5th Annual Little Charlie Celebration Concert w/ Rick Estrin & The Nightcats + Anson Funderburgh
This Event is All Ages. This is the 5th annual concert fundraiser for The Sacramento Blues Society Little Charlie Baty Memorial Music Scholarship.* Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, along with special guest, the great Texas guitar player Anson Funderburgh, once again honors their friend. Sacramento’s own legendary Rick Estrin and the Nightcats travel the world, spreading the joy and power of their music. So in 2026, you only will get to see them maybe two times in Sacramento if you are lucky. MORE EXCITING GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED. Larger-than-life blues star Rick Estrin has piloted the wildly fun and musically fearless Rick Estrin & The Nightcats for the last eighteen years, touring the world and proving night after night why they have a shelf full of awards. The limitless combined talents of blues harmonica virtuoso and sly, soulful singer Estrin, guitar mastermind Kid Andersen, keyboard wizard Lorenzo Farrell and endlessly creative drummer Derrick “D’Mar” Martin take Estrin’s inventive, original songs to new and unexpected places. On stage, the band’s ability to deliver an unpredictable, no-holds-barred show is unmatched. “This band is the best in the land…superior songwriting infused with wit, humor, and streetwise insights, traditional and adventurous grooves, impeccable musicianship, creative arrangements, harmonica tutorials and savvy production…funky and original…always fresh and vital.” —Blues Music Magazine “Rick Estrin & The Nightcats are a formidable force. They sound better than ever [playing] stellar rockabilly, jazz, blues and rock, often in the same song, creating a unique, time-tested sound rooted in the past, bolstered by harpist/vocalist Estrin’s time-warping original compositions.” —No Depression “Estrin defines his own brand of hip. Original blues and vintage rock-style tunes also harbor his superb harmonica work. Estrin emotes with just the right mix of kitsch and sincerity. The current litter of ‘Cats, including guitarist Kid Andersen, reigns as the best band anywhere.” —DownBeat –*A portion of the net proceeds will be donated to SBS’ Little Charlie Baty Memorial Music Scholarship. The endowment is created in honor of Charles “Little Charlie” Baty, master guitarist, and fearless blues musician. This scholarship honors Charlie Baty’s commitment to the Blues in Schools program, and supports the Sacramento Blues Society’s commitment to continuing the education and preservation of Blues music. It will support students in the School of Music within the College of Arts and Letters, California State University, Sacramento, California. https://www.sacblues.org/the-sacramento-blues-society-little-charlie-baty-memorial-music-scholarship.html Listed ticket price is inclusive of all online fees.All sales are final, please review before purchasing. No Refunds.
Harris Rudman: In Some Ways Release Party
This Event is All Ages Celebrate the release of Harris Rudman and Brian Lentz’ new album In Some Ways along with their friends Kneekappp, delaolla, Esquire Ali, 2XL, and more. Listed ticket price is inclusive of all online fees.All sales are final, please review before purchasing. No Refunds.
ALO
This Event is 21 and Over The music and magic of ALO (aka Animal Liberation Orchestra) shines vividly on their new album, Frames, on Brushfire Records. Frames embodies the spirit of a band riding a creative wave, sharing art through four unique windows, with a depth and character that feels fresh and vital. There is great joy in listening to this band of lifelong friends, as they playfully meld their distinct musical personalities into one cohesive and beautiful voice. Inspired by the energy of their live performances, Steve Adams (bass, vocals), Zach Gill (vocals, keys), Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz (guitar, vocals), and Ezra Lipp (drums, vocals) entered a studio wonderland in the summer of 2024, alongside close friend and studio collaborator, David Simon-Baker (aka,“DSB”). Ten tracks were collectively born, exploring themes of connection and reflection, balancing optimism, humor, and emotion. Listed ticket price is inclusive of all online fees. All sales are final, please review before purchasing. No Refunds.
