Our picks include Blues Foundation Music Awards-winner Sugaray Rayford at Humphreys, 22-year-old keyboard wiz Matthew Whitaker at The Jai, and The Tighten Ups at the Casbah
TRAVERSE CITY — Benjamin Hunter doesn’t shy away from the tough topics or pertinent issues; instead, he promotes anti-racism, societal healing, and taking positive action through his lyrical and melodic
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Singer and band leader Laura Jane Willcock, 58, is the leader of the seven-piece San Diego soul, funk and rock revue The Tighten Ups, which she co-founded in 2007. Their latest release is the 2019 concert video, “Live at the Belly Up.”
The Tighten Ups played our last show at Old Town Blues Club in Temecula on March 12, 2020. The band sounded fantastic for three sets of rock and soul, with Joey Harris on guitar, Meri Claire on trombone, Rene Woolley on drums and Neil McKenzie on trumpet, with valued subs Jonny Viau sitting in on sax for Topher Williams and Jef Kmak on bass for Gerry Wasson.