8 DAYS A WEEK: Your look at Valley Arts

Published November 27. 2021 12:42AM

Joe Bonamassa, 8 p.m. Nov. 30, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton. Bonamassa’s third performance at the State Theatre, where he performed in 2018 and 2016, is part of his fall tour return to the road for the first time since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shutdown. Guitar World magazine has called him “the world’s biggest blues guitarist.” Bonamassa, a native of New Hartford, N.Y., and his band are expected to perform songs from “Now Serving: Royal Tea Live from the Ryman,“ released in June from a concert at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tenn. Bonamassa raised $32,000 for his Fueling Musicians program, Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, to help financially-struggling musicians during the pandemic. Bonamassa’s debut, “A New Day Yesterday” (2000), is among his 15 solo albums, with 11 reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Blues chart. His latest studio albums include “Royal Tea” (2020) and ”Time Clocks” (2021). Tickets: State Theatre box office, 453 Northampton St., Easton; www.statetheatre.org; 1-800-999-7828

George Thorogood & The Destroyers, “Good to Be Bad Tour: 45 Years Of Rock,” 8 p.m. Dec. 2, Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. Doors open at 7 p.m. Thorogood, a Wilmington, Del., native, is known for the hit records, “Bad to the Bone,” “I Drink Alone,” “Move It On Over,” “Who Do You Love?” and “House Rent Blues/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.” From his debut, “George Thorogood and the Destroyers” (1977), to his solo, “Party of One” (2017), he has released 17 albums and sold 15 million albums. A portion of proceeds from every date on the “Good To Be Bad Tour” benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com; Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000; Penn’s Peak box office; Information: https://www.pennspeak.com/events/all; 866-605-PEAK

Hot Tuna, Acoustic & Electric; Midnight Ramble Band, 8 p.m. Dec. 3, Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. Doors open at 6 p.m. Rescheduled from July 18, 2020, and July 17, 2021. Original tickets honored for new date. Jorma Kaukonen, lead guitar, vocals, and Jack Casady, bass, of the Jefferson Airplane, formed Hot Tuna in 1969. The group, which plays American blues and roots music, has released 14 albums, from its debut, “Hot Tuna” (1970), to “Steady As She Goes” (2011). Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com; Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000; Penn’s Peak box office; Information: https://www.pennspeak.com/events/all; 866-605-PEAK

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