands of the 21st century. To date, in addition to the Gold-selling album, Blood [2012], the quintet have garnered six Gold and Platinum singles, followed by a trifecta of Top 25 entries on the Billboard 200 with Black Widow [2014] and Ritual [2017]. With a total stream tally well past 200 million as of 2020, Ritual elevated them to new creative and critical peaks as well. Between selling out headline tours coast-to-coast, the group performed in arenas everywhere alongside Disturbed and appeared at countless festivals from Lollapalooza to Sonic Temple. Along the way, they assembled their seventh full-length album, the aptly titled Mother [Roadrunner Records] with longtime trusted collaborator Kevin Churko [Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch]. Whereas Ritual hinted at a bluesy sonic sorcery, Mother breathes the activating mantra of an unbreakable spell, commenced on first single “The In-Between.” In 2022, the band released Blood 1983 [BMG], a reimagined EP commemorating the ten-year anniversary of Blood. Then in 2023, the longtime staples of heavy music released their eighth studio album GODMODE [BMG], a 10-song record featuring the powerful lead single “THE PURGE,” the band’s stunning cover of Björk’s “ARMY OF ME,” the collaborative track “DAMAGED” which features Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, and “I WOULD DIE FOR YOU,” which appears on the soundtrack for John Wick: Chapter 4. ### Media inquiries:Kevin Yetman, kyetman@c3mgmt.comFor Nederlander Concerts, Lisa R. White, lwhite@nederlander.com

Join us for the season opener of CCRD’s nationally ranked travel team, the SK805, in this sanctioned bout.

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Brooks Nielsen, celebrated frontman of The Growlers and now a critically acclaimed solo artist, has firmly established himself as one of the most distinctive voices in independent music. As the frontman and creative force behind The Growlers, Nielsen helped define and popularize the Beach Goth movement—a genre-blurring, countercultural wave that left an indelible mark on modern rock. Over more than a decade, The Growlers built a fiercely dedicated international following, performed at major festivals, and sold out venues around the world. Their celebrated discography and electrifying live shows cemented them as one of the most influential underground bands of the 21st century. In addition to their music, The Growlers also founded and curated the Beach Goth Festival, a groundbreaking event that brought together a wildly eclectic mix of artists—from Patti Smith and Bon Iver to Doja Cat and Mac DeMarco—making it a defining moment in the cultural landscape of the 2010s. Now, as a solo artist, Nielsen continues to push boundaries with the same fearless spirit. Since launching his solo career in 2022, he's released four records—three of them in 2024 alone. His latest, A Ride I'm Waiting For, features the haunting duet "Without Eyes" with Sierra Ferrell and has been praised for its cinematic scope and emotional depth. On stage, Nielsen delivers an experience unlike anything else. Backed by a powerhouse band—Growlers drummer Richard Gowen, keyboardist Cole Riddle, and guitarists J.D. Carrera and Elyadeen Anbar—Brooks crafts a set each night that's entirely its own. Drawing from his extensive solo catalog, deep cuts, Growlers classics, and unreleased material, his shows are long, loose, and alive. With no opening acts and performances stretching two and sometimes three hours, fans are invited into a world that feels as spontaneous as it does deeply curated. This Fall 2025 run is Brooks's most ambitious solo tour to date, featuring first-ever solo plays in small towns, Aspen and Fort Collins, CO; Carrboro and Asheville, NC; Madison, WI; Ferndale, MI; New Haven, CT; St. Louis, MO; Boise, ID; Tulsa, OK; and Nashville, TN. There's also a rare and intimate upstate New York show at the newly revived Bearsville Theatre in Woodstock—a venue rich with music history. In New York City, Nielsen will headline the legendary Webster Hall for the first time, marking hisbiggest solo show in the city yet—and in Chicago, he'll play the iconic Metro, a rite of passage for generations of boundary-pushing artists. The 28-date tour wraps with the now-iconic Helloween shows at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on October 30 and 31—two surreal, sweat-soaked nights that have instantly become a rite of passage for Nielsen's most devoted fans. Every year, Beach Rats from across the country—and around the world—make the journey for this once-a-year celebration of the strange and the sacred. It's more than just a show: it's a Mecca for the hardcore fanbase, a chance to mix with fellow travelers, share stories from the past, and revel in a night of music, mystery, and magic. If you know, you go.

