“ Wild and Free is everything a great live album should be: relentless emotion executed to perfection, yet not too perfectly. Reviews for Wild And Free have been stellar: “A band like Cream, at their best, brought punk to blues, and you can now add Albert Castiglia to that very short list of punk-blues virtuoso’s, with Wild and Free, a live show capturing the talented singer and guitarist at the height of his astoundingly rocking powers,” raves Blues Rock Review. With special guests Mike Zito, John Ginty and Lewis Stephens, this is THE live album Albert Castiglia fans have been waiting for! This in-your-face live performance captures the energy and guitar mastery that Castiglia shares with his audiences each time he takes the stage. The new album by Albert Castiglia, Wild and Free, released this past April, was recorded live at The Funky Biscuit. Turn this set up loud and it will keep your soul alive.” These are some of the best songs of his career and are not to be missed. ![]() Zito is very much at the peak of his powers, pandemic or not, and his performances speak for themselves quite eloquently. “Blues/rock guitar man and all-around cool guy Mike Zito has made the best of a bad situation by releasing a hot new album called Quarantine Blues,” writes Rock And Blues Muse, in a review of the new album, a free release done especially for Zito’s legion of loyal fans – written, recorded, and mixed over the last two weeks while Zito and his band were in quarantine after returning home from Europe after all of his gigs were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. and Europe (he was on a 30-city European Tour this past March when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, forcing the cancellation of his entire tour.) Not to be outdone, Zito set up a GoFundMe campaign that was hugely successful, resulting in an album entitled Quarantine Blues, recorded with Zito’s touring band (Matt Johnson, Doug Byrkit and Lewis Stephens). Louis native is touring throughout the U.S. When he’s not producing albums for the artists on his Gulf Coast Records label, the St. Mike Zito is one of the hardest-working, most recognizable names in the world of Blues. JP Soars is the Special Guest performer on May 23 Shaw Davis is the Special Guest performer on May 24. Live Music returns Memorial Day Weekend to The Funky Biscuit, which presents a killer blues banger featuring guitar greats Mike Zitoand Albert Castiglia, Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24. Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24 – Shows: 6pm and 9pm 29 ($20+).įor more information, visit Funky Biscuit Presents A Killer Blues Banger!įor TWO Big Nights, 2 Shows Each Evening! 28 (tickets start at $15) and two shows by Eagles tribute band the Long Run 5 p.m. 28, also free Blues Music Award winner Albert Castiglia 8 p.m. The schedule includes Brian Trew and Brian Bolen (Uproot Hootenanny) in a free show 7 p.m. The Funky Biscuit will continue to showcase live music through the end of the month. ![]() “We’re hoping that with his help and some other things, that we can be back open sooner rather than later. He wants me to remain open,” Poliak says. Seeing the social media support, Boca Raton real-estate entrepreneur James Batmasian of Investments Limited, owner of the Royal Palm Place building that houses the Funky Biscuit, expressed a willingness on Tuesday to adjust Poliak’s rent payments. The messages warmed Poliak’s heart, but also produced another effect, he says. The incredible musicians, legendary shows and experiences have been an inspiration, and the class and dignity of the club have made every visit seem like a rare treat.” South Florida sports-radio icon Jeff De Forrest chimed in: “No entertainment venue in the country has delivered an experience like The Funky Biscuit. “Shaw and I wouldn’t be playing in a band had you not given us a chance four years ago and we will cherish that forever,” wrote Bobby Van Stone, drummer for rising young blues-rock trio Shaw Davis and the Black Ties.
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