SUNDAY BLUES at The Spar: Billy Stapleton's POWERHOUSE Band

Name: SUNDAY BLUES at The Spar: Billy Stapleton's POWERHOUSE Band
Start: 2025-10-26T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-26T22:00:00-07:00
Location: The Spar Tavern

Schedule

Sun Oct 26 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

The Spar Tavern | Tacoma, WA

The Spar Tavern, in association with DHudson Productions present SUNDAY BLUES at The Spar.
This week we have:
Billy Stapleton's POWERHOUSE Band
POWERHOUSE is:
Billy Stapleton - Guitar/Slide Guitar
Don Wilhelm - Bass/Lead Vocals
Steve Peterson - Drums/Vocals
BILLY STAPLETON has made his mark in the Northwest: A Two decade member of Little Bill and The Bluenotes, Guitarist and composer for the Mark Dufresne Band, bandleader for the Annie Eastwood Quartet, Powerhouse, and leader of his own Jazz trio. Multiple award winner for “Best Guitar” and “Best Slide Guitar"and a WA Blues Hall of Fame inductee. The Billy Stapleton Trio plays a wide selection of jazz standards, Rhythm and Blues, Pop and Ballads all in their own style.
DON WILHELM’s career includes a nine year residency in Paul Allen’s Band that played around the world. Don was founding member of Heart and a cornerstone in The Daily Flash. His playing spans all genre’s and he is a much in demand studio musician. Wilhelm is renowned for playing the perfect bass part and then stealing the show with his melodic bass solos. On vocals Don possesses an amazing range and never shies away from the high notes. A true virtuoso and a NW treasure.
STEVE PETERSON is best known as the drummer for “The Kingsmen”. He has toured the world and plays a variety of instruments as well as owning his own studio. A gifted composer and producer, Peterson always plays the "perfect part.” An excellent singer in his own right, Steve performs locally in Los Orchids and the Annie Eastwood Quartet, Billy Stapleton’s Powerhouse and the Billy Stapleton Trio.
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The Spar Tavern is Old Tacoma's spot for the best burgers and fish n' chips in town! Always community-minded, The Spar has been a popular destination to hear great live music coupled with delicious food, beverage and a view of Commencement Bay that can't be beat.