Mannequin Pussy's music feels like a resilient and galvanizing shout that demands to be heard. Across four albums, the Philadelphia rock band that consists of Colins "Bear" Regisford (bass, vocals), Kaleen Reading (drums, percussion), Maxine Steen (guitar, synths), and Marisa Dabice (guitar, vocals) has made cathartic tunes about despairing times. "There's just so much constantly going on that feels intentionally evil that trying to make something beautiful feels like a radical act ," says Dabice. "The ethos of this band has always been to bring people together." Their latest I Got Heaven, which is out March 1 via Epitaph Records, is the band's most fully realized LP yet. Over 10 ambitious tracks which abruptly turn from searing punk to inviting pop, the album is deeply concerned with desire, the power in being alone, and how to live in an unfeeling and unkind world. It's a document of a band doubling down on their unshakable bond to make something furious, thrilling, and wholly alive. Following the 2019 release of their critically acclaimed third album Patience, Mannequin Pussy returned in 2021 for their EP Perfect. They toured that release relentlessly and added guitarist Maxine Steen to the band's official lineup. Where the band members' personal lives were in transition with breakups, changing living situations, and periods of self-reevaluation, their time together on the road was a grounding and clarifying force. "There was so much going on in our lives that it was the perfect opportunity to recalibrate who we were as people and musicians," says Regisford. The band changed their entire formula, choosing to write together in Los Angeles with producer John Congleton over slowly crafting tracks at home. "When I've written songs, it's usually a very solitary process," says Dabice. "So this was shedding a lot of those hermit-like qualities to do something intensively collaborative. Your best work comes when you allow other people into it." By December 2022, the band had 17 new songs written with Congleton in Los Angeles. "Everyone felt empowered to speak up about their own ideas to make this thing the best it could possibly be," says Regisford. New member Maxine Steen, who has made music with Dabice for years including their side project Rosie Thorne, was especially essential to the writing sessions. The album opener "I Got Heaven" initially started as one of Steen's demos. "When she showed it to me I knew it was going to be fun because the verses have this hard-hitting and aggressive approach but the chorus allows for a really soaring melody," says Dabice. The result is electric. Over walloping guitar riffs, Dabice defiantly yells, "And what if I'm an angel? Oh what if I'm a bore? And what if I was confident would you just hate me more? The song with its righteous lyrical blending of the sacred and profane is an unapologetic look at Christian hypocrisy. "I don't think there's ever been anything in need of a spiritual revolution more than modern-day Christianity," says Dabice. "It sickens me the way that people use it as a way to do the worst things imaginable, say the worst things imaginable, and pass the worst imaginable legislation that directly harms people." Instead of judgment, greed, and avarice, the songs on I Got Heaven ask what it really means to genuinely care about the people around you and help your communities in ways you can. "The world that we live in is heaven," says Dabice. "We live on the most beautiful planet in the solar system, just by a chance and we are continuingly destroying it." This sentiment is mirrored by the album's cover art: a figure and a pig in nature. There's an intentional ambiguity there that makes you wonder if this person is leading the animal to slaughter or its protector. "We should really be the shepherds and the protectors of everything that we have and the world we live in," says Dabice. I Got Heaven is an album that understands the stakes of its message: there are countless references to fire, hunger, and holiness. Here, teeth gnash and bodies are temples that ache with desire. On the yearning single "Nothing Like," which is anchored by a dancey, shuffling drum beat from Reading, Dabice's voice eventually morphs from a coo to a roar as she sings, "Oh what's wrong with dreaming of burning this all down?" Even when the songs on I Got Heaven don't deal with fundamental human questions about how to live, Mannequin Pussy still finds ways to add urgency and resonance. Just take the buoyant and playful single "I Don't Know You," which slowly builds to a hair-raising peak with Reading's brushed percussion, Steen's enveloping synths, and a thoughtful groove from Regisford. "On that song, I changed the tuning last minute which transformed the song but everyone instinctively knew what to do," says Dabice. "It was really cool to watch a song come alive in real-time. It's such a gift to meet other people who are creatively on the same wavelength as you, where there's no judgment in sharing ideas." The lightness of this track pairs perfectly with the rest of the tracklist, even when it's snarling rock like "Loud Bark" or punishing hardcore punk with Regisford sharing lead vocal duties on "OK? OK! OK? OK!" "If you're a Mannequin Pussy fan, you know that we're going to have some rippers," says Regisford. "We're gonna have something that's going to be in your face. But we're also going to give you something that's going to be light to the touch with its own version of aggression." The loud and uncompromising single "Of Her," finds Dabice screaming, "I was born / Of her fire / Of sacrifices That were made / So I could make it." It's a song about living life without regrets and understanding the sacrifices that you and your parents, especially your mother, made to allow you to live the life you want. I Got Heaven is a visceral and stunning album for people who aren't content with the status quo, made by people who challenged themselves and got out of their comfort zone. "We're supposed to be living in the freest era ever so what it means to be a young person in this society is the freedom to challenge these systems that have been put on to us," says Dabice. "It makes sense to ask, what ultimately am I living for? What is it that makes me want to live?"

