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SUMMARY:Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
DESCRIPTION:Recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals\, Alabama\, Dirt On My Diamonds\, Vol. 1 captures a new chapter for Kenny Wayne Shepherd\, the Grammy-nominated\, multi-platinum guitarist and songwriter who continues to shape the future of the blues. The album blends modern production with emotional storytelling\, highlighting themes of resilience and authenticity. Featuring standout tracks like “Sweet & Low\,” “Best of Times\,” and a fiery cover of Elton John’s “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting\,” the record showcases Shepherd’s trademark blend of grit\, groove\, and heart. \nThirty years ago\, a Fender Strat-wielding teenager from Shreveport\, Louisiana by the name of Kenny Wayne Shepherd brought the blues back to the mainstream. It was 1995\, the era of furrow-browed grungesters\, when a sandy-haired guitar prodigy unapologetically celebrated a genre often pushed to the margins. With his fiery fretwork\, pop-rock hooks\, and reverence for the blues\, Shepherd’s arrival was a much-needed palette-cleanser from the existential dread of the times.\nNow\, three decades later\, Shepherd is as vital as ever. No longer the child prodigy\, he has ascended to master. Still touring\, recording\, collaborating\, and evolving\, he’s returned to where it all began\, Ledbetter Heights. Shepherd’s latest is a re-recording of his landmark first album\, in honor of its 30th anniversary. In early 2026\, he and his band will launch a national tour celebrating the milestone’s anniversary. \n“This is the album that put me on the map\, and I still enjoy listening to it because my goal has always been to make music I want to listen to\,” Shepherd says. “Unfiltered and straight from the heart.” In a short time\, Shepherd rocketed from small clubs to cracking the Top 10 with his debut album. Ledbetter Heights was an unequivocal success\, earning critical praise\, industry accolades\, a highly engaged fanbase that continues to this day\, and the respect of blues and rock heavyweights across generations. The album went Gold within months and was certified Platinum by early 1996. That same year\, Guitar World ranked Shepherd No. 3 blues artist behind only B.B. King and Eric Clapton. \nHis sophomore album\, 1997’s Trouble Is…\, garnered his first Grammy nomination and went on to become the longest-running album on the Billboard Blues Chart\, spending 20 consecutive weeks there. Since then\, Shepherd has earned five Grammy nominations; multiple Platinum and Gold-selling CDs; two Billboard Music Awards\, two Blues Music Awards\, and two Orville H. Gibson awards. He’s performed on major late-night shows\, headlined worldwide tours\, and has toured with legendary acts such as Van Halen\, Bob Dylan\, Aerosmith\, The Rolling Stones\, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. \nShepherd’s longevity is rare for an artist who broke through so young\, rooted in a niche genre such as the blues. That could be because of Shepherd’s refusal to stand still. He’s a restless creative who has always had one foot firmly planted in the blues tradition and the other roaming the vast rock n’ roll landscape. His 12-album oeuvre (plus a pair of albums with his supergroup\, The Rides\, featuring Stephen Stills and Barry Goldberg) showcases a wildly weaving artistic continuum spanning classic and contemporary sounds. Case in point: His last album was a collaboration with 91-years-old blues icon\, Bobby Rush\, and before that he released a double album of revved up\, genre-busting blues-rock. \nThat wanderlust was evident on Ledbetter Heights\, and Shepherd revisits the 12-song collection with gusto on this faithful re- recording. The perceivable differences between the albums are a refined musicality evident in the arrangements\, and the more nuanced and intentional guitar playing\, though the fire still rages – check out the bluesy bluster on the opener\, “Born with a Broken Heart.” Only one track\, “Riverside\,” deviates significantly. Slowed down and smokier\, it brings a quiet fire vibe not found in the 1995 version. In addition\, fans will no doubt enjoy hearing longtime Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band co-vocalist Noah Hunt sing these songs. Noah has been with Shepherd for 28 years and has sung on every other album. This completes the sonic circle. Another longtime collaborator on the re-record is legendary drummer Chris “Whipper” Layton. Layton was a founding member of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble\, and he has been with Shepherd since the original Ledbetter Heights. “I met him when I was 15\, and every night when I turn around and lock eyes with him\, I’m reminded of how incredible it is to be playing with him\,” Shepherd says. Shepherd co-produced the project with legendary producer Jerry Harrison (Live\, Big Head Todd and The Monsters\, Talking Heads)\, who has produced four KWS-albums including Trouble Is…\, and its 25th anniversary re-recording. Guitar nerds will be pleased to know Shepherd re-recorded the tracks with his original 1995 rig. “Before I could identify with the lyrics\, I always could identify with the feeling of the blues. When you pour your heart out\, everyone can feel that\,” Shepherd says. While other kids played outside\, he holed up in his room with an imitation Strat\, learning Hendrix\, ZZ Top\, and SRV licks from a cassette. He emerged a self-taught\, self- made bluesman at 13\, wowing audiences in the Louisiana area. One thing that distinguished Shepherd from other young blues guitar slingers at the time was