Albert Castiglia
Englewoods on Dearborn, a Sarasota County restaurant and venue known for hosting national and local blues acts, features Albert Castiglia among this week s live music lineup. The South Florida guitarist and singer-songwriter played in legendary bluesman Junior Wells’ band before embarking on a solo career, most recently releasing last year s “Wild and Free,” which won a Blues Blast Music Award for Live Blues Album and was recorded at Boca Raton’s The Funky Biscuit. Castiglia previously put out 2019 s Masterpiece,” which earned him a Blues Music Award for Blues Rock Album last year. 7 p.m. Thursday, May 27; Englewoods on Dearborn, 362 W. Dearborn St., Englewood; $7; 941-475-7501; englewoodsondearborn.com
Blackberry Smoke/North Mississippi Allstars
A double-bill of acclaimed Southern rock groups, Blackberry Smoke and North Mississippi Allstars, are set to play Bert s Back Porch in Port Charlotte. The Atlanta-based Blackberry Smoke has scored No. 1 Billboard country albums such as Holding All the Roses and Like an Arrow, and plan to release their new record You Hear Georgia next month. North Mississippi Allstars, hailing from their namesake state and featuring brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson, have earned multiple Grammy nominations, most recently in this year s Best Contemporary Blues Album category for Up and Rolling, with guests like Mavis Staples, Jason Isbell and Sarasota native Duane Betts. 6 p.m. Thursday (April 29); Bert s Back Porch, 2208 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte; $40-$50; freshtix.com/events/blackberrysmoke
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