Alex Madonna Expo CenterAt the Tip-A-Cop fundraisers on September 19th, officers, deputies, police chiefs, and the Sheriff will happily wait on customers with all proceeds benefiting the local Special Olympics athletes. More Information & Tickets

Seamlessly blending illusion, acrobatics, magic, and whimsy, MOMIX sends audiences flying down the rabbit hole in Moses Pendleton’s newest creation, ALICE, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice in Wonderland.

"just saw THE REBIRTH BRASS BAND, unbelievable. hard as hell, free as a ray of light, there is not a band on eMaceo Parker, Green Day, U2, James Brown, 311, G-Love, MuteMath, Juvenile, Train, Big Freedia, Ani Difranco, Galactic, Allen Touisanttunning" fans with a fiery live show and a rich musical catalog. Their trademark sound pays homage to the New Orleans brass band tradition while weaving a tapestry that combines elements of jazz, funk, soul, R&B and the sounds from the streets they grew up on. From their legendary 25+ year run of Tuesday nights at the Maple Leaf to stages all over the world, Rebirth is the soundtrack of the Crescent City and her premier musical ambassador. Founded by brothers Phil and Keith Frazier over 35 years ago, Rebirth began their career playing on the sidewalks of the French Quarter, and quickly landed gigs at second line parades. Those auspicious beginnings have led to thousands of shows to music aficionados everywhere, including heads of state and royalty. The bands unique "soundtrack of New Orleans" has also garnered admiration from artists of all genres. They've shared the stage and collaborated with everyone from the Grateful Dead to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Maceo Parker, Green Day, U2, James Brown, 311, G-Love, MuteMath, Juvenile, Train, Big Freedia, Ani Difranco, Galactic, Allen Touisant, Neville Brothers, Quincy Jones and Trombone Shorty.

