Blues Festival Concert w/ Jake Kulak Band featuring Tommy Castro

Join us for our annual Blues Festival Concert! Join us as we welcome back Jake Kulak and the Modern Vandals and welcome in featured guest Tommy Castro.

The event promises an unforgettable evening of soulful blues music featuring the award-winning Jake Kulak and the Modern Vandals, with special guest performance by the acclaimed and award winning blues musician Tommy Castro.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2026

Our Blues Winter Concert features , winner of the 2019 Foxwoods Resort Casino "Battle of the Bands" and features special guests

Featuring multiple award-winning, California-based blues and rock sensation Tommy Castro. Tommy Castro is an American blues, R&B, and rock guitarist and singer. He has been recording since the mid-1990s. His music has taken him from local stages to national and international touring. His popularity was marked by his winning the 2008 Blues Music Award for Entertainer of the Year.

Doors Open at 8 p.m. | Concert starts at 8:30 p.m.

TICKETS:

• Reserved Tables of 10: $500* ($50 per ticket) min/max 10 tickets, provides guaranteed table seating
• General Admission: $45* per ticket, no reserved seating, theatre style seating.
• Day of Event: $50*per ticket, subject to availability

*EventBrite ticketing fees additional

Cash Bar | 21+ Event

TASTING ROOM: Bourbon and Beer Sampling in our Tasting Lounge beginning at 7 p.m. Beer Sampling by Lawson's Finest Liquids. (included in your ticket price)

BAR opens at 7 p.m.

PARKING: Limited self public parking at the Shore. Free valet parking available.

DINNER RESERVATIONS: Secure dinner before the show in The Wharf Restaurant >> reserve online.

The Wing Agency artists include The Jake Kulak Band.

This event is sponsored in part by Lawson's Finest Liquids and Brescome and Barton.

BLUES FESTIVAL WEEKEND

Don't let the music stop! Make it a full Blues Festival Weekend starting with the soulful Mardi Gras Inspired Blues Epicurean Dinner featuring Paul Gabriel (Friday, 2/20), and wrap it all up at the Blues Brunch with Ramblin' Dan Stevens. Reservations for Blues Brunch open February 1, 2026.

Don't just visit—stay and immerse yourself in the Blues! Check in on Friday and make it a full Blues Festival Weekend starting with the soulful Mardi Gras Inspired Blues Epicurean Dinner featuring Paul Gabriel (Friday, 2/20), and wrap it all up at the Blues Brunch with Ramblin' Dan Stevens. Check Room Availability Here.

ABOUT THE BAND: Jake Kulak Band

The Jake Kulak Band brings their blend of modern and traditional guitar-driven blues and blues-rock to music lovers everywhere. The band represented CT for 4 years at the International Blues Challenge Youth Showcase in Memphis, TN. In 2018 they won the CT Blues Society Band Competition and performed at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in 2019. They have also been nominated for a New England Music Award in the "Best New Act of the Year” category and were one of 6 Boston-area bands to win the the House of Blues emerging artist competition. In 2019 the band won the $10,000 Grand Prize at the Foxwoods Resort Casino Battle of the Bands. Jake has spent many summers attending the Pinetop Perkins Masterclass in Guitar held in Clarksdale, MS where he has had the privilege of studying under Bob Margolin. Jake is currently a student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

In 2019 the band won the $10,000 Grand Prize at the Foxwoods Resort Casino Battle of the Bands. Jake has spent many summers attending the Pinetop Perkins Masterclass in Guitar held in Clarksdale, MS where he has had the privilege of studying under Bob Margolin. Jake is currently a student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Jake Kulak picked up a guitar at age 11 and instinctively knew what to do with it. Within a couple of months he was playing at open jams in the CT blues and jazz scene. At age 13 he made the first of many trips to Memphis where he played in clubs on Beale Street as part of the International Blue Challenge Youth Showcase, and to Clarksdale, MS where he attended the Pinetop Perkins Masterclass in Guitar, learning from living blues legends like Bob Margolin. He was also recognized with a merit scholarship by the Honeyboy Edwards Fund for the Blues at the National Blues Museum. Several years later Jake was playing 60+ professional gigs a year, all while still attending High School. Locally he has studied with CT guitar legend Frank Varela and Jake is currently attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston where he has studied with Thaddeus Hogarth. He can play solo acoustic, solo electric or rock out with his full band.

The band represented CT for 4 years at the International Blues Challenge Youth Showcase in Memphis, TN. In 2018 they won the CT Blues Society Band Competition and performed at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in 2019. They have also been nominated for a New England Music Award in the "Best New Act of the Year” category and were one of 6 Boston-area bands to win the the House of Blues emerging artist competition.

Info: We're partnering with Lawson's Finest Liquids. Step inside our tasting room to sample Lawson's Beer and a selection of our favorite bourbons.

Event Venue

Madison Beach Hotel, 94 West Wharf Road, Madison, United States

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