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Lúnasa

March 18th

Goodnight, Texas

March 19th

Goodnight, Texas

March 20th

K.Flay

March 25th

K.Flay

March 25th

David Wilcox

March 27th

David Wilcox

March 28th

Yagody - SOLD OUT!

March 29th

John Splithoff

March 30th

Yagody

March 31st

The Glass Hours

April 8th

The Glass Hours

April 9th

Levi Platero

April 10th

Nefesh Mountain

April 11th

Matt Andersen

April 11th

Nefesh Mountain

April 12th

Matt Andersen

April 12th

Right in the Eye

April 18th

Joe Abercrombie

May 15th

Cris Williamson

May 15th

Skaldik

May 16th

Cris Williamson

May 16th

Luciane Dom

June 3rd

Margo Cilker

June 4th

Luciane Dom

June 6th

Mike Zito

June 10th

Mike Zito

June 11th

Jesse Dayton

June 13th

Esther Rose

June 27th

Eliza Gilkyson

June 27th

Esther Rose

June 28th

Eliza Gilkyson

June 28th

Flor de Toloache

July 17th

Oscar Butler

July 23rd

Mark Hummel

August 2nd

Mark Hummel

August 3rd

Tab Benoit

September 9th

Tab Benoit

September 10th

Luca Stricagnoli

November 21st

Tab Benoit

at The Lensic
211 West San Francisco Street
Santa Fe NM 87501
505.988.1234
Other Events at The Lensic

Time: 7:30pm     Day: Wednesday     Doors: 7:00pm     Ages: All Ages    

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.


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