With great regret, the Eslabon Armado concert originally scheduled for this Friday, June 20 at Vina Robles Amphitheatre has been rescheduled to October 11th due to ongoing events across California and the country. All previously purchased tickets will be honored on the new date. PASO ROBLES, Calif. – March 31, 2025 – Trailblazing regional Mexican band Eslabón Armado is confirmed to perform at Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Friday, June 20 Saturday, October 11. The sierreño act, has been on a meteoric rise since 2020, while simultaneously firing up the música mexicana movement. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster, Friday, April 4, at 10AM. The band, which was formed in 2017, blends elements of norteño, corrido, and banda music, and are known for their contemporary twist on traditional Mexican sounds, merging modern styles with traditional instrumentation, such as the use of the accordion, bajo sexto, and tuba. Their catchy beats and relatable lyrics, often dealing with themes of love, relationships, and life in the Mexican-American community, have earned them a dedicated younger audience fanbase. The group made history in 2022, when their album Nostalgia became the first top 10-charting regional Mexican album ever on Billboard 200. This was followed in 2023 when “Ella Baila Sola” a collaboration with Mexican powerhouse Peso Pluma, became the first regional Mexican song to reach the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and was crowned song of the summer. Recently frontman and songwriter Pedro Tovar signed a worldwide publishing deal with Kobalt to administer his future songs globally. Eslabón Armado consists of brothers Pedro Tovar Jr. (vocals) and Brian Tovar (bass), alongside Damian Pacheco (requinto guitar) and Ulises Gonzalez (acoustic guitar). Some of their biggest hits include songs like "Yo Ya Te Olvidé," "La Mejor de Todas," and "Con Tus Besos." The band is also known for collaborating with other artists in the regional Mexican genre such as Junior H, Grupo Frontera and Gabita Ballesteros.

The Emo Night Tour is coming to San Luis Obispo! 18+. Doors/show start time 8:00pm The greatest tribute night to the music that was never just a phase… (including this event, which has been raging all across the country since 2015 and is only getting BIGGER AND BETTER)! The Emo Night Tour Band will play some of the biggest emo songs in existence with the ENT DJ's spinning all the angst your teenage dirtbag heart desires all night long that will make you feel like you're at Warped Tour '08 minus all the dust and melting in the sun! So just imagine going to a show and hearing Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, My Chemical Romance and many more, all only playing their best songs...all night long in a dance club atmosphere. These shows will be selling out and fast, so make sure to Tell All Your Friends and Sugar, Come Down!

Spend a delicious evening with Yotam Ottolenghi as he talks about his new book, COMFORT, in this fun and participatory event.

MR. JIMMY (Akio Sakurai) has dedicated his life to honoring Led Zeppelin's guitarist Jimmy Page. For 40+ years, he recreated vintage and historical Zeppelin concerts note-for-note in small Tokyo clubs, until the real Jimmy Page stopped by one night and Akio's life changed forever. Inspired by Mr. Page's ovation, Akio would quit his "salary man" job, leave behind his family and move to L.A to try and make it in America. Now touring the world as Jason Bonham's guitarist and promoting his documentary, Akio continues to help cary the torch of Led Zeppelin's music for fans around the world and future generations to come! Join us Friday October 17th at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo as we celebrate the 50 year anniversary of Led Zeppelin's 1975 U.S Tour. This show is a live recreation. The setlist, the outfits, the stage gear and the improvisation all reflect the time period in an effort to transport the audience back to 1975! Watch the MR. JIMMY documentary streaming on Apple TV, Youtube, Google Play and Amazon Prime Video!

