Alastair Greene

21+ Bar opens one hour before showtime. Happy hour 6:30 – 7 pm. Show starts at 7:30 pm.

Two-drink minimum per guest. Come early for happy hour specials!

“Alastair Greene is killing it! He is singing great, writing great, he is at the height of his powers.” - Joe Bonamassa

“Imagine a meld of Cream, Johnny Winter, Jimi Hendrix, and Santana and you will have some idea of the music laid down by Alastair Greene” - Blues In Britain

Alastair Greene is a multi-charting Top 10 Billboard blues-rock guitarist and singer. His band has been rocking for over 25 years, drawing comparisons to Gov’t Mule, ZZ Top and Cream. Alastair toured the world for eight years on guitar and vocals with the Alan Parsons Project and played major dates with Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas. He is a longtime regular at the Memphis-based Blues Foundation events, has been a featured performer at the Big Blues Bender, toured the US with Tab Benoit’s band and criss-crossed the globe with Grammy nominee Sugaray Rayford’s band. In addition, he has had many guest appearances with such luminaries as Eric Burdon, Walter Trout, Coco Montoya, Savoy Brown, Debbie Davies, Buddy Guy, Curtis Salgado, and Slash.

His latest record, Standing Out Loud, recalls the spirit of his favorite music from the 1960's and 70's with great songs rooted in blues and southern rock traditions. Featuring funky, swampy grooves and flights of muscular guitar, Greene’s style draws comparisons to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Double Trouble, and most of all, Gov’t Mule and their synthesis of The Allman Brothers Band’s improvisational firepower and the raw, stripped-down electric Blues-rock of Cream.

See them live at Almost Famous Wine Lounge, an award-winning tasting room and world-class music venue located in the heart of Livermore's urban wine, spirits and brewery district.

VENUE POLICIES

• All shows are 21+. Set times and ticket prices are subject to change, and sales are final.
• There is a two drink minimum per guest. Our menu has 15 wines in diverse styles and sophisticated non-alcoholic options. No outside beverages are allowed.
• Outside food is welcome. Food trucks are available most nights around Vasco Row, steps away from our venue. Check our social media for the schedule.
• Dancing is encouraged at Almost Famous, and usually takes place in front of the stage. Therefore, we cannot guarantee a completely unobstructed view to those sitting at bistro tables.

Please visit www.almostfamous.wine for our other venue policies.

ABOUT ALASTAIR GREENE

“Alastair Greene is killing it! He is singing great, writing great, he is at the height of his powers.” - Joe Bonamassa

“A major talent in the Blues Rock category” - Blues Music Magazine

"He is a skilled, articulate songwriter with vocal and guitar talents to match." "Alastair's tone is impeccably rich and complex, which will endear him to guitar fans everywhere, and he uses it to get the most out of every note.” - Rock & Blues Muse

“Alastair Greene is a highly respected guitar player who was an integral part of the Alan Parsons Project. He is the equal of any and better than most.”- Blues Matters Magazine

“Fronting a power blues-rock trio, guitarist Alastair Greene breathes in sulfuric fumes and exhales blazing fire. Greene is doing his best songwriting and singing ever.” - Downbeat Magazine

A native of Santa Barbara, California and now residing in Austin, Texas, Alastair Greene has ridden his Blues-soaked rock into the 21st century, traversing a constantly changing global (and musical) landscape. He’s well-equipped for the challenge, carrying the diverse musical interests he developed at an early age, intrigued by his mother’s piano-playing and a record collection that included The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John. His father introduced the youngster to the sophistication of Bach and Beethoven, yet it was Greene’s grandfather, the late trumpeter Chico Alvarez – a member of the Stan Kenton Band in the 1940s and ’50s – who inspired him to pursue a life in music.

As a youth, he took piano lessons and played the saxophone before discovering the guitar in high school. 1980s heavy rock icons Van Halen and Iron Maiden brought motivational thunder. Then, a vintage and seminal sound – the Blues – changed Greene’s course. Records by B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, The Allman Brothers Band, and Stevie Ray Vaughan exposed the burgeoning guitarist to a trove of musical treasure.

He received a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied for two years, before returning in the early ‘90s to Southern California. Greene formed the Alastair Greene Band in 1997 and subsequently released eight solo albums (including two live sets and a compilation record) over nearly 20 years. 2017’s studio effort, Dream Team, landed a four-star review and Best Album of the Year nod in DownBeat; 2018’s Live from the 805 was nominated for Rock Blues Album of the Year by Blues Blast Magazine, garnering inclusion on many ‘Best of 2018’ lists.

A much in-demand guitarist and vocalist, Greene traveled the world, touring with the legendary Alan Parsons Live Project from 2010 – 2017, as well as stints with Starship featuring Mickey Thomas and, most recently, 2018-2019 Blues Music Award winner Sugaray Rayford. His work with Parsons, in particular, sparked a conversation with renowned multi-instrumentalist and producer Tab Benoit at a Las Vegas blues festival. In 2019, Greene signed with Benoit’s Whiskey Bayou Records label and released two records, “The New World Blues” (2020) and “Alive In The New World” (2023). Greene toured the U.S. consistently in 2021 and 2022, opening over 100 shows for Benoit.

After running into Thomas Ruf on a tour of Germany in 2022 opening for Walter Trout, Alastair signed with Ruf Records and released Standing Out Loud in May of 2024. Standing Out Loud was produced by Greene. 8 of the album’s 11 tracks were recorded in Nashville, TN with JD Simo and the remaining 3 songs were recorded in Greene’s adopted hometown of Austin, TX with Hunter St. Marie.

With a strong batch of original songs rooted in blues and southern rock traditions, STANDING OUT LOUD builds upon the momentum created by his critically acclaimed solo releases of recent years. “Teaming up with Ruf Records for this album feels like a natural and perfect fit for the progression of my career,” says the California native and multi-charting Billboard artist that Blues Music Magazine called “a major talent in the blues-rock category.”

With the album complete, Greene is itching to hit the road. His 2024 tour schedule included festival and club dates across the U.S. and over 40 European dates. “I’ve toured Europe many times as the guitarist with the Alan Parsons Live Project, and I’m excited to be bringing my music to the people.”

Featuring funky, swampy grooves and flights of muscular guitar, Greene delivers rock and blues stirred by touchstones such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, yet perhaps most often guided by the roadmap of Gov’t Mule and that band’s synthesis of The Allman Brothers Band’s improvisational firepower and the raw, stripped-down electric Blues-rock of Cream.

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