Four songs into Saturday night’s concert by Tommy Castro and The Painkillers, headlining ArtsQuest’s eighth Blast Furnace Blues festival, the two-time Blues Foundation King Entertainer of the Year, ...

It’s difficult to understand why veteran blues-rocker Tommy Castro hasn’t registered in the same way that the similarly styled Joe Bonamassa has. The West Coast-based Castro has been banging out solid ...

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers might be more of a contemporary blues band with their original songs, but Castro really wanted to make an album that channeled his influences like Buddy Guy, B.B. King ...

Tommy Castro swept three major awards at the 43rd Blues Music Awards, which were held at the Renasant Convention Center in downtown Memphis on Thursday (May 5). Castro, 67, took the B.B. King ...

One of the most popular blues and roots music artists performing today, acclaimed musician Tommy Castro with his band the Painkillers has been igniting audiences for more than 30 years. A 10-time ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Guitarist and singer ...

For four decades, Tommy Castro has proved that the blues continues to resonate with audiences, especially when it’s fused with a soulful, signature style. The four-time Blues Music Award winner for ...

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, the acclaimed blues and soul act that will return to the World Records stage on Dec. 31, isn't one to repeat itself. As Castro stated on his website, "I try to keep my ...

Blues guitarist Tommy Castro will perform at the Heights Theater on Friday, February 14, in support of his new album, Closer to the Bone. Credit: Photo by Dragan Tasic Veteran blues guitarist Tommy ...

Tommy Castro tries to do something different with every album, and that’s one reason his records have been among the most consistently successful in the blues world. But for his last record, “A ...

From mid-September until New Year’s Eve, Tommy Castro will hit 44 cities because … well … because he’s Tommy Castro, who works so many states, one would think ...

It might take a blow to the head to jolt the memory to what “normal” was, but under normal circumstances, Bay Area blues dare-we-say-living-legend Tommy Castro would be playing almost every day ...