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – March 31, 2025 – Reggae icons Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear are set to perform at Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Saturday, October 18, as part of their Do The Reggae Tour. The tour also includes a stop at another Nederlander Concerts-operated venue The Backyard in Sacramento. Tickets for the Vina Robles Amphitheatre performance are available via Ticketmaster, Thursday, April 3, at 10AM. Ziggy Marley is a nine-time Grammy winner, Emmy winner, musician, producer, activist and humanitarian who has cultivated a legendary career for close to 40 years. After two decades as the driving creative force behind the Melody Makers, a band he formed with his siblings, Ziggy’s first solo tour came in Summer 2002 where he released his first album. Ziggy has hewed his own path as a musical pioneer, infusing the reggae genre with funk, blues, rock and other elements through mindful songcraft. Equal parts master storyteller and motivational guide, he deftly explores issues from environmental awareness to self-empowerment, social injustice to political inequity, while returning again and again to the transformative power of love. Since 2017, Marley has been the lead producer and force behind the Bob Marley: One Love biopic released February 14, 2024, breaking Valentine’s Day box office release records. The film was heralded as reviving box offices following the writer / actor strikes and is quickly becoming one of the top grossing music biopics of all time. Paramount to his music and entertainment focus, Marley transforms his success to champion political and philanthropic causes. Ziggy initially served as a Goodwill Youth Ambassador for the United Nations and participated in Bob Marley Foundation initiatives worldwide. He later expanded his ambitions by founding his own charity, U.R.G.E. (Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment), a non-profit organization whose mission ranges from building new schools to operating health clinics, supporting beneficiaries including Food for the Poor, Health Care International, the Chepstowe Basic School in Jamaica and HOLA (Heart of Los Angeles). LEARN MORE ABOUT URGE at www.urgefoundation.org. Burning Spear’s impact on reggae music is profound. A true legend, Spear’s legacy through his music is one of self-reliance and self-determination for the African diaspora. Also known as Winston Rodney, his career spans over six decades. Burning Spear has won two Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album; one at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000 for “Calling Rastafari,” and one for 2009’s “Jah Is Real.” He has been nominated for a total of 12 Grammy™ Awards. He was awarded the Jamaican government’s Order of Distinction for outstanding services to music in 2007. Burning Spear’s legacy as a reggae legend is everlasting, and his music continues to inspire and uplift audiences around the world. His influence can be heard in the work of countless artists who have followed in his footsteps, and his message of love and unity remain as relevant today as ever.

Perhaps today’s best-known bass virtuoso, Grammy-winner Edgar Meyer is joined by genre-crossing violinist Tessa Lark and eclectic cellist Joshua Roman, in this new collaboration of three artistically like-minded artists.

Sometimes inspiration strikes from the immersion of living in a far away place. The view of the ocean. The sound of a rainforest at sunrise. The smell of an open-air market. The embrace of the wild human experience. However, maybe the nostalgia for a certain place might be attributed instead to a feeling, or a time, or even a person. Sometimes, inspiration stems from a place that everyone can relate to, but maybe no one's actually been. This is the music of The Hip Abduction, the vibrant St. Petersburg, FL-based collective that formed over a mutual appreciation for West African and early Jamaican reggae/dub music.

Alabama-bred and Nashville-based, comedian, actress, and content creator, Danae Hays represents a fresh, new female voice in the comedy, acting, and music worlds. Her cast of zany southern characters and parody country music songs have pushed her to the top of the Spotify and Apple Music charts, earning her a cumulative following of 3.6M+ followers and nearly 2 billion views. Danae's debut Country/Comedy single "Rode Hard" peaked at No. 5 on the Country Global iTunes Charts, No. 8 on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales, No. 22 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales, and No. 34 on Billboard's Emerging Artists. True to her multi-hyphenate nature, Danae's passion for acting landed her a role in "Mother Nature and the Doomsday Prepper" (which she just returned from filming in the spring of 2024) and "Summer Camp". Additionally, Danae has co-and-guest starred alongside many of the most notable names in entertainment including Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Tanya Christiansen and Josh Peck.

Known for his formidable technical prowess and the athletic showmanship of his performance, Cameron Carpenter will be performing his own original score on the Forbes Pipe Organ, for a live-to-picture screening of the original vampire thriller, Nosferatu.

