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SUMMARY:Tab Benoit: Soul of the Swamp Tour at Pantages Theatre
DESCRIPTION:“Benoit is a muscular player\, one heck of a string bender with aggressive vibrato.” – Rock & Blues Muse\n  \nJoin us for an exhilarating evening with legendary multi-Grammy nominee and wetlands activist Tab Benoit. Here\, he brings his high-energy Soul of the Swamp Tour to stages across America. Known for his passionate performances and deep-rooted connection to the swamp\, Tab Benoit is a true master of his craft. Moreover\, he boasts over twenty releases that showcase his unique artistry.  \nHe’s scored iconic radio hits like “Nice and Warm” and “Cross the Line” from his 1990s recordings. Also\, critics describe Benoit’s voice as “Otis Redding-ish\,” and celebrate his guitar playing for its originality and distinctive style. Additionally in 2024\, he triumphantly returned with his first recording in thirteen years\, I Hear Thunder. There\, he signaled that his best work is yet to come. \nOn the Soul of the Swamp Tour\, Tab takes you on a musical journey. Here\, he performs songs from his vast catalog and digs deep into the rich tones and storytelling lyrics that have made him an admired figure in the music world. Additionally\, true to his authentic style\, Tab performs without effects—just a guitar\, a cord\, and an amp. Thus\, this allows the magic of his music to shine through his hands\, fingers\, and his band. \n  \n \nA powerhouse performer with grit\, soul\, and serious chops\, Ghalia Volt brings a magnetic\, high-voltage presence to the stage. Here\, she is armed with just a guitar\, foot-drums\, and raw talent. She’s turned heads at U.S. festivals. Further\, she shares bills with the likes of Tab Benoit\, Devon Allman and Buddy Guy. Thus\, Ghalia’s One-Woman Band delivers pure\, unfiltered blues energy. No band. No pretense. Just one woman channeling the ghosts of the Delta with a global fire all her own. \nRecommended for fans of Tedeschi Trucks Band\, Keb’ Mo’\, JJ Grey & Mofro and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. \n📸: Jean Frank
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/tab-benoit-soul-of-the-swamp-tour-oct1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Blues
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SUMMARY:Curtis Salgado
DESCRIPTION:“Inspired\, powerful R&B showcases Salgado’s exceptional range and muscular\, soulful vocals.” – Billboard\n  \nCurtis Salgado walks onstage\, tells a room full of strangers he’s about to play some blues\, some rhythm and blues\, some funk and soul — “are you with us\, music lovers?” — and within three songs the place belongs to him. Not because of volume. Because of a voice that can whisper a ballad into absolute silence. Then\, blow the walls out on a deep-pocket funk groove thirty seconds later. Ninety minutes in\, the audience feels like they went to church. \nThat voice has been the throughline for over five decades. Salgado is a singer-songwriter whose work crosses funk\, soul\, gospel\, R&B\, and blues without asking permission from any of them. He calls his sound “swinging rhythm and blues\, funk\, soul — serious pocket.” Furthermore\, Billboard calls it “hard-nosed blues\, beautifully nuanced R&B\, phat and funky.” Additionally\, NPR just calls him “an icon.” \nThe credentials run deep. Salgado has won the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award and collected fourteen Blues Music Awards across multiple categories. Also\, he co-led the Robert Cray Band\, backed Albert Collins — coining the nickname “The Master of the Telecaster”. Then\, he fronted Roomful of Blues and served as lead vocalist for Santana. In 1977\, he schooled a young John Belushi on the soul and blues canon\, directly catalyzing the creation of the Blues Brothers. Moreover\, Briefcase Full of Blues was dedicated to him. \n“I want my songs to be heard and experienced\, not just listened to\,” says cliché-defying\, internationally beloved Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon. Cannon is on the cutting edge of today’s contemporary blues scene. Gary Clark\, Jr. declared\, “Toronzo is a beast. He lights the room up.” Also\, Joe Bonamassa rightly pronounced\, “Toronzo’s a great guitar player\, excellent vocalist and an amazing personality.” \nRecommended for fans of Dr. John\, Solomon Burke\, Tommy Castro and Sue Foley.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/curtis-salgado-oct2-2026/
CATEGORIES:Blues,Rock
