Soul/funk powerhouse featuring Eddie M (Prince, Sheila E) & Tony Lindsay (11-time Grammy winner, Santana). Part of Jam In July!About this Event
ALL AGES | FREE ADMISSION | Doors 3 pm. Show starts 3:30 pm.
Part of Vasco Row’s Jam in July block party! Come enjoy community, amazing live music and craft beverages all day long in the heart of Livermore’s urban wine, spirits and brewery district.
Visit Almost Famous to enjoy one of the Bay Area’s premier talents plus drink specials at our world-class, air-conditioned stage.
Outside food is welcome, but please bus your table of any food items when you are finished. Food trucks will be available around Vasco Row, steps away from our venue.
No outside beverages, including non-alcoholic beverages, are allowed. This means you are NOT allowed to bring in wine or beer from another participating location of Jam in July. With a menu of 15 wines in diverse styles and sophisticated non-alcoholic options, there's something for everyone.
🥂 Jam In July drink specials TBD 🥂
After 25 years as the lead vocalist for Santana, Tony Lindsay has garnered 11 Grammy awards, traveled on numerous world tours and recorded on seven Santana CDs. In addition to many Grammy Show performances, Tony’s time with Santana included a 2003 pre-game performance at Super Bowl XXXVII where they were joined onstage by Beyonce. In 2018, Tony had the distinct pleasure of performing with the legendary soul/funk band, Tower of Power at their 50th Anniversary Concert performances. A uniquely talented performer and songwriter, he has numerous other accolades and performances to his credit.
Legendary saxophonist Eddie M's first professional tour was “Purple Rain” with Prince and Sheila E. Since then, he has toured/performed and recorded with artists such as Prince, Stevie Nicks, Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, Eric Benét, Teena Marie, Wayman Tisdale and Acoustic Alchemy and many others.
Featuring the left hand keyboard bass wizardry of Kevin Wong along with the indomitable pocket of Darian Gray (touring drummer for Booker T Jones for the past 14 years), the Huney Knuckles are undisputedly known as "the best band in the bay right now", elevated to electifying heights by the lighting fast solos of virtuoso guitarist Brian Sheu along with the world class musicianship of Grammy award winning saxophonist Tony Peebles. Fusing watertight grooves with high energy shreds that will make you want to jump out of your seat, this 4-piece instrumental powerhouse has made a huge noise in the local scene, serving up soulful compositions, mind bending solos, & insanely funky jams at the highest level possible. Today they will be performing with legendary saxophonist Eddie M (Prince, Sheila E) & renowned vocalist Tony Lindsay (11-time Grammy winner, Santana, Maze).
Live at Almost Famous Wine Lounge, an award-winning tasting room and world-class music venue located in the heart of Livermore's urban wine, spirits and brewery district.
ABOUT TONY LINDSAY
After 25 years as the lead vocalist for Santana, Tony Lindsay has garnered 11 Grammy awards, traveled on numerous world tours and recorded on seven Santana CDs: Milagro (1992), Supernatural (1999), Shaman (2002), Ceremony (2003), Food for Thought (2004), Ultimate Santana (2007), Multi-Dimensional Warrior (2008). In addition to many Grammy Show performances, Tony’s time with Santana included a 2003 pre-game performance at Super Bowl XXXVII where they were joined onstage by Beyonce. In 2015, Carlos Santana decided to change personnel in his band and set the wheels in motion for Tony to start on his 5th solo CD "Something Beautiful". His previous solo albums are “Different Moods" (1995), "The Message is Love" (1997), "Tony Lindsay" and "Memoirs" (2014).
In 1980, Tony Lindsay arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area from Kingston, New York, forming the band Spangalang. Spangalang has opened for Curtis Mayfield, Tower of Power, Gerald Albright, Jr. Walker and the Average White Band. Tony still performs with Spangalang, in addition to other bands he has helped form which include The Soul Soldiers, Black Magic, and the Ray Charles Project.
Tony was one of four vocalists who traveled on the road tour version of the popular TV show "Dancing with the Stars" during their first three seasons, and is currently a regular performer for The Golden State Warriors (NBA), The Santa Cruz Warriors (G league NBA), The San Francisco 49ers, The San Francisco Giants and The San Jose Sharks, singing “The National Anthem”.
In 2018, Tony had the distinct pleasure of performing with the legendary soul/funk band, Tower of Power at their 50th Anniversary Concert performances at the Fox Theatre in Oakland, CA.
Tony Lindsay has garnered many accolades with the 2018 release of his solo CD “Something Beautiful”. The first single, “Sweet Love” climbed rapidly to #1 on the Independent Soul charts, followed by the title track “Something Beautiful” (also reaching #, with “So In Love” at #2), and 2019 saw “Set Me Free” reach #6 on the charts. In 2020, “So in Love” which earned Tony a Soul Cafe Radio Indie Soul Award for “Male Artist of the year”, rested at #2 for 3 weeks (behind Ledisi’s Grammy Award winning hit “I’ll Do Anything For You”).