Only the best things get better with age — wine, cheddar, 401ks, the list goes on. It turns out Yung Gravy gets better with age too. When you think about it, the name Yung Gravy says a great deal. It's perpetually youthful, and it oozes "sauce." As such, Yung Gravy uses his own special recipe to bring originality and positivity to make his one-of-a-kind impact on the genre. Gravy flexes his passion for soul music and oldies in his production, sampling a wide range of musical styles dating from the 1940's to the present-day. Nostalgic and often-jubilant melodies paired with heavy trap drums form the usual canvas for his signature baritone voice — reminiscent of Barry White. Showcasing effortless flows and endlessly quotable lyrics, Yung Gravy paints something truly unique while clearly having a good time doing so. In the span of six short years, Gravy has transformed from Soundcloud stalwart to platinum powerhouse. To date, his accolades include four platinum and five gold singles as well as 10 sold out tours across North America, Europe, and Australia. He has collaborated with his self-proclaimed musical heroes, including Lil Wayne, Chief Keef, Juicy J, T-Pain, and the late Young Dolph. Gravy became the soundtrack, and unofficial second mascot, of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and was given an honorary Stanley Cup Ring. He starred in a worldwide commercial campaign with Martha Stewart, and weeks later performed for the VMAs and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Not to mention, he partnered with Audible, Venmo, Samsung and Jimmy John's for campaigns. Tallying 6 billion streams and selling 5 million units thus far, he's notched four entries on the Billboard 200, two in the Top 30 of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart, and two on the Top 20 of the Top Album Sales Chart. For all of the swagger and style he exhibited upon his arrival, he managed to become even smoother since his introduction in 2016. After streams in the billions, packed venues, and "side missions" with Martha Stewart, he decided to lock himself in the studio and load up a plethora of certifiably saucy bangers lined up for release in 2025.

An homage to Mexico’s rich cultural heritage, Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and Ballet Folklorico del Rio Grande blend graceful traditional dance with vibrant storytelling as the spirit of Día de los Muertos is celebrated “Eternamente.”

Oingo Boingo Former Members features former members of the legendary new wave group Oingo Boingo, performing hits "Dead Man's Party," "Weird Science," "We Close Our Eyes," "Only a Lad," "Just Another Day," "Stay," "Out Of Control," "Who Do You Want To Be," "Gratitude," Private Life, " and many more. Original '80s and '90s era Oingo Boingo members Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez, Sam "Sluggo" Phipps, Carl Graves, Steve Bartek and John Avila are joined by Brendan McCreary (vocals), Mike Glendinning (guitar), Fre ddy Hernandez (bass) and Brian Swartz (trumpet) to form Oingo Boingo Former Members . This powerhouse group has been performing and selling out venues in California since 2005, including the iconic Greek Theatre. With a loyal West Coast following, Oingo Bo ingo was even honored by the city of Los Angeles when the City Council designated April 20, 2016 as official "Oingo Boingo Day" in Los Angeles, CA. Richard Blade of KROQ 106.7 and SiriusXM 1st Wave fame says that Oingo Boingo Former Members remains, "the b est Oingo Boingo band until Hell freezes over ." If you want to dance, if you want to live in nostalgia, if you want some high energy music that will keep your feet moving, we'll see you at the next Oingo Boingo Former Members concert!

A multifaceted comedic talent known for her eccentric characters and distinctive humor, Amy Sedaris will join us for a live moderated conversation showcasing her unique blend of wit and irreverence.

Praised as “the soul of the Spanish guitar,” Pablo Saínz-Villegas brings the audience through the most iconic pieces ever written for the guitar.

Kam Patterson is a comedian from Orlando who is quickly gaining recognition for his sharp, high-energy sets and effortless crowd work. His comedy career started at just 10 years old when performing his debut set at his grandmother's 50th birthday. Kam's natural charisma and unique, upbeat humor most recently landed him a regular slot on the extremely popular KILL TONY show. He's a rising star in the stand-up world and a frequent performer at the Comedy Mothership club in Austin, along with many other comedy venues in Austin and across the country.

After getting kicked out of the police academy, Alfred Robles rose to become one of the hottest young comedians in the country. Two years into his comedy career, Alfred was featured in the hit show "Loco Comedy Jam" and the Latino Laugh Festival. He was the only comedian to be featured on all 3 seasons of Stand Up Revolution on Comedy Central. Alfred is currently on aworld wide tour with Gabriel Iglesias, and was one of the first comedians to perform at Dodger Stadium alongside Gabriel Iglesias. Alfred was also featured on "Mr. Iglesias" on Netflix, "Entre Nos" on HBO, and is currently working on his hour special.

