SBS Annual Holiday Gala w/ Shack-shakin' Hill Country & Delta Blues from HowellDevine!
Schedule
Sun, 14 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
Harlow's | Sacramento, CA
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"Howlin' For the Holidays!" 2025 Annual SBS Membership Galastarring Hill Country/Delta Blues Trio, HowellDevine!
"What a pleasure to find a young band that really gets the blues...Deep and true to the roots."
~ Bonnie Raitt
FREE: Current SBS Members with membership card
$30-General Admission (includes a one year membership to the Sacramento Blues Society)
First come, first served seating; Dance floor
Doors: 6pm
Music: 7pm
Flaunt your fabulous faux fur at the annual December gala because this year we will all be "Howlin’ for the Holidays!"
The Bay Area’s beloved shack-shakin’ trio, HowellDevine, are on board to bring their hypnotic Hill Country and Delta blues to Harlow’s stage.
Triple threat talent, Joshua Howell (guitar, harmonica, vocals) and percussion savant, Pete Devine (drums, washboard), plus veteran upright bassist, Joe Kyle Jr. deftly mix rural blues with wildly syncopated rhythms to create a rollicking sound that stands in stark contrast to the typical blues heard these days. The band was the first blues act signed by Chris Strachwitz to his legendary Arhoolie Records label in over 25 years, a testament to HowellDevine's ability to breathe life back into the early blues with their stamp of propulsive, hypnotic rhythms.
"...just when it seems like all the [blues] permutations have been heard and it might be time to hang it up, a trio like HowellDevine shows that in reality the road is endless..." ~ Bill Bentley, Warner Brothers Records
“HowellDevine plays The Music with the original feel, intent and spirit, and you can tell they love the music while delivering some real blues in their own way. The singing and playing is never strained and they play with easy confidence...they don’t have to prove anything. There’s tasty slide, harp and rhythm with relaxed vocals that all blend together for a wonderfully satisfying experience...it knocks me out to hear a group playing such good quality blues today."
~ Blues Legend Charlie Musselwhite
The Sacramento Blues Society is ending another year in high fashion. (Remember your faux fur.) This annual celebration also rounds out the SBS' celebration of its 46th year in existence. The SBS, established in 1979, is one of the three oldest blues societies in the United States. A year-end electrifying finale to the year. Renew your membership, bring a friend to join.
Cocktails, food, vote for the new SBS Board members, buy your raffle tickets. Dress up, dress down. We are all in this together.
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YOUTUBE: "Shake ' Em on Down"
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Where is it happening?
Harlow's, 2708 J St, Sacramento, CA 95816-4314, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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