Tommy Castro and the Painkillers to perform at Nashville Social Club in Carson City
Mark your calendar for an unforgettable night of blues music as the 2022 Blues Music Award and Band of the Year winners, Tommy Castro and the Painkillers make their way to Carson City for a live performance at the Nashville Social Club.
The concert is on Friday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The band will perform with special guest Deanna Bogart. Go here for tickets.
“The hardest thing to do is be yourself, take some chances and bring your fans along with you,” said Casro.
Throughout his long, constantly evolving career, guitarist, singer and songwriter Tommy Castro has always remained true to himself while exploring, growing and creating new music, and he has taken his thousands of devoted fans right along with him.
Since his solo debut in 1994, he’s made 16 albums — the last seven for Alligator — each its own unique chapter in the book of Tommy Castro. Ranging from horn-fueled R&B to piping hot blues to fiery, stripped- down rock ‘n’ roll, each release is solidly built upon Castro’s unshakable musical foundation — a dynamic mix of 1960s-influenced guitar-fueled blues, testifying Memphis-soaked blue-eyed soul and Latin-tinged East San Jose funk, all driven by Castro’s grab-you-by- the-collar vocals and passionate guitar work.
Blues Revue declared, “Tommy Castro can do no wrong.”
Castro’s relentless road-dog approach — gig after gig, night after night — has won him loyal, lifelong fans everywhere he plays. The Washington Post says Castro is “phenomenal and funky” with “soulful vocals and inspired blues guitar.”
The San Francisco Chronicle describes Castro’s music as, “funky Southern soul, big city blues and classic rock...silvery guitar licks that simultaneously sound familiar and fresh.” No Depression says “Castro plays gritty,string-bending blues like a runaway train...a glorious blend that rocks the soul and lifts the spirits.”
Upon release of A Bluesman Came To Town, Castro will hit the road with The Painkillers, performing fan favorites as well as songs from the new album. “I’ve made seven albums for Alligator,” Castro says, “and I’ve never made the same record twice. I will always try to be my most authentic self. I give it all I’ve got every time we hit the stage!”
Castro and the Pain Killers are 2022 Blues Music Award winners. Other awards include:
— B.B. King Entertainer of the Year - Tommy Castro (won previously in 2010 and 2008)
— Album of the Year - Tommy Castro, Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came to Town
— Band of the Year - Tommy Castro and The Painkillers
Nashville Social Club is located at 1105 S Carson St, Carson City.