The Blasters, who have been carrying the roots rock torch for more than three decades, visit Shank Hall tonight.
Rumbleseat opens the program. Tickets cost $20.
The Blasters' latest studio album, "4-11-44," has 14 tracks drawing from band influences like Carl Perkins, Howlin' Wolf, James Brown, Big Joe Turner and others.
If you haven't seen Phil Alvin and the boys, they put on a hellfire show perfect for a summer festival or an intimate club like Shank Hall.
Host of “The Drew Olson Show,” which airs 1-3 p.m. weekdays on The Big 902. Sidekick on “The Mike Heller Show,” airing weekdays on The Big 920 and a statewide network including stations in Madison, Appleton and Wausau. Co-author of Bill Schroeder’s “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers” on Triumph Books. Co-host of “Big 12 Sports Saturday,” which airs Saturdays during football season on WISN-12. Former senior editor at OnMilwaukee.com. Former reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