Alex Skolnick Trio
This Event is All Ages “PROVE YOU’RE NOT A ROBOT” (2025/MoonJune Records) is the sixth LP by Brooklyn based Alex Skolnick Trio (AST). The album’s title has multiple meanings. On the one hand, it reflects the effort to hold onto our collective humanity in an era of increasing reliance on technology. Secondly, it represents the notion that the process of direct human interaction – particularly music that captures inspired improvisations and compositions, such as those heard on this LP – cannot be replaced with AI (which, as of this writing, is the latest and most disruptive development in tech). Additionally, the title refers to our time of unprecedented political polarization coupled by mass addiction to social media and people who exhibit robot-like behavior. Finally, it is a phrase that should be all too familiar to anyone who’s ever forgotten their online password, a situation humorously captured in the video for the title track (directed by Frankie Fulleda and featuring a cameo by the album’s photographer, Lamb of God vocalist D. Randall Blythe). Beginning in the early 2000’s, AST has become known for catapulting the jazz guitar trio format into new and interesting territory. With an unconventionally wide fluidity of diverse styles (tango, calypso, Western swing, electronica, Prince-inspired funk, to name just a few), the trio gained notoriety for it’s quirky but respectful arrangements of songs previously unmined by improvisers, including by the likes of Aerosmith, Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne and Kiss. Conceived as a sharp three-piece ensemble uniquely inspired by the musical wanderings of Alex Skolnick, world-renowned lead guitarist and founding member of Testament, one of the most influential metal/thrash bands of all time. Yet those unaware of Testament are shocked by his backstory when hearing AST – or Alex’s work with PAKT featuring Percy Jones (Brand X/Brian Eno), Stuart Hamm (Steve Vai/Joe Satriani) – as his guitar work defies the odds of most with guitarists with similarly metallic associations. He also has the profound distinction of being one of the more successful breakout individual students of uber-guitar-hero Joe Satriani. Along with Charlie Hunter, Steve Vai, Kirk Hammett (Metallica) and Larry Lalonde (Primus). Since the debut, AST had had an entire Jazz notes column in Billboard, garnered 4 ½ stars by Downbeat, reviewed by Jazziz, The Village Voice and has charted on the JazzWeek radio charts. Apple Music frequently features the group in its Spectrum playlist, with notable other jazz crossover artists such as Snarky Puppy, Mike Stern and Marcus Miller. Most recently the Trio enjoyed its status amongst the greats as an NPR Jazz Daily Pick feature. A perfect description comes in the form of a review by Downbeat journalist Bill Milkowski (well known for his bio on Jaco Pastorious Jaco): “Skolnick runs the guitaristic gamut from lush chord melodies to Wes Montgomery-style octaves to screaming Sonny Sharrock-esque skronking” (Jan 2017). Line-Up: Alex Skolnick (Testament, Stu Hamm, PAKT, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Jane Getter Premonition): GUITAR Matt Zebroski: DRUMS Nathan Peck (Maynard Ferguson, Maria Maldaur, Richard Cheese): BASS Listed ticket price is inclusive of all online fees.All sales are final, please review before purchasing. No Refunds.
Nattali Rize: Liberate Album Tour
This Event is All Ages As part of her 2026 International ‘LIBERATE’ ALBUM TOUR, Nattali Rize and her show stopping band from Jamaica & Australia make their way to the west coast of the USA for a select run of shows to Unite the People with Music. The Nattali Rize live show is world renowned, known for being high energy, thought provoking, inspiring and uplifting. The powerhouse band channel a deep world & reggae influence to present an epic one-of-a-kind experience. NATTALI RIZE states; “With a new album in tow and a new era on the horizon for humanity, we are fulfilling our Mission and purpose as musicians to bring sound, word, power & frequencies to uplift and connect to our Human Family across borders and waters. We are in a time where LIVE MUSIC isa HEALER with the ability to UNIFY us in the moment, sending ripples of positivity into our collective reality. The album is called LIBERATE and it’s LIBERATION TIME! Come free up your body & mind on the dance floor with us!“ Her global anthem “One People” has amassed over 9 million views on youtube, Nattali and her group continue to connect across borders & waters with many highly acclaimed International festival appearances around the world. Listed ticket price is inclusive of all online fees. All sales are final, please review before purchasing. No Refunds.
Ashley Jaguar
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Capstan: Cultural Divide 10 Year Anniversary Tour
This Event is All Ages. To make a mosaic, tiny pieces interlock as a larger picture. In similar fashion, distinct elements coalesce as one in Capstan. The Florida quintet—Anthony Demario [vocals], Joe Mabry [guitar], Harrison Borman [guitar], Andrew “Boz” Bozymowski [bass, vocals], and Scott Fisher [drums]—merge metallic precision with pit-splitting hardcore grooves and the kind of hooks you can’t shake. Since 2015, Capstan have progressed with each subsequent move. Following Seasonal Depression [2015] and In The Wake of Our Discord [2018], they made waves with their full-length debut, Restless Heart, Keep Running, in 2019. Among many standouts, “Stars Before The Sun” racked up over 5.1 million Spotify streams followed by “We’ll Always Have Paris” with 2.5 million Spotify streams. 2021 saw them level up again with Separate. Right out of the gate, KERRANG! rated it “4-out-of-5 stars” and proclaimed, “This is Capstan at full strength and it’s a second outing to be proud of.” They toured with the likes of Trash Boat, Doll Skin, Silverstein, and many more. After amassing tens of millions of streams and earning acclaim from the likes of KERRANG! and many more, the group paint a definitive body of work on their new single, “Bête Noire.” Listed ticket price is inclusive of all online fees.All sales are final, please review before purchasing. No Refunds.
PRYVT
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David Ramirez
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Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage
This Event is All Ages The mind-spinning indie-rock/folk/art of Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage developed when songwriter and comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis began recording homemade cassettes in New York City in 1998; his critically acclaimed, unusual and word-dense songs lead to Jeffrey signing to Rough Trade Records in 2001 (record label of The Smiths, The Strokes, Belle & Sebastian, etc.), and the project evolved into a live touring cult sensation around the world. Creating a brilliant style of scuzzy urban indie-rock-folk, like a 21st Century mash-up of Sonic Youth, Pete Seeger and R. Crumb, Jeffrey’s band has played countless gigs all over the world, including playing as the opening act for icons like the Mountain Goats, Daniel Johnston, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Dinosaur Jr, The Fall, Dr. Dog, Pulp, Roky Erickson, The Vaselines, and more. Listed ticket price is inclusive of all online fees.All sales are final, please review before purchasing. No Refunds.