his dedication to songcraft. Shepherd wrote or co-wrote all but four songs on his debut album. “I grew up hearing great choruses and melodies on the radio\, and I’ve appliedthat recipe to the blues\,” Shepherd says. \nSigned by legendary executive Irving Azoff at 16\, Shepherd recorded his debut while still in high school. While recording the album\, Shepherd went to school Monday through Wednesday and then drove to Memphis to track Ledbetter Heights. He squeezed in extra schoolwork between recording sessions and live gigs. He named the album Ledbetter Heights in honor of an historic neighborhood in his hometown that pays homage to another blues great and Northwest Louisiana native\, Huddie Ledbetter. The album catapulted Shepherd into the mainstream\, and as a torchbearer of the blues – something he continues to take very seriously to this day. “When I signed my first record deal\, my mission was no matter how big or small my career became\, I was going to spread the word about the music and musicians that inspire me\,” Shepherd says. He’s made good on that promise with the release of his award- winning documentary “10 Days Out; Blues From the Backroads\, scorching appearances on the Experience Hendrix tour\, film placements like Flight Risk\, and collaborations that bring the genre into new spaces. Shepherd has become one of the blues’ most consistent and credible ambassadors. \nUp next\, Shepherd and his band will be hitting the road for the Ledbetter Heights 30th Anniversary Tour. The shows will include a performance of the full 12-track album\, along with another set featuring highlights from his 30-year career. “Revisiting this album put me back in touch with the wonder and excitement of those days. I didn’t know what lay ahead\,” he reflects. “I’m so grateful for this album – it gave me everything.”
URL:https://sandiegomoms.com/event/kenny-wayne-shepherd-band/
LOCATION:California Center for the Arts\, Escondido\, 340 N. Escondido Blvd.\, Escondido\, CA\, 92025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family-Friendly Summer Concerts,Summer Events for Families in San Diego | June – Sept.
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SUMMARY:Shemekia Copeland
DESCRIPTION:“Shemekia Copeland is the greatest blues singer of her generation.” – The Washington Post \n“Shemekia Copeland has established herself as one of the leading blues artists of our time. Profound and truly powerful\, inviting you to think and to party.” – NPR Music \n“Shemekia Copeland gets her message across loud and clear. She transcends with a mix of styles including gospel\, rock\, blues\, soul\, and Americana\, proudly representing her generation with style and grace in a voice too strong to be ignored.” – No Depression \nShemekia Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots music voices of our time. The multi-GRAMMY nominee is beloved and honored worldwide for the fearlessness\, honesty\, and humor of her revelatory songs\, as well as for her winning\, engaging personality. The Chicago Tribune says\, “Copeland is the greatest female blues vocalist working today. There’s no mistaking the majesty of her instrument\, nor the ferocity of her delivery.” \nOn Copeland’s new album\, Blame It On Eve\, the songs all hit hard\, with jaw-dropping performances that instantly take hold and command repeated listening. “There’s serious business on the new album\,” Copeland says\, “but there are a lot of smiles here too\, a lot of joyous moments. It’s my blues for sure but it’s the brighter side. Issues are always important to me\, but so is rocking\, dancing\, and just having fun. And that’s something we all can all agree on.” \nBlame It On Eve was recorded in Nashville and produced by instrumentalist and songwriter Will Kimbrough\, who also produced her previous three albums. It features 12 new songs that tackle subjects as important as a woman’s right to choose and climate change\, but also leaves space for Copeland to have fun and unwind. From the autobiographical rocking blues boogie “Tough Mother” to the anthemic title track’s good-humored but serious focus on reproductive self-determination to the happy hour of “Wine O’Clock\,” Copeland is inspired throughout. \nFamed multi-instrumentalist Jerry Douglas adds his dobro to the fascinating true story of Tee Tot Payne\, the obscure early twentieth-century Alabama musician who taught Hank Williams the blues\, and sacred steel player DaShawn Hickman brings his magic to the feisty and uplifting “Tell The Devil.” Shemekia’s friend\, roots rocker Alejandro Escovedo\, joins in on the anguished celestial query “Is There Anybody Up There?” On the sad lover’s tale “Belle Sorciere\,” Copeland sings the chorus in French\, with the haunting melody composed by Pascal Danae of the Paris-based band Delgres. \nCopeland’s blistering deep blues delivery of “Down On Bended Knee\,” by her late father\, the great bluesman Johnny Copeland\, sets up the thought-provoking closer “Heaven Help Us All\,” a song originally made famous first by Stevie Wonder and later by Ray Charles. Taken as a whole\, the passionate\, charismatic\, joyous\, and at times confrontational Blame It On Eve is bound to become among the most celebrated releases of Copeland’s impressive\, still-unfolding career. \nBorn and raised in Harlem in 1979\, Shemekia Copeland first stepped on stage with her famous father at New York’s Cotton Club when she was eight. Upon release of her Alligator Records debut Turn The Heat Up in 1998 when she was only 18\, Copeland instantly became a blues and R&B force to be reckoned with. The New York Times and CNN\, among many others\, praised her talent\, larger-than-life personality\, dynamic authoritative voice\, and true star power. \nWith each subsequent release\, Copeland’s music continued to evolve. From her debut through 2005’s The Soul Truth\, Shemekia earned eight Blues Music Awards and a host of Living Blues Awards. 