Celebrating the Life of Charlie Watts

This is a special dedication concert to celebrate the life of Charlie Watts. The Unauthorized Rolling Stones have brought the excitement, energy, and all the hits of a live Rolling Stones show to stages across the country. Their show holds in reverence many legends of the classic rock years while maintaining their Rolling Stones core. Colombini’s staggering, Jaggeresque showmanship is hands down the best salute to Mick. Colombini, who has seen the Rolling Stones live 20 times said. “It’s been a deep drill into little nuances and movement. Frankly, it’s nearly impossible to find a better mentor than Mick Jagger for a performer. He’s an incredible entity.” “It’s a big show,” Colombini added, “A real Rock and Roll event.” Rudy Colombini and The Unauthorized Rolling Stones perform at prestigious theaters and venues nationwide.

Special Guest Howell Devine –  Featuring George Holden’s Liquid Light Show

There was never a question as to what to title this 2022 release from this esteemed Bay Area trio, Howell Devine. Songwriter/guitarist/harmonica/singer Josh Howell writes in his notes, “Strange Time Blues, as the title suggests, was born out of these strange times, which have been unrelenting these past few years. Produced in the midst of environmental calamities and the solitude brought about by a global pandemic, the music will naturally reflect these conditions, even without intending to do so.”Since forming in 2011, their sound has been tagged, “shack-shakin music,” and author Dan Forte details that in his liner notes as “hypnotic… a study in dynamics, of theme and variation.”  Whether on National steel or harmonica, Howell seamlessly intertwines with the propulsively creative rhythm section, Pete Devine (drums, washboard, jug) and Joe Kyle, Jr. (upright bass, caressed, plucked, bowed). Four originals along with six of the most intriguing Piedmont, Hill Country and Delta to Chicago songs are here: from haunting to funkily cathartic. The trio recorded at Hyde Street Studios (formerly Wally Heider Studios) in San Francisco, still rich in historic character. The original acoustic designs of control rooms and live rooms remain largely untouched and sound as sweet as they did back then, a haven in what felt like an apocalypse.