"Texas Blues Summit" w/ Cats-A-Renos, Lance Lopez@LaBries In Glendale March 18

(GLENDALE) - Like your Blues "Tex-Mex" style? Then check out the tasty twosome of Francesca Capasso and Cats-A-Renos along with guitarist extraordinaire Lance Lopez as they co-headline a "Texas Blues Summit" at Labries Lounge, 806 E. Colorado St., Glendale, Friday, March 18. 9 p.m. $15. Info: (818) 243-1522 or www.labriesla.com.

The seven-member Cats-A-Renos (Francesca Capasso, lead/backing vocals; Alicia Morgan, keyboards/lead-backing vocals; Sherman Allen guitar; Bill Allen, harmonica; Todd Connelly, bass/backing vocals; Perry Senn, drums; Joe Robb, saxophone) feature a virtual Who's-Who of the L.A. Blues scene and have developed a devoted weekly following of both musicians and fans for their "Bluesday Tuesday" Jam Night at the Pig 'N' Whistle in Hollywood since beginning in 2009. Among the luminaries that have sat in with Cats-A-Renos at their "Bluesday Tuesday" in recent times are guitar aces Kenny Wayne Shepard, Bugs Henderson, and Steve Lukather; Kat Dyson (guitarist for Prince); Denny Seiwell (Wings); Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains); and Katja Rieckermann (Rod Stewart's saxophonist).  Each member of the Cats-A-Renos has played in numerous noteworthy bands, with Capasso a onetime "Best Rock CD" L.A. Music Awards nominee. 

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