Chris Cain

EARLY SHOW · 6:30 PM · DOORS 5:15 PM LATE SHOW · 9:00 PM · DOORS 8:30 PM Admission: $25 - $60 Chris Cain is a master of modern blues, known for his soulful voice, fiery guitar work, and jazz-infused phrasing. Raised in San Jose, he was immersed in the blues from an early age—attending his first B.B. King concert at three and performing professionally by his teens. His 1987 debut Late Night City Blues earned four Blues Music Award nominations and led to performances with legends like Albert King and Albert Collins. With over a dozen acclaimed albums, Cain blends deep blues roots with jazz sophistication. Whether on stage or in the studio, Cain delivers powerful, soul-stirring performances that have made him a standout figure in contemporary blues for over three decades. “Chris Cain is the most important blues player you need to hear. Marvelous and irresistible...Cain brings an indelible touch and resonance to the blues, combining down-home sentiment with uptown feel. He unleashes unadulterated fretboard genius.” –Vintage Guitar “A heady stew of rough-and-tumble electric blues…potent guitar work and rough, lived-in vocals are edge-of-your-seat stuff. Cain’s exceptional original songs relentlessly reveal startling hooks and riffs amidst a wash of piercing, razor-sharp guitar.” –Blues & Rhythm “Chris Cain is one of the most brilliant and vital figures making music of any kind...He’s near legendary on the blues scene...an extraordinarily talented, consummate musician delivering passionate, heartfelt vocals, potent, superb playing and marvelous songs.” –Blues Music Magazine “Chris Cain,” the great B.B. King declared years ago, “now that boy can play the guitar.” Today, blues musician, songwriter and vocalist Chris Cain is playing guitar better than he ever has. “I’ve stopped overthinking,” he says, “and now just play and sing what I feel.” With more than three decades of touring and fifteen previous albums under his belt, Cain, once known as “one of the greatest guitarist