The 2020 release of Tony’s single “All Is One” also climbed to number #1 on the Indie Soul charts and he finished off 2020 with his holiday hit “Merry Christmas”. 2021 was another exciting year for this talented and versatile performer as he released his 6th album titled “Soul Soldier”. “Soul Soldier” saw the release of 8 singles including “All Is One”, “Life Partner”, “I Adore You” and “True Love”, all of which climbed to #1 on the Indie Soul charts, and were followed closely with “Fixed” at #2 and “Soul Soldier, “I Believe In You” and “Spiritual Moments” all reaching the Top 20.
“Soul Soldier” has the unique honor of being awarded Album of the Year for two years in a row (2021/2022) in the Independent Artist Market / Indie Soul Charts.
Tony’s first new single release of 2023, “Never” is already on the Indie Soul Charts. 2023 will also see the release of Tony’s first Christmas Album, and will include his 2020 hit single “Merry Christmas”.
Tony Lindsay also has quite an impressive curriculum vitae as songwriter: "Don't Be Late For Love" (The Whispers), "Look What We'd Have If You Were Mine" (Tevin Campbell), "Can't Get Over Your Love" (Howard Hewitt), "Just Because" (Nikita Germain) and various tracks for Johnny Gill, Howard Hewitt, Mica Paris, Shanice, Diatra Hicks, Jay Spencer and Diana Ross; background vocalist: "Everyday People" (Aretha Franklin), "Emotionally Yours" (O'Jays), "Glad To Be Alive" (Teddy Pendegrass), "Heaven and Earth" (Al Jarreau), "Passion," "Tango In Paris" (Regina Bell), "It's Supposed To Be Fun" (Lou Rawls), "People Make The World Go Round" (Marc Dorsey from the Spike Lee movie soundtrack Crooklyn), "Many Rivers To Cross" (Oletta Adams from the movie soundtrack Jason's Lyric), "Voyages" (Elliot Lewis), "Junction Seven" (Steve Winwood), "New World Order" (Curtis Mayfield), VH1 1997 Video Honors Award (Stevie Wonder, Steve Winwood, Chaka Khan, James Taylor, The Williams Brothers and George Michael) and Patti Austin & James Ingram under the direction of Quincy Jones and 18-piece orchestra, along with Jerry Hey for the Dick Clark Productions and the Lexus Corporation; jingle writer: various Taco Bell commercials, Gain, Northern California Chevrolet Dealers, Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing, El Pollo Loco, Hot Wheels, Long John Silvers, Pine-Sol, Jelly Belly, Wendy's, Mazda (national) Signed, Sealed, Delivered, Old Milwaukee Beer (national), Armor All, Dreyers Grand Ice Cream, Matchbox and St Joseph Aspirin.
ABOUT EDDIE M
Legendary saxophonist Eddie M studied with top music professors at U.C. Berkeley’s Summer Music Program before graduating Berkeley High School in 1979. His first professional tour was “Purple Rain” with Prince and Sheila E.; and Eddie’s first recording was with Prince - “Around the World in a Day”.
Since the early 1980’s, he has toured/performed and recorded with artists such as Stevie Nicks, Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, Eric Benét, Teena Marie, Wayman Tisdale and Acoustic Alchemy and many others. He has also toured and performed with contemporary Christian recording artists such as Yolanda Adams and Martha Munizzi.
ABOUT HUNEY KNUCKLES
Featuring the left hand keyboard bass wizardry of Kevin Wong along with the indomitable pocket of Darian Gray (touring drummer for Booker T Jones for the past 14 years), the Huney Knuckles are undisputedly known as "the best band in the bay right now", elevated to electifying heights by the lighting fast solos of virtuoso guitarist Brian Sheu along with the world class musicianship of Grammy award winning saxophonist Tony Peebles. Fusing watertight grooves with high energy shreds that will make you want to jump out of your seat, this 4-piece instrumental powerhouse has made a huge noise in the local scene, serving up soulful compositions, mind bending solos, & insanely funky jams at the highest level possible.
In 2023, they released their 1st album "Huney Knuckle Scuffle", recorded at the legendary Hyde Street Studios with famed producer Otis McDonald after touring in Tokyo, Japan in April 2023 with bassist Kenji "Jino" Hino (son of Terumasa Hino), saxophonist Patrick Bartley & drummer Fuyu Murata. Since then, they have been busy in the studio recording with legendary saxophonist Eddie M (Prince, Sheila E) & renowned vocalist Tony Lindsay (11-time Grammy winner, Santana, Maze) releasing singles monthly from their new live video series "Loft Sessions" recorded live at the home of keyboardist Kevin Wong.
ABOUT JAM IN JULY
The craft businesses in Livermore's Vasco Row will be hosting a day of live music, food trucks & local vendors on July 25th. The event is free and open to all ages.
VENUE POLICIES
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Event Venue
Almost Famous Wine Lounge, 2271 S. Vasco, Livermore, United States
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