Tommy Castro and the Painkillers Come to Southern California
“A great artist…impassioned vocals and pure inventiveness in his stellar guitar solos…He makes playing rough feel easy.” — Blues Music
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Belly Up Tavern
Tommy Castro and the Painkillers to Appear at Belly Up
Top photo courtesy of Alligator Records After more than a year without live music Tommy Castro & The Painkillers will perform
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“Cocoa Tea” is a popular Caribbean drink, but music fans know it’s also the name of one of reggae’s sweetest
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Black Uhuru’s Duckie Simpson: ‘I’m a Nine-Star General Now’
After watching legendary reggae band Black Uhuru perform in September of 2016, I wrote, “Duckie Simpson is an ageless, still
Read moreDon Carlos: Twenty minutes with the reggae legend
With his signature sweet voice and a successful career spanning over four decades, Don Carlos is unquestionably a legendary figure
Read moreDuckie Simpson talks Black Uhuru and the reality of the music business
Derrick “Duckie” Simpson, founder of the world’s top-selling reggae band after Bob Marley and The Wailers, has been in the
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