"The California Honeydrops...evoke the greasy rumble of Booker T and channel the spiritual ecstasy of Sly and the Family Stone." -Rolling Stone Formed in the subway systems of Oakland, retro-soul outfit The California Honeydrops are an electrifying group that defy convention at every turn. They've become a mainstay at festivals including Byron Bay Bluesfest (Australia), Outside Lands, Monterey Jazz, Lightning In A Bottle, and touring with B.B. King, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, and Allen Toussaint. Led by the enigmatic and energetic frontman, Lech Wierzynski, and percussionist Benjamin Malament, each member of the band is a virtuoso in their own rite — Yanos "Johnny Bones" Lustig on saxophone, Lorenzo Loera on keyboards/guitar, Beaumont Beaullieu on drums, Miles Blackwell on bass, and regularly accompanied by Oliver Tuttle on trombone, Leon Cotter on saxophone/clarinet, and Miles Lyons on trombone/sousaphone — navigating through a vast repertoire of original songs and timeless classics every night. But what truly sets them apart is their unwavering commitment to the art of improvisation - a skill so finely honed that they have completely abandoned the use of set lists and no two shows are ever the same. Off stage, their music has been streamed more than 200 million times, and placed in a variety of TV and films, including "Dead To Me," "Alaska Daily," "Black-ish" and more. They are currently touring North America in support of their new album, 'Keep On Diggin'.

Jimmy Failla is a comedian, televisiFlippst, radio host, tv contributor, and trophy husband. He has his own show on Fox News "Saturday Night" with Jimmy Failla and he's on the nationally syndicated talk show, Fox Across America. His latest book "Cancel Culture" has made it to the NY Times best seller list. He can be heard on over 150 radio stations, Fox Nation, and the Fox News App. He lives on Long Island, New York with his wife Jen and his son Lincoln. When he's not opiating the masses with his wit and wisdom, he's gambling on youth sports or bottoming out in his backyard with a rotating cast of showbiz figures. Failla was raised in Levittown, New York. A former New York City cab driver, Failla was named Outstanding Male Comedian of the year at the 2014 New York City Nightlife Awards. His one hour standup special, "State Of The Union," is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. He has also made multiple standup appearances on AXS TV's "Gotham Comedy Live." He played himself on "The Jim Gaffigan Show" on TV LAND. In addition he appears regularly on Kennedy on the Fox Business Channel as well as "America's Newsroom," and has made multiple appearances on "The Greg Gutfeld Show," "The Ingraham Angle," "Watters World," and "The Story with Marth MacCallum." He has also appeared on Strange Inheritance: Unpacked as well as Redeye on Fox News. He has served as spokesman for the Flipps Mobile App.[1] (https://en.everybodywiki.com/Jimmy_Failla#cite_note-1) In addition, he is the head writer for A-List Comedy, a national comedy service that supplies topical humor and audio sketches to over two hundred radio stations.

A couple of months after graduating from high school, Mikey Carnevale (vocals/guitar) and Richard Dotson (bass) got together as The Frights to play a one off 30 minute set as sort of a joke. The feeling they got from the crowd in their hometown of San Diego inspired them to become a "real" band almost in spite of themselves. Along the way, they recruited Marc Finn (drums) and released You Are Going To Hate This (produced by Zac Carper of FIDLAR) in February 2016. Jordan Clark (guitar) added to the band's musical prowess in the ensuing year of touring around North America. The Frights signed to Epitaph in early 2018 and got to work on Hypochondriac. Like You Are Going To Hate This, the band's third full-length was produced by Zac Carper of FIDLAR (who's also produced albums for SWMRS and Dune Rats). But for Hypochondriac, Carnevale took a more deliberate and exacting approach to his songwriting, resulting in The Frights' most nuanced work to date. After a sold out show at The Observatory North Park in their hometown of San Diego the same date as the release of the album, the band embarked on the Hypochondriac headline tour that is documented on their upcoming live album.   www.thefrights.com facebook.com/thefrights instagram.com/thefrights youtube.com/thefrights https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HSEdXKVq1WWtBbsIeNjRX?si=gvfUebE-S3STZ4dLzDsBjA https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-frights/788762537

