Alligator Records artists Tommy Castro & The Painkillers with special guests The Nick Moss Trio will perform live at The Southgate House Revival in Newport on Wednesday, October 16th!
Internationally beloved guitarist, singer, and songwriter Tommy Castro is currently celebrating over three decades on the road with his band The Painkillers -- bassist Randy McDonald, drummer Bowen Brown, and keyboardist Michael Emerson. His latest release is the trailblazing, award-winning Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town. Castro and his band The Painkillers are world-renowned for their roof-raising live shows and limitless energy. In 2023, Castro won the prestigious and coveted Blues Music Award for B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year Award for the second straight year. Look for a new Tommy Castro & The Painkillers album in early 2025.
Powerhouse Chicago blues guitarist Nick Moss' latest Alligator Records release is Get Your Back Into It!, by The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling. With, Get Your Back Into It!, Chicago native, guitarist, and vocalist Nick Moss and New Jersey native, harmonica player and vocalist Dennis Gruenling – together with Rodrigo Mantovani on bass, Taylor Streiff on keyboards and Pierce Downer on drums – deliver a deeply rooted, timeless blue-collar blues album. The band recently received the prestigious 2024 Blues Music Award for Band Of The Year.
