๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐-๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐-๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ค ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ-๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ & ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ. Heโs released 17 previous albums over the course of his four-decade career. Each release features its own individual sound and style, ranging from horn-fueled R&B to piping hot blues and soul to fiery, stripped-down rock โnโ roll. With his new album, โCloser To The Boneโ, Castro has returned to his roots, delivering what he calls โa real blues record, the way they would have made them back in the day.โ โCloser To The Boneโ is the most unvarnished, straight-ahead blues release of Castroโs career, one that bristles with every ounce of his dynamic energy and raw emotion.
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๐๐ง โ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐โ (๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จโ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐), ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌโ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐, ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐งโmix new Castro originals (โAinโt Worth The Heartacheโ, โCanโt Catch A Breakโ, โCrazy Woman Bluesโ) with songs originally performed by many of Castroโs friends and heroes. Artists and their songs include Johnny Nitro (โOne More Nightโ, on which Castro plays his treasured 1966 black Fender Stratocaster, a guitar once owned by Nitro himself), Magic Slim (โHole In The Wallโ), Ron Thompson (โFreight Trainโ), Mike Duke (โโKeep Your Dog Inside) and Chris Cain (โWoke Up And Smelled The Coffeeโ). Castro additionally chose obscure songs by Wynonie Harris (โBloodshot Eyesโ), Eddie Taylor (โStroll Out Westโ), Jimmy Nolen (โThe Way You Doโ) and Johnny โGuitarโ Watson (โShe Moves Meโ). According to Castro, โThese are not the obvious artists people generally cover, and that was most definitely on purpose.โ
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โ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐โ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ โ๐๐ข๐โ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ง (๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ), ๐๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ-๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐. โCloser To The Boneโ finds Castro at the top of his game, bringing his seemingly limitless energy and boundless talent to the studio. Guests on the album include labelmates Andersen, Rick Estrin, Chris Cain and Billy Branch, along with saxophone player/vocalist Deanna Bogart, keyboard wizard Jim Pugh and, on three songs, the voices of The Sons Of The Soul Revivers.
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๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐. He fell under the spell of six-string stars like Elvin Bishop, Taj Mahal and Mike Bloomfield. Almost every major rock and soul act, from Ike and Tina Turner to Janis Joplin to Tower Of Power, toured through the area, and Castro was at every show. He saw John Lee Hooker, Albert King, and Buddy Guy and Junior Wells at a local club, JJโs Blues Bar. Castro often jammed at JJโs, dreaming of busting out and making a name for himself. He created his own personal sound and style by mixing the blues, R&B and funk music he loved into his own, instantly recognizable brand of uplifting, soul-healing music.
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๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ-๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง-๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ. In 1985, he became lead singer and guitarist for the regionally popular blues band NiteCry before joined popular Warner Brothersโ artists The Dynatones, gigging all over the country. He formed the first Tommy Castro Band in 1992 and has not stopped touring since. In 1995, soon after releasing their first album on Blind Pig Records, The Tommy Castro Band were selected as the house band for three seasons on NBC Televisionโs Comedy Showcase (airing right after Saturday Night Live). The show brought Tommy in front of millions of viewers every week and cemented his reputation as a not-to-be-missed live performer.
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๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ , ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐. His label debut, โHard Believerโ, launched to massive popular and critical acclaim. 2011 saw the release of the raucous โTommy Castro Presents The Legendary Rhythm & Blues RevueโLive!โ. In 2014, Castro & The Painkillers released โThe Devil You Knowโ, followed by โMethod To My Madnessโ in 2015, โStompinโ Groundโ in 2017, and the irresistible โKillinโ ItโLiveโ in 2019. With 2021โs โA Bluesman Came To Townโ, Castro told the story of a young musicianโs journey through the blues world. AllMusic said the album was โa towering achievement.โ
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๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ โ๐.๐. ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซโ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐. Heโs taken home a total of 10 Blues Music Awards and is among the genreโs most decorated artists. Castroโs relentless road-dog approachโgig after gig, 150 nights a yearโcontinues to earn him loyal, lifelong fans everywhere he plays. The Washington Post says Castro is โphenomenal and funkyโ with โsoulful vocals and inspired blues guitar.โ Famed guitarist Joe Bonamassa says, โTommy has always been top of the heap among blues guitar players. He always puts on a great show.โ
๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐-๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. The dynamic throwback trio have long been disciples of the place where traditional Blues, Country and Rock โnโ Roll intersect. Guitarist and founding member Matt Stubbs, along with guitarist & vocalist Cody Nilsen and drummer Josh Kiggans, strive to bring traditional Blues to the front lines of the modern roots music scene. Itโs no wonder they skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard Blues Charts!
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๐๐-๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐จ๐ฅ๐-๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก, ๐.๐. ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ข๐ซ, ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐งโ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ, ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐ซ, ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ง๐ฒ โ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซโ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ. Performing with what feels like reckless abandon, GA-20 brings a timeless immediacy to every song they play with a sound that continues to grow and evolve.
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๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐-๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐, and has performed with James Cotton and John Hammond, among many others. In 2019, GA-20 signed with acclaimed soul/R&B label Colemine Records, releasing their debut, โLonely Soulโ. The album โ with guests Charlie Musselwhite and Luther Dickinson โ premiered in the #2 position on the Billboard Blues Chart. Their 2020 EP โLive Vol. 1โ, debuted at #1.
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๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐-๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฑ #๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฑ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ. Medium.com/has appropriately declared, โThis is the kind of music that travels through time while taking from the era where it was born and turning it into something fresh. Dirty and rawโฆtimeless and modern.โ
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