Tommy Castro and the Painkillers have been focusing their music efforts in intertwining their love for blues and rock music. Tommy Castro is more famously known for his hard rock, American blues, and R&B sounds. In 2008, he awarded the Blues Music Award for Entertainer of the Year. While the Painkillers are compiled with bass played randy McDonald, keyboard player James Pace, and drummer David Tucker. The collaboration between Tommy and the Painkillers has been able to get Tommy back to his roots. Currently, the band put together the album The Devil You Know, which is Castro’s raw essence of blues music. The album is considered a contemporary blues tour-de-force. Tommy explains that this album challenged him musically. It was something that he wanted to remain true to his roots, but add new and different rhythms and sounds. Currently, the band is touring the album and bringing their music back to life. They are preforming night after night connecting with fans all over the world. They goal as a band is to uplift spirits, ease the pain, and fill the dance floor with fans for decades to come.

Chicago Blues All-Stars is an American blues band based in Chicago that incorporates elements of funk, soul, R&B and hip hop. Chicago Blues All-Stars is made up of musicians that have been together as friends and musicians for four decades. Chicago Blues All-Stars has received radio play on over 200 stations in 22 countries. Since the album’s release in December 2013, the band has remained at the top of ReverbNation’s Chicago and US Blues charts. Red, Hot & Blue broke Top 25 on Living Blues Radio Report, as well as reached Top 30 on the Roots Music Report. The album has been listed as number 35 on AirPlay Direct’s – All Time Top 50 APD Blues/Jazz/Reggae Album.