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by: Casey Pukl<\/strong><\/p>\n There are few better blues guitar players in this country, if not the world, right now than Tommy Castro. With a voice that exudes passion and intensity, there’s no emotion that Tommy and his guitar can’t express. Listening to his music has me falling in love, laughing, and reliving every broken heart over and over again- but I can’t stay sad for too long. The music is just too<\/em> good. It also helps that t<\/p>\n The man behind the music is one of the nicest people I\u2019ve ever had the pleasure of speaking with.<\/p>\n His introduction to music was learning to play the guitar at 10 years old after hearing his brother play. He fell in love with Eric Clapton, Elvin Bishop, Mike Bloomfield, B.B. King, and many more. By his late 20\u2019s, he was playing in a variety of bands in the San Francisco Bay area, and in the late 1980\u2019s he joined Warner Brothers\u2019 artists The Dynatones. After touring and recording with them for two years, The Tommy Castro band was born in 1991, and he never looked back.<\/p>\n Having won numerous awards for his outstanding recordings and performances (including the highly coveted 2008 and 2010 Blues Music Awards for Entertainer of the Year), Tommy Castro has taken the blues world by storm. Yet even at his caliber, he still fights the battle to write new songs, keep his music interesting, and still yearns to improve and grow as an artist.<\/p>\n Being over 30 years into an extraordinary career, I asked Tommy how he keeps his music interesting and diverse.<\/p>\n TC: <\/strong>Well, right now I\u2019m a little stuck in the writing process. That\u2019s always the big challenge. I try to keep growing with the music; being able to bring something fresh, but not completely reinventing myself every time.<\/em><\/p>\n CP: <\/strong>I read that you had taken some guitar lessons prior to recording your most recent record. Tell me about that experience, and what it did for your writing and performing.<\/em><\/p>\n TC:<\/strong> I was really looking to expand my guitar skills. Anytime you can learn something new, it\u2019s good for you no matter what you\u2019re in. Also, looking at the music around me, guitar is really there again. There was a time where the guitar\u2019s part just wasn\u2019t as big a deal. There used to be big solos and stuff, and for a while it was just rhythm guitar in rock. But the guitar is back. It was a little bit of keeping things fresh, and mostly a desire to learn something new. Some of those guys out there are really good. I\u2019ve got to keep up!<\/em><\/p>\n CP: <\/strong>I\u2019ve heard you\u2019re a big fan of co-writing. Do you tend to write with the same writers all the time, or switch it up?<\/em><\/p>\n TC:<\/strong> I\u2019ve got a few that I love working with, but I\u2019m always looking for new writing partners. That\u2019s always a great thing.<\/em><\/p>\n CP: <\/strong>When I called, you mentioned that you were packing for the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise. Tell me a little more about it.<\/em><\/p>\n TC:<\/strong> It\u2019s some of the best acts in the world on one ship. Everyone does their show, and sometimes you\u2019ll have special guests playing with them, which is really cool. Then at night, there\u2019s a designated pro-jam that starts at midnight or twelve-thirty, something like that. It\u2019s a neat set up.<\/em><\/p>\n CP: <\/strong>That must be a really inspiring setting, just jamming with the best of the best.<\/em><\/p>\n TC: <\/strong>Absolutely.<\/em><\/p>\n CP:<\/strong> What can our Anthology audience expect to hear at this upcoming performance?<\/em><\/p>\n TC: <\/strong>This show is going to be a pretty classic Castro Band show. We\u2019ve got over 20 years of music to pull from, and we\u2019re putting together a balanced show of old and new. Probably a little heavier on the newer stuff, but balanced. The band is in great form. We\u2019re better than we\u2019ve ever been, and it will be a great show. It\u2019s just what we do. We\u2019ve never played Anthology, so we\u2019re really excited for this show. We\u2019ve heard the room is amazing.<\/em><\/p>\n CP:<\/strong> And the food!<\/em><\/p>\n TC:<\/strong> Well that\u2019s exciting! Anytime we can get a good meal on the road is a bonus. That doesn\u2019t happen often. We\u2019re just excited to come and play.<\/em><\/p>\n Be sure to take a listen to our Spotify playlists below; the first is a collection of some of my favorite Tommy Castro Band tunes, and the second is a collection of some of Tommy\u2019s influences. Lastly, make sure you come out to see him this Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Anthology.<\/p>\n Tommy Castro Tunes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Tommy Castro’s Influences<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n WHAT:\u00a0Tommy Castro Band<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An Interview with Tommy Castro by: Casey Pukl There are few better blues guitar players in this country, if not the world, right now than Tommy Castro. With a voice that exudes passion and intensity, there’s no emotion that Tommy and his guitar can’t express. 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