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March 18thGoodnight, Texas
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March 20thK.Flay
March 25thK.Flay
March 25thDavid Wilcox
March 27thDavid Wilcox
March 28thYagody - SOLD OUT!
March 29thJohn Splithoff
March 30thYagody
March 31stScott & Johanna Hongell-Darsee
April 5thThe Glass Hours
April 8thThe Glass Hours
April 9thLevi Platero
April 10thNefesh Mountain
April 11thMatt Andersen
April 11thMatt Andersen
April 12thNefesh Mountain
April 12thRight in the Eye
April 18thArkansauce - NEW DATE!
April 19thSelwyn Birchwood
May 7thMax Gomez & Shannon McNally
May 9thThe Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show
May 10thThe Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show
May 11thProyecto Cumbion with 123 Andres
May 11thZoë Keating (New Date)
May 13thJoe Abercrombie
May 15thCris Williamson
May 15thSkaldik
May 16thCris Williamson
May 16thThe Young Dubliners
May 16thLuciane Dom
June 3rdMargo Cilker
June 4thLuciane Dom
June 6thMike Zito
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June 11thJesse Dayton
June 13thJesse Dayton - New Date!
June 15thEsther Rose
June 27thEliza Gilkyson
June 27thEliza Gilkyson
June 28thEsther Rose
June 28thFlor de Toloache
July 17thAndrea Magee's She Rises
July 18thOscar Butler
July 23rdMark Hummel
August 2ndMark Hummel
August 3rdTab Benoit
September 9thTab Benoit
September 10thAlasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
September 24thAlasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
September 25thLuca Stricagnoli
November 21stTab Benoit
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Tickets cost $37, $47 and $55 (plus applicable service charges). They are also available from the Lensic Box Office (505-988-1234).
Tickets will go on sale to AMP members on Wednesday, March 19 at 10 AM. Click here for info on AMP Membership.
Regular on-sale is Friday, March 21 at 10 AM.
One of the most impressive guitarists to emerge from the rich Bayous of Southern Louisiana in recent years, Tab Benoit's guitar tone can be recognized before his Otis-Redding-ish voice resonates from the speakers. He doesn't rely on any effects and his set up is simple. It consists of a guitar, cord, and Category 5 Amplifier. The effects that you hear come from his fingers.
Born on November 17, 1967, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Benoit grew up in the nearby oil and fishing town of Houma, where he still resides today. Musically, he was exposed early on to traditional Cajun waltzes and the country music broadcast on his hometown's only radio station. Benoit's father was himself a musician; as such, the family home was filled with various instruments. He began playing drums but switched to guitar because the only gigs to be had in rural Louisiana were held in churches and at church fairs, and organizers would not allow loud drums to be played at these events.
In 1992 Benoit released his first recording, Nice and Warm, on the Justice label. The title track became a AAA Radio hit and Benoit’s touring career kicked into high gear. Nice and Warm prompted comparisons to blues guitar heavyweights like Albert King, Albert Collins and even Jimi Hendrix. Tab began playing two-hundred and fifty shows a year, a schedule he has kept up for over twenty years.
His latest release, I Hear Thunder, features ten solid tracks that showcase Tab's original guitar style and the great songwriting of the Benoit / Anders Osborne songwriting team. Benoit does more than just play the blues; he defines its future while paying homage to its rich past. I Hear Thunder is a must for roots music fans.