Music

You know him.  You love him.  Well, at least we do.  And it is always a treat to have Ben Rice and his amazing band perform for us at Brewminatti. Although Ben’s first passion was guitar, he diligently hones his singing to best support his original tunes. Besides the technical exercises that build and maintain…

THE CAT CAME BACK! If you've been familiar with us for any length of time - you know it is RARE for us to have a band back twice in the same calendar year.  But these guys blew us away in February - they're back in the area in September - they wanted to come…

The Luke Winslow-King Band features Tuscan slide guitar maestro Roberto Luti. With his unorthodox, angular, and evocative slide guitar style, Luti made a name for himself during his nearly decade-long residency in New Orleans. He became an integral part of international recording project Playing For Change; laying the original tracks for songs which have accumulated…

A SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE ! Kevn Kinney is the lead singer / songwriter of the Atlanta rock band, Drivin N Cryin, who recently celebrated the release of their 9th studio album, ‘Live the Love Beautiful’, on Drivin N Cryin Records. Since the band's 1985 inception, he's released some spare acoustic records on his own, often collaborating…

Bourbon and Bellows is an acoustic 5-piece band from the Yakima Valley that plays New Orleans-style blues, folk, and gypsy jazz. Featuring accordion, fiddle, and three-part harmonies, their music encompasses songs over a century old alongside new compositions that you could have sworn you've heard before on some old LP. Their songs are toe-tapping, funny,…

Born and raised in Detroit’s inner-city, BLKBOK (born Charles Wilson IIl), grew up in a music-filled house. While his parents and siblings were all musically inclined little Charles could always be found walking his chubby fingers up and down the piano keys. His Mom had no choice but to nurture her baby’s keyboard obsession and…

Americana Roots via a multi-instrumentalist with a dizzying musical toolbox… Tony is an evocative and soulful singer, a wide-ranging songwriter and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist adept on banjo, cello-banjo, slide guitar and baritone ukulele who mixes and matches sounds and styles with the flair of a master chef (he’s also an accomplished sculptor, but that’s another…

Back for Round 2! Masters of their trade, The Lonesome Ace Stringband bring grit, skill and abandon to Americana music, bridging old-time, bluegrass and folk traditions into a seamless hybrid of original material that is at once fresh and timeless. Instrumentation alone sets this Toronto-based trio’s sound apart: consisting simply of fiddle (John Showman), clawhammer…

For over 50 years John Whelan has been hailed as one of the world’s best living Irish button accordion players. Originally from England and now based on the US West Coast, the seven-time All-Ireland champion fearlessly explores the creative reaches of music, artistry, and expression while carefully preserving the musical roots from which he originally…

“Glorious and memorable… Salgado’s voice is center stage just as it should be. Highly recommended” – Blues & Rhythm UK “Salgado’s vocals are soulful beauty. Fresh, unexpected, authentic, percolating…perfectly executed… simply delicious” – Living Blues “Salgado inspires chills. Upbeat and original…poignant and wise with a great sense of humor” – Blues Music Magazine In total,…

Jason Ricci is one of the most influential, recorded, celebrated, interviewed and famous harmonica players working in the world today. Today Jason Ricci is living in his beloved city of New Orleans, sober, healthy and touring with his many projects, recording and teaching music, Jason is married to Boston singer, guitarist, songwriter Kaitlin Dibble who…

Portland Oregon junkbox blues duo HILLSTOMP is infamous for digging through the dumps and forgotten backwoods of American music, recycling traditional elements into a refreshing and distinctive brand of do-it-yourself hill country blues stomp. North Mississippi trance blues, a bit of Appalachia, and a dash of punkabilly come clanging and tumbling from assorted buckets, cans…

UPDATE: This will be a duo show with Laurie and Sully Tuttle. Sully is considered one of the most innovative young guitarists on the scene today. (You may remember him a few years back when he played with AJ Lee & Blue Summit - amazing!) This pairing may not happen again any time soon! For…

Dubbed "Michigan Songbird", Erlewine is one of the Midwest’s most prolific and passionate songwriters.  She  has a gift for writing songs of substance that feel both fresh and soulfully familiar. Her ability to emotionally engage with an audience has earned her a dedicated following far beyond her Michigan roots. She shows us her heartbreak, but…

Dan is a whiskey & beer drinking, fishing & hunting loving, motorcycle riding, quality food eating, hippie sympathizing, hobby farm running, people loving, husband & father who lives in Minneapolis and shares a life with his amazing wife and two adorable sons named Oak and Alder. Now here are a few things about his music…

Guitarist, Composer, Producer and Musical Director, Kyran Daniel began his career performing alongside Grammy Nominee Tommy Emmanuel on stages spanning the globe. His debut album ‘Per Se’ became a highly influential work in the acoustic guitar world, opening the door to his attendance of the prestigious Berklee College of Music studying under the greatest songwriting…

From humble beginnings to Nashville and beyond... Luke Bulla has been singing and playing music most of his life. Beginning with his family band at age four, Luke now has the privilege of playing with some of the world’s finest musicians. He currently performs with Lyle Lovett’s Large Band, and is working on his next…

With a decades-long commitment to his craft as a songwriter, Jason Eady has built his career on bringing his unique perspective to a variety of genres, from the “groove centered” blues of his native Mississippi to the classic sound of Texas, the place he calls home. Known by critics and fans alike for his thoughtful,…

Boot Juice defies the typical assumption that a big band with horns is sticking to the well-worn path of funk and jazz. They certainly infuse those genres into the mix. More than anything though, this is an unabashed cosmic rock band intent on taking audiences into an alternate dimension of pure freedom and dance euphoria…

If you've seen many shows at Brewminatti, you know that we love all kinds of music...especially music that is hard to "define" or "categorize".  So we love Stephanie Schneiderman.  Trying to pin her down to any one genre, talent or discipline is next to impossible. One thing is clear however- whether recording one of her…