Sonny Landreth is hitting the Northwest this week with his longstanding group (bassist David Ranson and drummer Brian Brignac). This is the same trio that recorded his 2015 release, Bound by the Blues which showcases Sonny’s unique mastery of the slide guitar.
Raised in Lafayette, LA, Landreth got his professional start as a teenager performing with Clifton Chenier’s Red Hot Louisiana Band and five decades later he continues to showcase a sound inflected with Zydeco. Yet his guitar is so unique, it’s easily recognizable . . .at least to his fans.
And that’s the thing. Sonny Landreth is probably one of the most talented guitarists that not enough folks know about. His tour in the Northwest should help.
He plays Jazzbones in Tacoma on Friday, January 15. He’ll be in Victoria and Vancouver Saturday and Sunday. Seattle’s Triple Door will feature him for two nights, (January 18 and 19). And he’ll finish his wet coast tour next Wednesday, January 20 at Portland’s Aladdin Theater.
When reached by email, he wrote: “We’ll be playing a mix of old and new that will include songs off Bound By The Blues as well as some from most of my previous albums.”
Other New Orleans acts coming to the Northwest:
- Rebirth Brass Band – at Tractor Tavern in Seattle, January 22 and Dantes in Portland, January 23.
- Nigel Hall – at the Showbox in Seattle, February 4 and the Roseland in Portland, February 5.
- Jon Cleary – at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, February 8.
- Galactic – at the Showbox in Seattle, February 26 and Crystal Ballroom in Portland, February 27.
- The Revivalists – at Neumos in Seattle, March 9 and Aladdin Theater in Portland, March 10.
- Trombone Shorty – at the Moore Theater in Seattle, April 14 and Keller Auditorium, Portland, April 15.
- Walter Wolfman Washington – opening for Bettye LaVette at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, May 12 – 15.
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