Actor and comedian Jamie Lissow is currently a regular weekly guest on the #1 rated late night talk show, Gutfeld! on Fox. Jamie is best known for his starring role in two seasons of the Netflix Original Series "Real Rob", alongside SNL alums Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, Norm MacDonald and David Spade; a show Jamie co-wrote and co-produced. Jamie has appeared on The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, Last Comic Standing, has his own half hour Comedy Central special and a Dry Bar Comedy Special with over 20 Million views. Jamie recently wrapped his first movie, Daddy Daughter Trip, where he appears alongside John Cleese, Rob Schneider, and Michael Bublé - a movie he co-wrote and produced. Jamie is currently working on the feature film, The Animal 2, for Fox/Tubi and continues to headline comedy clubs across the country.

Guitar icon Tommy Emmanuel C.G.P. is no stranger to iconic stages from Nashville's Ryman Auditorium to London's Royal Festival Hall and Paris' L'Olympia. The legendary entertainer has dazzled audiences across the world. But there is something truly magical about the Sydney Opera House, and the magic of Tommy's performances there has finally been capture on his new album Live at the Sydney Opera House. "The moment and power in these hours spent playing music, is perfectly preserved here on this record." Tommy says. "I hope you can feel the intensity of our musical and spiritual relationship… a bond built on a life freely given to all". Tommy performed two spellbinding shows on the Concert Hall stage in May 2023, with the best of both performances represented here. The setlist showcases the most beloved songs of Tommy's career – classic compositions like "Tall Fiddler," "Mombasa" and "Country Wide," recent fan favourites like "Fuel" and "Sail On" and his now iconic arrangement of "Classical Gas" and his thrilling "Beatles Medley." Tommy has a Grammy Award, multiple ARIA Awards and countless accolades, but nothing means more to Tommy than the three letters Chet Atkins designated at the end of Tommy's name: C.G.P. The title of Certified Guitar Player was the highest honor Atkins could bestow on another player – a signifier that the recipient had not only mastered the instrument but taken it to new vistas and become a guiding light for the next generation of pickers. Like Tommy, Chet had never gone to a university, and the C.G.P. was his version of a PHD or a Doctorate of the guitar. He gave the honor to Tommy and only five other handpicked players. As a songwriter and a performer, Tommy is a melting pot of influences across genres, form pop to bluegrass and jazz to rock n' roll. To him, music is rhythm and emotion, all other distinctions are meaningless. Anyone who has seen Tommy play will tell you, the vocalist is there, as is the drummer, the bass player and the rhythm and lead guitarists. In a way that must often be seen to be believed, Tommy plays all the parts of a full band simultaneously, his fingers dancing around the fretboard with a dexterity and speed that would seem impossible if you weren't witnessing it. Tommy's determination to entertain and move audiences through the power of music, remains undimmed as he closes in on his seventh decade as a performer. He can turn a jazz café into a cathedral or a radio station performance into the Ryman. But there is still something that a truly iconic venue like the Sydney Opera House – a mecca for music; that brings out the best in him. To have witnessed the pin drop silent audience hanging on every note of "Sail On," the propulsive rhythm of "Classical Gas," the impossible bluegrass speed-picking on "Tall Fiddler" and the delicate wringing of melody out of Paul Simon's immortal "American Tune," is to experience the communion of music at its most pure. That is Tommy Emmanuel, Live at the Sydney Opera House.