2000’s Wicked received the first of her five GRAMMY nominations. After two successful releases on Telarc\, including the GRAMMY-nominated 33 1/3\, Copeland returned to Alligator Records in 2015 with the GRAMMY-nominated\, Blues Music Award–winning Outskirts Of Love\, melding blues with more rootsy Americana sounds. \nWith 2018’s America’s Child\, Copeland brought out the first of her celebrated trilogy of albums concerning the state of the world\, sung from her perspective as a young Black woman and new mother. America’s Child was named the number one blues release of 2018 by MOJO magazine and won both the Blues Music Award and the Living Blues Award for Album of the Year. In addition to earning a GRAMMY Award nomination\, Copeland’s groundbreaking 2020 follow-up\, Uncivil War\, was named the 2020 Blues Album of the Year by DownBeat\, MOJO\, and Living Blues magazines. \n“She can do no wrong\,” said Rolling Stone. She received her fifth GRAMMY nomination for Done Come Too Far\, which closed the trilogy with a searing set of truth-to-power\, rock\, and Hill Country blues–fueled songs. “Shemekia Copeland is an antidote to artifice\,” said The Philadelphia Inquirer. “She is a commanding presence\, a powerhouse vocalist delivering the truth.” \nCopeland has performed thousands of gigs at clubs\, festivals\, and concert halls all over the world and has appeared in films\, on national television\, NPR\, and in major publications. She has sung with Bonnie Raitt\, Keith Richards\, Carlos Santana\, Dr. John\, James Cotton\, and many others\, and has shared a bill with The Rolling Stones. She entertained U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait in 2008\, performed at the White House in 2012\, appeared on PBS’s Austin City Limits\, and performed at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in 2022 as part of International Jazz Day. \nForbes declared\, “Shemekia is fearless\, honest\, and hopeful. She holds back nothing as she delivers hard-hitting musical truths.” With Blame It On Eve\, Copeland embarks on what she calls “a vacation from all the heaviness.” “My last three records have dealt with breaking news\,” she says. “This record is for people like me who want a break from the news.” \nCONGRATULATIONS BEN POWELL for winning the IBC San Diego regional!! \nCurrently Ben Powell makes his way through this world like a one man band of years past\, but with a fresh\, new\, vibrant sound. Ben has created a truley unique sound playing his resonator guitars\, stomping on a homemade winebox footboard\, playing rack-harmonica\, and singing his old style blues and his original tunes about any issues of the day. Ben’s show’s are high energy\, uplifting and should not be missed! \nBen has recently played such festivals as Telluride Brews & Blues (where he won 1st place in their blues contest)\, Gator By The Bay\, San Diego Blues Fest\, SXSW and opened sold out shows for Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang. \nBen Powell has made north county San Diego his home since 1991. Ben began performing as a solo act in 1998 after picking up some experience working in a couple bands. Powell occasionally works in a duo\, trio or small band situation but for the last 7 years Ben has been making a name for himself as a riveting live performer as well as a slide guitar virtuoso. Well versed in the pre war country blues genre\, Powell now spends his time composing original material. \nBen’s 6th CD “Rise Up Singing” Was nominated for ‘Best Blues Album’ at the 2014 SDMA’s And is now available to ship or download in the ‘store’ on the website www.benpowellmusic.com \nBen’s 5th CD “New World Blues” is NOW available for shipping! Featuring all original songs as a follow up to his two volume set of country blues classics “Not Home Yet” vol.1 & 2. \nGaining experience and popularity Ben Powell continues to venture further away from his southland home to play his music for people throughout the U.S. and Europe.
URL:https://sandiegomoms.com/event/shemekia-copeland/
LOCATION:California Center for the Arts\, Escondido\, 340 N. Escondido Blvd.\, Escondido\, CA\, 92025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family-Friendly Spring Concerts,Spring Events for Families in San Diego | March–May
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SUMMARY:The Play Exchange: Fostering a STEM Identity
DESCRIPTION:Join the Children’s Museum of Discovery for an afternoon of connection and collaboration as we explore how hands-on experiences and developmentally appropriate practices can be used to promote essential problem-solving\, curiosity\, and other STEM skills in our youngest learners. \nFollowing the symposium: Join us for a Museum tour and happy hour highlighting our Daily Programs\, Mobile Children’s Museum\, and more. \nThursday\, March 26\, 2026 | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. \nCalifornia Center for the Arts\n340 N Escondido Blvd\nEscondido\, CA 92025 \nConference Registration: $14\nMuseum Tour + Happy Hour: $14 \nThe Play Exchange is generously supported by SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union.
URL:https://sandiegomoms.com/event/the-play-exchange-fostering-a-stem-identity/
LOCATION:California Center for the Arts\, Escondido\, 340 N. Escondido Blvd.\, Escondido\, CA\, 92025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spring Events for Families in San Diego | March–May
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