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SUMMARY:Davina and The Vagabonds
DESCRIPTION:“This music\, as retro as it may be at times\, feels fun\, frisky and alive.” – American Songwriter\nDavina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene. Their high-energy live shows feature level-A musicianship\, sharp-dressed professionalism and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. Also\, their influences range from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits. Moreover\, the band is converting audiences one show at a time\, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe. \nMuch like the music\, the story spurns era\, expectation and classification. The often unbelievable\, sometimes harrowing\, and wholly inspiring journey of Davina Sowers gave birth to her eponymous band in 2004. As the tale goes\, she grew up in the economically depressed Allegheny town of Altoona\, PA. She now describes the town as “awesome in the industrial era\, but horrible for high school.” Then\, she was adopted by her stepfather when he was in his 80s; he passed when she was just 13. Through him and his Edison phonograph\, she first heard the music that would start her journey. For example\, The Ink Spots\, Sidney Bechet\, Louis Armstrong\, Louis Prima\, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and many others. “Great man. He was my angel and still is\,” she says. \nOn her own\, she vividly recalls hours in front of the record player at home. There\, she religiously spun Led Zeppelin\, Black Sabbath and Simon and Garfunkel records belonging to her folk singer mom. \nTo this day\, Davina still refers to music as “my first and eternal love.” Despite early dalliances with classical piano and guitar\, she developed a heavy drug habit in high school. Further\, this morphed into heroin dependency\, left her homeless\, sent her in and out of jail and brought on all manner of trouble. Kicking dope on the streets\, she “got clean\, started the band and worked [her] ass off every day since.” \nRecommended for fans of Pokey LaFarge\, Preservation Hall Jazz Band\, The Hot Sardines and Squirrel Nut Zippers.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/davina-and-the-vagabonds-oct16-2026/
CATEGORIES:Blues,Jazz
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SUMMARY:Lee Roy Parnell w/ Special Guest Goldpine
DESCRIPTION:“All Lee Roy Parnell does is write great songs” – Pop Matters\n  \nNo Depression may have said it best when they called Lee Roy Parnell “a fine writer blessed with a rich\, soulful vocal delivery and a blistering array of guitar chops drawn almost equally from Texas blues\, Memphis soul\, and Southern rock traditions.” \nParnell is part of a long line of Texas roots-music eclectics. However\, he is among the elite few who can be identified as a triple threat. First\, he’s an ace guitarist who is known as one of the best slide guitarists on the planet. Also\, his music includes blue-eyed soul\, Delta blues\, roadhouse rock\, Southern boogie\, Texas swing\, country and gospel. Parnell draws from a broad range of musical sources and combines them with seamless dexterity. Also\, unlike many other hard-to-pigeonhole artists\, Parnell has enjoyed a run of success on the country and blues charts. \nAfter honing his skills over more than a decade of playing clubs\, Parnell laid a new foundation in Nashville. Then\, upon earning a regular spot at the famed Bluebird Café and a publishing contract\, Parnell launched his solo career. There\, he scored many country hits including “A Little Bit Of You” (Number One hit). Also\, “What Kind of Fools Do You Think I Am” & “Tender Moment” (both Number Two hits). Additionally\, four other Top Ten hits: “Love Without Mercy”\, “On The Road”\, “I’m Holding My Own”\, and “Heart’s Desire”. Further\, Parnell has earned two Grammy nominations for his instrumental tracks. \nGoldpine: bold + gold harmonies straight from Nashville. Winner of the Rocky Mountain Songwriter Contest and seen on NPR’s Mountain Stage. Their brand of “aggressive Americana” is a flawless channel for their bold and reminiscent compositions. Husband and wife of sixteen years\, Goldpine just released their third album\, appropriately titled Three. \nRecommended for fans of Rodney Crowell\, Rosanne Cash\, Marty Stuart and Kathy Mattea. \n📸: Jeff Fasano
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/lee-roy-parnell-nov22-2026/
CATEGORIES:Blues,Country
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