Tommy Castro and the Painkillers Come to Southern California
Listen to this article“A great artist…impassioned vocals and pure inventiveness in his stellar guitar solos…He makes playing rough feel easy.”
— Blues Music Magazine
“With a sterling reputation, guitarist and vocalist Tommy Castro is one of the foremost practitioners of electric blues. Searing delivery…rousing and teeming with emotion. [He is] a sheer, soaring tour-de-force.”
— -Living Blues
“Castro plays gritty, string-bending blues like a runaway train…a glorious blend that rocks the soul and lifts the spirits.”
— No Depression
“Soaring vocals and swirling leads…showcasing Castro’s testifying, confessional vocals [and] resonant emotional power as a singer.”
— AllMusic
Award-winning, California-based blues and rock sensation Tommy Castro will celebrate the February 7th release of his trailblazing new album, Closer To The Bone, with a live Tommy Castro & The Painkillers performances at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano on Friday January 10 and at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Castro is the guitar slinging, soul-singing leader of the telepathically tight and wildly raucous Tommy Castro & The Painkillers. With Closer To The Bone, Castro — the four-time Blues Music Award-winner for B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year — delivers what he calls, “a record I’ve always wanted to make.” Closer To The Bone is the most unvarnished, straight-ahead blues release of Castro’s career, one that bristles with every ounce of his dynamic energy and raw emotion.
Performance information is as follows:
Date: Friday, January 10, 2025
Venue: The Coach House
Address: 33157 Camino Capistrano
City: San Juan Capistrano CA, 92675
Showtime: 8:00pm
Ticket Price: $25
Website: https://thecoachhouse.com
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Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025
Venue: Belly Up Tavern
Address: 143 S. Cedros Ave.
City: Solana Beach, CA
Showtime: 8:00pm
Ticket price: $26 advance / $29 day of show / $46 reserved loft
Website: www.bellyup.com
