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Hound Kings and Daniel Castro headline Blue Wing Show Labor Day Monday
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Music fans are in for a treat on Labor Day evening Sept. 1 as the acoustic blues trio The Hound Kings open for the virtuoso blues guitarist and vocalist Daniel Castro and his Band at the annual Blue Wing Labor Day Blues Extravaganza.
“With the Lake County Fair over and guests gone home, a little quality music in a relaxing setting is a great way to end the Labor Day weekend,” said Blue Wing owner Bernie Butcher.
The venue is the tree shaded garden between the Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Restaurant in Upper Lake.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts in the cool of the evening at 6:30 p.m. The price of admission ($50 plus tax) includes the two bands plus a gourmet barbeque dinner.
“Anthony Paule is a great guitarist who’s played at the Blue Wing several times,” commented Butcher. “We’re happy to welcome his acoustic trio, the Hound Kings, to open the show on Labor Day.”
Leading on vocals is the dynamic Alabama Mike Benjamin, who grew up in Talladega, Alabama in a gospel singing family and moved to California in 1983. Multi-instrumentalist Scot Benton and guitarist Anthony Paule round out the trio. Their recent CD Unleashed was nominated for Acoustic Album in the Year in 2013.
Daniel Castro is one of the top blues guitarists in the world today. Castro grew up on blues music in Los Angeles and moved to the Bay Area in 1995. Forming his own band, he released the first of many original CDs in 1999.
“Daniel and his band are back again after putting on tremendous shows at our Festivals in 2010 and again in 2012,” said Butcher. “You can’t find a finer gentleman or better musician in the business today.”
Backing Daniel will be his long-time band mates Johnny Yu on bass and David Perper on drums. The great blues sax player Nancy Wright will also be there to make a guest appearance.
Tickets for the Blue Wing Labor Day Blues Extravaganza may be purchased by calling the Tallman Hotel at 707-275-2244, Extension 0. The Web site is www.BlueWingSaloon.com/concerts .